Chocolate Vishalo

Let me begin first by saying that their are TONS of chocolate martini drink recipes out there.  Some are strong, some are sweet, some are just right. Which one you prefer generally depends on your taste in liquor and of course, chocolate.  After experimenting with different liqueurs and mixers and all that, this was the one I settled on.  Light, and creamy, with hardly a hint of alcohol taste, this drink is mild enough for even the pickiest of drinkers. Plus, it tastes great!  A lot like chocolate milk in fact. There are three simple ingredients – you may have them laying around your place.  Regardless, this is a great drink to serve at a dinner party because chocolate is loved by all.
Recipe:
1.5oz Creme de Cacao

1oz Amaretto Liqueur

2oz Cream

Mix all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice and strain into a martini glass.  Garnish with whip cream and some sprinkles.

Pink Martini Recipe

                                       This is a very simple and sweet drink to mix up when you just need something pink!  It combines the flavors of black raspberry, pomegranate, and lime, and adds a vodka kick.  Because there are no mixers in the drink (it's straight-up liquor, baby!), I call it a martini

Ingredients:

Chambord (or other raspberry liqueur)
Pama (or other pomegranate liqueur)
Vodka (Tito's is my fave) 
Wedge of lime


                                    The mixing is up to you - experiment with one part each and a dash of lime to finish.  Layer the liqueurs first and top with vodka, or shake with ice and serve up!

Liquorice (licorice) liqueur

Liquorice Liqueur, also called in Italian black soul (anima nera) is an excellent sweet and digestive liqueur with a flavour of black liquorice. If you try it you will love it !!!

You can find the italian recipe on my site http://zenwineandspirits.com/

Step 1: Ingredients

You need the following ingredients:

700 cc of water
40/50 gr of 100% pure liquorice extract
200/250 cc of neutral grain spirit 95%
300 gr of sugar

The liquorice is in the form of small black pieces made only from 100% pure liquorice extract with a bitter and intense taste. When you buy it be sure the only ingredient is liquorice (not sugar or anything else).

Step 2: Procedure

 

 

         We put water in a saucepan and we add the liquorice, then we place the pot on the stove over low heat.
Stir constantly the content to prevent it from burn and to facilitate the dissolution of the pieces. If before we reduce the size of the pieces of liquorice we reduce the times of dissolution, but is not fundamental.

Once all is melted licorice you can add the sugar off the heat and continue to turn to melt it. Cover and let everything cool down.

Once it is cold you can add the alcohol, stirring the whole

Step 3: In the bottle

The liquor is now ready and you can taste it but it is not well blended.
Put it in the bottles. It will take 4 or 5 weeks off so it all builds to perfection.

The recipe given is balanced, but as tastes are not all alike, you can modify and customize, for example by increasing the amount of alcohol if you want a liquor a little stronger. But I recommend making changes in small doses.

 

Rosemary Sparkling Lemonade

This simple cocktail can be as easily for four as it is for one.


For each portion you will need the following

3 tbsp of sugar
2 tsp of rosemary
2 tsp of lemon zest
juice from one lemon
club soda
ice
liquor of your choice (gin and vodka work best)

Put the sugar, rosemary and lemon zest into your mortar and pestle (or food processor) and blend them until the rosemary and lemon is incorporated.  Rim your glass with this sugar mixture and then add the juice from your lemon.  blend this together until the sugar has disolved.  This should give you about 5tbsp of liquid per drink.  Add this to the glass, add the amount of liquor you would like and top the whole thing off with ice and soda water.

Perfect for a hot summer day.

Homemade Vishuretto

Ingredients 

1 cup water
1 cut white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 cups vodka
2 tablespoons almond extract
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Ingredients

                            Combine water, white sugar and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat till boiling and all sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let mixture cool for about 10 minutes. Pour in vodka, almond extract, and vanilla. Mix well and store in a sealed bottle

Vishalsicle (Cocktail)

Step 1: What you will need...

6 oz. Orange soda
1 oz. Vanilla Liqueur
1 oz. milk or cream
an 8 oz glass
measuring cup

Step 2: Mixing

Add the soda and liqueur to the glass. Slowly add the milk or cream

A light foam forms on the top. This is similar to the foam you get in root beer floats and is actually quite tasty!

BeerCan Chicken

 

Step 1: Prep the chicken

                                  Need beer in cans; whole chicken; dry BBQ seasoning; any other spices you can think of; I use disposable aluminum pie plates but improvise if you have to. Hardest part of this recipe is to drink only HALF of a can of beer. Then top up the can with spices. I used hot sauce, soyo sauce, worcestershire, vinegar, black pepper, garlic powder, chili powder, and montreal steak spice. Then shove the can up the arse of the chicken and sit it in the pie plate.

Step 2: Stuff the chicken

                              Then I stuff some quartered onion down the neck and plug the neck with a sausage. Sprinkle the dry BBQ seasoning over the skin and some Savoury seasoning. Light one side of your BBQ on low-med and place the whole thing carefully on the unlit side. (In this case I was doing two chickens so I lit both sides on low). I had boiled a kettle full of water beforehand, and poured about an inch of water in the pans once on the BBQ .

Step 3: Cook it

                             If your BBQ is big enough; close the lid. I had a smaller one before and closed the lid as much as possible propping it open with a rock. Basically let it cook while drinking the rest of the beer. About every 20 mins baste the chicken with the juices in the pie plates (I use a turkey baster); and turn the plate 1/4 turn when you do. It'll take about 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours to do but that really depends on your BBQ, cooking skills, etc.
                             I cannot take credit for this as I learned it from friends but was surprised it wasn't on here already. The kids love the recipe and it makes quite a tasty and fun BBQ meal. Enjoy