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Thank you all for volunteering, I appreciate the offer 
The 1st volunteer, bun_4eva shall do the rewarding
After I check all the postings, you shall receive the WRZ$ for rewarding all valid posts plus your own fee.
- Please mention the reason for rewarding in the donation posts.
- Please report here when the rewards are done.
12 posts (3 posters) - all valid
12 x 50 = 600 + 56 for bun_4eva = 656 WRZ$
The 1st volunteer, bun_4eva shall do the rewarding
After I check all the postings, you shall receive the WRZ$ for rewarding all valid posts plus your own fee.
- Please mention the reason for rewarding in the donation posts.
- Please report here when the rewards are done.
12 posts (3 posters) - all valid
12 x 50 = 600 + 56 for bun_4eva = 656 WRZ$
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Today’s topic is:
Cocktails featuring fresh herbs
Rules:
- For the next hour you may post:
- The name of the drink,
- The specific ingredients, including today's topic, with weights and measures preparation,
- Directions for preparing the drink, and
- A picture of the drink. [No large photos, please. Video and any other form of animated entries are not allowed.]
- Maximum 4 posts per person – more than four and all of that player’s posts will be disallowed and/or deleted.
- Posts must be genuine drink recipes; no fictional ingredients or drinks (from movies, TV shows, books, etc.); e.g., Moloko Plus, Glingue, Elsinore beer, etc.
- Recipes must be complete with no packet shortcuts; e.g., Mix with a packet of Dimitri’s Bloody Mary seasoning.
- Where the contest topic specifies a country, an event, or a specific ingredient, then the recipe must identify and have a provenance with that topic. Simply putting the name of the country, event, or ingredient in front of a routine recipe is not allowed.
- No recipes shall include ingredients from endangered or protected species.
- Duplicates (including a slight variation), off topic, or anything else that contravenes the rules may simply be deleted … or may be commented on.
- Where a post has been edited resulting in duplicates, then the last one in time gets disallowed. So be careful if you decide to edit your post by adding a photo after a subsequent poster has already posted a duplicate of your original post; your valid first post will be disallowed as there is no way to tell whether you just added a photo or completely changed your post.
- Definitions: In this contest the following definitions apply.
- Recipe
- A list of instructions containing:
- The name (and often the locale or provenance) of the drink,
- The required ingredients along with their quantities or proportions,
- An ordered list of preparation steps and techniques, and
- The number of servings that the recipe will provide (the "yield").
- Fluids consisting of the following:
- Alcoholic beverages made by fermentation or distillation or mixtures of the same (cocktails),
- Infusions,
- Juice and juice drinks, or
- Flavoured or carbonated water.
- Traditional specialty
- Proven usage on the domestic market or domestic household for a period that allows transmission between generations; this period is to be at least 30 years
- Food (Drink Garnishes)
- Edible or potable substance (usually of animal or plant origin), consisting of nourishing and nutritive components such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, essential mineral and vitamins, which (when ingested and assimilated through digestion) sustains life, generates energy, and provides growth, maintenance, and health of the body and excluding drink.
- Recipe
- By posting in this contest you voluntarily submit yourself to acerbic comments.
- Entries shall be in English (unless the title is in another language) in a text format and should be accompanied by a photo of the drink. No entry may contain a link to any other site, save, of course, for any photo accompanying the entry.
- Editing of a post is not allowed after the contest has closed.
Reward:
- The reward will be 50 WRZ$ per valid post.
Update to Rules
It is NOT required to post the number of servings (or yield) that the recipe will provide.
Start posting!
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Sparkling Rosemary Paloma
Ingredients:
– 2 oz tequila
– 1 oz rosemary simple syrup (see recipe below)
– sparkling grapefruit soda
– squeeze of lime
– rosemary for garnish
– grapefruit for garnish
Directions:
– Salt the rim of a glass by rubbing a slice of lime along the rim and dipping into margarita salt. Fill the glass with ice. Add all ingredients and stir. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary and a slice of grapefruit.
– Rosemary Simple Syrup: Add 1 cup of water and 1 cup sugar to a pot. Add 2 sprigs of rosemary. Bring to a simmer and cook until all sugar is dissolved. About 5 minutes. Let cool completely
Ingredients:
– 2 oz tequila
– 1 oz rosemary simple syrup (see recipe below)
– sparkling grapefruit soda
– squeeze of lime
– rosemary for garnish
– grapefruit for garnish
Directions:
– Salt the rim of a glass by rubbing a slice of lime along the rim and dipping into margarita salt. Fill the glass with ice. Add all ingredients and stir. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary and a slice of grapefruit.
