Learn recipes for making alcoholic cocktails using various ingredients.

When your holidays are scheduled, you always want to surprise your guests with something - an unusual dish or drinks prepared with your own hands. Most often, at the festivities, housewives cook food according to new recipes, and drinks are not given special attention.

It's a pity, because to relax guests are served alcohol. And to make it more pleasant to drink, you can prepare an original, beautifully designed, with a pleasant aroma and unusual taste.

Recipes for making tasty and simple alcoholic cocktails and their names

For a bright party, young people will not fit ordinary strong drinks, they will definitely want to try something interesting. Let's look at examples of recipes from simple alcoholic and nonalcoholic components that can be found in any supermarket.

Blue Lagoon

Recipe: Fill your glasses with ice cubes. Take 30 grams of Curacao liquor, a glass of plain carbonated unsweetened water, 60 milliliters of vodka. Mix all the ingredients, pour into glasses. Garnish the drink with fruit as your fantasy tells you.

  Blue Lagoon Cocktail

Monaco

Recipe: The drink is prepared in layers. Thick syrup is carefully poured into the bottom of a tall glass - 20-25 milliliters, beer is added in a second layer along the blade of a wide knife so that a thin stream flows down the wall into the container. 150 grams of lemonade are also poured into the third layer. Decorate a glass with fruit, insert a straw, serve guests.

  Easy to make - Monaco cocktail

Sangia

Recipe: Take fresh berries, peel them, chop. Put them in a carafe. Pour dry, red wine - one bottle into the same container. Then pour sparkling water - three hundred grams and add ice.

  Sangia cocktail with red wine

Strong alcoholic cocktails

To prepare strong cocktails, you need to add more alcohol to the drink. So, if you want to get drunk quickly, then see how to make strong strong cocktails.

Jungle juice

Recipe:  It will take one hundred milliliters of vodka, 20 milliliters of juice, pieces of fresh, fragrant fruit, ice cubes.

  Strong Cocktail - Jungle Juice

Aunt robert

Recipe: Be careful when consuming this drink, you will feel its action quickly. For this drink you will need to mix three parts of vodka, one and a half - gin, two parts of absinthe, one part of brandy, one - blackberry liquor. The cocktail consists entirely of strong drinks.

  Strong Cocktail - Robert Aunt

Recipe: The composition of this strong, masculine drink includes only vodka, beer. According to the classic recipe, you need 375 milliliters of beer, 125 grams of 40-degree vodka. Beer is poured into the bottom of the glass, after it stops foaming, vodka is poured. Drinking is recommended in large sips. You can also add ice if you wish.

  Strong drink - Ruff

Alcoholic cocktails with vodka

You can adjust the strength of the cocktails with vodka yourself. For those who like stronger cocktails, when cooking them, add more heating fluid than in the classic recipe.

James Bond Drink

Recipe: Pour two alcoholic drinks alternately into the chilled container: martini - 40 milliliters, vodka - 80 milliliters. Then mix gently, just do not shake, add the olive.

  Cocktail - Martini with Vodka

Harvey wallbanger

Recipe: Pour fifteen milliliters of Galliano liqueur, 180 milliliters of orange juice, thirty grams of vodka into a glass. Then it remains to add one cherry, a slice of lemon, a teaspoon of sugar from cane, four ice cubes.

Bloody Mary

Recipe: Pour 135 milliliters of tomato juice, fifty milliliters of vodka into a glass, add three ice cubes, one stalk of celery, three drops of Worcester sauce.

  Vodka Cocktail - Bloody Mary

Zombie:

Recipe: You will need fifteen milliliters of apricot liquor, 30 milliliters of golden rum, 75 milliliters of white and 30 milliliters of orange juice, as much vodka, mango juice, pineapple juice, 15 milliliters of dark rum. Then add a branch of mint, one slice of lime, one small spoonful of sugar from cane, a cherry.

  Cocktail - Zombies

Liquor cocktails

Below in you will see interesting cocktail recipes that include liquor.

