Friday Night Cocktail: Snowball (original)

And here's the recipe for an original Snowball.  The last one went down a bit too easily!  This one has to be made with Rose's Lime Cordial, it has a stronger flavor than lime juice and adds extra tanginess.  You can omit the gin if you like for a truly classic Snowball, but I rather like it in.

YOU WILL NEED
(for each drink)

• 1 shot Bombay Sapphire gin
• 3 shots Warnink's Advocaat
• 1 shot Rose's Lime Cordial
• Lemonade
• 3 homemade Maraschino Cherries to garnish

AND TO MAKE

Build all ingredients in a highball glass, adding the lemonade last, and slowly, as it will froth up.

TO SERVE

Top each drink with 3 Maraschino Cherries on a cocktail stick, and serve with a straw.  Stir gently with your straw before drinking to combine the ingredients.

Love Myrtle xxx

Friday Night Cocktail: Snowball

It's been snowing all day here, and whilst we could venture outside for a snowball fight, we'd much rather stay toasty and just drink them!  It's a bit of a tradition here at Myrtle and Merv's to drink Snowballs on Christmas morning, here's my mother's version of a traditional Snowball which is a bit more substantial and more suitable for a friday night, not least because it includes gin...

YOU WILL NEED
(enough for Merv too)

• 2 shots Bombay Sapphire gin
• 6 shots Advocaat
• 2 shots freshly squeezed lime
• 6 homemade Maraschino cherries
• 2 teaspoons Maraschino liqueur from the cherries
• Lemonade

AND TO MAKE

Prepare your glasses by adding three cherries on a cocktail stick, and a teaspoon of Maraschino liqueur from the cherries to each glass.  In your cocktail shaker, shake the gin, advocaat and lime along with plenty of ice.

TO SERVE

Pour the shaken drink through a strainer into your prepared glasses.  Top up with lemonade.

Enjoy!  But beware, the gin makes it deceptively strong, so don't, like Merv, knock it back in less than 5 minutes...

Love Myrtle xxx