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Sunset Virtue Cocktail

1) Muddle the ginger slices in the bottom of a shaker glass. Add a dash of lemon juice to help make it easier to muddle. Add all the other ingredients. 2) Fill the shaker with ice and shake for approximately 5 seconds. Strain into a tall ice-filled

The Lover Cocktail: Valentine's Special

1) Fill a shaker with ice, pour in the Limoncello, vodka and Cointreau and shake for 20 seconds.2) Pour this medley into two tall fluted glasses. Fill the rest of each glass with Prosecco. Add a touch of grenadine, stir gently. Garnish with a marasch

Red Hot Santa Tini

1) Rim a martini glass with cocoa powder with a pinch of cayenne pepper added. 2) Shake together vodka and Godiva chocolate liqueur and pour into glass. 3) Top with sweetened double cream. 4) Garnish the cream with a small Thai chilli pepper.

S'mores Delight - Christmas Special

In a pint glass, mix together the peanut butter and chocolate syrup. Stir in the Kahlua until well blended. Stir in the vodka and rum and add then add the almond milk. Fill a martini shaker with ice and add the mixture. Shake vigorously until well

Candy Cane Cooler - Christmas Special

For the infusion: 1) Thoroughly wash mint leaves and place in a decanter or jar. Empty vodka into a container and crush slightly to release the essential oils. For the cocktail: 1) Place crushed candy cane bits into pint glass. Crush the candy can

Christmas Cookie Cocktail

1) Drizzle chocolate sauce on a chilled martini glass. 2) Add a measure of White Godiva Vodka, Bailey's Irish Cream, peppermint schnapps and single cream. 3) Garnish with a miniature candy cane or chocolate shavings.

Robin Cake Balls

Take a small chunk of fruitcake in your hand (approx 80-90g per ball) and compact this by squeezing together and roll between your palms to achieve a ball shape (as if you were making meatballs!) Place these in a fridge to firm up for 30 minutes.

Liquefied Ghost

This ghostly-white drink tastes like a grown-up version of a milkshake. Mix vanilla simple syrup, cream, vodka and soda and serve in a martini glass. Mix vanilla simple syrup, cream, vodka and soda and serve in a martini glass. Recipe courtesy Ja

Spicy Citrus Bloody Mary

Muddle ice, lemon wedges, lime wedges, horseradish, jalapeno, and salt in the bottom of a pitcher. Add vodka, tomato juice, and Worcestershire and stir to combine. Refrigerate if not serving immediately, or pour into glasses over ice and serve.

Autumn colours cocktail

1) If you're not into Halloween ghosts and gore, try this toned-down drink that celebrates the season, not the scares. This sweet iced tea and pomegranate liqueur give the drink a colour that mirrors fall foliage, while a shot of vodka gives it a lit

Ginger cranberry cocktail (frozen vodka or gin)

1) Crush the frozen cranberries in a large glass pitcher. Add the lime juice and their juiced wedges to the pitcher. Pour in the vodka, cranberry juice, and ginger syrup. 2) Put ice in low-ball glasses and fill glasses about 2/3 full. Top off with

Terry's Bloody Marys

Mix all ingredients (except crudites) in a large pitcher. Spear smaller crudites onto cocktail picks. Serve drinks over ice with crudites.

Ginger and Carrot Cocktail

1) Muddle the ginger slices in the bottom of a shaker glass. Add the remaining ingredients. Shake well for approximately 10 seconds then pour over ice. Note: If you're using fresh carrots and apples, use a juice extractor to make fresh juice. 2) Ga

Mandarin Martini

Place peeled Mandarins or tangerines through a centrifugal juice extractor attached to your food processor to make fresh juice. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, pour in the juice, liquor and vodka and shake well until chilled. Serve in a large marti

Zentini (Ginger martini)

1) To a martini shaker add the vodka, zentini syrup, mint and lime juice. 2) Shake and serve in a chilled martini glass. Zentini syrup: 1) In a small saucepan, add the water, ginger and sugar. Stir to combine and bring to a boil. 2) Continue t

Maple butter kiss

Pour liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass and top with fresh-ground nutmeg. Recipe courtesy of Jill Davie

Espresso martini

1) Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add the espresso, vodka and coffee liqueur. Shake for 30 seconds, or until foamy. 2) Strain into a chilled martini glass and decorate with the orange peel. Serve at once.