Jack Sparrow

Recipe: In a tall glass, mix 100 milliliters of black rum, 30 milliliters of Amaretto liquor, 20 milliliters of cocoa liquor, 100 milliliters of cola. Add three ice cubes from the freezer.

  Cocktail - Jack Sparrow

Summer cocktail with liquor

Recipe: You need to peel, cut 70 grams of bananas, 100 grams of apricot (separate from the seeds, cut into cubes), add 20 grams of sugar. Then pour 130 milliliters of dry wine (white), the same amount of champagne, 70 grams of banana liquor, mix, add ice cubes from the freezer.

  Chocolate Liqueur Cocktail

Recipe: You will need to stock up on gin or cognac, chocolate liquor, cream. The following proportions will be needed per serving of the cocktail: 45 milliliters of gin, 25 milliliters of liquor (chocolate), 45 milliliters of cream.

  Cocktail - Alexander

Rum cocktails

No less tasty are the cocktails with rum, then read the recipes for their preparation.

Cuba libre

Recipe:  Pour ice into a glass. Separately mix 150 milliliters of cola, 50 grams of golden rum, 10 milliliters of freshly squeezed lime juice, pour into a glass. Decorate the glass wall with lime slices .

  Cocktail Cuba Libre

Mojito

Recipe: Put chopped lime (half the fruit) in a chilled tall glass. Take 6 stalks of mint, crush a little so that its aroma can be heard and put in a container. Then add ice (crushed) and pour in light rum (60 milliliters), syrup (25 milliliters), sparkling water (50 milliliters). Mix the ingredients, the cocktail is ready.

  Cocktail - Mojito

Citrus Rum Cocktail

Recipe: For this drink you will need to grind 50 grams of green kiwi in a blender. Then add the juice from fresh orange 40 milliliters, pineapple juice - 40 milliliters, 20 milliliters of passion fruit syrup, 50 milliliters of white rum. Mix, decorate, serve with ice.

Tequila cocktails

These simple recipes for tequila cocktails are available to everyone, you just need to buy the necessary ingredients in the hypermarket and mix them.

Sunrise

Recipe: Take a tall glass, dip the ice cubes into it, pour 60 milliliters of silver tequila. Then add 140 grams of fresh orange juice, 10 milliliters of syrup (grenadine). Stir with a bar spoon, decorate, serve to guests.

  Rum Cocktail - Sunrise

Boom tequila

Recipe: Pour 60 milliliters of silver tequila, 90 milliliters of sprite into a glass. Tap the bottom of the table, repeating the word three times: Boom. Drink frothy drink it in one gulp.

  Rum Cocktail - Boom

Alcoholic cocktails with beer

On the basis of this, beloved by many, alcoholic drink, original cocktails are obtained.

Cyclist

Recipe: Pour into the shaker two components of light beer (100 milligrams), ordinary lemonade is also 100 milliliters. Mix and pour into a tall glass - garnish with lime.

Beer and Lemonade Cocktail - Cyclist

Beer Wretch

Recipe: The name of this drink speaks for itself, this cocktail is not for women's gatherings. To prepare it, you will need to pour tomato juice (30 milliliters) mixed with 2 large tablespoons of ketchup into a beer glass, pour 200 milliliters of beer on top. And then a neat trickle of vodka (50 milliliters). You do not need to mix the contents.

  Strong cocktail - Beer villain

Beer with juice

Recipe: Mix equal amounts of cherry juice with dark beer. Add ice, serve to guests.

  Cocktail - beer with cherry juice

Alcoholic cocktail with wine

Chocolate kiss

Recipe: Pour 100 milliliters of chocolate liquor, 50 milliliters of red dry wine, 100 milliliters of cream into a shaker. Mix the ingredients, pour into a tall glass, add ice. Sprinkle grated chocolate on top.

  Cocktail - Chocolate Kiss

Kalimocho

Recipe: Mix red wine (100 milliliters) with 100 milliliters of Coca-Cola. Pour ice into a tall glass, pour the drink there, decorate with lime, serve to the guests.

