{"id":340052,"date":"2015-08-21T15:17:35","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T07:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/happy-hour-5-cocktail-recipes-master-340052.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T22:59:10","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:59:10","slug":"happy-hour-5-cocktail-recipes-master","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/food-hk\/recipes-and-products-hk\/weekly-recipes-hk\/happy-hour-5-cocktail-recipes-master-340052.html","title":{"rendered":"Happy Hour: 5 Cocktail recipes to master"},"content":{"rendered":"

A night out at your favourite watering hole is no longer necessary now that mixers, shakers, strainers and other such happy hour tools are so readily available at your local supermarket.<\/p>

You may make a mean pork roast but it\u2019s your bartending skills which will make you the most loved lady\u00a0in the room, whether you\u2019re hosting your own soir\u00e9e or an impromptu gathering.<\/p>

Time then to master a few bartending skills so that the next time you have company over, you can forgo the bar in favour of your very own pitcher of refreshing cocktails. Whatever your poison is, be it gin, vodka or rum, we\u2019ve selected 5 easy cocktail recipes<\/a> from Gourmand Asia <\/a><\/em>that will have you raising your glass to toast the successful night ahead.<\/p>

Cheers!<\/p>

Karen George<\/em><\/p>

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Prepare for your next soiree or get-together with our pick of refreshing cocktails perfect for unwinding!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":457,"featured_media":120385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Behold, our favourite cocktail recipes from Gourmand Asia","_is_translated":false,"_source_post_url":"","is_displayed_in_hp":false,"displayed_in_hp_after_update":false,"is_thumb_featured":false,"template_without_diapo":"","enable_bloc_resume":false,"bloc_resume_post":[],"ctc_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9791,16864,16853],"tags":[5191,262,260,1634255,8619],"class_list":["post-340052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-galerie","category-galerie-hk","category-weekly-recipes-hk","tag-beverage","tag-cocktails","tag-drinks","tag-has_diapo","tag-weekly-recipes"],"yoast_head":"\n5 Easy cocktail recipes - Hong 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