Spiked coffee

1Mix the coffee liqueur, creme de cacao, vodka and espresso in a small pitcher. Cover the pitcher with cling film and place it in the freezer until the mixture is very cold, about three hours. 2) Meanwhile, rub the rims of eight martini glasses wi

T-bird blush

1) Put the ice in a mixing glass, add the cranberries and mint and muddle. Add in the cranberry juice, lime juice and vodka, and shake vigorously 10 times. 2) Rub the rim of a martini glass with the lime wedge and then dip in green sugar. Strain the

Apple and thyme martini

For the martini: Chill the martini glasses. Fill the shaker with ice. Combine the vodka, apple juice, and thyme syrup in a martini shaker. Shake for about 10 secs. Divide between the 4 chilled martini glasses. Use the melon baller to sc

Blueberry Ginger Mojito Pitchers

Peel and grate the ginger and add it, together with the sugar and cold water, to a saucepan. Bring it to the boil and stir until the sugar dissolves. Cover and let steep for 15 minutes. Strain and cool in the refrigerator when done.For the Mojito:Ad

Cranberry martini

1) Put 4 martini glasses in the freezer to chill for at least 30 mins.2) Just before serving, fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice.3) Pour in the vodka, vermouth and cranberry juice.4) Cover with the lid and shake vigorously up and down for abou

Frosty lemon pie

1) For the lemon zest meringue: Place egg whites in small bowl, beat on high speed for 1 minute, add sugar, almond liqueur, and zest. Continue beating until stiff peaks form. 2) Combine cocktail ingredients in a glass and muddle, strain into a ch

Tsuyoshi Miyazaki's Melty Cîroc

Place all the ingredients in to a shaker. Shake with ice. Strain into a tea bowl. Serve with arrowroot sweets. Recipe courtesy of: Tsuyoshi Miyazaki, Nara Hotel, Nara-ken. Tsuyoshi Miyazaki represented Japan at the World Class Bartender of the Yea

Jeff Bell's Jan Collins

Add the first four ingredients to a shaker. Shake and strain into a Collins glass. Top with soda. Garnish with orange flicks and a brandied cherry. Recipe courtesy of: Jeff Bell, PDT, New York. Jeff Bell represented the USA at the World Class Bart

Zachary de Git's A Change of Hue

Stir together all the ingredients minus the syrup. Pour over the chilled syrup in front of the guest. Recipe courtesy of: Zachary de Git, The Tippling Club, Singapore. Zachary de Git represented Singapore at the World Class Bartender of the Year f

Cucumber-Mint Sparkle

1. Puree the mint, 1/3 cup water and three-quarters of the cucumber slices in a food processor until smooth. Strain the mixture into a pitcher, and stir in the agave. 2. Right before serving, top with the club soda and vodka if using. Float the re

Russian Beef Pie

For the dough: 1. Put the flour into the bowl of a mixer fitted with a dough hook. 2. Add the salt and sugar to one side of the bowl and the yeast to the other. 3. Add the egg, water, vodka and milk and mix on a slow speed for 2 minutes unti

Vodka Pie Dough

Pulse the flour, lard, sugar, salt and 4 tablespoons of the butter in a food processor until it has the consistency of a fine meal. Add the remaining 8 tablespoons butter, and pulse until you have pea-sized pieces. Sprinkle the vodka and water over t

White Hot Chocolate 2 Ways

For the base: Bring the milk and white chocolate to a slow boil in a small saucepan, whisking until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Mix in add-ins as desired, and serve immediately. From Food Ne