– Rosemary Simple Syrup: Add 1 cup of water and 1 cup sugar to a pot. Add 2 sprigs of rosemary. Bring to a simmer and cook until all sugar is dissolved. About 5 minutes. Let cool completely
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Rosemary Honey Gin Rickey Cocktail
Ingredients
Simple Syrup Ingredients (for 6 drinks)
2 tbsp raw honey
¼ cup fresh rosemary leaves (loosely packed)
1/2 cup boiling water
Gin Rickey Ingredients (for 1 drink)
1–1 1/2 oz Gin (2–3 Tbsp)
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice (2 Tbsp)
1 oz Rosemary Honey Simple Syrup (2 Tbsp)
1/2 cup Sparkling Water or Club Soda
Ice
Instructions
Simple Syrup
Wash the rosemary and remove the leaves from the stems.
Place rosemary and honey in a heat proof cup or bowl.
Pour boiling water over the rosemary and stir until honey is dissolved.
Allow to steep for 20 minutes.
Strain out rosemary and store in refrigerator for up to one week or freeze into ice cubes for several months.
Gin Rickey
In a short cocktail glass or small Mason jar combine gin, lime juice, and simple syrup. Stir lightly.
Top with ½ club soda and ½ cup ice.
Garnish with lime and a sprig of fresh rosemary.
Ingredients
Simple Syrup Ingredients (for 6 drinks)
2 tbsp raw honey
¼ cup fresh rosemary leaves (loosely packed)
1/2 cup boiling water
Gin Rickey Ingredients (for 1 drink)
1–1 1/2 oz Gin (2–3 Tbsp)
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice (2 Tbsp)
1 oz Rosemary Honey Simple Syrup (2 Tbsp)
1/2 cup Sparkling Water or Club Soda
Ice
Instructions
Simple Syrup
Wash the rosemary and remove the leaves from the stems.
Place rosemary and honey in a heat proof cup or bowl.
Pour boiling water over the rosemary and stir until honey is dissolved.
Allow to steep for 20 minutes.
Strain out rosemary and store in refrigerator for up to one week or freeze into ice cubes for several months.
Gin Rickey
In a short cocktail glass or small Mason jar combine gin, lime juice, and simple syrup. Stir lightly.
Top with ½ club soda and ½ cup ice.
Garnish with lime and a sprig of fresh rosemary.
Last edited by Misstee on Mar 26th, 2020, 3:53 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Plum and Thyme Prosecco Smash
Ingredients:
2 Plums
6 Thyme Sprigs
Juice from one Lemon
4 Tbsp. Thyme Simple Syrup (1/2 Cup of Sugar, 1/2 Cup of Water, bring to a boil, remove from heat, add thyme sprigs, stir, and let cool. Chill until ready to use.)
1 Bottle of Prosecco or your favorite bubbly
Directions:
Peel and chop 2 plums.
Muddle the plums with the thyme simple syrup and lemon juice until all of the plum juices have been released. (You can also muddle right in the glass if you prefer to have bits of fruit in your cocktail!)
Shake with ice in a cocktail shaker.
Pour over crushed ice evenly between two glasses.
Top off with prosecco and garnish with extra plum slices and thyme sprigs.
Serve immediately.
Ingredients:
2 Plums
6 Thyme Sprigs
Juice from one Lemon
4 Tbsp. Thyme Simple Syrup (1/2 Cup of Sugar, 1/2 Cup of Water, bring to a boil, remove from heat, add thyme sprigs, stir, and let cool. Chill until ready to use.)
1 Bottle of Prosecco or your favorite bubbly
Directions:
Peel and chop 2 plums.
Muddle the plums with the thyme simple syrup and lemon juice until all of the plum juices have been released. (You can also muddle right in the glass if you prefer to have bits of fruit in your cocktail!)
Shake with ice in a cocktail shaker.
Pour over crushed ice evenly between two glasses.
Top off with prosecco and garnish with extra plum slices and thyme sprigs.
Serve immediately.
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Mint Julep
Ingredients
10 mint leaves, plus a sprig for garnish
1 1/2 teaspoons superfine sugar
Seltzer water
Crushed ice
2 1/2 ounces Kentucky bourbon whiskey
Directions:
Place the mint leaves in the bottom of an old-fashioned glass and top with the sugar. Muddle these together until the leaves begin to break down. Add a splash of seltzer water, fill the glass 3/4 full with crushed ice, and add the bourbon. Top with another splash of seltzer, stir, and garnish with a sprig of mint. Serve immediately.
