Recipes for popular alcoholic cocktails. Alcoholic cocktail "Mojito" - recipe
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What cocktail do you prefer? What do you order, say, at a bar good hotel or at a cocktail party where eyes run wideassortment of drinks ?
Stop choosing randomly or asking the bartender to cook something "to his taste"! After reading this material, you will be able to order exactly the cocktail thatharmonizes with your zodiac sign .
Perhaps other recipes may seem exotic and little known - but this is only at first glance. The small educational program brought to your attention on certain ingredients will helpget better at cocktails .
If you are a frequenter of cocktail parties (or, perhaps, a sommelier or a professional bartender), this article will help you choose a cocktail according to your zodiac sign. Some Ingredientscan be replaced by others more familiar or accessible. However, if you want to taste the taste of drinks made according to original recipes, use original components.
Choose favorite cocktail Zodiac sign! (all recipes included).
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♈ ARIES
Cocktail "Spicy Paloma" (Spicy Paloma)
A quick-tempered, proud and self-confident Aries just needs to challenge someone sometimes. If you belong to this zodiac sign, we suggest you take care of your own environment and throw self challenge, after tasting this cocktail, which includes a medium-hot chili pepper called jalapeno.
Ingredients:
60 grams of tequila
90 grams freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
30 grams of lime juice
Salt
jalapeno
Lime
Cooking:
Add tequila to a shaker with ice grapefruit juice and lime juice. Shake until mixture cools. Then pour the mixture into a collins (one of the long drink glasses) that has been sprinkled with salt around the rim. Serve with lime wedges and jalapeno slices.
Do you know that:
Jalapeno pepper can normalize arterial pressure through blood thinning. In addition, the components of pepper contribute to the removal of the so-called bad cholesterol from the body. If you consume jalapenos regularly (not necessarily in cocktails!), you will maintain sharp eyesight for a long time, as well as healthy skin and hair.
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♉ CALF
Cocktail"Jimlet» (Classic Gin Gimlet)
Prudent voluptuous Taurus, prone to prudence, and sometimes to stinginess, should be offered a Jimlet cocktail (in fact, a classic gimlet): sweet, predictable, consisting of simple and affordable ingredients (gin is sometimes replaced with vodka, but the “correct” Jimlet "is made on the basis of gin).
Ingredients:
30 grams of gin
20 grams lime juice
15 grams sugar syrup
Lime
Cooking:
Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice until mixture is chilled. Strain a cocktail glass in the compartment. Serve with lime slices.
Do you know that:
The famous gimlet was still drunk by the sailors of the Royal Navy of Britain at the end of the 19th century on the recommendation of a certain Thomas Gimlett, a military surgeon who insisted on consumption this drink as a prophylaxis for scurvy. Looks like just lime juice, which contains quite enough vitamin C, the sailors were not so interested in drinking ...
♊ TWINS
Cocktail "Sorbellini" (The Sorbellini)
Cocktail "Sorbellini" (in fact, a sparkling wine with fruit sorbet) - this is what the true Gemini needs, who is distinguished not only by ease of perception and love of art, but, unfortunately, by some frivolity, superficiality and, to be honest, a kind of frivolity.
Ingredients:
Italian Prosecco wine (or any dry sparkling wine)
Frozen fruit sorbet
Cooking:
Add a teaspoon of sobrette to a champagne glass, then fill it with sparkling wine.
Do you know that:
The name of the cocktail is, apparently, a play on words, to which we owe the name of the rather mysterious Italian sculptor Quintilian Corbellini (the author of an incredibly “live” and playful sculpture called “Girl” (pictured), located in the Winter Garden of the Vorontsov Palace in Crimea). After a glass of this cocktail, one of the bases of which is the famous Prosecco sparkling wine produced in the regions of Venice and Friuli - Venezia Giulia, you will be seized by a playful mood, lightness and airiness will appear.
♋ CANCER
Cocktail"Oldrum» (The Rum Old Fashioned)
Cancers are often famous for their waywardness, suspicion, capriciousness. At the same time, they are ambitious, very attached to their home and very impressionable. It makes sense for such people to offer the Old Rum cocktail: firstly, they will be flattered by the name of the drink, so decorous and “smelling” like home; secondly, some Cancers may be impressed by the extraordinary taste and beneficial features one of the ingredients of the cocktail - agnistura.
