Cocktail recipes

Margarita Cocktail Recipe

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MARGARITA COCKTAIL Recipe

The Margarita is a cocktail based on Tequila (his original name was Tequila Daisy). The short drink varies the classic basic structure of a sour (spirit + citrus juice + sugar) by replacing the sugar (syrup) with Cointreau, an orange liqueur. In the course of the spread of Tequila as a mixed spirit, the Margarita also became popular worldwide in the second half of the 20th century and, along with Tequila Sunrise, is one of the internationally best-known Tequila drinks.

INGREDIENTS

  • 50 ml/ 1 ⅔ oz. Tequila
  • 20 ml/ ⅔ oz. Cointreau orange liqueur
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freshly squeezed lime juice

METHOD

  1. Put a sugar rim on your glass.
  2. Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice.
  3. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass rimmed with sugar.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Sierra Tequila Silver | USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Cointreau orange liqueur | USA * | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA * | UK* | Germany*

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Sex on the Beach cocktail recipe

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Sex on the Beach

The Sex on the Beach cocktail is in its original form a fruity, moderately sweet cocktail and belongs to the group of New England highballs. The most famous recipe from the United States is mixed with cranberry nectar and also contains vodka, peach liqueur and orange juice. My recipe also includes pineapple juice and black raspberry liqueur (Chambord).

INGREDIENTS

  • 20 ml/ ⅔ oz. Peachtree liqueur
  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. orange juice (freshly sqeezed)
  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. pineapple juice (freshly pressed)
  • 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. vodka
  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. cranberry juice
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. black raspberry liqueur (Chambord)

METHOD

  1. Shake the first three ingredients (the beach part) with ice.
  2. Strain into ice-filled glass.
  3. Then shake the last three ingredients (the sex part) with ice.
  4. Strain into glass to sit on top oft he beach base layer.
  5. Garnish with an orange slice.
  6. Serve with a stirrer and instukt drinker to mix layers before drinking.

NOTES

Since the cranberry nectar was previously difficult to obtain outside of the USA, for example in Germany, there are now many preparation options under the popular name Sex on the Beach. These contain other juices, syrups, liqueurs and sometimes even other basic spirits such as tequila. Often the orange juice is completely or partially replaced by pineapple juice.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Smirnoff vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Chambord liqueur | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses| USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Brandy Crusta Cocktail Recipe

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BRANDY CRUSTA COCKTAIL Recipe

The Brandy Crusta is a cocktail made of Cognac, marashino liqueur, Triple Sec., fresh lemon juice, sugar cane syrup and Angostura bitters. The cocktail, named for the crust of sugar on the rim, was invented by Joseph Santini, a bartender in New Orleans at his bar, Jewel of the South. Jerry Thomas was the first to publish the recipe in his 1862 cocktail manual.

INGREDIENTS

  • 50 ml/ 1 ⅔ oz. Cognac
  • 7,5 ml/ ¼ oz. Triple Sec.   
  • 7,5 ml/ ¼ oz. marashino liqueur
  • 7,5 ml/ ¼ oz. sugar cane syrup
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters

METHOD

  1. Put a sugar rim on your flute glass.
  2. Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
  3. Shake briskly.
  4. Strain into pre-pared flute glass.
  5. Garnish with a lemon zest.

NOTES

Crusta is a name for a small group of classic cocktails. In their composition, crustas are similar to a sour, they contain a spirit, lemon juice as well as sugar or sugar syrup and / or liqueur and are also often rounded off with cocktail bitters. A special feature is a wide sugar rim on the glass, the eponymous crust, and a long, wide-cut spiral made of lemon or orange peel that is placed in the glass.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Cognac Remy Martin VSOP | USA * | UK* | Germany*
  2. Triple Sec. liqueur | USA | UK*| Germany*
  3. Maraschino liqueur | USA | UK* | Germany*
  4. Angostura bitters | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  5. Glasses| USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Dingeling Cocktail Recipe

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DINGELING COCKTAIL Recipe

The Dingeling (also Ding-a-ling) cocktail is in its original form a fruity, moderately sweet cocktail and belongs to the group of New England highballs. The recipe is from the movie Cocktail with Tom Cruise from 1988.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 teaspoon cane sugar
  • ½ fresh lime (cut into wedges)
  • 10 ml / ⅓ oz. passion fruit syrup
  • 20 ml / ¾ oz. Galliano Vanilla liqueur
  • 20 ml / ¾ oz. Vodka
  • passion fruit juice
  • Ginger Ale
  • crushed ice

METHOD

  1. Add the cane sugar and the lime into the glass and muddle the lime.
  2. Add some crushed ice, the passion fruit syrup, the Galliano and the vodka.
  3. Top half with passion fruit juice and half with Ginger Ale.
  4. Stir with a bar spoon.

