The cool cats at Sydney's Continental Deli in Newtown have been working their magic behind the bar, producing these four cocktails that are sure to get the long weekend into full swing.
Continental Gimlet
Ingredients:
- 60ml gin
- 15ml citrus cordial
- Orange bitters
- 1 x lemon
- 1 x orange
- 1 x lime
- Ice
Method:
In a cocktail shaker full of ice, add a double shot of gin (60 ml) with 15ml of citrus cordial. Add two dashes of orange bitters, stir down and strain into a glass (Continental Deli used Nachtmann’s Highland Mixed Tumblers), over ice. Garnish with lemon, orange and lime wheels.
Vermut Continental
Ingredients:
- 3 x 30 ml vermouth
- 1 x orange
- 1 x olive
- Ice
Method:
Blend 30 ml each of any three sweet Vermouth you have at hand (such as Dolin, Carpano and Anitca) in a glass (Continental Deli used Nachtmann’s Aspen tumbler) over ice. Give the glass a gentle stir and garnish with an orange wheel and an olive on a stick.
Amaretto Sour
Ingredients:
- 45 ml amaretto,
- 20 ml lemon juice
- 1 x egg white
- 1 x lemon
- 1 x cherry
- Ice
Method:
In a cocktail shaker add 45 ml of Amaretto, 20 ml of lemon juice (approx. the juice of half a lemon), egg white from one egg. Shake and pour into a glass (Continental Deli used Nachtmann’s Imperial Tumbler) over ice. Serve with a lemon wheel and a cherry.
Gary From Accounts
Ingredients:
- 45 ml berry liqueur
- 1 x lime
- 1 x egg white
- Soda water
- 1 x lime
- Ice
Method:
In a cocktail shaker, add 45 ml of berry liqueur, 20 ml of lime juice and the egg white from one egg. Shake, and top up with soda water. Serve over ice in glass (Continental Deli used Nachtmann Noblesse Tumbler) and garnish with a lime wheel.

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