Grilled buffalo ribs with pineapple-moonshine BBQ sauce

Preheat oven to 180C/Gas 4 grill to medium-high. 1) In a large saucepan, saute the onion, garlic, and horseradish over medium-high heat. Add the vodka and scrape the bottom of the pan with your wooden spoon or rubber spatula to deglaze the yummy

Cold smoked toro with Osetra caviar

1) Mix all the ingredients for the cure, except for the toro, in a bowl. Spread half of the cure on a sheet of parchment paper, lay the toro on top, and bury it with the remaining cure. Fold the parchment over, refrigerate, and lightly weigh it down

Pennette a la vodka

1) Finely dice the cooked ham and set it aside. 2) Place a heavy-bottomed sautoir or pan on medium-high flame. Add the olive oil and the butter. When the butter melts and becomes foamy, add the chopped onions. Let onions saute until crispy and do no

Lime-oncello spritzers with mint

To make limoncello: Using a vegetable peeler, remove the peel from the limes in long strips (reserve the limes for another use). Place the lime peels in a 1-litre jar. Pour the vodka over the peels and screw on the lid. Steep the lime peels in the vo

Limoncello

Using a vegetable peeler, remove the peel from the lemons in long strips (reserve the lemons for another use). Using a small sharp knife, trim away the white pith from the lemon peels; discard the pith. Place the lemon peels in a 2-quart pitcher. Po

Sunny's Hard Lemonade

In a small saucepan, bring water and sugar to a simmer. Cook until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and let cool. In a large pitcher, fill with ice. Stir in simple syrup, vodka, juice, lemon and lime slices. *for kid-friendly version, omit alc

Melon sorbet

1) Place the melon in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Add the lemon juice, vodka, and sugar and process for another 30 seconds.2) Place the mixture into the refrigerator until the mixture reaches 4 degrees C; depending on the t

Tomato, Pineapple and Watermelon Bloody Mary

Blacken the tomatoes, celery and pineapple on the BBQ. Add these to the remaining ingredients apart from the sherry vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and vodka. Season well (you can now leave this overnight in the fridge to mature if you wish). Blitz an

Bubba's creamy spicy seafood pasta

1) Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add the vodka and turn the heat up to medium-high; cook until the liquid has reduced by half. Add the tomatoes, cream, pepper flakes, and sal

Bloody Beer

In a pitcher, combine the tomato juice, hot sauce, horseradish, Worcestershire, celery salt, lime juice, jalapenos and salt and pepper to taste and stir. Refrigerate until ready to serve, at least 30 minutes and preferably 1 hour. When ready to serve

Siba’s Sundowner

Place all juice ingredients into a jug and mix well to combine. Place crushed ice into 4 glasses and pour a shot of vodka into each. Wrap an orange slice round each celery stick and place in the glass together with a few mint leaves. Top with juic

Honeycomb Ice Cream

For the honeycomb: 1. Place the sugar and syrup in a saucepan and cook over a low heat until the sugar melts. Now boil rapidly until the caramel is a mid gold in colour. Remove from the heat and sift over the bicarbonate of soda. Stir the frothy mix

Cîroc Charentes Sour

Firstly, mix the black pepper and honey water together until blended. Then add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake hard over ice for around 30 seconds. Drain the ice from the shaker and shake again. This helps activate the egg whit

Ivar de Lange's Mary One

To make the artichoke infused Ketel One, Ivar boils the heart and 25 leaves of a ripe and fully-grown Dutch artichoke for 30 minutes ‘to get the juices out’. He then peels the leaves, cuts the heart out and lets them rest in a litre of Ketel One vodk

Enrique Ignacio Auvert's Charlie Parker

Dry shake all the ingredients in a chilled shaker. Double strain into a chilled silver flute glass. Top-up with crushed ice. Garnish with a Saril flower, mint leaf and cinnamon stick. Serve with a silver bombilla straw and a glass of water. Rec