Ingredients:
60 grams black or aged rum
8 drops angostura (Venezuelan alcoholic drink, bitter)
1 cube of refined sugar
Orange
Cooking:
Put a sugar cube in the bottom of an old fashion glass (whiskey glass) and then add 8 drops of angostura to it. Pour in just a little bit of rum to dissolve the sugar and mix it into the bitters. Then add two ice cubes and pour over the remaining rum. Stir with a bar spoon. Serve with orange zest or a slice strung on the edge of the glass, which is then thrown into the drink.
Do you know that:
The label of a bitter (analogous to a tincture or balm) of Angostura, whose strength is about 45%, is larger than the bottle itself - only the neck of the bottle is visible because of the paper. According to one version, this is due to the fact that the tincture was originally used as a medicine, namely, this appearance of the product is more like a bottle of medicine. According to another, more amusing version, the fault lies with the employees of the company that produced the tincture back in the middle of the 19th century: they allegedly messed up something with the sizes when ordering a large number of labels, and having received the latter, they decided not to change anything .
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♌ A LION
Cocktail"Bluelagoon» (The Blue Lagoon)
Many Lions are vain and stubborn, although they prefer to hide these not very positive traits of theirs under the guise of such generosity “from above”. They love pomp and often choose their own eye-catching toilets or bright decorations. That is why not a single Leo (and especially a Lioness woman) can resist a cocktail that is extraordinary in color and taste. Blue Lagoon».
Ingredients:
45 grams Bacardi rum ( Bacardi Tangerine
10 grams Blue Curacao liqueur
45 grams pineapple juice
45 grams soda
Cooking:
Mix all ingredients with ice in a large glass. Before serving, gently stir the drink with a bar spoon.
Do you know that:
The name of one of the ingredients of the cocktail, Blue Curacao liqueur, comes (according to some sources) from the word "cura", which is translated from Spanish as "healing". Allegedly, it was thanks to bitter oranges that part of the team of one of the Spanish sailors was healed of scurvy, because of which their captain landed sailors on one of the islands caribbean at the turn of the XV-XVI centuries (in fact, leaving to die).
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♍ VIRGO
Elder-Pear Sangria Cocktail (Elder-Peary) Sangria
Quite down to earth (in the sense of practicality and quickness), picky and indecisive sign of the Virgin is in no hurry to open up to new people. And those who were born under this sign do not at all need alcohol for liberation, which, as you know, expands not only blood vessels, but also the circle of friends. Therefore, a typical Virgo may be distrustful of your offer to share, figuratively speaking, a cup of strong drink. But the offered glass of light and refreshing Elder-Pear Sangria cocktail will be accepted with gratitude.
Ingredients:
Bottle of dry white wine
280 grams of Saint Germain liqueur
230 grams of pear nectar
Pear
Blackberry
Cooking:
In a large enough container, combine white wine, liqueur, pear nectar, finely chopped pear and blackberry. Refrigerate for two to three hours. Serve in a wine glass with ice. Alternatively, pour a little soda into the glass before serving.
Do you know that:
Sangria, generally speaking, is a drink based on red wine, which is translated from Spanish as "blood" (sangria). The basis of our cocktail is a liqueur with the aroma of St-Germain elderberry inflorescences. This is quite modern drink, which has nothing to do with France, or with the Count of Saint-Germain, or even with St. Herman of Paris. The liqueur was first introduced to the general public in 2007 by the New York-based company Coopers Spirit Co, after which it won a gold medal in the world famous international tasting competition Monde Selection for 4 years.
♎ SCALES
The Endless Summer Cocktail
“Be Cointreauversial” - it was under this slogan that the French company Remy Cointreau introduced its Cointreau liqueur in 2001, which is an important ingredient in this cocktail. There is a play on words here English word"controversial", which can be translated as "ambiguous", or as "scandalous". This is exactly what the representatives of the sign of Libra sometimes lack, who often demonstrate a lack of energy and mental weakness, demanding recognition from the outside world.
Ingredients:
40 grams of tequila
15 grams French liqueur Cointreau
15 grams of blackcurrant liqueur Creme de Cassis
40 grams freshly squeezed orange juice
15 grams lime juice
Cooking:
Shake all ingredients in a shaker with ice until chilled. Then all the contents are poured into an old fashion glass. Drinks can be served.
