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Penicillin Cocktail

Ingredients:

Honey-Ginger Syrup:

  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3-inch piece of ginger root, peeled and sliced

Cocktail:

  • 2 ounces blended Scotch
  • 3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 3/4 ounce honey-ginger syrup
  • 1/4 ounce Islay Scotch
  • ice
  • candied ginger for garnish

Directions:

Make the honey-ginger syrup:

Mix honey, water and ginger root to a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Cool syrup. Strain and store in fridge.

Make the cocktail:

Pour the blended Scotch, lemon juice and honey-ginger syrup into a shaker. Add ice, shake and strain into a rocks glass with ice. Float the Islay Scotch on top by pouring it gently over the back of a spoon. Garnish with candied lemon.

Mathias’ Extra Dirty Martini

Ingredients:

  • 70ml/2fl oz vodka or gin
  • 1 tbsp dry vermouth
  • 3 tbsp olive brine
  • 1 wedge of lemon
  • 2 green olives

Directions:

Pour the vodka, dry vermouth and olive brine into a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake well.

Rub the rim of a martini glass with the wedge of lemon.

Strain the contents of the cocktail shaker into the glass and add the olives.

Mathias’ Lemon Drop Rosemary Martini

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 (or less) cup sugar, preferably superfine
  • 1/2 cup strained fresh lemon juice (about 2-3 large lemons)
  • 1/2 (or more) cup chilled vodka
  • ice cubes
  • Prosecco
  • Rosemary sprig
  • Lemon slices, optional

Directions:

Place large martini glasses in the freezer. Combine the sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl; whisk until the sugar dissolves.
Combine the lemon syrup and the vodka in a martini shaker. Add ice cubes. Cover and shake 8 to 10 times, then strain the mixture equally into the very cold martini glasses. Add about 1/4 cup chilled Prosecco to each glass. Garnish each martini with a lemon slice if desired, put a twig of rosemary on top before serving.

Le Cocktail J.K. Capri

Recette de l’hôtel J.K. Capri à Capri, Italie.

Mathias et moi avons passé notre voyage de noces sur Capri, dans un hotel fabuleux appelé le J.K. Capri. Leur barman était très doué et nous préparait un cocktail tous les soirs au coucher du soleil. Celui-ci est notre favori.

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Le Sereno Mojito

Recette de l’hotel Le Sereno à Saint-Barthélemy, Antilles Françaises.

Mathias et moi nous sommes mariés à l’hotel Le Sereno sur Saint-Barthélemy. Le barman était incroyable. C’est un de ses cocktails signatures, et Marion a eu la bonne idée de lui demander la recette avant de partir. Ce cocktail nous rappelle toujours de bons moments, et nous espérons qu’il aura le même effet pour vous.

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Sereno Mojito

Recipe from Le Sereno Hotel, Saint-Barthélemy, French West Indies.

Mathias and I got married at Le Sereno Hotel in Saint-Barthélemy. The mixologist at the resort was incredibly talented. This is one of the hotel’s signature cocktails. Marion was smart enough to ask for the recipe before we left. This particular cocktail always evokes happy memories. We hope it has the same effect on you.

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