  Wine Cocktail - Kalimocho

Light alcoholic cocktails

Light drinks with alcohol contain a small amount of alcohol. As a rule, they are served to guests in tall glasses or tall glasses. Read the recipes for such cocktails below.

Alcoholic Milkshake

Orange milk drink

Recipe: Pour orange juice into the blender bowl - 200 milliliters, 100 milliliters of milk, 40 milliliters of milk liquor, 100 grams of ice cream. Whip the contents. Then pour it into tall glasses, you can choose any berry or a slice of orange as a decoration.

  Light, alcoholic, milkshakes

Chocolate Miracle

Recipe: Heat 200 milliliters of milk, dissolve 100 grams of chocolate and a teaspoon of sugar in it. Then chill the resulting drink. In the end, pour milk and chocolate and 50 milliliters of chocolate liquor into a tall glass of ice before serving.

  Milkshake - Chocolate Miracle

Alcoholic cocktails with juice

Italian sunset

Recipe: Take tall glasses, pour in ice cubes. First, pour Amaretto (50 milliliters) there, then 90 milliliters of juice from fresh orange and ordinary soda. At the end, add a small spoonful of Grenadine (sweet syrup).

  Cocktail with juice and Amaretto

Blueberry smoothie

Recipe: In a blender, chop 100 grams of blueberries with 1 large spoon of sugar. There we add ice and grind it until it crumbles. In a shaker, mix 200 milliliters of semi-sweet champagne and 50 milliliters of pomegranate juice. In each glass, put two tablespoons of blueberries with ice, and top with a drink from a shaker.

  Low alcohol cocktail - Blueberry

After reading the recipes for various alcoholic cocktails, you will now be able to choose which drinks you like. And you will manage to cook them yourself in order to surprise your guests (relatives, friends, colleagues) at any celebration.

Video: making an alcoholic cocktail

In this post we will see what kind of cocktails we drink while in the club, which ones we order most often than others. If your drink was not here, then write its name and composition in the comments.

So, let's start, according to the results from the promodj.ru portal, the places were distributed as follows:

10. "Tequila Boom"

9. "Bloody Mary"

from the history:Tomato-vodka cocktail owes its birth to Fernand Petio, a bartender who worked in the Paris bar “New York” at the beginning of the last century. In the 1920s, Petio appeared in the “repertoire” of this strange, by Paris standards, drink - a mixture of equal parts of vodka and tomato juice. It must be said, the invention was not appreciated by the French. The finest hour for Petio’s cocktail has already arrived in America, in the New York bar “King Col”, where Fernand himself moved in 1934 ... Here, however, more or less accurate facts in the history of “Bloody Mary” end, and then the variations begin in which it’s hard to catch what were the true details of the whole story.

* The name is associated with the name of the English Queen Mary I Tudor (1553-1558), nicknamed the Bloody Mary for reprisals against Protestants, although the connection between the name of the cocktail and the name of the queen has not been proved. The name probably refers to the blood-like color of the cocktail.

8. "Long Island Ice Tea"

• Structure:Vodka, Gin, White Rum, Silver Tequila, Orange Liqueur (Cointreau), Coca-Cola (80-100ml), Lemon (1/2 piece), 6-7 ice cubes. Alcohol 20 ml.
• Put 2 slices of lemon in highball, fill the highball with ice cubes to the top. Pour: vodka 20 ml, gin 20 ml, white rum 20 ml, silver tequila 20 ml and orange liquor 20 ml. Squeeze a slice of lemon there, add cola to the top and gently stir

*from the history: The cocktail was first invented during the years of the Prohibition, because in appearance and aroma it resembles ice-tea (iced tea). Nevertheless, it is believed that the cocktail was first prepared in the 70s of the XX century by Chris Bendixen, a bartender from a nightclub in Smithtown, Long Island. Long Island Ice Tea is one of the strongest long-drink alcoholic cocktails (28- 30% of the volume is alcohol))

