Backcountry Cocktails

Three cocktails you need to try whilst skiing in the backcountry.

This was first published in the 2020 Chillfactor magazine

Neve-groni

Pre-departure

• Mix one part gin, campari and sweet vermouth into a plastic bottle,

• Dehydrate orange slices.

On the mountain

• Fill your mug with the best ice you can find, snow is not good enough. Pour pre-mixed liquor into ice filled mug and garnish with dehydrated orange.

Peak-a-colada

Pre-departure

• Pack dried pineapple, coconut milk powder, pineapple or tropical powdered cordial,

• Decant white rum into plastic bottle.

On the mountain

• Dissolve one teaspoon per serve of powdered pineapple cordial and coconut milk powder in 50ml per serve of water in a nalgene bottle. It may help if the water is warm,

• Add two shots per person of white rum,

• Add small amounts of snow until you get a liquid slurry,

• Scatter a few pieces of dried pineapple in the bottle,

• Shake,

• Share straight from the nalgene unless social distancing rules apply.

Mount-garita

Pre-departure

• Mix two parts tequila with one part triple sec into a plastic bottle,

• Dehydrate lime,

• Pack powdered lime cordial (Lime tang) and salt.

On the mountain

• Dissolve one teaspoon per serve of powdered lime cordial in 30ml per serve of water in a nalgene bottle,

• Add two shots per person of pre-mix,

• Add small amounts of snow until you get a liquid slurry,

• Shake,

• Pour over a snowy mug with salt rim and garnish with dehydrated lime.