ENTERTAIN THIS SOCIAL SEASON WITH THE 'AIRMAIL' COCKTAIL
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The weather is heating up and evenings can be spent basking in the moonlight at dinner parties or celebrating the end of another great year with friends or business associates. If you are in the habit of entertaining, making a cocktail is customary to set a tone for your event. One of our favourite drinks here at taylor is the classic and cool Airmail. The name derives from being the quickest way to get letters from A to B. The drink originally appeared in the 1949 Handbook for Hosts by Esquire magazine and since has being under the radar as a softly masculine drink with its rum undertones, yet feminine with its sparkling top of champagne and sweetener of honey. As summer has not completely set in during the month December, this cocktail is the perfect balance of a drink that is refreshing as well as it is warming. With limes now in-season and a wonderful array of New Zealand honey to choose from, the Airmail cocktail is definitely a crowd pleaser!
TAYLOR AIRMAIL
MAKES 2 SERVINGS
90mls Stolen Rum (or any white rum)
30mls Freshly squeezed lime juice
60mls Honey Syrup (1 part honey and 1 part water)
60mls Moet Champagne
2 Mint leaves
Directions:
Combine the rum, lime juice and honey syrup together with ice into a shaker. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds and then poor into a Collins glass. Top with champagne and then garnish with mint. Enjoy!
TAYLOR AIRMAIL
MAKES 2 SERVINGS
90mls Stolen Rum (or any white rum)
30mls Freshly squeezed lime juice
60mls Honey Syrup (1 part honey and 1 part water)
60mls Moet Champagne
2 Mint leaves
Directions:
Combine the rum, lime juice and honey syrup together with ice into a shaker. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds and then poor into a Collins glass. Top with champagne and then garnish with mint. Enjoy!