Serves 1
Ingredients
10 mint leaves, plus a sprig for garnish
1 1/2 teaspoons superfine sugar
Seltzer water
Crushed ice
2 1/2 ounces Kentucky bourbon whiskey
Directions:
Place the mint leaves in the bottom of an old-fashioned glass and top with the sugar. Muddle these together until the leaves begin to break down. Add a splash of seltzer water, fill the glass 3/4 full with crushed ice, and add the bourbon. Top with another splash of seltzer, stir, and garnish with a sprig of mint. Serve immediately.
Serves 1
Last edited by eradicator2 on Mar 26th, 2020, 3:49 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Whiskey Peach Smash
Yields:1
Ingredients
1/2 peach, cut into thick slices
3 or 4 fresh mint leaves
1 lemon wedge
1 ounce water
1/2 ounce simple syrup
2 ounces whiskey (Degroff suggests Canadian whiskey, but bourbon also works well)
1 sprig mint
1 thin peach slice for garnish
Directions
Muddle all ingredients except whiskey in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and whiskey. Shake and strain into an ice-filled old fashioned glass and garnish with a peach slice and a sprig of mint.
Yields:1
Ingredients
1/2 peach, cut into thick slices
3 or 4 fresh mint leaves
1 lemon wedge
1 ounce water
1/2 ounce simple syrup
2 ounces whiskey (Degroff suggests Canadian whiskey, but bourbon also works well)
1 sprig mint
1 thin peach slice for garnish
Directions
Muddle all ingredients except whiskey in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and whiskey. Shake and strain into an ice-filled old fashioned glass and garnish with a peach slice and a sprig of mint.
Last edited by eradicator2 on Mar 26th, 2020, 3:50 am, edited 2 times in total.
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PEAR + GINGER-SAGE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS
1 cup honey
3 cups water
2 whole pears, peeled, cored and diced
1 large chunk of ginger, peeled and diced
20 fresh sage leaves + additional for garnish
1 bottle of your favorite champagne or sparkling wine
Preparation
In a saucepan combine the honey and water over medium heat and bring to a light boil. Turn the heat down to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the honey has dissolved completely. Add the pears, ginger and sage leaves. Simmer until the mixture has reduced by 1/3. About 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let the mixture steep for an additional 10 minutes.
Strain the syrup into a large mason jar. Discard the ginger and sage leaves.
To assemble the drinks place a few pieces of the cooked pear into each glass followed by 1-2 Tablespoons of the simple syrup. Add the champagne and enjoy.
Notes
*This makes more simple syrup than you'll need for 4 cocktails. Save extra simple syrup in the fridge and enjoy over ice cream or even in smoothies. *Use this recipe as a guide and adjust measurements and ingredients as necessary.
1 cup honey
3 cups water
2 whole pears, peeled, cored and diced
1 large chunk of ginger, peeled and diced
20 fresh sage leaves + additional for garnish
1 bottle of your favorite champagne or sparkling wine
Preparation
In a saucepan combine the honey and water over medium heat and bring to a light boil. Turn the heat down to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the honey has dissolved completely. Add the pears, ginger and sage leaves. Simmer until the mixture has reduced by 1/3. About 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let the mixture steep for an additional 10 minutes.
Strain the syrup into a large mason jar. Discard the ginger and sage leaves.
To assemble the drinks place a few pieces of the cooked pear into each glass followed by 1-2 Tablespoons of the simple syrup. Add the champagne and enjoy.
Notes
*This makes more simple syrup than you'll need for 4 cocktails. Save extra simple syrup in the fridge and enjoy over ice cream or even in smoothies. *Use this recipe as a guide and adjust measurements and ingredients as necessary.
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Green Gin Giant Cocktail
Ingredients
1/2 lime
1 teaspoon basil simple syrup
3 cucumber slices
Handful basil
Handful mint leaves
2 ounces gin (Hendrick's Gin)
1/2 ounce elderflower liqueur
2 to 3 ounces grapefruit soda
Steps to Make It
Gather the ingredients.
In a cocktail shaker, squeeze the lime juice and drop the lime in. Add simple syrup, cucumber slices, basil, and mint, then muddle well.
Add gin, elderflower liqueur, and grapefruit soda and fill the shaker with ice.
Shake and pour everything into an old-fashioned glass.
Serve and enjoy!
Ingredients
1/2 lime
1 teaspoon basil simple syrup
3 cucumber slices
Handful basil
Handful mint leaves
2 ounces gin (Hendrick's Gin)
1/2 ounce elderflower liqueur
2 to 3 ounces grapefruit soda
Steps to Make It
Gather the ingredients.
