Fraises Fizz

Fraises Fizz is my favorite fizz cocktail. This recipe was found in M. Jackson`s Bar and Cocktail Book. I prefer use smooth and light gin (like Seagrams) in this cocktail.

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Fraises Fizz

45 ml gin
30 ml strawberry liqueur
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
soda water
Shake. Serve in collins or hiball and add soda. Garnish with lemon twist and strawberry.

Admirable!

Campari Classic – Americano and Negroni

Campari is amazing bitter apperetif from Italy. It consist of some herbs, citrus zest and neutral spirit. Campari may provoke the appetite of a wolf :)

Campari has beautiful red (carmine) color like a sun.

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Americano

30 ml Campari
30 ml sweet vermouth
soda (optional)
Build. Old-fashioned glass with lemon twist.

This admirable cocktail has very interesting bitter-sweet taste and amazing red shine.

Another classical cocktail with Campari is a Negroni. This cocktail has name of Count Camillo Negroni, who prefer Americano with gin instead soda and witn orange wheel garnish.

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Negroni

30 ml gin
30 ml Campari
30 ml sweet vermouth
Build. Old-fashioned glass with orange wheel.

Admirable and very reflexing cocktail. It is my choice before party!

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Aku Aku

I found this miraculous recipe due to Liqurious. Dear Trader Tiki, thank you for this cocktail. Now in my sity +32 C and this cocktail is a real rescue of my soul.

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Trader Vic’s Aku-Aku

30 ml white rum
15 ml peach liqueur
15 ml fresh lime juice
60 g fresh pineapple chunks
8-10 large fresh mint leaves
1 dash simple syrup
1,5 cups crushed ice
Blend until smooth, garnish with mint sprig and pineapple wedge.

Admirable! Not for booze, but for taste!

By the way, I use one of my favorite Demerara El Dorado White as white rum for high aromatic result.