Today’s post comes from Heidi Jones. My personal favorite cocktail is a tie between The Last Word, a Martini and a Manhattan. Here are some simple cocktails you can make for your next get-together.
Learning how to make a variety of cocktails is one of the best ways to prove your skills to your friends. It is also the only way to enjoy some of your favorite drinks without going to a high-end bar. With that in mind, there are so many cocktails that you can easily make at home. All you need is a glass, a bowl, or a cocktail mixer and the recipes. With those, you will only need a few tricks for you to end up with the most delicious drink in the house. As you advance further and do more research, you can come up with your signature cocktail. However, before you get to that, have a look at this list of ten super easy cocktails you can make right now.
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary is one of the most popular cocktail drinks that you should learn how to make. The whole process will take ten minutes or less. Some of the main things you will need to make the cocktail include tomato juice, lemon, sweet sherry, and Worcestershire sauce. You will also need vodka, preferably Smirnoff ice variant, due to its citrus finish. To begin, pour the tomato juice, vodka, a tablespoon of lemon juice and 25ml of sweet sherry into the mixer. You can then add the rest of the ingredients, including a quarter spoon of Worcestershire sauce, a pinch of salt, celery salt, black pepper, and a few drops of hot sauce. Strain the mixture into a glass with ice, and you are ready to go.
Tequila Sunrise
If you want to go all colorful and creative, then you should learn how to make tequila sunrise. You will need 200ml of orange juice, 30ml of grenadine, and 60ml tequila. First, you will have to mix orange juice with tequila and pour it over ice. You should then slowly pour in grenadine. Doing so will make it settle at the bottom of the glass, and that is how you are going to achieve the sunrise look. It is a sweet-tasting cocktail that is going to see you have an incredible time, especially with friends around.
Mojito
If you are looking for a sour cocktail, then mojito should be your best pick. It contains various ingredients, including diced limes, sugar, mint leaves, rum, and soda water. First, mash the mint leaves, diced limes, and spoonfuls of sugar in a glass. Add rum then soda water. Stir to mix and serve. To end up with a unique taste, you can add a handful of raspberries or strawberries. That will make the mojito much tastier and better to drink. Keep in mind that the drink is much sour, and so don’t expect something sweet.
Margarita
One of the easiest cocktails to make at home is a margarita. The cocktail makes use of tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur to deliver a refreshing taste. All you have to do is pour every ingredient into a shaker with ice and then shake well until when you feel you have the perfect blend. You can then go ahead and serve it in a glass. Margarita can come in three ways, straight up, which means without ice, frozen sometimes called frozen margarita or on the rocks. If you want to get all creative, you can serve with a sprinkle of salt on the brim of your glass.
Woo Woo
Woo Woo only requires five minutes or less to create that is if you are a fast learner. Some of the ingredients you will need to make this cocktail include vodka, peach schnapps, and cranberry juice. You will first have to mix vodka and peach schnapps, shake well until they blend then add cranberry juice. Serve in a glass of ice and garnish it with a wedge of lime or peach slices. Some people, however, prefer it ungarnished and so it is optional. It is a drink that you can easily make in plenty and serve it in a house party.
Pink Negroni
The cocktail gets its name from one of its ingredients, which is pink gin rose. You also need 20ml of Aperol and 30ml of rose vermouth to come up with the drink. You can interchange the rose vermouth with sweet white vermouth to deliver a slightly different taste. To make the cocktail, you will have to combine rose vermouth, Aperol, and pink gin rose in a glass. Add ice and start stirring until the outside of the glass feels cold. Proceed by serving the drink with a wedge of pink grapefruit. You can also garnish with a basil leaf.
Sex on the Beach
The name of the cocktail is among the many reasons why sex on the beach is famous among cocktail lovers. It is on the list of fantastic and easy to make cocktails because it is tasty and so worth learning its creation method. To make a glass of the cocktail, you will need orange juice, cranberry juice, peach schnapps, and vodka. Mix the 150ml of cranberry juice, 50ml of vodka, 75ml of orange juice, and 50 ml of peach schnapps. Once the mixture is ready, serve it in a glass of ice.
Long Island Iced Tea
There is no better way to enjoy your summer than with long island ice tea. The cocktail is easy to make, and all you need is a variety of ingredients. These include cola, fresh lime juice, reposado tequila, London dry gin, rum, and any vanilla vodka. Into a large jug, mix your chosen reposado tequila, vanilla vodka, rum, and gin. You can then add lime juice and cola to enhance the taste. Go and head and pour the mixture in a glass of ice and add a wedge of lime as garnishment.
Singapore Sling
Most people tend to avoid making Singapore sling at home since it requires many ingredients. It is, however, straightforward to make, and once you gather everything you need, you will only need five minutes or less to come up with the cocktail. Some of the ingredients you need include Benedictine, Cointreau, and Grenadine, all in equal proportions. You should also have soda water, any gin, or your liking and cherry brandy. Mix all the ingredients minus soda water then transfer the mixture in a glass of ice. Add soda water, and it is ready to drink. As you can see, the creation process is easy, so don’t let the array of ingredients scare you.
Cosmopolitan Cocktail
Cosmopolitan cocktails fuse both sweet and sour taste to bring out an incredible taste to the pallet. The cocktails only require a few things, including lime juice, cranberry juice, lemon vodka, and triple sec. It is one of the easiest cocktails to make, given that all you need to do is pour all the ingredients in a mixer and mix them. Once you finish, serve in a glass of ice and garnish with orange zest.
What makes the above cocktails easy to make is the fact that most of them only require mixing, which is not hard. Now that you know how to come up with the cocktails, you can easily make some for your friends and enjoy your time together. Some cocktails like the mojito, sex on the beach, pink negroni, and long island ice tea are best, especially when having a party.
