What girly night is complete without some classy cocktails? You’re sure to impress your friends when you whip out your cocktail shaker and martini glasses and shake up some of these. Not to mention they’ll give you something new to order next time you’re at the cocktail bar. Try out these classy cocktails and find your favourite one.
Ingredients:
2 parts vodka
1/2 parts lime juice
Ginger beer
Ice
Directions:
Squeeze the lime into a Collins glass, then drop in the empty lime half. Add a few ice cubes, then pour in the vodka, followed by the ginger beer. Make sure you serve this cocktail with a stirring rod for extra class.
Ingredients:
1/2 parts light rum
1/2 parts gin
1/2 parts vodka
1/2 parts silver tequila
1/2 parts triple sec
1 part fresh lime juice
1/2 parts simple syrup
1 part cola
Lemon slice
Directions:
Build up layers of each liquor plus the juice and syrup in a Collins glass. Top with the cola, stir, then garnish with the lemon slice.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 parts dry sherry
1 1/2 parts dry vermouth
2 dashes orange bitters
1 dash Angostura bitters
Lemon
Ice
Directions:
Combine the bitters, ice, sherry and vermouth in a mixing glass and mix until completely cold. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, add some lemon as garnish and voila! A bamboo cocktail.
Ingredients:
1 small egg white
1 tbsp superfine sugar
1 cup lemon juice
1 1/2 parts gin
3/4 parts triple sec
One third of a teaspoon of plain sugar
Directions:
Combine the egg white, superfine sugar and lemon juice to create a sour mix. Fill your cocktail shaker with ice, add 1.5 parts of the sour mix, the triple sec, plain sugar and the gin then shake until completely chilled. Strain into a cold cocktail glass. Yum!
Ingredients:
1 part Absolut Citron vodka or silver tequila
1/2 parts triple sec (preferably Cointreau)
Three quarters of a cup of pomegranate juice
Ice
Pomegranate
Lemon
Directions:
Shake all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with pomegranate and a squeeze of lemon.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 parts gin
1 part orange juice
1/2 parts sweet vermouth
1/2 parts dry vermouth
Orange peel
Directions:
Add all ingredients to your cocktail shaker and shake well. Strain into a glass and garnish with the orange peel.
Ingredients:
1 part vodka
2 parts peach schnapps
Lime
Cranberry Juice
Directions:
Add the vodka and schnapps to a cocktail shaker and shake until combined. Pour into a tumbler and fill with cranberry juice and a squeeze of lime. Delicious!
I am really looking forward to hearing how you went making these cocktails. They’re always fun to try, and even more fun to experiment with. Just be careful that you take it steady, or else you’ll definitely be regretting it the next morning. What is your favourite cocktail?