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5 Spirits for Brown Women

BY AASTHA NIRMAL

For too long the image of a typical Whiskey drinker has been masculine. But that’s changing. 

Siddharth Parashar, Founder of Scotch Scentuary says, “We must see Whiskey not as a gender specific drink, but something anyone can drink or enjoy. Men enjoy Vodka as much as women. Let’s leave alcohol gender biased”. I recommend you to follow his Instagram page. 

We are about to learn 5 delicious hard liquor cocktail recipes brought to us by Scotch Scentuary. My ladies, next time you host a party, learn these recipes so that people remember you as the best hostess ever!

Michelada

Credit : Sassy Spoon

Base alcohol- Beer

Ingredients:

Tomato juice- 60-90 ml (as per your taste)

Lime Juice- 15ml

Soy Sauce- 4 drops

Hot Sauce (tabasco)- 4 drops

Ice Cubes

For rim:

Salt- 2tbsp

Chilli Powder- 1tbsp

Lime Wedges to moisten the rim

Method- 

  1. Place enough salt and chilli powder in a wide plate.
  2. Rub the rim of the Highball glass with the lime wedges to moisten the glass and dip it into the spicy salt mixture.
  3. Fill the glass with ice cubes.
  4. Add tomato juice, soy sauce, hot sauce, and freshly squeezed lime juice.
  5. Top it up with your favourite beer and stir nicely.
  6. Garnish with lemon wedge

Twisted Cold Coffee with Baileys

Credit : Baileys

This is the easiest and a classic coffee drink made with coffee or espresso and Baileys Irish Cream to give you the perfect zip. 

Base Alcohol- Baileys

Ingredients:

Ice cubes

Your regular coffee

50ml Baileys Irish Cream 

Milk

Method-

Blend all the ingredients and garnish with coffee powder and some brown sugar. 

Mr. Manhattan

Credit : The Kitchen Magpie

Base Alcohol- Gin

Ingredients:

Gin- 60ml

Lemon juice- 10ml

Simple Syrup- 10ml

Orange juice

Mint leaves for garnishing

Method-

  1. Add all the ingredients and shake well. 
  2. Pour it in a highball or a Coupe glass.
  3. Top it up with some ice and garnish with mint leaves

Blue Sail

Credit : Hakushika

Base Alcohol- Gin

Ingredients:

Gin- 60ml

Blue curacao- 20ml

Lemon juice- 20ml

Pineapple juice- 40ml

Sprite- 80ml

Mint leave for garnishing

Method-

Fill the glass with ice, add all the ingredients and garnish with mint leaves.

Silver 75

Base Alcohol- Bourbon Whiskey

Ingredients:

Jim Beam (Bourbon Whiskey)- 30ml

Simple Syrup- 15ml

Lemon juice- 15ml

Sparkling white wine

Cherry and lemon peel

Method-

  1. Add ice, bourbon, lemon and simple syrup in a shaker. Shake lightly.
  2. Strain into a chilled glass.
  3. Top with sparkling wine.
  4. Drop a cherry and twist the lemon peel.