Cocktail No 36 Red Tonic

Wow this was a complete surprise. A sweet-sour experience with that wonderful bitterness from the tonic. Genadine is incredibly sweet and it needs the lemon juice to balance it and cut through. With tonic alone it would be too cloying, certainly for my palate.

Its basically a Vodka and Tonic sweetened with Grenadine and cut with lemon juice.

Recipe

Put 1 measure of Vodka with one measure of Grenadine and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice into a tumbler. Stir well and top-up with tonic water. Add ice to taste and garnish with a lemon slice.

Cocktail No 26 Rabbit's Revenge

Surprisingly quiet on the trick or treat front, so time to indulge in another. The pineapple is the dominant note, but the Bourbon also cuts through. It is quite sweet, but nothing like a Pina Colada. It feels viscous, although it isn't. The soda water really lifts it (oops just realised it should have been Tonic Water - perhaps I will have to remix).

All in all, very pleasant.Not sure what it has to do with Rabbits!

Recipe

Add 1.5 measures Bourbon to a shaker with 1 measure Pineapple Juice and 2-3 dashes Grenadine. Shake on ice and strain into a Tumbler. Top up with Tonic Water (or Soda Water).