Today we will learn how to make alcoholic cocktails based on whiskey, rum, vodka and gin. In total, I will tell you 11 simple cocktail recipes. Thanks to them, you can shine at a house party, showing yourself as a cool bartender among your friends.
Well, let's get down to making these very cocktails.
Martini cocktail
Classic gin cocktail. If you replace gin with vodka, you get a Kangaroo cocktail.
Cocktail ingredients Martini
- Dry gin 60 ml.
- Dry vermouth 30 ml.
- Olive 1 pc.
- Ice 3 cubes.
Making a martini cocktail
- In a shaker, combine gin, vermouth and add some ice.
- Mix all the ingredients well and pour the contents into a glass.
- Garnish with an olive.
Cocktail Margarita
A good margarita comes from the right combination of tequila, lime, good liquor and salt.
Cocktail ingredients Margarita
- Tequila blanco (silver) 120 ml.
- Triple sec liqueur (triple dry) 60 ml.
- Lime juice 45 ml.
- Salt for the rim of the glass.
- Ice 3-4 cubes.
Making a margarita cocktail
Mojito cocktail
A great combination of white rum, soda and mint. The cocktail contains sugar syrup, you can buy it ready-made or make it yourself. To do this, mix 100 grams of sugar and 100 ml. water, bring the syrup to a boil and boil for 2 minutes.
Cocktail ingredients Mojito
- White rum 50 ml.
- Sugar syrup 15 ml.
- Soda water 100 ml.
- Lime 3 slices.
- Mint 10 leaves.
- Crushed ice 100-150 gr.
Mojito cocktail preparation
Cocktail Cuba Libre
The same as Whiskey with cola, only the whiskey was replaced with dark rum.
Cocktail ingredients Cuba Libre
- Dark rum 60 ml.
- Coca-Cola 140 ml.
- Lime 2 slices.
- Ice 2-3 cubes.
How to make a Cuba Libre cocktail
Cocktail Negroni
A cocktail consisting of equal proportions of dry gin, sweet vermouth and amaro liqueur.
Cocktail ingredients Negroni
- Dry gin 35 ml.
- Sweet vermouth 35 ml.
- Amaro liqueur 35 ml.
- Ice 4-5 cubes.
Preparing the Negroni cocktail
Cocktail Frozen Negroni
All the same Negroni, only frozen and pierced with a blender. From this amount of ingredients, you will get 3 servings of a cocktail.
Cocktail ingredients Frozen Negroni
- Dry gin 150 ml.
- Sweet vermouth 70 ml.
- Amaro liqueur 70 ml.
- Ice crushed 100 gr.
Cocktail preparation Frozen Negroni
Cocktail Old Fashion
Nice cocktail of sugar, bitters and whiskey.
Cocktail ingredients Old Fashion
- Bourbon or Rye whiskey 60 ml.
- Bitter 3 dashes. (1 dash = 4-5 drops)
- Sugar 5-7 gr.
- Ice 2-3 cubes.
Making an Old Fashioned Cocktail
Cocktail Rob Roy
One of the varieties of the Manhattan cocktail. Mix of scotch, sweet vermouth and angostura liqueur (concentrated bitter).
Cocktail ingredients Rob Roy
- Scotch 60 ml.
- Sweet vermouth 30 ml.
- Angostura liqueur 8-10 drops.
- Ice 4 cubes.
Making a Rob Roy Cocktail
Cocktail Gold Rush
The cocktail uses honey syrup. For honey syrup, combine 50 ml. water and 50 ml. honey and heat with constant stirring, over medium heat, until the honey dissolves, cool and store in the refrigerator.
Cocktail ingredients Gold Rush
- Bourbon 70 ml.
- Lemon juice 25 ml.
- Honey syrup 25 ml.
- Ice 3-4 cubes.
How to make a Gold Rush cocktail
Cocktail Bourvadieu
The combination of whiskey, amaro liqueur and sweet vermouth make this one of the most delicious and simple cocktails.
Cocktail ingredients Bourvadieu
- Amaro liqueur 30 ml.
- Sweet vermouth 30 ml.
- Bourbon or Rye whiskey 30 ml.
- Ice 4 cubes.
Making the Bourvadieu cocktail
Cocktail Aperol Syringe
An aperitif cocktail consisting of prosecco (dry sparkling wine), aperol (Italian romaperitif) and carbonated water.
Cocktail ingredients Aperol Syringe
- Prosecco 150 ml.
- Aperol 100 ml.
- Carbonated water 50 ml.
- Ice 3-4 cubes.
Preparation of a cocktail Aperol Syringe
I hope these recipes for 11 simple cocktails will come in handy for you this New Year's holidays.