How to make a Chapman; The African Cocktail

If it's not a Chapman, then it can never be like Chapman, that longing for more taste is heavenly, couple with the fact that it's easy to make.

Welcome to the world of Chapman, this is one of the most popular Nigerian drink, they serve it in cocktail parties, in bars and joints, and can be taken at home as home made Chapman. The beautiful thing is that you can make this drink hard or soft depending on the person or group of people that wants to take it. You can decide to make it alcohol for adults or non alcohol for the children or even adults that doesn't like alcohol.

The origin of Chapman drink is still not clear to many, but all what we all know is it started with a man at Ikoyi club in Lagos, Nigeria.

You want to make it alcohol? Then angostura aromatic bitter is the ingredients to look out for, and it's readily available in most super stored, an angostura bitters used for Chapman drink. Like i said earlier, you can avoid the bitters if you want the kids to take it , instead of the bitters, just use or squeeze in a lime, half lime might be just enough, though this may affect the true taste of Chapman because of the lime being added because of the children that wants to take it.

Here is a comprehensive ingredients for making a Chapman, it explains how it serves two persons;

• A bottle of Fanta

• A bottle of Sprite

• Angostura Aromatic Bitters

• Grenadine Syrup

• 5 - 10 spoons of orange juice

• 1 lemon or lime

• Cucumber and Ice cubes

Note that; the orange and cucumber are used for garnishing, you can also use orange, cucumber, grapes, lime, the minimum combination is okay.

How to prepare;

The best thing to use in preparing Chapman is a jug or a big bowl, and don't be confused that the iced cubes and iced blocks are the same, what makes them different is the shape, but they serve the same purpose. Most freezer have the iced cube trays in them, so make sure you have them ready before starting the process. And i will advise that you chill the soft drinks which are the Fanta, Sprite before you use them for a chilled result.

You should understand that the Chapman drink must be served chilled or you won't enjoy taking it, so chill the major ingredients before using them. So let's dive more;

Like I have said earlier, get the giant mug, jug or big bowl, first and foremost pour the full cup of Grenadine Syrup in it, then pour the Sprite and Fanta into the same jug or bowl, then add few spoons of the Angostura aromatic bitters, be mindful of the bitter you add to it because it changes the sweetness taste of the drink and also absorb the sweetness. Without the bitters, be mindful of the Chapman you take or consumes, this is to avoid taking sugar in excess in the body.

Then add the fresh orange juice and stir or mix together with a whisk or a spoon. At this stage, you are almost done 90% with making a Chapman drink. Get glasses of cups to distribute the Chapman in, fill in the Chapman and throw in your granished fruits, then cut the oranges and cucumber into shapes, then throw in the mixture.

Lastly, add the ice cubes and serve chilled with a Straw to sip it. Enjoy yourself!!