Spice It Up!

Prioritizing your health should not stop you from indulging and unwinding the flavours of hot cocktails, caramel Martinis, creamy Chocolatini, flavored Mist Mojito and many more.

Desperado

Ingredients

• 2 oz garlic infused-tequila (recipe follows)
• .5 oz dry vermouth
• .5 oz olive juice from the Garlic Party Picks
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• Garnish: Lindsay Party Picks Queen Olives stuffed with garlic

Directions

Mix salt and pepper together on a small plate; Rim a coupe or martini glass with a lime and then the salt and pepper mixture. Set aside.

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Combine tequila, vermouth and olive juice in a shaker filled with ice. Shake until very cold, about 20 seconds. Double strain into the rimmed glass. Garnish with a Garlic Party Pick.

To create garlic-infused tequila: Combine 1 cup blanco tequila and 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and slightly smashed. Allow the mixture to steep overnight, at least 12 hours and no more than 24. Strain through a fine mesh strainer. Store in airtight container for up to a month.

The Lunar Eclipse

Ingredients

• 2 oz Turmeric-infused vodka
• 1 oz Carrot juice
• 3/4 oz honey
• 3/4 oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Garnish: Celery stick

Steps

Add all of the ingredients into a shaker with ice, and shake until chilled.

Strain into a rocks glass over ice, and garnish with a celery stick.

Turmeric-infused vodka: Combine 1 stick chopped turmeric and 750 mL vodka, and let infuse for 24 hours. Check to taste, and let infuse longer as needed. Strain.

From the September 2020 issue of FHM India.