Do you know that:
Cointreau's first commercial promoting Cointreau liqueur was released back in 1898! The face of the company was the famous character of the folk fair theater of France, Pierrot. Now the face of the company is a French actress, top model, and simply beautiful Letizia Casta, known to most of our viewers from the movie "Asterix and Obelix against Caesar."
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♏ SCORPIOH
Cocktail "Pistachio Shot" (Pistachi Shot)
Some jokers say that, they say, they drink for the smell, but there is already enough of their dope. In no way trying to offend the representatives of the Scorpio sign, it is worth noting that these are people who are distinguished by incredible rigidity, intransigence, and sometimes selfishness and isolation, reaching fanaticism. So is it worth trying to surprise such people with strong drinks? Offer Scorpio sweet and delicious cocktail"Pistachio Shot" and you will see that this callous person can be soft and accommodating (at least when drinking this drink!). By the way, the name of this cocktail does not quite reflect its contents, apparently, it is named so because the best snack for it will be fried pistachios.
Ingredients:
15 grams of Baileys liqueur
8 grams Creme de Menthe menthol liqueur
40 grams chocolate liqueur Creme de Cacao
Cooking:
Chill all ingredients in the freezer first. Then you need to add them to a shaker without ice. Shake the shaker vigorously. Pour into a glass for shots (actually, a regular glass). The drink is ready.
Do you know that:
A glass for shots (that is, for cocktails and / or spirits drunk in one gulp), which we usually call a stack or a glass, has an incredible number of variations that differ in the capacity of the dish, its shape, glass thickness, transparency, the presence of a leg and even material. And the very first stacks (still wooden) appeared, according to some historians, as early as the 1st century AD.
♐ SAGITTARIUS
Cocktail " minty freshness» (Minty Fresh)
Sagittarians are distinguished by excessive physical activity, which often leads to a feeling of mental anxiety. At the same time, they are very sociable and friendly people. They will surely like the Mint Freshness cocktail: mint will help relieve tension, and sparkling wine will allow others to enjoy even more open and sincere communication of Sagittarius.
Ingredients:
55 grams Brazilian rum Cachaça
2-3 mint leaves
4 grams lime juice
2 teaspoons ultrafine sugar
Spanish sparkling wine Cava Brut
Cooking:
Add mint leaves, sugar and lime juice to a cocktail shaker. Shake well, then add ice and Cachaca rum. Shake until mixture cools. Pour into a champagne glass, then top with the Cava Brut wine until the glass is full.
Do you know that:
Brazilian rum Cachaça is national drink of this country, whose leadership at the legislative level decided to recognize the name cachaça as commercial. In fact, the name "cachaca" now has the same status and rights in the world as the name "champagne".
♑ CAPRICORN
Cocktail "Old Friend» (The Old Pal)
Grouchy, capricious and sometimes closed Capricorns are quite difficult to please. Trying to impose something exotic on them means the risk of incurring the discontent of the representative of this sign. The cocktail recipe for Capricorn should be simple and consist of well-known and popular drinks - exactly the same as the Old Buddy drink.
Ingredients:
40 grams of rye whiskey
20 grams dry vermouth
20 grams Campari bitter liqueur
Lemon
Cooking:
Add whiskey, vermouth and Campari to a mixing glass. Stir with a bar spoon, then pour into a cocktail glass. Serve garnished with a lemon wedge or zest.
Do you know that:
The bar spoon, which is constantly mentioned in this article, is not such a simple tool as it might seem at first glance. This element of bar equipment has been considered indispensable for generations of bartenders. The length of the spoon handle should allow it to reach the bottom of the longest glass, so you can find a tool 50 cm long. The end of the spoon handle is also functional, as it is supplied special device various shapes (usually a disc) and small size: thanks to the spiral shape of the handle, the spoon is suitable for making layered cocktails; but if the cocktail is prepared in a small bowl, then it is the end of the handle that comes to the rescue, which also acts as a plane separating the layers of the drink.
♒ AQUARIUS
Cocktail"CherrybourbonSmash» (Cherry Bourbon Smash)
Prone to spontaneous and unpredictable actions, Aquarians should not be offered anything strong that hits the head. The best cocktail for the representative of this sign, it is a long drink "Cherry Bourbon Smash". A leisurely conversation over a glass of Smash will put Aquarius in a benevolent mood, revealing the best features of his character, one of which is friendliness and sociability.
