A Winning Mix

THE BEAUTY OF COCKTAILS LIES AS MUCH IN HOW THEY LOOK AS HOW THEY TASTE – WHICH IS WHY YOU NEED THE PERFECT GLASSWARE TO COMPLEMENT THE PERFECT DRINK.

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1. LB925500 Libbey Carats Double Old Fash 355ml. 2. LB8480 Libbey Salud Grande 296ml. 3. LB601602 Libbey Speakeasy Champagne Coupe 245ml.

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Nothing says ‘summer’s that will prove as eye-catching on Insta as coming’ more than the they are durable in the dishwasher. After all, sound of ice rattling around cocktail-gazing is big business, with the likes a well-handled cocktail of Cocktails Australia attracting more than shaker. And nothing tastes 30,000 followers. more like it than the thirst- Step forward the Libbey selection from quenching result, whether it be a mojito, Trenton. This glam glassware will ensure margarita or martini. all your options are covered, no matter

As the weather turns warm, now’s the what you’re pouring. Got a modern crowd time to concentrate on your summer wanting to go Old Fashioned? Pick the cocktail list. That won’t be hard for many ‘Carats’ thick-bottomed tumbler that venues around Australia and New Zealand: provides the ideal base for grinding cocktail bars are something of an institution aromatics, while giving the honey-coloured here, with a select few, including the likes cocktail a pleasing glint and sparkle. of The Baxter Inn in Sydney and Black Alternatively, the ‘Salud Grande’ is great

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Three Splendid Summer Cocktails

The warmer weather turns our minds to cocktails, like these three fab concoctions.

SMOKED DILL MARTINI

15ml gin 45ml Dill Aquavit 20ml sweet vermouth 5ml dry vermouth dash Angostura bitters

Method 1. Fill a large glass or cocktail shaker with ice. 2. Pour in all ingredients, then stir. 3. Strain into a Libbey ‘Salud Grande’ glass and serve.

LA VIE EN ROSE

25ml fresh lemon juice 10ml sugar syrup ½ the white of 1 egg drop of grenadine 35ml Pinky vodka curl of lemon zest, to serve

Method 1. Pour the lemon juice, sugar syrup and egg white into a cocktail shaker. 2. Add the grenadine and Pinky vodka. 3. Fill the shaker with ice and shake hard. 4. Strain into a Libbey ‘Speakeasy’ champagne coupe. 5. Add the lemon curl and serve.

HONEY I’M OLD FASHIONED

½ tsp honey 2 dashes Angostura bitters splash of soda water 50ml bourbon curl of orange zest, to serve

Method 1. Place the honey in a Libbey ‘Carats’ tumbler. 2. Add the Angostura bitters and a splash of soda water. 3. Rotate the glass to mix the honey, bitters and soda. 4. Add ice and pour in the bourbon. 5. Garnish with orange curl and serve.