A Tale as Old as Me

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20 years old, yep that would be my newly crowned age. A scary number to be; no longer and teen, but an adult. And how did I celebrate you ask? Well with cocktails, friends, and minimal class (not me, I had class my friends however, well that’s questionable). Of course this was an excuse to try my best to look like a model along side my best friend, Tasha*.

 *Picture featured above. Tasha (left) wears black dress from ‘Hot Topic’. Bianca (right) wears teal dress from ‘City Chic’.

The day started with the obvious cleaning and setting up, and more importantly buying the alcohol. 
 With four bottles of alcohol in hand, a sparkling rosé, two bottles of Vintage Sauvignon Blanc, and my personal favourite, a bottle of Baileys, myself and Tasha set off to making the alfresco dinning area, the prettiest it had ever been. With roses in a large moss centerpiece, crystal champagne flutes with tea light lining the table, and damasks print tablecloth, the table had never look any better. 

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Now for the thing you have really been waiting for, the cocktails that were made. Tasha and I made two cocktails for my guests, Strawberry Frosé and Bailey’s Iced Coffee (both recipes are to be provided below). The Strawberry Frosé was the most refreshing cocktails I have ever had the pleasure of consuming. It was the perfect blend of sweet and alcoholic. The Baileys Iced Coffee, personally was incredible, but my view maybe biased because of my coffee addiction and love of Irish Cream. 

Strawberry Frosé Recipe:
Ingredients:
Method:
  • The night before or morning of, pour the entire bottle of rosé into a large container and freeze
  • The sugar syrup is made from 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 a cup of water. In a small saucepan, on a medium heat, stir the sugar into the water until it has completely dissolved and is just thicker than water and then leave to cool
  • Pour/scoop the now frozen rosé, into a blender with the ripe strawberries, then pour in the cooled sugar syrup
  • Blend until the strawberries have been completely combined into the mixture
  • Serve in wide brim martini glass and decorate with a strawberry in the rim of the glass and a straw

Bailey’s Iced Coffee:
Ingredients (per glass):
  • 1/4 cup of Baileys Irish Cream
  • 1/2 cup of Espresso or Cappuccino
  • Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Whipped Cream
  • Belgian Chocolate
Method:
  • Brew coffee either cold or hot (cold is preferred), allow to cool if hot
  • Pour 1/2 cup of coffee into a serving glass of your choice (we used stemmed scotch glasses)
  • Combine 1/4 cup of Baileys into glass
  • Add scoop of vanilla ice cream
  • Top with whipped cream and shaved Belgian Chocolate
  • Serve with straw
All in all, the night was fun even with the burping competition that Tasha won and more than likely initiated. Bring on the next decade of my life known as the fun, adventurous twenties.

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