Ingredients:
40 grams of bourbon
15 grams of lemon juice
2-3 maraschino (cocktail) cherries
Carbonated non-alcoholic soft drink "Doctor Pepper"
Cooking:
Put the cherries in a cocktail shaker, pour in the lemon juice and bourbon. Then add ice and mix until the contents are chilled. Pour into an old fashion glass (whiskey glass). Before serving, add ice and fill the glass with Dr. Pepper.
Do you know that:
Cocktail cherries are, in fact, ordinary candied cherries in a special way, which are also used as ingredients and garnishes for desserts. This cherry owes its unusual translucent appearance and specific taste to a half-percent solution of quicklime and a one-percent solution of sulfur dioxide, in which it is soaked from one to one and a half months. Then sodium chlorite comes into play, with which the berry is bleached after the stone has been removed. But the process is not over here either: the cherry spends up to a day and a half in water, and then goes for two weeks to a solution of sodium bisulfate, which thickens the berry. And only after that it gets into sugar syrup. Here's a "simple" recipe...
FISH
Martinique cocktail ( TheMartinique)
Pisces are not fools to drink. In addition, as far as drinking is concerned, they are practically omnivores, although they prefer high degree. And this despite the fact that Reviver, causing severe alcohol intoxication - not the best "fellow traveler" of increased susceptibility and mood swings of Pisces. Offer a Martinique cocktail to a representative of this zodiac sign - it is quite exotic, and there is enough strength in it.
Ingredients:
55 grams of French Chambord liqueur
30 grams of vodka
15 grams of lemon juice
mango juice
Cooking:
Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice until contents are chilled. Serve the cocktail in a martini glass.
Do you know that:
On the net you can find a large number of Martinique recipes, which differ significantly from each other not only in ingredients, but also in terms of preparation. Some are sure that the composition of this cocktail simply must include a martini, or that the drink is so called because of the martini glass in which it is served. By and large, a martini glass is just a variation of the canonical cone-shaped cocktail glass, and the glassware is not at all “guilty” in the name of this cocktail. Martinique is the name of one of the most popular island resorts in the Caribbean. In numerous bars, restaurants and drinking establishments of the resort, each bartender prepares his own "Martinique", that is, his own cocktail, which, in his opinion, is the very autochthonous drink of the island (although it is possible that somewhere there is "that the most "recipe of" the same "Martinique").
It is customary to call a cocktail a drink, by the way, not necessarily an alcoholic one, which includes several liquids at once. Distinctive feature of such drinks is their unique taste and the fact that when consumed they do not give such an intoxicating effect, from which a person loses the ability to control his actions.
Cocktails have a slight relaxing effect on the body, which is why they are so popular at parties in European nightclubs. So if you suddenly decide to arrange gatherings with friends in your country house, then cocktails will help you create a warm, cozy atmosphere and at the same time avoid problems with drunk comrades.
Making cocktails at home is not at all difficult. I will tell you what recipes for inexpensive alcoholic cocktails you can use at home to prepare the most popular, widely known throughout the world, and completely unknown, but no less tasty drinks.
Mojito
For example, one of the most popular alcoholic cocktails, born in Cuba and conquered the whole world - Mojito. To prepare it, we take a capacious glass, pour 2 teaspoons of sugar on its bottom and squeeze the juice of half a lime, which can be replaced with a not too sour lemon.
In principle, this should be enough for the sugar to dissolve completely. The crusts remaining after squeezing with the remnants of the pulp are also put in a glass along with a few mint leaves. Then throw in a glass a few not very big pieces ice and pour in 150 ml soda water and 60 ml of white Cuban rum - the specific brand does not matter. Mojito is ready and it remains only to decorate the glass by picking up a slice of lemon or lime on its edge.
Non-alcoholic mojito can be prepared in the same way, only rum will need to be excluded from its composition. The taste will hardly change from this, and the drink will perfectly quench your thirst and invigorate, so that in the summer heat it will be simply irreplaceable.
margarita
No less popular all over the world is another cocktail from Latin America - Margarita. The main one is tequila, 60 ml of which is mixed with 40 ml of any citrus liqueur and 20 ml of freshly squeezed lime juice. All this is shaken in a shaker for 10 seconds, so that the components are properly mixed. In the absence of a shaker, you can, of course, use a regular glass, but it will be difficult to mix drinks as expected in it.