7. The Mojito

Structure:  White rum (50 ml), Soda (100 ml), Sugar syrup (15 ml), Mint (20 gr), Lime (3/8 pcs), Ice (12 cubes) preparation:

Put 10 mint leaves and 3 lime slices in highball (regular glass of 250 ml)
Pour sugar syrup 15 ml
Crush with a pestle (you can crush anything) and pour crushed ice to the top
Pour white rum 50 ml and to the top of soda
Stir and garnish with a sprig of mint.

from the history:

The “ancestor” of Mojito was a national non-alcoholic mint drink. When rum was added to it, it immediately became very popular and, according to the Cuban archives, was called Criollo back in 1928-1932. Then he gained his current name.

An interesting story related to the current name of the drink. Some believe that the word mojito in Spanish means “mosquito”, and compare the effect of the drink with an insect bite. However, the mosquito in Spanish is mosquito. The parallel drawn by others with the “mint" root of this word is also not legitimate, since in all interpretations mint is either menta, or herba, or mint. Some experts believe that the name of the cocktail comes from the word mojado, which means “wet” in translation.
There is a version that “Mojito” came from the word “Moho”. There is a Creole tradition of using Moho sauce, the main component of which is lime, as a seasoning for meat dishes. Perhaps, precisely because lime and mint are added to the cocktail, it is called “Mojito”, which means “Little Moho”.

*** on look at me already wrote about mojito, if you are interested, you can read in large volume

6. "Pina Colada"

* from history: The name of the cocktail is translated as “filtered pineapple”. Initially, this name meant fresh pineapple juice, which was served strained (colado). Untreated was called sin colar. Then, rum and sugar were included. In the mid-twentieth century, in one of Puerto Rican bars, the recipe for the Pina Colada cocktail was born, which gained immense popularity and became the pride of Puerto Rico. Pina colada is considered the official drink of Puerto Rico.

5. "Screwdriver"

composition: vodka (50 ml), orange juice (150 ml), ice (6 cubes), a slice of orange for decoration.

put all the ingredients and mix in a highball glass, garnish with orange.

* from history: In many countries, the “screwdriver” is referred to by the English word “screwdriver” (pronounced scratduriver), which also means “screwdriver”. The first written mention of this cocktail is found in the American magazine Time in the October 24, 1949 issue.

The cocktail is named after its unique properties. Quickly "unwinds" (gives, one might say)

  4. "B-52"

Structure: coffee liqueur (Kalua) 20 ml, Beilis 20 ml, orange liquor (Cointreau).

preparation: Pour 20 ml of coffee liqueur into a stack using a cocktail spoon, lay a layer of Baileys 20 ml and a layer of orange liquor 20 ml. Set fire, arm yourself with tubes and drink!

* from history: There are several theories of the origin of the B-52 cocktail. One theory claims that the cocktail was created at the Alice bar in Malibu and is named for the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber. Another theory claims that the cocktail was created at the Keg’s steakhouse bar in Calgary.

** about B-52 there is also a good article on LAM, see

3. "Gone with the Wind"

Structure:40 ml - Galliano liqueur (Galliano), 40 ml - Kalua coffee liqueur (Kahlua), 60 ml - Curacao liqueur blue (Blue Curacao), 60 ml - cream.

Method of preparation and use: First, pour Kalua liquor into a large glass and galliano liquor gently on the glass walls so that two separated layers form. Galliano liquor should be set on fire and allowed to erupt for a few seconds. In these seconds, wet the tube with your tongue. Having inserted the tube deeply into the glass, start pulling its contents, pouring cream and curacao liquor on both sides.

** there are several variants of this drink - 1) when Gagliano is replaced by sambuca, for some reason the exact same name is given to a completely different cocktail in composition: "Gone with the Wind"
50 ml of vodka, 50 ml of martini and 50 ml of champagne. It was not possible to find out which of these two is used to a greater extent by our party-goers.

