Beachhutcook's cocktail demo at Sisterhood Camp. Rhubarb and Tarragon

Rhubarb and Tarragon Cocktail. Cocktails for a Party

Last weekend I attended the Sisterhood Camp in West Wales to do a campfire cooking and cocktail demonstration.  The recipe below is the cocktail I made (Mocktail recipe to follow soon)  and I wanted to show that cocktail making for a large group is perfectly easy.  Jugs are the answer here so that you aren’t mixing and shaking lots of different small amounts on repeat and getting rather hot and bothered while your guests are getting gently and delicately squiffed.  Making cocktails in jugs ensure you can all do this altogether.

Beachhutcook's cocktail demo at Sisterhood Camp. Rhubarb and Tarragon

Cocktail making can be like cooking food, some recipes are easy and quick and some require a little preparation but as long this can happen in stages and in advance then the final assembly can be a joy and part of the whole event like a welcomed glamorous guest.

I wanted to demonstrate a cocktail with layers of different flavours and textures to add a level of mystique and surprise.  By roasting rhubarb in tangerine juice with crushed juniper berries and then pureed adds to the mystery.  Then by including a prepared tarragon syrup means you can feel luxuriously decadent by talking and mixing at the same time.

*** little tip if you are making several jugs – pre-measure the puree to a marked point in a jug or jam jar and then use this to also measure out both the tarragon syrup and the gin (as they are equal measures) then it’s just a small matter of pouring in the Cava and having some fun.

Beachhutcook's cocktail demo at Sisterhood Camp. Rhubarb and Tarragon

 

 

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Coming soon: Mocktail Lemon and Thyme Soda, Marinated Olives and Spiced Lentil Salad and how to pimp up shop-bought Hummus.

Here is more on Sisterhood and upcoming events.

Beachhutcook's cocktail demo at Sisterhood Camp. Rhubarb and Tarragon

 

4 Comments

  • Reply pennyalexander 26th May 2016 at 8:34 pm

    Love the sound of this, and really enjoying seeing what you got up to at the camp!

    • Reply Elinor Hill aka Beachhutcook 30th May 2016 at 8:36 pm

      It was great, really enjoyed being with such a creative bunch of people x

  • Reply SISTERHOOD // The day continues... 4th July 2016 at 4:08 pm

    […] to a cocktail masterclass with Elinor.  First up a Lemon and Thyme Soda Mocktail, followed by a Rhubarb and Tarragon Gin cocktail. Cor they were delicious and set us all on a real high before the food came […]

  • Reply SISTERHOOD // the day continues… 30th August 2016 at 11:24 am

    […] to a cocktail masterclass with Elinor.  First up a Lemon and Thyme Soda Mocktail, followed by a Rhubarb and Tarragon Gin cocktail. Cor they were delicious and set us all on a real high before the food came […]

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