Three cocktails inspired by the V&A Museum in Dundee

Since the V&A Museum opened in Dundee last year, there has been a tremendous amount of people visiting the city.

And those visitors want somewhere good to eat and drink . . .

The Italian Grill in City Square, a bar and grill which mixes Italian food with Scottish style, has created several cocktails inspired by the V&A and here shares three of its most popular recipes with menu readers – Sweet Dreams, Albert Gin Fizz and Victoria French Martini.

Bar manager Corey Buxton said: “We love making cocktails for our guests.

“The Sweet Dreams is my own recipe, an amazing after-dinner drink which we are sure will go down well as we approach the festive season.”

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Sweet Dreams

• 25ml vanilla vodka

• 15ml Fruits de la Passion liqueur

• 15ml frangelico

• 15ml house-made sugar syrup (to make your own take 300ml caster sugar and heat slowly with 150ml water until dissolved, cool and refrigerate in a sterilised bottle)

• Rainbow dust and dehydrated strawberry for garnish

Shake all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker, adding the ingredients in the order in the recipe.

Strain into a large brandy glass full of ice.

Decorate with the rainbow dust and dehydrated strawberry.

Albert Gin Fizz

• 25ml Malfy Limone

• 25ml Curacao Bleu

• 50ml fresh pineapple juice

• Rainbow dust and fresh lemon wedge to garnish

Shake all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker, adding the ingredients in the order in the recipe.

Strain into a large whisky tumbler full of ice.

Decorate with the rainbow dust and lemon wedge.

Victoria French Martini

• 25ml Absolut Raspberry

• 25ml Chambord

• 50ml fresh pineapple juice

• Dehydrated pineapple and a fresh raspberry for garnish

Shake all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker, adding the ingredients in the order in the recipe.

Strain into a classic martini glass. Decorate with the pineapple and fresh raspberry.