2. The Nail

The search engine for the “Nail cocktail” query displays the following: “Red nail”, which consists of whiskey and rambuy (liqueur based on Scotch whiskey and heather honey), and on pdj.ru it is written that the “Nail” drink is made from tequila, Tabasco sauce and sambuca. In a solid book for bartenders, the drink that makes up such ingredients is called the "Red Dog", I give the recipe for this cocktail:

structure: Tequila 30ml, Sambuca 30ml, Tabasco sauce - a couple of drops.

pour tequila, a couple of drops of Tabasco and sambuca into a glass (small volume, a shot or a shot, as well as a small daisy with a leg), set fire, drink through a straw

in fig. "Red Nail":

and just “Nail”:

1. Whiskey Cola

Structure: whiskey (any) - 50 ml, Cola - 150 ml, several ice cubes

Put everything in a glass and gently stir.

They say that the most famous cocktail in the world has no legend. So what! This does not prevent him to take 1st place by a wide margin!)

On my own, I would like to add a few drinks to this list, for example: red bull vodka, rum cola, margarita, daiquiri, cosmopolitan, which, according to my observations, can also compete with all of the above cocktails.

You can look at recipes and a method of preparation in flavors on the website inshaker.ru

Have a nice rest and fun this weekend, know the measure of ladies and gentlemen!))

Everyone likes colorful cocktails. These drinks are not for every day, but for some special occasion. They come in all colors and flavors. They can safely be called "extreme." After all, most are unlikely to want to pay money for a drink that has little alcohol, but the cocktails in the review will not disappoint.

Everyone likes colorful cocktails. These cocktails are not for every day, but for some special occasion. They come in all colors and flavors. They can safely be called "extreme." After all, most are unlikely to want to pay money for a drink that has little alcohol, but the cocktails in the review will not disappoint.

In the original cocktail recipe, 20 g of Finnish vodka and Pisan Ambon liqueur, 6 parts of apple juice, 1.6 parts of lemon juice and a little lemonade. You can raise the degree by replacing vodka with a stronger drink.

The original recipe for an exotic Jungle Juice cocktail can be found in The Bartender’s Black Book ‘. It is based on alcohol (95%), juice and slices of seasonal fruits. You can also add soda. A cocktail is served in several American states. If all the ingredients are selected correctly, then alcohol is not felt in the drink. The only thing that becomes noticeable is the effect it produced.

The cocktail became famous after the song of the rapper Tech No. 9. It's like Pina Colada, but it’s easier to prepare. The cocktail contains 151 Bacardi rum, which is known for its strength, pineapple juice and Malibu rum. You should be careful with these alcoholic drinks! It is better to combine them with fruit juices.

There are several options for preparing a Sazerac cocktail, but the most successful option can be found in the book "The Black Book of the Bartender." You need to take 60 -120 ml of Peychaud’s beer, 60 ml of rye whiskey or bourbon and a piece of sugar. It is decorated with cherry on top, which goes well with absinthe, which is pre-rinsed with a chilled glass. If anyone has tried absinthe, he knows the strength and effect of the drink.

This is a surprise cocktail. The composition includes a variety of alcohol, but the most popular combination is to take 1 part vodka, tequila, gin, rum, dry crust liquor from Caribbean oranges, Coca-Cola and 1.5 parts of a mixture of lime juice and orange. With a 28% alcohol content, the cocktail is just perfect for parties.

If someone does not like to mix alcohol and juices, this cocktail is for them. This is a 100% alcoholic drink without fruits and juices. The composition includes absinthe, vodka, gin, brandy and blackberry liquor. The cocktail hails from Alabama and it is not for weaklings. You need to mix 2 parts absinthe, 1 part brandy, 3 parts vodka, 1.5 parts gin and 1 part blackberry liquor.

The name speaks for itself. The cocktail makes you feel like a zombie for a few minutes. It has many non-alcoholic elements: lime, pineapple and orange juice, but its basis is Bacardi 151 rum, dark Bacardi, light Bacardi and other light rums. The cocktail was first made in 1934. For all the time, the recipe changed until we found the perfect composition. To make a cocktail, you need to take 30 ml of pineapple, lime, orange and dark rum juices, 15 ml of Bacardi 151 rum, 60 ml of light rum, 15 ml of apricot juice and 1 teaspoon of sugar.

