Cheers! to Delicious Drinks
Looking to mix the perfect cocktail at home? You’ve come to the right place. Read on to discover our favorite cocktail recipes.
1. Old Fashioned
Emerging as a popular drink in the 19th century, it’s safe to say that the Old Fashioned has survived the test of time. It’s still one of the most frequently spotted cocktails on bar menus across the world, and now you can make it at home.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces of bourbon (or your preferred whiskey)
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- 2 dashes of bitters
- 1 orange peel twist
- 3 ice cubes
- Water (if required to soften bourbon or alternative whiskey)
Instructions
- Put sugar, bitters and water into a glass.
- Mix until the sugar dissolves and the liquid is smooth.
- Add ice cubes to the glass.
- Add the bourbon or alternative whiskey to the glass.
- Add the orange peel twist to the glass.
- Enjoy!
2. Whiskey Sour
This drink is perfect for those who like their cocktails to have a small but pleasurable kick. Bourbon, lemon juice and sugar syrup combine to make a delicious beverage you’ll want to create every weekend.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces of bourbon (or your preferred whiskey)
- 1 ounce of lemon juice
- 1 ounce of sugar syrup
- 2 dashes of bitters
- 1 orange slice
- 3 ice cubes
Instructions
- Put bourbon or alternative whiskey, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a cocktail shaker and shake for 30-40 seconds.
- Add ice cubes to the drinking glass.
- Pour the cocktail shaker mix into the glass.
- Add bitters and the orange slice into the glass.
- Enjoy!
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3. Whiskey Mac
Short for Whiskey Macdonald, this tasty cocktail adds the flavor of ginger into the mix.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces of scotch whiskey
- 1 ounce of ginger wine
- 1 lemon peel twist
- 3 ice cubes
Instructions
- Put ice cubes into a glass.
- Pour ginger wine into the glass.
- Pour whiskey into the glass.
- Stir until successfully mixed.
- Add lemon peel twist to the glass.
- Enjoy!
4. New York Whiskey Sour
This Whiskey Sour variant retains everything that fans love about the classic and adds red wine to create a unique flavor profile that’ll impress visiting friends and family.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces of bourbon (or your preferred whiskey)
- 1 ounce of lemon juice
- 1 ounce of sugar syrup
- 1 ounce of red wine
- 3 ice cubes
Instructions
- Put bourbon or alternative whiskey, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a cocktail shaker and shake for 30-40 seconds.
- Add ice cubes to the drinking glass.
- Pour the cocktail shaker mix into the glass.
- Add red wine slowly.
- Enjoy!
5. Margarita
We love this cocktail drinks recipe: easy, tasty and cheap to make. Margaritas convert Mexico’s popular spirit into a stylish cocktail.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces of tequila
- 1 ounce of lime juice
- 1 ounce of triple sec
- 1 lime wedge
- 1 handful of coarse salt (or sugar if you’d prefer a sweet flavor)
- 3 ice cubes
Instructions
- Rub the lime wedge around the rim of a glass.
- Dip the rim of the glass into the coarse salt or sugar.
- Add ice cubes to the drinking glass.
- Using a cocktail mixer, shake together the tequila, lime juice and triple sec. Shake for 30-40 seconds.
- Pour the mixture into the glass.
- Enjoy!
6. Cosmopolitan
The chosen drink of Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw, the Cosmopolitan is a sophisticated cocktail made with vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice and lime juice.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces of vodka
- ½ ounce of Cointreau
- 2 ounces of cranberry juice
- ½ ounce of lime juice
- 1 orange peel twist
Instructions
- Put the vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice and lime juice into a cocktail shaker and shake for 30-40 seconds.
- Pour the mixture into the glass.
- Add orange peel twist.
- Enjoy!
7. Negroni
Not for the faint-hearted, Negroni is somewhat unique in the cocktail world. That’s because there is no mixer, only spirits.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce of gin
- 1 ounce of vermouth
- 1 ounce of Campari
- 1 orange peel twist
- 3 ice cubes
Instructions
- Put ice cubes in the bottom of a glass.
- Add the gin, vermouth and Campari into the glass and mix well.
- Add the orange peel twist.
- Enjoy!
8. Daiquiri
Rum fans, rejoice! The Daiquiri is a classic cocktail that you’ll enjoy mixing and tasting at home.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces of white rum
- 1 ounce of lime juice
- 1 ounce of sugar syrup
- 1 lime peel twist
Instructions
- Pour white rum, lime juice and sugar syrup into a cocktail shaker and shake for 30-40 seconds.
- Pour the cocktail mix into a glass.
- Add the lime peel twist.
- Enjoy!
We know you’ll have lots of fun mixing these tasty cocktails at home. Remember, you can turn all these cocktails into mocktails by sourcing alcohol-free substitutes.