Margarita is served in a large glass, which is decorated with sea salt. This is done simply. Salt is poured onto a flat plate, the upper edge of the glass is slightly wetted and briefly immersed in salt. Then ice is placed in the glass and the contents of the shaker are poured.
Although, as already mentioned, any citrus liqueur is suitable for margaritas, the most delicious cocktail is obtained when using Triple Sec or Cointreau.
For lovers of sweets, you can give a recipe for strawberry margarita. In this case, all the ingredients and their ratio are preserved, but 2-3 crushed strawberries are added to the shaker before mixing. Naturally, the salt in the strawberry margarita is replaced by sugar.
orange cocktail
For those who find such cocktail recipes difficult to prepare, we are with the editors of the site www.. inexpensive cocktails, for example, an orange alcoholic cocktail, for which equal amounts of good vodka, orange tincture, orange and lemon juice. The standard rate of all ingredients is 20 ml.
After mixing, everything is poured into a cocktail glass, where 100 ml of champagne is added. The most spectacular stage of making a cocktail begins when it is sprinkled powdered sugar. As a result of a chemical reaction, the liquid begins to foam, so here you need to be very careful not to let it run over the edge.
Bim-bom
Bim-bom cocktail is prepared in much the same way, only in a shaker and the composition of the ingredients is slightly different from previous recipe. So, in a shaker, instead of ice, 20 ml of vodka, cherry liqueur and lemon juice are mixed. At the bottom of the glass put a few orange and lemon wedges, then pour the contents of the shaker into it and add 100 ml of champagne.
Bim-bom and orange cocktail can be prepared in a low-alcohol version - champagne is replaced by sparkling water.
An alcoholic cocktail is a drink in which alcoholic beverages are used as one or more ingredients. The cocktail itself is obtained by mixing several liquids, and sometimes with the addition of spices and fruits. What are the most popular cocktails?
What are cocktails? Cocktails are a mixture of several drinks (usually no more than 5 ingredients), plus additional ones used in very small quantities, such as salt, spices, bitters, etc. The composition of cocktails can be very different. Most cocktails are made with ice, so it should be given special attention. To make ice, it is better to use slightly mineralized or simply purified water. It should be completely transparent and without aftertaste.
History of the cocktail
The first legend, the most romantic, dates back to 1770. In those distant times, the owner of a bar located near New York lost his beloved rooster. The owner announced that whoever finds the loss will marry his daughter. After some time, one army officer brought his rooster to the owner of the bar, which by that time had managed to lose his tail. The owner had no choice but to announce to all the visitors of the bar about the upcoming wedding. His daughter, who worked in her father's establishment, began to mix different drinks, which immediately began to be called "cock tail" (cock tail) - a cock's tail.
The second legend says that in the 15th century in France, in the province of Charente, wines and spirits were already mixed, calling the mixture coquetelle (cocktail). From this subsequently came the cocktail itself.
The third legend tells that the first cocktail appeared in England. And the word "cocktail" itself is borrowed from the lexicon of racing enthusiasts, who called mixed-breed horses, that is, those with mixed blood, the nickname cock tail because of their tails sticking out like roosters.
Recipe:
- 14 ml Triple Sec
- 14 ml white rum
- 14 ml gin
- 14 ml vodka
- 14 ml tequila
- 28 ml tea
- lemon wedge
Mix liquids in a Collins or Highball glass, add ice. Intervene. Add cola.
Cocktail "Sex on the beach"
This is a very popular alcoholic cocktail containing vodka, peach liqueur (schnapps), orange and cranberry juice. One of the official cocktails of the International Bartending Association (IBA).
Ingredients:
- 2 parts (40 ml) vodka
- 1 part (20 ml) peach liqueur (Peach Schnapps)
- 2 parts (40 ml) orange juice
- 2 parts (40 ml) cranberry juice
Shake all ingredients in a shaker and pour into a highball glass filled with ice. The cocktail is garnished with an orange slice. Drink through a straw.
Options:
In some variations, pineapple juice is also added to the cocktail. Sometimes Hurricane Glass is used instead of a highball glass for cooking.
Also sometimes a cocktail is decorated with a slice of lime and a cherry.
