Baijiu Cocktails | Making Cocktails With V.I.P Jiu 8
Baijiu Cocktails
There has emerged from China a high alcohol spirit called baijiu, which translates into English as clear spirit.
V.I.P Jiu 8 is an extremely versatile baijiu, it can be drank neat as it has a great taste, both on the palate and on the throat and a long pleasant after taste. it can also be used in cocktails and mixed drinks as its strength of 58% still shines when it has been diluted and it blends in with mixers and other spirits.
V.I.P Jiu 8 is so smooth it will blend with any occasion, a universal drink for all tastes. So I decided to put together some old and some new cocktails to include this exciting new liquor.
Now let us get on with the business at hand. I will start by making some old and some new cocktails with V.I.P Jiu 8, then go on to make cocktails with a mixture of spirits. Remember I am using the jigger measurement which is 1½f oz or 45 ml.
V.I.P Jiu 8 Fizz
4 ice cubes, cracked
1 measure of V.I.P Jiu 8
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of sugar syrup
½ an egg white
1 teaspoon of crème de menthe
Soda water
Sprig of mint
1 slice of lemon
Put ice into a shaker and add the V.I.P Jiu 8, lemon juice, sugar syrup, egg white and crème de menthe. Shake to mix, strain into a tall glass. Top with soda water and decorate with a mint sprig and lemon slice. You can use fizzy flavoured water instead of soda water.
V.I.P Jiu 8 Sling
2-3 ice cubes
Juice from ½ a lemon
2 teaspoons of powdered sugar
1 measure of V.I.P Jiu 8
A splash of Angostura bitters
Soda water
Put the lemon juice, sugar, V.I.P Jiu 8 and bitters into a tumbler, stir and add the ice cubes and top up with soda water or if preferred you can substitute soda water for any fizzy flavoured water of your choice.
V.I.P Jiu 8 Martini
For dry
1 measure of V.I.P Jiu 8
2 measures of dry vermouth
A strip of lemon peel
1 green olive
Put cracked ice into a glass, pour over V.I.P Jiu 8 and vermouth, stir and hang a strip of lemon peel over the rim, add the olive.
V.I.P Jiu 8 Martini
For sweet
Couple of drops of orange bitters
1½ measures of V.I.P Jiu 8
1½ measures of sweet vermouth
1 cocktail cherry
Put orange bitters into a glass and swirl to coat the sides of the glass. Add V.I.P Jiu 8 and vermouth, stir and decorate with a cherry.
Pink V.I.P Jiu 8
3-4 drops of Angostura bitters
1 measure of V.I.P Jiu 8
Iced water
Put bitters into a cocktail glass and swirl until sides of the glass are coated. Add V.I.P 8 and iced water to taste.
V.I.P Jiu 8 Bullshot
2-3 ice cubes
1 measure of V.I.P Jiu 8
2½ measures of canned consomme
A dash of Tabasco (optional)
1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
1 table spoon of lemon juice
Stir all ingredients together, strain into glass and serve.
V.I.P Jiu 8 Screwdriver
2-3 ice cubes
1 measure of V.I.P Jiu 8
Juice of one orange
Put ice cubes in a tumbler, add V.I.P Jiu 8 and orange juice, stir lightly and serve.
V.I.P Jiu 8 Mule
2-3 ice cubes
Juice of ½ a lime or lemon
A twist of lime or lemon
1½ measures of V.I.P Jiu 8
Ginger beer
A slice of lime or lemon
Put ice cubes into a tall glass, add the juice and the twist of lemon or lime, stir in the V.I.P Jiu 8 and top with ginger beer, decorate with a slice of lime or lemon.
V.I.P Jiu 8 Old Fashioned
1 sugar lump
1-2 drops of Angostura bitters
1-2 ice cubes
1 measure of V.I.P Jiu 8
½ a slice of orange
Put a sugar lump into a tumbler, add the bitters and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Add ice cubes and lightly stir, add V.I.P Jiu 8 again stir lightly and float orange slice on the top.
V.I.P Jiu 8 Sour
2-3 ice cubes
1 teaspoon of caster sugar
Cracked ice
1 measure of V.I.P Jiu 8
In a small tumbler stir together the lemon juice and caster sugar until dissolved. Add some cracked ice then add the V.I.P Jiu 8 and stir lightly and serve.
V.I.P Jiu 8 Julep
3 sprigs of mint
½ a teaspoon of caster sugar
1 tablespoon of soda water
2-3 ice cubes
1 measure of V.I.P Jiu 8
Extra sprig of mint to decorate
In a tumbler crush the mint along with the sugar and rub around the sides of your glass. Discard mint. Add soda water to dissolve sugar, add ice cubes and pour in the V.I.P Jiu 8 and decorate with sprig of mint.
V.I.P Jiu 8 In New York
2-3 ice cubes
1 measure of V.I.P Jiu 8
1 teaspoon of unsweetened lime juice
1 teaspoon of powdered sugar
A piece of lemon peel
Put ice cubes in to a cocktail shaker and add the V.I.P Jiu 8, lime juice and sugar. Shake to mix and strain into a cocktail glass. Squeeze the zest from the lemon peel over the surface of the drink.
