Make your own Cocktails at Home

The Urban Brandy Cocktail Route in Joburg currently only boasts a few Jo’burg venues, but plans are already in motion to extend this route quite significantly.

Park Inn

Stop by the Lobby Bar to try either one of many brandy-based cocktails. Meet with friends or colleagues in the bar’s stylish décor.

Radisson Blu Vivace

Two delectable restaurants in Sandton are located at the hotel, providing convenience for guests who are looking for a good meal. The lounge & bar pours creative cocktails, beer and wine.

Urban Brandy Cocktail Recipes

In case you want to try your hand in creating your own brandy-based cocktails at home; The Urban Brandy Cocktail Route have made their cocktail recipes available online for everyone. My absolute favourite drink the on the cocktail route has to be The Fynbos: Rooibos tea, ginger, honey and 10 year old KWV is just the perfect combination to make one amazing little drink.

Please do yourself a favour, and go to one of the venues above to try it.  

 fynbos

FYNBOS

GLASS: Chilled martini

METHOD: Shake and strain

INGREDIENTS: 50ml KWV 10 Year Old
50 ml rooibos tea
12.5 ml ginger syrup
12,5 ml honey syrup
A dash of bitters

GARNISH: Twist of lemon peel

 Gold-Julep-Klipdrift

KLIPDRIFT GOLD JULEP

GLASS: Tumbler

METHOD: Crush, build and churn over crushed ice

INGREDIENTS

37.5 ml Klipdrift Gold
12.5 ml mint syrup
Fresh mint leaves

GARNISH: Mint leaves

 

 

 Collisons-Cosmo

COLLISON’S COSMO

GLASS: Chilled martini

METHOD: Shake and strain

INGREDIENTS

 37.5 ml Collison’s White Gold
12.5 ml Trip Sec
75 ml cranberry juice
12.5 ml fresh lime juice

GARNISH: Flaming orange twist

 

 

 

 Oude-Meester-Franklin

OUDE MEESTER FRANKLIN

GLASS: Collins

METHOD: Build over ice

INGREDIENTS

35 ml Oude Meester Demant
2 to 3 dashes of bitters
Top up with ginger ale

GARNISH: Twist of lemon peel

 

 Mellow-Breeze

MELLOW BREEZE

GLASS: Martini

METHOD: Muddle coriander with sugar syrup. Add other ingredients. Shake. Strain.

INGREDIENTS

30 ml Oude Molen 100 Reserve
15 ml sugar syrup
4 coriander leaves
37.5 ml pineapple juice

GARNISH: Float coriander leaf

 

 

 

 

 Fish-Eagle-Rio

FISH EAGLE RIO

GLASS: Tumbler

METHOD: Serve with crushed ice

INGREDIENTS

37.5 ml Fish Eagle
18.75 ml honey syrup
Fresh lime wedges

GARNISH: 3 lime wedges

 

 

 

 Ama-Lekker-Licious

AMA-LEKKER LICIOUS

GLASS: Tumbler

METHOD: Wet rim of glass on one side and dip into sherbet to make a sherbet lip. Shake ingredients with ice. Strain into glass.

INGREDIENTS

25 ml KWV 3 Year Old
12.5 ml Trip Sec
15 ml fresh lemon juice
12.5ml peach syrup
50 ml cranberry juice
A dash of bitters

GARNISH: Flaming orange twist

 

 

The-Skinny

THE SKINNY

GLASS: Tall cocktail METHOD: Muddle mint and naartjie in the base of shaker, add ice and rest of ingredients. Stir well.

INGREDIENTS

25 ml KWV 5 Year Old

3 naartjie segments

6 mint leaves

12,5 ml Agave syrup

Top up with Sprite Zero

GARNISH: Twist of lemon peel

Happy Drinking! But please don’t drink and drive – use our Uber Promo Code “FoodBlogJHB” to get a R150 discount on your first ride.

Marvin

Written by Marvin

Founder of many things but FoodBlogJHB FoodBlogCT, FoodBlogDBN being my biggest project to date. UCT marketing graduate, Star Wars geek and Arsenal & Dortmund supporter. That's me!

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