PARTY DRINKS
Pina colada
Cosmopolitan
Mojito
A traditional Puerto Rican cocktail that found global fame thanks in part to singer Rupert Holmes’ 1980 hit Escape (The Pina Colada Song). Many British holidaymakers enjoyed it served in hollowed-out pineapples. Sip one on National Pina Colada Day – 10 July.
Hit TV show Sex And The City is often credited with the rise in popularity of the Cosmopolitan, but it frst hit the spotlight when Madonna was pictured drinking one at an awards party in the early Nineties. After trying it in trendy bars, people began making the easy-to-mix cocktail at home.
Created by Cuban farmers to disguise the taste of poor-quality rum by adding mint and lime, the Mojito won fans here when Latin American cuisine became popular.
Wrap some ice cubes in a clean tea towel and bash with a rolling pin to break into small pieces. Put the ice in a blender with equal parts white rum and coconut cream, and double the amount of pineapple juice. Blend. Serve in tall glasses, with pineapple wedges, a stirrer and a paper umbrella. Malibu (70cl), £12*
Put several ice cubes in a cocktail shaker, or lidded jar, with 3 parts vodka to 1 part Cointreau and 2 parts cranberry juice. Add a good squeeze of lime juice. Shake well, then strain into two glasses. Decorate with a twist of orange zest. Green Mark vodka (70cl), £11**
Wrap ice cubes in a clean tea towel and bash with a rolling pin to crush. Put a handful of mint leaves and some lime wedges in sturdy highball glasses, add a big spoonful of sugar, then press down with the end of the rolling pin to release the juices. Add the crushed ice and a splash of white rum. Top up with soda water. Bacardi (70cl), £13**
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