Take a trip into the Taylor-verse with these two recipes from Shake It Up – a delicious collection of cocktail recipes inspired by the songs of Taylor Swift. Featuring 65 cocktail recipes alongside top tips and stunning Taylor-inspired illustrations, Shake It Up is a celebration of pop music’s finest songbook and the perfect collection for the Swiftie in your life.
SUGGESTED LISTENING:
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Ugh. Relationships can be the worst. Especially when they’re on-off-on again. But fear not, help is at hand in the shape of our old friend, tequila! Name-checked by Taylor herself in ‘You Need To Calm Down’, when you are getting sick of the latest ups and downs of a problematic romance, pour out this oh-so-simple blend of tequila and fruit juices and let your mind drift away to a beautiful Mexican town.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 oz. (60 ml / 4 tbsp.) tequila
- dash triple sec
- 4 oz. (120 ml / 8 tbsp.) cranberry juice
- 1/3 oz. (10ml / 2/3 tbsp.) pineapple juice
- 1/3 oz. (10ml / 2/3 tbsp.) fresh orange juice
METHOD
Pour the first three ingredients into an ice-filled highball glass.
Stir, then add the pineapple and orange juices.
Stir, then serve with a stirrer.
SUGGESTED LISTENING:
Bad Blood
One of the world’s best-known cocktails, the Bloody Mary is a traditional hangover cure prized for its ability to jumpstart the groggiest of heads. The spicy tomato kick with zesty citrus fruit and earthy undertone make it slip down easily. ‘Bad Blood’ explores betrayal by a close friend, but there’s nothing bad about this delicious cocktail!
INGREDIENTS
- 2 oz. (60ml / 4 tbsp.) vodka
- 6 oz. (180 ml / 12 tbsp.) tomato juice
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- pinch black pepper
- pinch celery salt
- 1/2 oz (15ml / 1 tbsp.) fresh lemon juice
- Tabasco sauce (to taste)
METHOD
Pour the vodka over ice in a highball glass
Combine the other ingredients in a jug, then add the mix to the vodka
(a celery stick is optional!)
ISBN: 9781035419869
Format: HB
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