Monday, July 27, 2009

 

The Monkey Gland


This drink is a classic cocktail.This cocktail is a well balanced fruity cocktail.The aroma of the drink is plain yummy !!!

Ingredients For The Monkey Gland

  • Gin
  • Orange juice
  • Grenadine
  • Absinthe
  • Orange slice (garnish)
Quantities For One Drink

  • 2 oz gin
  • 1 oz orange juice
  • 1/4 oz grenadine
  • A dash of absinthe
Preparation

  • Swirl a dash of absinthe in a chilled cocktail glass to coat it,then dump the excess liqueur
  • Pour other ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes
  • Shake well
  • Strain into a cocktail glass
  • Garnish
  • Serve
Serving Glass


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The Black Martini



This cocktail is the best for a Halloween party.This picture i have shown is a Black Martini with gold flakes.

Ingredients For The Black Martini

  • Gin or vodka
  • Blackberry brandy
  • Lemon twist (garnish)
Quantities For One Drink

  • 3 1/2 oz gin or vodka
  • 1/2 blackberry brandy
Preparation

  • Pour the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice
  • Shake well
  • Strain into a cocktail glass or on the rocks in a old fashioned glass
  • Garnish
  • Serve
Serving Glass




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Sunday, July 26, 2009

 

The Cherry Limeade


This is a non alcoholic beverage and is really great for cozy nights.

Ingredients For The Cherry Limeade

  • Cherry
  • Club soda
  • Lime
  • Sugar syrup
  • Cherry juice
Quantities For One Drink

  • 1 cherry
  • 4 oz club soda
  • 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp sugar syrup
  • 1 tsp cherry juice
Preparation

  • Partially fill a soda Glass with ice cubes
  • Add 1 tbsp of sugar
  • Add juice of 1 whole lime in the glass
  • Fill the glass with club soda and stir
  • Add 2 tsp of cherry juice and stir
  • Toss the squeezed lime for the effect
  • Garnish with cherry
  • Serve
Serving Glass


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The Apple Martini


There are many versions of this drink.And this is one off them

Ingredients For The Apple Martini

  • Vodka
  • Green apple schnapps
Quantities For One Drink

  • 2 oz vodka
  • 1 oz green apple schnapps
Preparation

  • Pour all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes
  • Shake well
  • Strain into a cocktail glass
  • Serve
Serving Glass


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Saturday, July 25, 2009

 

The Strawberry Lemonade


This is is the best for summer days.This drink is really fresh.For you people i recommend it a must try.

Ingredients For The Strawberry Lemonade

  • Lemon juice (fresh)
  • Strawberries
  • Sugar
  • Lemon zest
  • Cold water
Quantities For One Drink

  • 2 cups squeezed fresh lemon juice
  • 1 cup fresh sliced strawberries
  • 1 3/4 cup sugar
  • Zest of 2 lemon
  • 5 cups of cold water
Preparation

  • Squeeze fresh lemon juice in a 1/2 gallon pitcher
  • Set aside
  • Now place strawberries and cold water in a blender
  • Blend for several seconds
  • Sieve strawberry puree through a mesh strainer in a large bowl and add to fresh lemon juice
  • In a medium saucepan, make simple syrup by adding sugar ,lemon zest and 1/2 cup water.
  • Heat on medium and simmer for 5 minutes
  • Completely cool it
  • Now add it to the lemon strawberry juice
  • Sir well
  • Serve
Serving Glass




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The Banana Punch


This recipe is non alcoholic.This recipe has the perfect sweetness for a sweet tongue.A great drink to host at parties.

Ingredients For The Banana Punch
  • Bananas
  • Lemonade(frozen)
  • Water
  • Orange juice
  • Honey
  • Ginger ale
Quantities For One Drink

  • 6 bananas
  • 2 cups frozen lemonade
  • 6 cups of water
  • 16 oz can frozen orange juice
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 quart ginger ale
Preparation

  • In a blender slice bananas.
  • Add lemonade and mix for 20 seconds.
  • Pour into a large bowl.
  • Now stir in , orange juice,water,and honey.
  • Pour into containers and freeze.
  • Place frozen mix in a punch bowl.
  • Pour ginger ale over.
  • Serve.
Serving Glass


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Friday, July 24, 2009

 

The Cape Codder



This is one of the most popular highball glass drinks.This drink is an everyday type light drink.

Ingredients For The Cape Codder

  • Cranberry juice
  • Vodka
  • Lime wedge (garnish)
Quantities For One Drink

  • 3 oz cranberry juice
  • 2 oz vodka
Preparation

  • Pour all the ingredients in a highball glass filled with ice.
  • Stir well
  • Squeeze the lime juice in the drink.
  • Drop the lime wedge in the glass.
  • Serve
Serving Glass


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Gin And Tonic



Classic,easy and perfect for a summer afternoon.The Extra bit of citrus flavour makes this drink marvelous

Ingredients For Gin And Tonic

  • Gin
  • Tonic water
  • Lime wedge (garnish)
Quantities For One Drink

  • 2 oz gin
  • 5 oz tonic water
Preparation

  • Pour all ingredients in a highball glass filled with ice
  • Stir well
  • Garnish
  • Serve
Serving Glass


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Thursday, July 23, 2009

 

The Hot Toddy




This is one of the best drinks for winter, the Hot Toddy is a classic warm cocktail.Feel free to experiment with this drink.

