Grapefruit Rosemary Margarita

This is a Dream of a Cocktail which is beautiful to behold and heavenly on your palate. It will overwhelm your senses! Grapefruit, Rosemary, Cointreau and Tequila fuse gloriously in a harmonious drink that is both subtle and powerful. Its appearance has all the richness of a Renaissance Masterpiece. And all this in time for National Margarita Day on the 22nd of February! 😉

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Passion Fruit Chilli Margarita

Contrary to what you might imagine, Passion Fruit doesn’t allude to the heat of the act of love – even if the chilli in this cocktail may help in this regard – rather, it refers to a deeper act of devotion. When catholic missionaries first came across this strange fruit in 16th century Brazil, they felt that its flowers resembled the five wounds inflicted during the Crucifixion central to the Passion of the Christ – hence the name.

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Clementine Jalapeño Margarita

A Mexican cocktail classic goes chilli Christmas! 

Clementines are a Christmas staple, it would be hard to imagine the Holiday Season without this citrusy delight. Besides being in season during the Northern hemisphere’s winter and giving us some extra vitamin C that we need so much more in the cold weather, it also cuts nicely through all the fatty food that we eat at Christmas. 

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