Bramble Cocktail

Ingredients


0.5 oz Chambord
1 oz Gin
0.5 oz Fresh lemon juice
4 Blackberries

Method


Add 3 blackberries to shaker
Muddle
Add Gin and lemon juice
Fill glass 0.75 full with ice
Using long spoon to stir ensure blackberries are on the top
Top with ice and float Chambord on top
Garnish with Lemon and a Blackberry

Basil Grande

This is a cocktail worth trying, if you don't like the idea of adding the Basil you don't have to, it might be worth trying it before adding the Basil and be careful with the black pepper.

Ingredients
1 oz Grand Marnier
0.5 oz Chambord
1 oz Cranberry juice
5 Strawberries
3 leaves Basil

Method
Add ingredients to shaker
Add Ice and shake
Strain into Martini Glass
Garnish with black pepper and basil.

How to make a French Martini

Ingredients
0.5 oz Chambord
1 oz Vodka
1 oz Pineapple Juice
3 Fresh Blackberries

Method
Ice up Martini glass
Add all ingredients into Shaker and shake
Strain into Martini glass
Garnish with 1 blackberry skewered on mini straw.

Raspberry Mojito (Chambord)

Ingredients:

• 35ml White Rum
• 6 Mint Leaves
• 6 Raspberries
• 20 ml Lime Juice
• 1 tbsp Sugar Syrup
• 1 tbsp Raspberry Liqueur (Chambord)
• Small splash of ginger ale
• Ice 

Method:

Add the mint leaves, 4 of the raspberries into a highball glass. Add the sugar syrup, lime juice Chambord and run and stir. Add the ice and stir again, top with a splash of ginger ale and garnish the glass with a couple of raspberries and a sprig of mint.

Cocktails - Cedar Court Hotel York

If you are ever in York we would recommend a stay at the Cedar Court Hotel, apart from being a great 5 star hotel, is has a pleasant bar, which has a great cocktail menu. While there we tried 4 different cocktails all prepared well and the staff clearly knew what they were doing. The service is very good with waiters to take your order rather than having to go up to the bar. It was a very relaxed atmosphere with great cocktails.

Jim Barry - The Lodge Hill Shiraz

Last night we had a bottle of Jim Barry The Lodge Australia Shiraz 2008. It was £12 from Portland Wines and has a Gold international award, which does not mean it is the best but does mean it will at least be OK. The vineyard the wine is from is the highest in the Clare Valley at 480m. We thought it was a jolly nice wine with a lot of tannin and flavour it was good with steak. We would recommend it with beef or game.

Holmfirth Yorkshire White Wine

Last year we visited the Holmfirth winery in Yorkshire and got a tour of the vineyard. We recently ordered their dry white wine made from the Solaris grape. The wine is a clear in colour, with a fruity green fruits nose and a crisp sharp taste. We thought it was similar to a Sauvignon Blanc wine, so if you are a fan of Sauvignon Blanc you will most likely like this wine. I think the only criticism we can make is that the bottle and label seem a little cheap for a £12 wine. We would recommend the wine would go well with fish dishes.