In a cocktail shaker, squeeze the lime juice and drop the lime in. Add simple syrup, cucumber slices, basil, and mint, then muddle well.
Add gin, elderflower liqueur, and grapefruit soda and fill the shaker with ice.
Shake and pour everything into an old-fashioned glass.
Serve and enjoy!
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BLUEBERRY BASIL MARGARITA
Ingredients
flaked sea salt
150 g | 5.3oz blueberries fresh or frozen
2 measures 50ml | 1.7fl oz tequila
1 tbsp + 1 tsp triple sec or Grand Marnier
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp agave nectar
2 small basil leaves
basil leaves and lime wedges to garnish
Instructions
Cut a wedge of lime and wipe it around the edge of your glass – either a margarita glass or whatever you prefer. Dip the glass into a plate filled with sea salt and set aside.
Put the blueberries (defrost them if frozen), agave nectar, basil leaves and lime juice in a cocktail shaker or glass and muddle them with a muddling spoon or the end of a rolling pin. Strain the blueberry pulp through a small sieve and press down with the back of a spoon to extract as much juice as possible from the berries.
Put the tequila, triple sec and blueberry juice in cocktail shaker half filled with ice and shake for 30 seconds.
Strain the cocktail into the prepared glass and add some cracked ice if you like. Garnish with a lime wedge and a small basil leaf.
Ingredients
flaked sea salt
150 g | 5.3oz blueberries fresh or frozen
2 measures 50ml | 1.7fl oz tequila
1 tbsp + 1 tsp triple sec or Grand Marnier
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp agave nectar
2 small basil leaves
basil leaves and lime wedges to garnish
Instructions
Cut a wedge of lime and wipe it around the edge of your glass – either a margarita glass or whatever you prefer. Dip the glass into a plate filled with sea salt and set aside.
Put the blueberries (defrost them if frozen), agave nectar, basil leaves and lime juice in a cocktail shaker or glass and muddle them with a muddling spoon or the end of a rolling pin. Strain the blueberry pulp through a small sieve and press down with the back of a spoon to extract as much juice as possible from the berries.
Put the tequila, triple sec and blueberry juice in cocktail shaker half filled with ice and shake for 30 seconds.
Strain the cocktail into the prepared glass and add some cracked ice if you like. Garnish with a lime wedge and a small basil leaf.
Last edited by eradicator2 on Mar 26th, 2020, 3:46 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Lillet-Basil Cocktail
Ingredients
1 cup ice, plus more for serving
1/2 cup Lillet Blanc
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) gin
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1/4 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, plus sprigs for garnish
Splash of tonic water
1 cucumber spear, for garnish
1 cinnamon stick, for garnish
Directions
Put ice, Lillet, gin, orange juice, and basil in a cocktail shaker; shake well. Fill a glass with ice; strain mixture into glass. Add tonic water. Garnish with cucumber spear, cinnamon stick, and basil sprigs.
Ingredients
1 cup ice, plus more for serving
1/2 cup Lillet Blanc
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) gin
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1/4 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, plus sprigs for garnish
Splash of tonic water
1 cucumber spear, for garnish
1 cinnamon stick, for garnish
Directions
Put ice, Lillet, gin, orange juice, and basil in a cocktail shaker; shake well. Fill a glass with ice; strain mixture into glass. Add tonic water. Garnish with cucumber spear, cinnamon stick, and basil sprigs.
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El Vocho Shooter
Ingredients
For the Chaser:
3 ounces pineapple juice
10 cilantro leaves
10 mint leaves
2 small slices jalapeño pepper
For the Tequila Shot:
1 1/2 ounces reposado tequila (Milagro)
Steps to Make It
Gather the ingredients.
Combine the pineapple juice, cilantro and mint leaves, and pepper slices in a blender.
Blend well and pour 1 1/2 ounces into a shot glass.
Pour the tequila into another shot glass.
Serve and enjoy, drinking the shot of tequila followed by the chaser!
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Ingredients
For the Chaser:
3 ounces pineapple juice
10 cilantro leaves
10 mint leaves
2 small slices jalapeño pepper
For the Tequila Shot:
1 1/2 ounces reposado tequila (Milagro)
Steps to Make It
Gather the ingredients.
Combine the pineapple juice, cilantro and mint leaves, and pepper slices in a blender.
Blend well and pour 1 1/2 ounces into a shot glass.
Pour the tequila into another shot glass.
Serve and enjoy, drinking the shot of tequila followed by the chaser!
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