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Stephen Bumfrey makes a Bumfreezer

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Cheers to a Bumfreezer

Sip a little festive cheer in the form of a Bumfreezer, the special Christmas and New Year's cocktail created for ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Norfolk's Stephen Bumfrey by the hospitality team at Great Yarmouth College.

Breakfast With Bumfrey, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Norfolk's breakfast show, was challenged by the management to come up with something seasonal and fruity to spice up festive parties across the county.

The team contacted catering tutor Jon Barwick from Great Yarmouth College to ask for some help. He cooked up the Bumfreezer!

"Jon invited me to the college's Ambitions Restaurant to sample the Bumfreezer he'd invented and to give me a few top tips on how to make one," said breakfast show host Stephen Bumfrey.

"There were certainly no courses on how to be a barman when I 'studied' at the college 30 years ago," he added.

The Bumfreezer

The Bumfreezer

To create a Bumfreezer you'll need:

Equipment
Cocktail shaker
Strainer
Two small plates
Sharp knife
A classic cocktail glass

Ingredients
1 measure (25mls) brandy
1 measure (25mls) Cointreau
1 lime
Ginger ale
Caster sugar

Method

To create the frosted glass, squeeze half of the fresh lime onto a saucer
Sprinkle caster sugar onto another saucer
Dip the rim of the cocktail glass into the lime juice
Dip the glass into the cater sugar to create the frosting (this gives a sweet and sour effect when drinking)

To mix the cocktail

Half fill the cocktail shaker with ice cubes
Pour in one measure of brandy and one measure of Cointreau
Squeeze the juice of half a lime into the shaker
Place the lid on and shake vigorously to mix and chill the cocktail
Remove lid and strain the cocktail into the glass
Top up with ginger ale and stir gently
Garnish with a twist of lime
Sit back and enjoy the Bumfreezer

Enjoy responsibly. One Bumfreezer equals two units of alcohol

Variation for a long drink

Halve the quantities of brandy and Cointreau
Add the lime
Shake with ice in a cocktail shaker
Strain into a slim Jim glass
Top up with ginger ale
Garnish with a twist of lime

last updated: 28/12/2007 at 18:03
created: 20/12/2007

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Cocktail facts

The exact origin of the word cocktail is unknown although there are many variations that have developed over the years

People have been enjoying cocktails for hundreds of years

There are thousands of different cocktails

Cocktails can be made in many ways and can only contain neat spirits

Cocktails have classically been made with gin and whisky. Vodka became popular after the 1950s

The art of mixing a cocktail takes a great deal of skill, knowledge and memory as many customers have their own particular preference as to how their cocktail is made. James Bond's favourite drink - a vodka martini, shaken not stirred - is a classic example

Cocktail terms:

Coladas - mixed with juices and syrups from tropical fruits

Daiquiris - traditionally 'short' drinks served in cocktail glasses

Fizzes - must be shaken and made to fizz

Collins - are a stirred cocktail

Sours - a short drink with the addition of lemon juice

Juleps - based around crushed ice, fresh mint and liquor

Source: Great Yarmouth
College
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