NOTES

Cocktail is an American film that was directed in 1988 with Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown. Around 78.2 million US dollars were grossed in US cinemas.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Smirnoff vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Galliano | USA | UK * | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*   

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Cuba Libre Cocktail Recipe

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Cuba Libre

The Cuba Libre cocktail (spanish for “Free Cuba”) also named as Rum and Coke is a highball cocktail consisting of cola, rum and in many recipes lime juice or lime wedges on ice. Traditionally, the cola ingredient is Coca-Cola (“Coke”) and the alcohol is a light rum such as Havana Club 3 Year Old or Bacardi. However, the drink may be made with various types of rums and cola brands, and lime juice may or may not be included.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. light rum
  • 120 ml/ 4 oz. cola
  • juice of ½ lime
  • lime wedges

METHOD

  1. Build all ingredients in a highball glass filled with ice.
  2. Garnish with lime wedges.

NOTES

The Cuba Libre cocktail originated in the early 20th century in Cuba, after the country won independenc. It subsequently became popular across Cuba, the United States, and other countries. Its simple recipe and inexpensive, ubiquitous ingredients have made it one of the world’s most-popular alcoholic drinks. Drink critics often consider the drink mediocre, but it has been noted for its historical significance.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Light rum | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Coca Cola | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Aviation Cocktail Recipe

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AVIATION COCKTAIL Recipe

The Aviation cocktail is a classic cocktail made from gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette (violet liqueur) and lemon juice. By combining a basic spirit with citrus juice and a sugar source – here the liqueurs – the short drink can be classified in the Sours group. The cocktail probably owes its name to its delicate silvery-gray coloring due to the violet liqueur, which is reminiscent of the sky and the aviation that starts at the beginning of the 20th century.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Gin
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. marashino liqueur
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. créme de violette liqueur
  • 22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients into shaker with ice and shake.
  2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  3. Garnish with a brandied cherry.

NOTES

Sometimes the créme de violette is completely dispensed with or the liqueur is replaced by Parfait Amour or creme yvette, which, however, have berry, citrus and spice notes, depending on the manufacturer, in addition to the floral aroma. The blue-colored orange liqueur Blue Curaçao, on the other hand, is not suitable for the Aviation cocktail, it was also not known at the time of orign.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Tanqueray Gin | USA* | UK* | Germany* 
  2. Maraschino liqueur | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses| USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Flying Kangaroo Cocktail Recipe

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FLYING KANGAROO COCKTAIL Recipe

The Flying Kangaroo cocktail – a kangaroo was born in Germany in 1979. The Flying Kangaroo cocktail tastes creamy, sweet and fruity. A slightly different colada variety. The cocktail was created in 1979 by Charles Schuhmann, bartender and operator of one of the most famous bars in Germany.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. vodka
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. rum
  • 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. pineapple juice
  • 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. orange juice
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. Galliano Vanilla liqueur
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. coconut syrup
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. cream

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.
  2. Strain into an ice-filled fancy glass.
  3. Garnish with pineapple and orange slice.

NOTES

If only Galliano is required as an ingredient in cocktail recipes, this always means yellow Galliano (Vanilla). Depending on how the recipe was created, these can be very different liqueurs in terms of taste. It can be mixed with Galliano Vanilla as well as with the Galliano L’Autentico herbal liqueur. Both variants differ significantly in taste. The Flying Kangaroo is prepared by Schuhmann with Galliano Vanilla.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Smirnoff vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Bacardi white rum | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Galliano | USA | UK * | Germany*
  4. Coconut syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  5. Hurricane Glass| USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Caipirinha Cocktail Recipe

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CAIPIRINHA COCKTAIL Recipe

Caipirinha is a cocktail from Brazil that has now spread worldwide. Caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail, made with cachaça (sugarcane hard liquor), sugar and lime. The cocktail is prepared by mixing the fruit and the sugar together, then adding the liquor.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Cachaça
  • 1 fresh lime (cut into wedges)
  • 2 teaspoon cane sugar
  • crushed ice

METHOD

  1. Cut the lime into wedges.
  2. In a double Old Fashioned glass, muddle the cane sugar and lime.
  3. Fill with crushed ice and add the cachaça on top.
  4. Garnish with a lime umbrella and serve with a straw.

NOTES

Cachaça is a Brazilian liquor made from fermented sugar cane juice, which was formerly named as Aguardente “hot-burning water” or “fire water”. It is the most popular alcohol among distilled alcoholic beverages in Brazil. The alcohol content of Cachaça is legal in Brazil up to a maximum of 48% alkohol by volume limited and must be at least 38%.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Cachaça |USA | UK | Germany
  2. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*   

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Knickerbocker Cocktail Recipe

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KNICKERBOCKER COCKTAIL Recipe

The Knickerbocker cocktail is a classic cocktail from the mid-1800s that features rum and raspberries. It’s a genuine New York City drink that takes on the nickname of the city’s Dutch settlers who wore their pants-knickers-rolled up just below the knee. 

INGREDIENTS

  • 75 ml/ 2 ½ oz. gold rum
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. black raspberry liqueur (Chambord)
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon Orange Curaçao liqueur

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.
  2. Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with crushed ice.
  3. Garnish with lime wedge and seasonal berries.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Bacardi Carta Oro rum | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Chambord liqueur | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Hanky Panky Cocktail Recipe

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HANKY PANKY COCKTAIL Recipe

The Hanky ​​Panky cocktail is a classic cocktail from the 1920s and was mixed by bartender Ada Coleman at the Savoy Hotel in London. At that time a woman as a bartender was a rarity and her spicy tart Hanky Panky developed into a cocktail classic.

INGREDIENTS

  • 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Gin
  • 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Vermouth Rosso
  • 2 dashes of Fernet Branca

METHOD

  1. Stir all ingredients with ice.
  2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  3. Garnish by squeezing an orange peel over the top.

NOTES

In 1920, the actor Charles Hawtrey wanted a drink in the American bar of the famous Savoy Hotel, which should liven him up after a long working day. The bartender Ada Coleman mixed a drink especially for him, which obviously delighted him. He used the expression: “By Jove. That is the real Hanky Panky “.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Tanqueray Gin | USA* | UK* | Germany* 
  2. Martini Rosso | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses| USA* | UK* | Germany*