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Cointreau Privé London

we meet up with Dita Von Teese for a private cocktail lesson...

Cointreau Privé London

Very easy, and very tasty... practically good for you (one of your five a day we joke) and the boys loved it...

Cocktails are not just for girls and so was proved when We Heart went cocktail making at the new pop-up speak easy Cointreau Privé in London. The cocktail lounge and restaurant, co-designed by the French liqueur Cointreau and its global brand ambassador Dita Von Teese – modelled on her own LA home – is exactly what you might expect. Opulent and kitsch, sexy with a hint of Parisian style and lashings of brass, gold, sparkle with red velvet… you almost expect Don Draper to be standing at the bar.

Cointreau Privé London

The cocktail in question is the signature cocktail; Cointreau Citrus Spice. Using only four ingredients the emphasis is on freshness, the result is a zesty, strong and citrus flavour which makes for a delicious and decidedly moorish cocktail.

Here’s how to make one yourself;

Recipe
37.5ml Cointreau
25ml freshly squeezed orange juice
puree of ginger (or grated) 1/3 tea spoon
10ml fresh lemon juice

Method
Place the ginger into a cocktail shaker, then add all the other ingredients with ice cubes and shake the shaker ‘Cocktail’ style.
Fine strain and pour into a cocktail glass… for that extra bit of zing add an ‘Orange Penny’ garnish (small disk of peel) et voila!

Cointreau Privé London
Cointreau Privé London

We Heart get to grips with Ms Von Teese’s Cointreau Citrus Spice

Very easy, and very tasty… practically good for you (one of your five a day we joke) and the boys loved it.

Cointreau Privé is only open until 17th December so to register please visit their website. For that extra bit of decadence, and to make a night of it, the speakeasy boasts a five star restaurant presided over by Adam Van Der Bussche and The Recipe.

Cointreau Privé London

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