Skull Breaker

Name says it all… It’s a shooter!

The shot is usually 45 or 60 ml… In this case I will consider 60 ml shooter.

Ingredients (15 ml each):

• Whiskey
• Vodka
• Rum (Bacardi)
• Cranberry juice

Add Whiskey, Vodka and Cranberry juice in a cocktail shaker (filled with ice). Shake well; empty it into a shot glass. Top it with Rum.

My new bar

When I bought my new home, first thing to look in it was to identify a place where I can setup my home-bar.  When we first saw that apartment it was still under construction. I found a 7×5 ft. area that was meant for the washbasin in the dining area. I felt that it was wastage of such precious space, because I had other plans for that (grin).

What you see in the picture is a very simple looking bar design, but you won’t imagine how much time I have spent to reach this simplicity . I changed the design of my bar five times to reach this milestone.

New Cocktails: Lethal Weapon

Making cocktails is a good fun. And drinking your own made cocktails is even better… because they are light on the pocket.

Last week I went out for dinner at Grill Room in Hyderabad. It is one of the best place to have grilled and tandoori food. Also this place has amazing collection of wines, liquors and cocktails. This time, instead of having my regular cocktail, I thought of trying something from their specialties. I do not remember the name – but here are the ingredients of the drink… Vodka, Kahlua, Bailey’s Irish cream and Cointreau.

The bartender was reluctant in telling the recipe but on forcing he told me this – Fill cocktail shaker with lot of ice. Pour one measure each of the above liquors in a cocktail shaker. Shake well… and pore it in a classic whiskey glass with lot of ice.

I have come up with my own version of the cocktail and I have named them as Lethal Weapon.

Lethal Weapon
1-1/2 measure Jack Daniel’s whiskey or any other bourbon whiskey
1 measure Kahlua
1 measure  Bailey’s Irish cream
1/2 measure Cognac

Add all in a cocktail shaker with lots of ice. Shake well and pour it over in a classic whiskey glass loaded with ice.

Lethal Weapon – Ladies
2/3 measure Vodka
1-1/2 measure Kahlua
1 measure  Bailey’s Irish cream
2/3 measure Cointreau

Add all in a cocktail shaker with lots of ice. Shake well and pour it over in a tall glass loaded with ice. For decoration, you can add chocolate syrup to the side of the glass, before pouring the drink in the glass.

ENJOY!

Weekend Cocktails

Usually whenever we friends meet, we end up drinking quite late in night. The drink menu usually is Whiskey, and Vodka. Rarely wines. Of late we are drinking too much of single malts, and I must say that I am able to distinguish one form the other, but still a long way to go to become a whiskey taster.

For last few years, I am getting inclined towards cocktails and that to inclination is more towards making them. I have been attending cocktail making sessions once in a while organized by Smirnoff. Recently I bought a book on making Cocktails and have gradually collected most of the common stuff used for making cocktails.

So last Saturday, I got the opportunity to try my skills at home when few of our friends dropped in. So I tried making B52, Sea breeze, Black Russian, Cosmopolitan.

No prizes in guessing about what B52 is named after… It is named after US B52 bombers. B52 or rather B50 series is a layered drink where density of the liqueur does the trick. Of course you need a skilled hand at pouring the liqueur. (For recipe of other cocktails, I shall be writing them separately).

(Pictures taken from Nokia N70)

On few earlier occasions I have tried my hand on Capirozka & Mojito. These two make an excellent refreshing drink with a hint of mint & sugar.

Anyway, we started having our cocktails at around 9 PM and by the time we finished, it was 4 AM next morning… Actually I think that I can get at least a bartender job somewhere. It is good to have additional skills that can earn you some money. WIth so much of uncertanity in IT industry it makes a good business sense.