Marbella Club

Spain again - Had a lovely drink at the Marbella Club beach side bar. Citrus, banana...completely tropical. Ideal for the hot weather!

Luckily, the bartender spoke a little bit of English and between pointing at bottles and drawing the portions, I think I have the recipe for a soothing tropical cocktail.

1 part Grenadine

1 part Banana Liquor

1 part Campari

1/2 a glass of fresh Orange Juice

Shake well with ice. Garnish with Orange and Strawberry and drink up!

P.S. Guess I've never mentioned the reason for 'cocktails ' in the blog name. Well, it's very simple - I like cocktails and unlike the US, seem to encounter lots of creative cocktails in London. They look exotic and taste fantastic! The only cocktail ingredient I have not found often in London, is Guava. Aah..but I can always buy Guava juice at a store and make my own at home ... then again...too much work for just one drink!

Amarula Martini

Ingredients
1.5 parts Amarula
1 part Hazelnut chocolate Liqueur
1 part Vanilla Vodka

Mix with lots of ice in a cocktail shaker. Drizzle either some chocolate or caramel sauce inside the rim of the glass and voila...you have a dessert in a glass!

Genesis of this drink..have so many of these liqueurs at home from a party that I figured a cocktail was in order. So, I picked a few of them and threw them into a cocktail shaker. It's not hard to go wrong with the sweet stuff.


Incase you are wondering, Amarula is a South African liqueur that is made from the fruit of a Marula tree.
http://www.amarula.co.za/za/learn/amarula_roots/