Cocktail "Cuba Libre"
Cuba Libre is one of the most popular drinks in the world. It appeared during the Spanish-American War. One fine day, a group of American soldiers who were on leave entered one of the bars in Havana, one of them, perhaps missing his homeland and bourbon, ordered a rum with cola, ice and a slice of lemon. Having received his cocktail, he drank it with such pleasure that he aroused genuine interest among his colleagues and they asked the bartender to prepare the same drink for them. The fun began, in the midst of which one of the soldiers made a toast “Por Cuba Libre!” in honor of Cuba's newfound freedom, "Cuba Libre!" the crowd took...
- half a lime
- 60 ml white rum
- 120 ml cola
Squeeze lime juice into Collins glass, add lime to glass, add ice. Pour in rum and cola. Mix.
And of course the famous Cocktail « Bloody Mary», which occupies the first line in the top parade of the most popular cocktails peace
This legendary cocktail surrounded by many secrets and myths. A lover and admirer of the drink was beaten by such famous people like Ernest Hemingway and Scott Fitzgerald.
The cocktail received worldwide recognition in New York, when at the St. Regis, who works at the Petio bar, decided to experiment with adding Tabasco sauce to the drink. At the celebration of the anniversary of the cocktail, the honorable right to say the first toast in honor of the unique "Bloody Mary" fell to the granddaughter of the legendary bartender and the creator of this cocktail, Fernand Petiot.
In New York, December 1st was declared Bloody Mary Day. In honor of the anniversary, the cocktail was offered at the price of 1933 - 99 cents.
Bloody Mary owes its birth to Fernando Petiot, a bartender who worked in the New York bar in Paris at the beginning of the last century.
Legends of the appearance of the Bloody Mary cocktail:
Legend has it that Fernand came up with the name “Red Snapper” for his cocktail, which means “Red Snapper” (there is such a fish). But one of the regular visitors to the bar called the drink "Bloody Mary", after which this name was fixed behind the cocktail. Another legend tells, on the contrary, Fernand Petio himself called the drink "Bloody Mary", but the administration of the bar "King Col" tried to rename it to "Red Snapper". Another legend tells that in Chicago there was a bar called the "Blood Bucket" and a charming girl Mary frequented it, and the Bloody Mary cocktail was named after her.
Initially, this drink was primitive, consisting only of vodka and tomato juice. But 15 years after its invention, seasonings and spices began to be added to these simple ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 90 ml tomato juice
- 45 ml vodka
- 15 ml lemon juice
- 1 dash of Worcestershire sauce
- Optionally, you can splash and Tabasco sauce
- salt pepper
Pour all liquids into highball, add ice. Stir. Add salt and pepper to taste. For those who like it spicier, you can use nuclear red pepper.
There is also a Bloody Maria variant, based on tequila instead of vodka:
- 60 ml tequila
- 1 teaspoon horseradish
- 3 dashes Tabasco
- 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 1 dash of lemon juice
- salt pepper
- tomato juice
optionally add 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 dash of sherry or 30 ml clam juice
Put ice in a highball glass and pour in all the liquid ingredients. Top with tomato juice. Stir by pouring from one glass to another.
Especially for lovers of non-alcoholic - "Virgin Mary", a variation of a cocktail without vodka
1. "Metroid"
Cocktail Ingredients: apple and coconut rum, sprite, kiwi and strawberry juice mix.
Cocktail history:"Metroid" and externally, and the taste is something fantastic! No wonder this marvelous drink with three strawberry berries, floating in a green liquid, was named after the iconic computer game created by Nintendo.
2. "God of War" or "Kratos"
Cocktail Ingredients: Cocktail has the same explosive power as its video game namesake. This is due to the fact that among its ingredients there are vanilla and strawberry rum, amaretto, energy drink Everclear, strawberry syrup and milk.
Cocktail history: The character after whom this drink is named, the computer hero Kratos, first appeared in the video game "God of War", released in 2005. He won the attention huge amount fans to fight and win in the virtual space.
3. "Street Fighter"
Cocktail Ingredients: jasmine tea with vodka, lychee liqueur, Blue Curacao and Chinese cold tea Chun Li.
Cocktail history: this cocktail is as beautiful and dangerous as the multi-platform fighting video game from which it takes its name.
