Adult Recipes - Cocktails

Indulge in a bit of Kiwiana-inspired cocktail frippery with a Pūkeko Splice or a shot of Swamp Water ...

Pūkeko-Splice 'Layered' Shooter

Ingredients:
Chill all the ingredients and the shot glass

1 part Grenadine
1 part Peach Schnapps
1 part Blue Curacao

Instructions:
1. Pour the Grenadine into a chilled shot glass.
2. Tilt the glass and with a steady hand ‘float' the Peach Schnapps on top
3. Tilt the glass and with a steady hand ‘float' the Curacao on top of that - creating a layered effect

 

Swamp-Water Surprise Cocktail

Ingredients:
2 oz Rum
1/4 oz Blue Curacao
1 oz Orange Juice
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1 packet of green or blue jelly (optional)
1 cup boiling water (optional)
3/4 cup Vodka (optional)

Instructions:
1. Pour the Rum, Blue Curacao and juices into a cocktail shaker with ice
2. Shake well
3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and serve with optional ‘surprise'

The Surprise: (optional)
Prepare this ahead of time so that it's ready when you've finished shaking the Swamp Water...
1. Dissolve the jelly in boiling water
2. Add the Vodka and set it in the freezer
3. Just before the jelly gels up, whip it with a whisk
4. Let it set for at least 5 minutes
5. Carefully spoon into a glass of Swamp Water


Download printable version:

Adult Cocktail Recipes
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