Those who have tried the White Russian cocktail know that it is the same, only without adding cream. The composition of the drink includes vodka and coffee liqueur. You can show a little creativity and introduce vanilla vodka, but to raise the fortress, you need to add something more feasible. The Americans believe that this is the perfect cocktail for Russians who like strong drinks so that they take it for their souls.

The “Midday Death” cocktail is as dangerous in composition as it is in name, as it contains concentrated alcoholic drinks. Take 30 ml of absinthe or Pernod and add champagne to the top of the glass. You can make the cocktail weak or strong at will, but with absinthe it produces a stunning effect.

Negroni is an Italian, classic, bitter, strong, alcoholic cocktail with a strong effect. It contains 30 ml of gin, Campari and red vermouth. As a decor, orange zest is used. A cocktail is traditionally served in a chilled glass. And so that the legs didn’t refuse at all after a couple of such glasses,

We spent several days in a row in bars, never once (!) Ordering anything human there. First, we figured out which of the five well-known cocktails is the worst, and then which is even worse.

Pina colada

   Structure   light rum - 100 ml
  coconut milk - 3 tbsp. spoons
  mashed pineapple - 3 tbsp. spoons
  a couple of cups of crushed ice

Who is it drinking

Lovers of series, working as bookkeepers, commercial departments of small firms and other romantic natures.

Taste

“This sucks is like tea with milk, but instead of tea - drying oil,” admitted one of our designers. And the second made it clear that he would rather stop drinking than touch this abomination.

Act

We were tired of waiting, but the cocktail did not work. “You can’t drink the Thumbelina with this thing either,” one of the regulars of the bar wittily remarked (the storyteller, probably). - They need to drink eight pieces, but they are very sweet. You can catch diabetes. ”

Hangover

Not the slightest. By the way, Pina Colada is full of vitamin C, so you can drink it at breakfast.

Total

A lot of fruit, a few degrees and a lot of wasted money.

Blue hawaii

   Structure   Bacardi rum light 25 ml
  Blue Curacao liquor - 25 ml
  coconut milk - 25 ml
  pineapple juice - 50 ml

Mix all this in a blender with ice, pour into martini glasses, throwing a cherry on the bottom and hanging an orange slice on the edge.

Who is it drinking

Intelligent women in something skin-tight, capable of lighting all night, and less intelligent women in the same clothes, but made of leatherette.

Taste

Everyone again swore very much. The editor of the fashion department said that denatured, of course, is a good thing, just do not spoil it with a cherry. The rest decided that it was some kind of shampoo, and quietly poured it into the handbag of the nearest young lady.

Act

In order to triple in basins from this, you need to put three glasses next to each other and look at them for a long time. Our driver managed to swallow nine, but then he came across a curacao label with the word Blue, and he disappeared without a trace in the toilet. Then we returned by taxi.

Hangover

It was absent. The next day, all test subjects worked shockingly for eight hours, although colleagues complained that they smelled strongly of Hawaii.

Total

Even the fact that no one died does not inspire you to drink a liquid similar to antifreeze.

Strawberry daiquiri

   Structure    Bacardi rum - 50 ml
  lemon juice - 25 ml
  strawberry liquor - 25 ml
  fresh strawberries - 3-4 pcs.

You can hang one of the strawberries on the edge of the glass, just don’t hit it with your nose when you drink the third and so on glass.

Who is it drinking

High school students and students of humanitarian universities who have problems in their personal lives.

Taste

Strongly reminiscent of a car air freshener (smell and color are the same). But by a majority of votes, we unanimously decided that it was fun to get drunk on a clewy freshener.

Act

Half of the editors were so excited that they were ready to love everything that moved. the second half was about to stuff the face first. The audience chose to flee, not waiting for the denouement.