Fresh cranberry cosmo

1) Place all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake until the granita melts completely. Pour into a martini glass and serve immediately. For cranberry granita: 1) Place the water, cranberries and sugar into a small saucepan, set over m

Easy Sous Vide Limoncello

1. Fill and preheat the SousVide Supreme water bath to 135F/57C. 2. With a vegetable peeler or sharp paring knife, remove the zest from the lemons. (Save the lemons themselves for another use.) Take the time to scrape away any bits of bitter white p

Zingertini

1) Steep the tea bag in the vodka for 5 minutes. After steeping, remove the tea bag and squeeze. Discard the tea bag. 2) In a shaker filled with ice, combine the vodka mixture and orange liqueur. Shake well and strain into a martini glass. Garnish

Penne with vodka sauce

For the tomato sauce: 1) Heat the oil over a medium high heat in a large saucepan. Add the onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 5 to 10 minutes. 2) Add the celery and carrot and season with salt and pepper. Saute until all th

Drunken prawn quick marinade

1) Soak wooden skewers in water for 45 minutes. 2) In a mixing bowl, combine the vodka, citrus, ginger, garlic, sugar and miso paste and whisk until mixed. Slowly whisk in the oil until smooth. 3) Pour the marinade over the unpeeled prawns and scal

Green monster and lychee TNT

1) Cut the streaky bacon into quarters. Cook the bacon to a large frying pan over medium-low heat until crisp and then add the rock candy. 2) Candy the bacon for 30 seconds, then turn off the heat. While the bacon is cooking, add the avocado and 1

Rice rocket martini

1) Add all of the ingredients to a cocktail shaker. 2) Shake about ten times and pour into a chilled martini glass.

Startini

1) Pour vodka and pomegranate juice into a cocktail shaker with ice. 2) Strain into a martini glass rimmed with gold sugar and top with a splash of chilled Champagne. 3) Float gold leaf and serve.

Nick and Toni's Penne Alla Vecchia Bettola

Preheat oven to 190°C/gas mark 6. 1) Heat the olive oil in a large oven proof saute pan over medium heat, add the onions and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes until translucent. Add the red pepper flakes and dried oregano and cook for 1 min

Emeril's New York City cosmopolitan

1) Combine the vodka, cranberry juice, orange liqueur, and lime juice with ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake to combine and chill. Pour into 2 glasses filled with ice, and garnish each with 1 twist of lime. Serve immediately.

Apple martini with sour apple hard candy

1) Pour vodka, schnapps and apple juice into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a pitcher or chilled martini glasses. 2) Drop a sour apple candy in each glass and garnish with a curl of apple peel.

Black pepper mango sorbet

For the mango sorbet: 1) Place the mango into the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Add the lime juice, pepper vodka, black pepper essential oil and the sugar and process for an additional 5 to 10 secs. 2) Pass the mixture through a

Chai's big bite cocktail

1) Fill a blender with ice, pour in the coffee liqueur, Irish cream, vodka, chai and milk and blend thoroughly. Pour into tall iced tea glasses. 2) Garnish the top of each drink with shaved chocolate, freshly grated nutmeg and a mint sprig.

Creme brulee martini

1) Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Stir gently and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Cranberry Granita

Whisk the cranberry juice and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat just until the sugar dissolves. Pour the cranberry mixture into a 13 x 9 x 2inch glass baking dish. Cool completely. Whisk in the lime juice and vodka. Freeze until the granita

Cranberry granita

Whisk the cranberry juice and sugar in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat just until the sugar dissolves. Pour the cranberry mixture into a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Cool completely. Whisk in the lime juice and vodka. Freeze until th

German chocolate cake

1) Fill a shaker with ice. Add the vodka and hazelnut liqueur and shake to combine. 2) Dip the lemon wedge into the sugar. Strain the vodka and hazelnut liqueur into a snifter or lowball glass. 3) Bite lemon with sugar, then drink from the snifte

Vanilla essence

1) Combine the vanilla beans and vodka in a jar tall enough to hold the vanilla beans. Allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for at least a month until the vodka becomes infused with vanilla and the beans are soft enough to cut the end and squ

