Cocktails have been around for quite some time now. They are so much fun to make and it helps to know how each one is made when you’re hosting a party. Give yourself some knowledge about mixing drinks and have a blast at your next gathering!
Cuba Libra
1 ounce Rum
Coke
With this drink you will first need to line the rim of the glass with a lime. Then, squeeze the juice from the lime into the glass and drop the lime to the bottom of the glass. After you have done this, go ahead and make the drink.
Fuzzy Navel
1 ounce Peach Schnapps
Orange Juice
Grey Hound
1 ounce Vodka
Grapefruit Juice
Bay Breeze
1 ounce Vodka
1/2 Cranberry Juice
1/2 Pineapple Juice
Bloody Mary
1 ounce Tequila
Bloody Mary Mix
Salt the rim of the glass first, then make the drink. Garnish this drink with a lime wedge and celery.
Sloe Comfortable Screw
1 ounce Southern Comfort
1/2 ounce Sloe Gin
Orange Juice
7 & 7
1 ounce Seagram 7 Whiskey
7 Up or Sprite
Bulldog
1 ounce Gin
Orange Juice
Ginger Ale
Georgia Reef
1 ounce Peach Schnapps
Cranberry Juice
Sombrero
1 ounce Kahlua
Cream (you may use milk, but half and half works better)
This drink is not shaken, only stirred.
Scarlet O’Hara
1 ounce Southern Comfort
1/2 ounce Grenadine
1 1/2 ounces Sour Mix
Side Car
1 ounce Brandy
1/2 ounce Sloe Gin
1 1/2 ounce Sour Mix
This drink is a bit different. First you want to sugar coat the rim of the glass, then mix the triple sec and sour mix in that glass. After that, you will have a shot glass with the Brandy on the side. If you wish however, you may skip the shot glass and make the whole drink as one.
God Father
1 1/2 ounces Scotch
1/2 ounce Amaretto
Snake Bite
1 1/2 ounce 101 Wild Turkey
1/2 ounce Peppermint
The name says it all for this drink!
Aggravation
1 ounce Scotch
1/2 ounce Kahlua
1/2 ounce Cream (Milk if you prefer)
Italian Stinger
1 ounce Brandy
1/2 ounce Galliano
Kamikaze
1 ounce Vodka
1/2 ounce Triple Sec
1/2 ounce Lime Juice
Garnish this drink with a lime wedge
Toasted Almond
1 ounce Amaretto
1/2 ounce Kahlua
1/2 ounce Cream (Milk if you prefer)
If you add 1/2 ounce of Vodka to this drink, it becomes a Roasted Almond.
Some of these drinks you have probably seen before and some you may have not. They’re all great drinks and give you a wide variety to suggest to those who may not know exactly what they want to drink. Enjoy your next party while you’re the bartender! Remember, always be safe and make sure your guests have a designated driver.