4 Doctor Who
Cocktail history: The cocktail takes its name from the BBC's iconic British sci-fi television series about a mysterious alien time traveler known as The Doctor. Together with his companions, he explores time and space, simultaneously solving various problems and restoring justice.
Cocktail Ingredients: There are two cocktail recipes: one based on Blue Curacao, blueberry vodka, sprite and rum, and the second differs only in that Midori liqueur is added instead of vodka. But in any case, both of these original cocktails are delicious and mysterious, like the very image of "Doctor Who".
5. Giggling Yoda
Cocktail history: That was the name of one of the main characters of Star Wars, the wisest and most powerful Jedi of his time. Be sure to try this intergalactic cocktail called Giggling Yoda!
Cocktail Ingredients: In the drink fresh fruits, ginger ale and vodka, and the appearance should ideally be indistinguishable from the muddy waters of the Dagoba swamp from the movie saga.
6. Kiss of the Vampire
Cocktail history: Castlevania is a series of video games created by Konami, where the player is immersed in the atmosphere of gothic, horror and mysticism. This is a whole kingdom of vampires, werewolves and other evil spirits. The dark world-inspired cocktail is called the Vampire's Kiss, and it tastes as intoxicatingly seductive as kissing an otherworldly creature under the cover of night.
Cocktail Ingredients: It contains red wine and passion fruit liqueur.
7. "Tick"
Cocktail history: The cocktail got its name from the American television animated series Tick, which ridicules and parodies popular comics about superheroes and supervillains. The protagonist Tick is wearing a latex uniform of blue color, and it has two blue antennae on its head. In the drink, this was visualized as two Twizzlers blue sticks of chewy licorice paired with Tick Blueberry lemonade.
Cocktail Ingredients: In addition to the unusual appearance and original taste, the combination of blueberry soda lemonade with liquor and vodka also creates a delicious aroma.
8. "Blood trail"
Cocktail Ingredients: Despite the intimidating appearance of this cocktail, it tastes surprisingly pleasant, because it contains peach schnapps, cranberry juice and vodka.
Cocktail history: He owes his name to the American television series of the Showtime channel, based on the novel by Jeffrey Lindsay "Dexter's Dreaming Demon". The series follows Dexter Morgan, a fictional serial killer who works as a blood splatter forensic scientist for the Miami Police Department.
9. Dirt Block
Cocktail history: Mine Craft is a computer game where the world is completely made up of blocks (landscape, objects, mobs, player), hence the name for the spectacular cocktail.
Cocktail Ingredients: It contains vanilla Kahlua, amaretto, milk chocolate and cookie crumbs. It is best served in square clear glasses to preserve the cubic effect.
10. "Portal"
Cocktail history: Portal is a first-person puzzle game set in the Portal Nature Research Lab and the player is a girl named Chell who is being tested inside the Lab.
Cocktail Ingredients: Named after the game, the cocktail contains lemonade, limoncello and Everclear energy drink.
11. "Blade"
Cocktail history:"Blade" is an action movie with elements of a horror film, the main character of which is Blade, half-human, half-vampire, taking revenge on ordinary vampires for the death of his mother, who was bitten by them during pregnancy. He is armed with a titanium alloy sword, a submachine gun with silver bullets, and has all the abilities of a vampire - superhuman strength, speed, agility and survivability. But at the same time, he is not afraid of light, garlic, silver, and although he is thirsty for blood, he copes with it with a special serum.
Cocktail Ingredients: The composition of such a whey, that is, the Blade cocktail of the same name, includes Blue Curacao, Bacardi 151, tequila and Everclear energy drink, which, of course, is tastier and much more pleasant than blood.
12. The Nightmare Before Christmas
Cocktail history: The cocktail got its name in honor of the American musical film of the same name about a resident of the city of Halloween, who accidentally finds a portal to the city of Christmas and, in order to dispel the annual monotony, decides to celebrate this new holiday according to his old traditions.
Cocktail Ingredients: The composition of the drink includes pumpkin or toffee pudding (your choice), rum and whipped cream.
13. "Modern Warfare"
Cocktail history: Modern Warfare, as you know, is a popular computer game, the plot of which is connected with the modern military operations of the US and British intelligence agencies, as well as regular units. The action itself takes place on the territory of virtual Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and the Middle East. The cocktail itself is unlikely to force you to deploy hostilities around you, except to compete for another serving.