Bloody Mary

1) Dice the celery in large pieces, including the leaves, and puree in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Process until finely minced. 2) In a large jug, combine the rest of the ingredients except the vodka. With the food pro

Ginger martini

1) Fill a cocktail shaker or small jug with ice. Add the vodka, ginger syrup, and lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously, or stir, until combined and chilled, about 30 seconds. (In general, by the time the shaker mists up the drink is ready.) Strain

Electric melon

1) Fill a bucket glass with ice, add all the liquids. 2) Shake and serve.

Bay breeze bliss

1) Fill a rocks glass with ice cubes. Next, pour in your vodka, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, and pineapple chunks. Stir with a straw and taste.

Big Daddy's pos mo cocktail

1) Combine the vodka, pomegranate juice, orange liqueur and lime juice in a large cocktail shaker or pitcher filled with ice. Mix well to combine. 2) Coat the rims of 4 martini glasses with lime juice. Add the sugar to a small plate and then dip t

Blueberry ginger mojito pitchers

For the ginger simple syrup: 1) Peel and grate the ginger and add it, together with the sugar and cold water, to a saucepan. Bring it to the boil and stir until the sugar dissolves. Cover and let steep for 15 minutes. 2) Strain and cool in the ref

Clara's gift

1) Mix all ingredients well and pour over ice to chill. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with pink rim granulated sugar and candy cane. A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The food network kitchens chefs have not

Coconut essence

Cook's Note: To open a coconut:1) Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C.2) Place the coconut onto a folded towel set down in a large bowl. Find the 3 eyes on 1 end of the coconut and using a nail or screwdriver and hammer or meat mallet, hammer holes int

Coconut Extract

Cook's Note: To open a coconut: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the coconut onto a folded towel set down in a large bowl. Find the 3 eyes on 1 end of the coconut and using a nail or screwdriver and hammer or meat mallet, hammer holes into 2

Champagne, darling? Freezes

Blend lemon sorbet on low speed and pour in vodka or lemon liqueur in a slow stream. Add prosecco or Champagne. Pour cocktail into two chilled martini glasses and serve, each garnished with a sprig of mint.

Code red

1) Fill a big bowl with ice. Add all ingredients and mix well. 2) Garnish with oranges and cherries. Add straws and drink up.

Bloody Miriam

My most favorite memory of Bloody Marys was when I lived in Chicago; I'd just graduated and I was working at CNN. I felt so independent, so excited about the future in journalism ahead of me. One Sunday morning, I met up with a couple of my friends a

Caipiroska

Cut a lime into eight wedges. Muddle the wedges in a rocks glass with sugar. Add the vodka and top with ice. Stir and serve.

Cape codder slushie

1) Pour cranberry juice into 3 ice cube trays, place in the freezer and freezer until firm. 2) Place vodka, simple syrup and lime juice in a blender and blend until combined. 3) Fill the blender with cranberry ice cubes and blend until a thick s

Fish bowl

1) Add all ingredients to a large bowl or jug. 2) Stir and serve in glasses over more ice.

Flying Eagle Iced Tea

In a small saucepan, make a simple syrup by bringing the lemon juice and sugar to a boil over medium heat. Cook the syrup until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and cool. In a large pitcher, mix together the mint leaves, simple syrup, i

French martini

1) Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker. 2) Fill martini glasses with ice and pour the cocktail over the ice.

Fresh white bloody mary

1) Add the tomatoes, cucumber, celery, 675g of grapes and jalapeno to a blender and puree. Set up a sieve lined with cheesecloth over a large bowl and pour in the pureed mixture. Set the bowl in the refrigerator while it strains. 2) Once you hav

Dirty pickle

1) Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add the gin, vermouth and pickle juice. 2) Shake well and strain into 2 martini glasses. 3) Garnish each drink with a pickled okra spear.