Hangover

It was terrible. For all. Alcohol was still raging in the heads, and in the bedrooms there was a unique aroma of rotting strawberries. Someone made an attempt to go to work, but his head firmly stuck to the pillow.

Total

Yes, this cocktail is clearly suitable for a fun evening. And it doesn’t matter that our whole team was going to hang themselves in the morning - these are our problems. Drink with pleasure!

Pink temptation

   Structure   Cointreau - 30 ml
  Lemon Absolut - 100 ml
  cranberry juice 100 ml
  lime juice - 30 ml

Mix with ice and pour into martini glasses, adding a slice of lemon.

Who is it drinking

Girls who pretend to read ELLE every day, although their tastes do not rise above Your Day.

Taste

Yes, this is an ordinary pink martini! Although the color of the liquid threw into some confusion even the chief editor. “It’s not that it tastes very bad ...” he formulated, “I just feel like I'm getting ready for a sex change operation.” “And it is very sour! - added his deputy. “The more you drink, the more thirst.”

Act

We were not able to discuss it in detail, because after 4-5 glasses everyone had problems with speech.

Hangover

Whatever they say about cocktails, this will knock you off your feet faster than Floyd Mayweather - Dima Bilan. Several servings completely knocked out the entire panel of judges and two independent observers. By the evening of the next day, our view did not inspire confidence even to ourselves.

Total

Of course, this is by no means a drink "for every day." But for a real date, it’s fine. No, no, we by no means urge you to possess drunk women! We just want everyone to be happy.

  Structure   grapes naturally!

Who is it drinking

Our girlfriends, wives, mothers and grandmothers.

Taste

We honestly tried to realize that we are drinking a very rare and expensive drink. But the taste still seemed to be very diluted vinegar.

Act

Alas, you want to sleep. Drink another glass, and you will feel the same burst of energy as a dwarf pincher, which was pumped up by elephant tranquilizers.

Hangover

This seemingly harmless drink can knock down a whole football team - if you accidentally drink a few boxes. One of our breathalyzers admitted that he never thought it was so painful to raise his eyelids.

It is difficult to imagine a bar, restaurant or night club, where there is no cocktail menu. Virtually no party takes place without these drinks; they are loved by visitors to social events, vacationers at resorts, etc. Classical ones like Mojito, Sex on the beach or Pina Colada are familiar to everyone, especially women who prefer them.

List of the most popular bar cocktails

A cocktail is a mixture of several drinks, as well as additional ingredients in the form of spices, syrups, etc. Alcoholic cocktails are mainly prepared with ice, they are made on the basis of pure or slightly carbonated water.

There are many theories for the appearance of cocktails; some consider France their homeland, others consider England, and there are other versions. Such drinks were widely used in the USA in the 1920s, when the Prohibition was declared at the state level. In the same period, the most famous cocktails appeared, which later became classic. Now they are loved all over the world, almost everyone knows the names of cocktails. Among them:

• Mojito;
• B 52;
• Long Island;
• Sex on the beach;
• Pina colada;
• Daiquiri;
• Cosmopolitan;
• Tequila Sunrise;
• Cuba Libre;
• Bloody Mary;
• Margarita

Mojito

This refreshing drink appeared on Liberty Island - Cuba. In America, it spread widely in 1980. It is an incredible combination of the aroma of fresh citruses, mint and sugar, which level the characteristic alcoholic strength. The drink is light and fresh, it is often served in the summer at beach bars and during beach parties.

Of all the bar cocktails, it is considered the most common, they love it in Russia. The classic recipe includes ingredients such as:

• white rum;
• mint leaves;
• lime (or lemon);
• soda water or sprite;
• brown or white sugar;

To make a cocktail, you need to take a tall glass, squeeze lime or lemon juice into it, tear mint leaves, put sugar. Ice should be crushed and added there. Then rum is poured into the glass, followed by soda water.

There are many alternative recipes for making a cocktail. You can add to it, if desired:

• watermelon juice;
• strawberries
• apple juice;
• orange slices, etc.

