Cocktail Recipes

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Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz (60 ml) Bourbon or Rye Whiskey
  • 1 sugar cube (or 1/2 tsp simple syrup)
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 dash orange bitters (optional)
  • 1 orange twist (for garnish)
  • 1 large ice cube or ice sphere
  • 1 cherry (optional, for garnish)

Instructions:

  1. Muddle the Sugar Cube:
    • Place the sugar cube in an Old Fashioned glass.
    • Add the Angostura bitters and a splash of water.
    • Muddle until the sugar is dissolved.
  2. Add Whiskey:
    • Pour the Bourbon or Rye Whiskey into the glass.
  3. Add Ice:
    • Drop in a large ice cube or an ice sphere. Stir gently to combine.
  4. Garnish:
    • Express the oils from an orange twist over the glass by holding the peel over the drink and giving it a quick twist.
    • Drop the orange twist into the glass.
    • Optionally, add a cherry for extra flavor and presentation.

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Margarita Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Tequila
  • 1 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
  • 1 oz Triple sec (e.g., Cointreau)
  • Salt (for rimming the glass)
  • Lime wedge (for garnish)

Instructions:

  1. Rim the edge of a glass with lime juice and dip it in salt.
  2. Combine tequila, lime juice, and triple sec in a shaker with ice.
  3. Shake well and strain into the prepared glass over ice.
  4. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Mojito Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz White rum
  • 1/2 oz Simple syrup (or 1 tsp sugar)
  • 6-8 Fresh mint leaves
  • 3/4 oz Lime juice
  • Club soda
  • Mint sprig and lime wheel (for garnish)

Instructions:

  1. Muddle mint leaves with lime juice and simple syrup in a glass.
  2. Add rum and fill the glass with ice.
  3. Top with club soda and gently stir.
  4. Garnish with a mint sprig and lime wheel.

Manhattan Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Rye whiskey
  • 1 oz Sweet vermouth
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Cherry (for garnish)

Instructions:

  1. Add whiskey, vermouth, and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
  2. Stir until well-chilled and strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  3. Garnish with a cherry.

Cosmopolitan Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Vodka
  • 1 oz Cranberry juice
  • 1/2 oz Triple sec
  • 1/2 oz Lime juice
  • Lime wheel or orange twist (for garnish)

Instructions:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass.
  3. Garnish with a lime wheel or orange twist.

Whiskey Sour Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Bourbon
  • 3/4 oz Lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz Simple syrup
  • 1 Egg white (optional, for frothiness)
  • Cherry and orange slice (for garnish)

Instructions:

  1. Combine bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup, and egg white in a shaker.
  2. Dry shake (no ice) to emulsify the egg white, if using.
  3. Add ice, shake again, and strain into a rocks glass over ice.
  4. Garnish with a cherry and orange slice.