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The 4 Best Things To Drink When You’re Sad About The Brexit

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This past week has been crazy, there’s no other way to put it, and when things get crazy, there’s really only one solution: drink your way through it. Because of everything going on across the pond, we’ve put together a list of drinks that’ll help you get through this whole Brexit mess. If you’re not a cocktail kind of person, there’s always countless pints of ale. Or Scotch. There is always scotch.

Pimm’s Original 

  • 50ml Pimm’s No.1
  • 150ml of Lemonade
  • Mint, orange, strawberries
  • Cucumber to garnish and ice
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Method: Pile all the ingredients in a tall glass, mix and sip. Best make a jugful, you never know who’ll turn up at the sound of the ice tray leaving your freezer.

Maiden’s Prayer

  • .25 ml Makar Glasgow Gin
  • .25 ml triple sec
  • 5 ml orange juice
  • 5 ml lemon juice
  • orange peel twist for garnish

Method: Shake ingredients with cubed ice. Strain into chilled coupe glass and garnish with orange peel twist.

Related: Scotch on a Budget: 4 Bottles Under $35 

Irish Buck

Method: Add whiskey and lime juice to a Collins glass with ice. Top with ginger ale and garnish with a lime wedge.

Brecon Prince

  • 50ml Penderyn 
  • 15ml Orgeat
  • 15ml Creme de Framboise
  • 10ml Gomme Syrup
  • 25ml freshly squeezed lime juice

Method: Shake over ice. Serve in rocks glass with a lime wedge and sprig of mint. Sit back, relax and enjoy!

Sam Slaughter
Sam Slaughter
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Sam Slaughter was the Food and Drink Editor for The Manual. Born and raised in New Jersey, he’s called the South home for…
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