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Getting nuts with Frangelico
Thanks to Kalli Marshall from Trish Nicol Agency for inviting me to the Frangelico Cocktail Masterclass held at Mrs Sippy. I’ve always been a fan of Frangelico on ice with fresh lime but never knew of any other ways to enjoy it so was curious to see what cocktails could be created. Arriving to a full bar setup for each guest was quite intimating but we were in good hands with Frangelico Brand Ambassador Oliver Stuart who the intimate class through making each cocktail although he might need to improve on a couple of his jokes. Six cocktails later it was certainly party time without any food in the system. It’s hard to beat the classic Frangelico Lime and Soda but I also liked the Spiced Apple Highball. The Hazelnut Espresso Martini was a big crowd pleaser which Oliver noted 'the harder you shake the better the head' — dear oh dear. I’m tempted to include the Hazelnut Fresca for my next pop up bar at Sydney Food Bloggers Picnic which is pretty easy to make and can be served in a carafe for continuous serving. At the end of the cocktail making class much needed food came in the way of canapés and pizza. I thought the Crumbed swiss brown mushrooms with goats cheese were the best being so tasty and moreish. However I reckon the Wagyu beef crostini could have benefitted from some sweet onion relish to make it less dry. I didn’t mind the pickles with the Sashimi tuna skewers although I don’t think everyone would have been a fan of this flavour combo. The pizzas looked good but unfortunately I only managed to grab one piece which I thoroughly enjoyed — or was that the alcohol talking. I definitely needed more to counteract the 20% Alc. Vol. which isn’t too lethal unless heavy pouring is involved.
SNAPSHOT REVIEW:
PROS: Enjoyable flavour for those who love hazelnuts, Apparently less calories than vodka, Quite refreshing cocktails that are quite simple to make
CONS: More expensive than your standard spirits, Tall bottle can make it tricky to fit in some cupboard spaces, Over-consumption of alcohol is not a good thing and temporary loss of memory is one of the side effects
MUST TRY: Frangelico Lime and Soda, Spiced Apple Highball, Hazelnut Espresso Martini
VERDICT: An enjoyable event to learn how to make a few cocktails although a few canapés before the class would have probably been appreciated to help line the stomach
VERDICT: An enjoyable event to learn how to make a few cocktails although a few canapés before the class would have probably been appreciated to help line the stomach
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| Frangelico Brand Ambassador Oliver Stuart |
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| Masterclass cocktail menu |
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Frangelico Lime and Soda
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)
45ml Frangelico Top with Soda Squeeze in Two Lime wedges Serve in a tall glass filled with ice. |
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Spiced Apple Highball
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)
45ml Frangelico 15ml fresh lemon juice 30ml cloudy apple juice 30ml ginger beer to top with Shake the Frangelico, fresh lemon juice, and cloudy apple juice Strain into a tall glass filled with ice. Top with the ginger beer and garnish with a lemon wedge and fresh grated nutmeg over the top. |
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Hazelnut Espresso Martini
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)
45ml Frangelico 15ml SKYY 30ml espresso coffee 10ml Illyquore Shake hard and fine strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with three coffee beans. |
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Hazelnut Fresca
Carafe recipe
200ml Frangelico 200ml SKYY 100ml fresh lime juice 900ml ginger ale 5 lime wheels 5 orange wheels Stir all ingredients in your favourite carafe with a little ice. Serve with ice filled glasses, garnished with an orange and a lime wheel. |
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East West Iced Tea
Carafe recipe
240ml Frangelico 500ml cold & strong green tea 4 lemon wedges squeezed in 3 mint sprigs Add all ingredients to a 700ml carafe Stir all ingredients in your favourite carafe with a little ice. Serve with ice filled glasses, garnished with a pert mint sprig |
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| Sparkling Italian Punch Carafe recipe 400ml Prosecco 120ml Frangelico 30ml lemon juice 5 mint sprigs 5 lime wheels 300ml soda water Stir all ingredients in your favourite carafe with a little ice. Serve with ice filled glasses, garnished with lime wedges |
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| Affogato with Frangelico |
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| Shake it like you mean it |
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| This one should do me for a while |
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| Alvin Quah does an impressive high pour cocktail move |
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| We make, we drink, we tweet |
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| Frangelico ambassadors in training |
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Sashimi tuna skewers
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Crumbed swiss brown mushrooms with goats cheese
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)
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Wagyu beef crostini
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| Tartlet with pulled pork, hoisin sauce, cucumber |
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| My only slice of pizza but was very nice |
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| Last sip and tweet by Natasa Colo |
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| Phoebe Sheahan (Diaries of Bella) passes the cocktail class with flying colours |
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| Last guests standing |
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| Official photographer shot |
7 comments:
mmm can never say no to Frangelico but the hazelnut expresso looks the most interesting to me!
the crumbed mushrooms with goats cheese looks so delicious, makes me want to have one now with a Spiced Apple Highball!
If nothing else - and there's plenty to like about Frangelico - I absolutely love the design of the bottle! It's gorgeous and great to have in any cupboard.
Frangelico, now you're talking!
Looks like it was a lot of fun. I do love Frangelico.
hi food is our religion, it was the most different to all the other cocktails. i'm not a big coffee drink but i'd happily have this one again.
hi next stop: food, me too :-)
hi tambourine, it's a pretty clever design although one flaw i've found with the 1 Litre version at Duty Free is it's a killer to try and fit in the pantry ;-)
hi lizzy, yes indeed. it's always been one of those high priced spirit option at the bar which I seldom think of for that reason but it's always a nice drop to have
hi sara, glad to hear you love frangelico. expect to see it at my pop up bar at Sydney Food Bloggers Picnic this year :-)
hi, can you tell me where you get food event information like this?
thanks for your reply. : )
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