Dr. Coppelius' secret potion

1) Dust rim of Champagne flutes with the lemon juice and raw sugar. 2) Mix the chilled champagne and vodka with the juice from the 12 lemons and the sugar.. 3) Pour into the prepared glasses and serve with a twist of lemon.

Cosmopolitans

1) Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. 2) Shake well and pour through a strainer into four martini glasses.

Cranberry-orange vodka

1) Place cranberries, caster sugar and vanilla in a medium saucepan. Place pan over medium heat and stir. Simmer cranberry mixture until the berries burst, about 5 to 6 mins. 2) Place orange peels in a large glass container with an airtight lid, or

Double apple mojitos

1) Crush the mint leaves with a muddler or pestle and place in a tall glass. 2) Top with ice, the simple syrup, apple juice and vodka. 3) Garnish with red and green apples slices and serve. Simple syrup: 1) Add the sugar and water to a pan and b

Espresso Martini

Chill four martini glasses. Combine the espresso, vodka, simple syrup, and amaretto in a martini shaker. Fill the shaker with ice. Shake for about 10 seconds. Divide between the chilled martini glasses. Serve immediately. Simple Syrup:In a sauce

Frosty cocktail

1) Add all ingredients to blender and blend on high until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve with a straw.

Frozen ruby reds

1) Pour grapefruit juice into a 23cm by 30cm nonreactive glass baking tray. Place in the freezer. 2) Freeze 6 to 7 hours, raking with a fork every hour to develop large, snow-like crystals and to stop it freezing solid. To serve, use an ice cream

Fuego del Mar

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine coconut rum, peach schnapps, raspberry rum, orange vodka, and sweet-and-sour mix by shaking vigorously. Strain into a tall glass filled halfway with cranberry juice to create a layering effect. Garnish w

Ginger martini with sake

1) Muddle the ginger and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. 2) Add the vodka, sake, and crushed ice, to taste, and shake to combine. 3) Strain into a chilled martini glass garnish with cucumber slices and serve.

Gingerbread martini

Start by making the Gingerbread Syrup: 1) Simmer water, sugar, ginger, cloves and cinnamon for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 175 ml. 2) Pour hot syrup through a fine sieve and chill. Leave to stand for 20 minutes b

Gingered pomegranate cosmo

1) Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the vodka, orange liqueur, ginger ale, pomegranate juice, and squeeze of lime. 2) Shake well (until ice crystals form) and pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with candied ginger.

Greek doctor

1) To a rocks glass filled with ice, add the peach vodka, orange vodka and ouzo. 2) Top with equal parts orange juice and sweet and sour mix. Stir and enjoy.

Green Apple Martini

In a martini glass, combine the vodka or gin over lots of ice, then add the liqueur and syrup. Slice a segment of apple removing any core. Cut a nick in the bottom of the slice horizontally, and slip it onto the edge of the glass.

Hibiscus tea with vodka and citrus

In a medium saucepan, combine the water, hibiscus flowers and sugar over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Allow the mixture to cool for 25 minutes. Add the lemon juice, lime juice, a

Lemon drop cocktail

1) Combine the frozen vodka, lemon juice and caster sugar and pour into a cocktail shaker with ice. 2) Shake well. Pour into six martini glasses and garnish with the lemon slices.

Long Island iced tea

1) Put the ice cubes in a mixing glass. Add the gin, vodka, rum, tequila, cointreau, lemon juice and caster sugar syrup. 2) Stir well, then strain into a tall glass filled with ice cubes. Add enough cola to fill the glass, and decorate with the sli

Lychee martini

1) Pour can of lychee fruit into a strainer. Reserve 30ml lychee juice. 2) In a shaker, add crushed ice, lychee liqueur, vodka, lime juice and reserved lychee juice. 3) Shake well. Pour mixture into chilled martini glasses over a few pieces of lych

Lychee martini

1) In a cocktail shaker filled with ice add vodka, lychee juice and vermouth. Shake until chilled. Pour into 2 martini glasses and garnish with lychees.