There are also recipes for making a non-alcoholic Mojito cocktail, which even children can drink. To create, they take almost the same ingredients as for the classic version - lime, sugar, ice, mint, sparkling water or sprite.

In a glass for a drink, first put a few tablespoons of sugar, squeeze the juice of one lime, and fill in the torn mint leaves. All ingredients are crushed with a wooden spoon so that they highlight juice and give flavor. Then put ice in a glass and fill it with a sprite or other effervescent drink (for example, shveps).

The glass can be decorated with mint leaves and slices of lime or lemon. Drinking a drink, both alcoholic and nonalcoholic, is better through a tube.

Pina colada

Another drink, one of the most popular cocktails around the world, is Pina Colada. Its homeland is the Caribbean Islands, and the name can be literally translated as “filtered pineapple”, as it used to be called pineapple strained fresh. Then they began to combine it with sugar and rum. In its modern form, the cocktail was first prepared in the bar of Puerto Rico, and it became a local pride.

For one portion of the drink you need to take 60 ml of white rum and pineapple juice and 75 ml of coconut cream. For decoration, you need whipped cream, chopped pineapple and alcoholic cherry.

Juice, rum and coconut cream are mixed in a blender, then ice is added and poured into a glass in this form. Decorate with whipped cream and put the fruit on top. In some bars, Beilis is added to the cocktail, this option is suitable for those who like stronger drinks.

Sex on the beach

The most popular sweet alcoholic drinks from various ingredients are most loved by girls. Such cocktails are moderately strong, but at the same time sweet and soft, have a pleasant taste, quench thirst. Among them is the famous Sex on the beach. Traditionally, it is considered a drink of beach parties; earlier it had other names that also differed in “beach” origin. Initially, it was called Sand in Your Shorts, then it became known as Fun on the Beach. The final name was coined to emphasize the piquancy of this drink.

The ingredients are:

• orange juice;
• cranberry juice;
• peach liquor.

The proportions of the drink are as follows: 1 part liquor and 2 parts other ingredients. They should be poured into a shaker, shaken, then transferred to a tall glass filled with ice. When serving, the liquid is decorated with an orange slice, lime or alcoholic cherry, a cocktail stick is required. There is an option for making a cocktail with pineapple juice.

B 52

This cocktail can be called a classic, unlike other top drinks, it is more fond of men than women. It includes 3 types of liquor - coffee, cream and fruit. They should be layered on top of each other, but not mixed.

There are several versions of the origin of the drink. According to the most common, it was first cooked in Malibu at the Alice Bar and was named part of the American bomber, and another at the Calgary bar. However, the first version is considered more plausible, since the time of creation of the Boeing B 52 bomber and the moment of the appearance of the cocktail coincide with each other. Perhaps this explains the demand for the latter among US military pilots of the middle of the last century.

It’s not easy to master the art of making a cocktail; by no means everyone can make it the first time. The main task is to pour 3 types of liquor so that they do not mix with each other when serving, otherwise this cocktail will no longer be called B 52.

All 3 liquors are taken in the same proportion: “Calois” on a coffee basis, creamy type “Baileys” and orange “Cointreau” or “Marie Brizard”.

For preparation, you need a glass for cocktails. The ingredients are poured in turn. The first is coffee liqueur, it ensures that subsequent layers are even and not torn. The second is pouring creamy. It should be administered carefully, through the back of the spoon. The last layer is poured in a similar way - in the form of an orange drink.

Experienced bartenders often organize an improvised show for visitors in bars when preparing B 52. For example, there is an option when, after creation, the cocktail is ignited and served to the visitor in this form. But you need to drink it immediately through the tube until it melts. In terms of taste, the “burning” cocktail does not differ from the classic one, however, drinking in this form can be called a kind of extreme entertainment.

It is believed that this drink got its name due to the fact that its proper use causes the effect of a quick take-off and a sharp turn. You need to drink it from the bottom, in the process of drinking the cocktail becomes warmer and in the end - hot. Abuse is not recommended. One glass is enough to cheer you up during a party or gatherings in a bar with friends.