Ingredients For The Hot Toddy

  • Brandy,Whiskey or Rum
  • Honey
  • Lemon
  • Tea bag
  • Hot water
  • Lemon slice (garnish)
  • cinnamon stick (garnish)
Quantities For One Drink

  • 1 oz Brandy.Whiskey or Rum
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1/4 lemon
  • 1 tea bag
  • 1 cup hot water
Preparation

  • Coat the bottom of the mug or a Irish coffee glass with honey.
  • Add liquor and the juice of 1/4 lemon.
  • On the other side heat water and add tea bag to make tea
  • Pour the steaming tea in the glass and stir
  • Garnish with cinnamon stick and lemon slice
  • Serve
Serving Glass

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The Rum Runner


This is a very popular drink filled with fruit flavour.It can either be shaken or blended and both options create a wonderful drink

Ingredients For The Rum Runner

  • Orange juice
  • Blackberry brandy
  • Creme de banane
  • Gold rum
  • Dash of grenadine
Quantities For One Drink

  • 4 oz orange juice
  • 1/2 oz blackberry brandy
  • 1/2 oz creme de banane
  • 1 1/2 oz gold rum
Preparation

  • Pour all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
  • Shake well
  • Strain into a hurricane glass
  • Serve
Serving Glass



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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

 

The Cuba Libre



This cocktail means ''Free Cuba'' and was popularized around the end of the Spanish American war.It is a easy drink to remember.

Ingredients For The Cuba Libre

  • Lime
  • Light rum
  • Cola
Quantities For One Drink

  • 1/2 oz lime
  • 2 oz light rum
  • 4 oz cola
Preparation

  • Squeeze the juice of a half lime in a Collins glass
  • Drop the lime in the glass
  • Add ice cubes
  • Pour the remaining ingredients in the glass
  • Stir well
  • Serve
Serving Glass


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The Godfather






One could make a connection with the movie and the drink.This drink is a little softer then vodka. This drink is really great because it has more of scotch and does not overpower the whiskey.

Ingredients For The Godfather


  • Scotch
  • Amaretto
Quantities For One Drink
  • 1 1/2 oz scotch
  • 1/2 oz amaretto

Preparation

  • Build the ingredients in a old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes
  • Stir well
  • Serve

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

 

The Daiquiri



This drink is thought to be developed in the late1800's in Cuba for a medical treatment for malaria.Today it is enjoyed as a light cocktail.

Ingredients For The Daiquiri
  • Light rum
  • Lime juice
  • Sugar syrup
  • Lemon slice (garnish)
Quantities For One Drink
  • 1 1/2 oz light rum
  • 3/4 lime juice
  • 1/4 oz sugar syrup
Preparation

  • Pour all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes
  • Shake well
  • Strain into a cocktail glass
  • Garnish with a lemon slice
  • Serve
Serving glass


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The Bacardi Cocktail



This is a great classic cocktail that is a great example of marketing.In 1936 New York Supreme Court ruled that an authentic Bacardi Cocktail had to be made with Bacardi rum.

Ingredients For The Bacardi Cocktail

  • Bacardi light rum
  • Lemon or lime juice
  • Grenadine
Quantities For One Drink

  • 1 3/4 oz Bacardi light rum
  • 3/4 oz lemon or lime juice
  • 1/4 oz grenadine
Preparation

  • Pour all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes
  • Shake well
  • Strain into a cocktail glass
Serving Glass


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Monday, July 20, 2009

 

Essential Garnishes




Use fresh fruits for your garnish .Sugar and salt is necessary for a rimmed cocktail.Garnishing the cocktail makes it look really great and a great attraction at a party.

These are the Essential Garnishes and the basic garnishes to make a Perfect cocktail
  • Lemons
  • Lime
  • Oranges
  • Celery
  • Olives
  • Cherry
  • Strawberry
  • Cocktail onions
  • Whipped Cream
  • Mint leaves
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • Nutmeg



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Tips For Shaking Cocktails


Many cocktail recipe's need ingredients to be shaken by a cocktail shaker making it very enjoyable and more refreshing for your guests.Shaking is a very simple technique and it can be mastered in no time.Once you master it then your cocktails will emerge cool,crisp,and concentrated.

