Confectionery Cocktails

If you’re anything like me, or indeed the majority of people at Bangor one would imagine, the majority of your pocket money in the 90’s was quickly drained by the pick and mix aisle. Now that I’m in my twenties the majority of my pocket money (a.k.a. my Student Loan) is quickly drained by more grown up things, like bills, but mostly by alcohol. For this 90’s edition of Seren we’ve incorporated the best of both worlds by creating three, easy to make, cocktails based on childhood sweets.

An Imperial Mojito

• 1 shot white Rum
• 3 tsp lime juice
• 1.5 tbsp. crushed mints (imperial or polo)
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• Soda Water
• Mint
• Crushed Ice (optional)

1. Mix rum, lime juice, sugar and crushed mints, preferably in a shaker

2. Pour the mixture in a glass, preferably with crushed ice

3. Add soda water and mint leaves plus a sprig of mint to decorate

The Sherbet Lemon

• 1 shot Vodka
• 3 tsp lemon cordial
• 2 tsp sugar
• Lemon Sherbet
• Soda Water
• Lemon Juice

1. Mix the vodka, cordial and sugar together, preferably in a shaker

2. Wet rim of glass with lemon juice

3. Rub ring around sherbet to frost the edges

4. Pour in the vodka mix and fill with soda

Redjack

• 1 shot Sambuca
• 1tbsp. strawberry cordial or strawberry flavoured soda water
• Cherryade

1. Add shot of Sambuca with strawberry flavouring and stir with a teaspoon

2. Fill the glass with Cherryade