Cocktail of the Month

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Cointreau Old Fashioned

If I had to whittle down my list of favourite cocktails, an Old Fashioned would definitely be on it. However, I do find it frustrating when I fancy one and discover that I don’t have an orange in the house. The sliver of the orange peel makes all the difference to the result. So when I recently discovered this ‘Cointreau Old Fashioned’, I was very happy; it needs no fresh orange garnish as the Cointreau gives it that all-important orangey aroma. And it’s every bit as good as a classic Old Fashioned!

60ml bourbon

1 tablespoon Cointreau

1 teaspoon orange blossom honey

3 dashes of Angostura bitters

Ice

  1. Simply add all the ingredients except the ice to a glass, stir to dissolve the honey. Then, add the ice and stir again. Enjoy!
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Cooking has always been something I've enjoyed, I have an extensive collection of cookbooks, some are well thumbed whilst others collect dust on the shelves; I can’t bear to get rid of any cook book, just in case one day I might use it for that one obscure recipe - light on a rainy day! I enjoy eating out and discovering new flavours, whether it’s just a local haunt or a ‘dress up’ to dinner restaurant - food is my hobby! In my opinion food is the one of the most important pieces of knowledge you need to know about any culture in order to really understand it, so when we go away, it’s not the local sights that I’m googling but the best place to eat! I'm not one of those fortunate cooks who can throw something together by looking at the contents of their fridge, I need a plan to work with, then I organise my fridge around the recipe. I am however a very organised person, you might even call me a control freak! I love the orderly fashion of a recipe, I find it soothing to have a plan in front of me, so the thought of trawling through my recipe books and trying new recipes is my idea of a perfect afternoon. But I realise that this is not everyones idea of fun, hence the birth of this blog. This blog is essentially for people who adore food but don’t have the time, patience or energy to search through cook books to find that winning recipe – that’s the job of Menu Mistress!

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