Here Is How

  • Place ice cubes in a shaker as it will cool the shaker and the liquid that will be in the shaker.
  • Use 5-6 ice cubes in one drink.
  • While making two drinks use less ice to make room in the shaker.
  • Do not overfill the shaker and give room for the ingredients to move around.
  • Shake most ingredients vigorously till the count of ten
  • Shake to a rhythm .Hum a tune to make it best.
  • Shake frozen or blended drinks with crushed ice.
  • Do not add fruit to the shaker.Instead add it after the drink is strained
  • Shake drinks longer and harder that have many ingredients or ingredients that do not mix well such as eggs or cream.
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

 

The Smoky Martini


This cocktail is a very easy variation of a martini.This drink has a lot of gin so i recommend you use the premium brand . And before you garnish it with lemon twist make sure to twist it around the glass so it brings out a good essence - a good finishing touch.

Ingredients For The Smoky Martini

  • Gin
  • Scotch
  • Lemon twist
Quantities For One Drink

  • 2 1/2 oz gin
  • A dash of scotch
Preparation

  • Pour all ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice
  • Stir well
  • Strain into a chilled cocktail glass
  • Garnish
  • Serve
Serving Glass


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The Irish Coffee


This is a hot cocktail being favorites in Irish pubs.Using fresh whipped cream can make this drink really spectacular.

Ingredients For The Irish Coffee

  • Strong hot coffee
  • Irish whiskey
  • Brown sugar
  • Whipped cream
Quantities For One Drink

  • 2 1/2 oz strong hot coffee
  • 1 1/2 oz Irish whiskey
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 oz whipped cream
Preparation

  • Pour the coffee,whiskey and sugar in a mug or a Irish coffee glass.
  • Stir well
  • Float the cream on top
  • Serve
Serving Glass


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Friday, July 17, 2009

 

The Lemon Drop


This sour cocktail makes a great dessert.This drink has various variations and this is one of them.

Ingredients For The Lemon Drop

  • Vodka
  • Lemon juice
  • Sugar syrup
  • Lemon slice (garnish)
Quantities For One Drink

  • 1 1/2 oz vodka
  • 3/4 oz lemon juice
  • 1 tsp sugar syrup
Preparation

  • Pour all the ingredients in a shaker filled with ice cubes
  • Shake well
  • Strain into a cocktail glass
  • Serve

Serving Glass




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The Whiskey Sour



This cocktail is one of the most popular sour drinks.Fresh lemon juice is the key for the best Whiskey sour.

Ingredients For The Whiskey Sour

  • Whiskey
  • Lemon juice
  • Sugar syrup
  • Cherry or lemon slice for garnish
Quantities For One Drink

  • 1 1/2 oz whiskey
  • 1 1/2 oz lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz sugar syrup
Preparation

  • Pour all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice
  • Shake well
  • Strain into a chilled sour glass
  • Garnish
  • Serve
Serving Glass



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Thursday, July 16, 2009

 

The Screwdriver



Looking for some vitamin C ,this one is just for you .It is a very refreshing drink and very good for hot summer days.

Ingredients For The Screwdriver

  • Vodka
  • Orange juice
  • Orange slice (garnish)
Quantities For One Drink

  • 2 oz vodka
  • 5 oz orange juice
Preparation

  • Pour the ingredients in a Collins glass filled with ice.
  • Stir with a straw
  • Garnish
  • Serve
Serving Glass



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The Greentini


This cocktail is simple and very delicious.Many people have this to celebrate Earth day.

Ingredients For The Greentini

  • Vodka
  • Melon liqueur
  • Lime wedge(garnish)
Quantities For One Drink

  • 2 oz Vodka
  • 1 1/2 oz melon liqueur
Preparation

  • Pour all ingredients in a cocktail shaker
  • Shake well
  • Strain into a chill cocktail glass
  • Garnish with lemon wedge
  • Serve
Serving Glass


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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

 

The Diamond Martini


This is a wonderful variety of a vodka martini.The key to martini's is that both the vodka and the cocktail glass are chilled.

Ingredients For The Diamond Martini

  • Dry vermouth
  • Premium grain vodka ,frozen
  • Lemon wedge
Quantities For One Drink

  • Only a dash of dry vermouth
  • 1/2 a cup premium grain vodka

Preparation

  • First chill a cocktail glass
  • Pour the dry vermouth and the vodka in the glass
  • Twist the lemon wedge over the drink
  • Now run the lemon wedge over the glass
  • Serve
Serving glass


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The Peach Margarita


If you are tired of same old margaritas then is is a good alternative.This is a stunning summer treat.


Ingredients For The Peach Margarita

  • tequila
  • Triple sec
  • Peach schnapps
  • Lime juice
  • A piece of peach for garnish
  • Ice
  • 1 skinned fresh medium peach
Quantities For One Drink

  • 1 1/2 oz tequila
  • 1/4 oz triple sec
  • 1/4 oz lime juice
  • 1/4 oz peach schnapps
  • 1 cup ice
Preparation

  • Pour all the ingredients in a blender
  • Blend until smooth
  • Pour all ingredients in a chilled margarita glass
  • Serve
Serving Glass



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