Cocktail Ingredients: as part of the drink limoncello, crème de menth, Jagermeister, Baileys, energy drink and black vodka.
Alcoholic cocktails are a combination of different types of alcohol with each other in certain proportions with the addition of seasonings and fruits. The composition of alcoholic beverages is completely different, and most of them necessarily include pieces of ice, for which it is recommended to use purified water to freeze.
The first methods of making cocktails began to appear at the end of the 19th century. They included recipes for Martini, Daiquiri and Manhattan drinks. And since 1920, a whole list of cocktails has been invented, which are now in great demand in bars around the world, and they are even considered classics. During this period, names such as Americano and Negroni appeared in Italy, and Bloody Mary and Side Car appeared in France. For the most part, all cocktails used to have the same name - American Drinks. This was due to the fact that Americans who were forbidden to drink alcohol in their country came to try the original alcoholic drinks. Nowadays, the popularity of cocktails is increasing, thanks to which new types of liqueurs, exotic drinks and original flavors appear.
Ways to prepare the most famous drinks
"Mojito" (in Spanish Mojito)
This drink is based on white rum and mint leaves. Mojito is divided into types with the addition of alcohol and without it. The origin of the drink was noted in 1980 on the island of Cuba, then it became widely popular throughout America. The composition of the traditional Mojito includes 5 components: sugar, 60 ml. rum, soda, lime and mint. To prepare lime juice, mix granulated sugar, then break the mint leaves and place the contents in a tall highball. Chipped pieces of ice are thrown into the glass, rum and soda are poured on top. fresh mint And citrus fruit soften and make its taste pleasant and sweet, which is why the cocktail is considered to be summer. In Havana, Venezuelan Angostura is also added, and in Mojito without alcohol, white rum is replaced with water and brown sugar from cane. Russian cocktail lovers mix it with orange or apple juice and sometimes add strawberries.
"Blue Hawaii" ("Blue Lagoon")
This cocktail is unique tropical taste and bright blue color. However, the recipe for the drink was not invented in Hawaii at all, but in a completely different part of the Earth - the Zanzibar Club bar, which is located in London. The composition includes components: 30 ml. rum Bacardi, 30 ml. blue liqueur De Cuyper Blue Curacao, 60 ml. fresh pineapple, 30 ml. fresh lemon, 30 ml. sugar syrup. All ingredients are mixed and pieces of ice are added to the liquid. This cocktail is characterized by rich palatability and has milky, summery and refreshing notes. exotic drink, as expected, served in a large glass with straws and umbrellas. It can also be garnished with a piece of pineapple, mint or cocktail cherry.
"Cosmopolitan"
This drink enjoys literally frenzied world fame. The creator of the cocktail is a woman Cheryl Cook from Florida. The original recipe included ingredients such as Absolut Citron, an orange liqueur Triple Sec, Rose's Lime Juice and cranberries. The current cooking method was perfected by Toby Cechini from Manhattan. Instead of orange liqueur Triple Sec, he began adding Cointreau and freshly squeezed lime juice. This cocktail has become traditional. According to the recipe you need to take: 40 ml. vodka, 15 ml. Cointreau, 2 ml. freshly squeezed lemon juice, 30 ml. cranberry juice. The components are mixed with each other and poured into martins (martini glass glasses). Thanks to the addition of cranberries, the drink has a pinkish tint, and a slice of lemon or lime is ideal for decoration. Now Cosmopolitan is very popular in gay clubs and for quite a long time was the drink of this kind of public.
"Pina colada"
It is a sweet Caribbean drink, and its name means "filtered pineapple" in translation. This type of cocktail appeared in the 50s of the 20th century in a Puerto Rican bar. For its manufacture, components are needed: 60 ml. light rum, 60 ml. fresh pineapple, 75 ml. coconut liqueur or cream. All products are mixed in a shaker and poured into glasses, then pieces of ice are added. Whipped cream, pineapple slices and cocktail cherries are used as decor. In a number of establishments, Pina Colada is added to Baileys.
"Daiquiri"
The name Daiquiri is present in a number of cocktails, however, original drink one, it was invented in Cuba. traditional recipe includes the following components: 40 ml. light rum, 20 ml. lime fresh, 7 ml. sugar syrup. Mix the ingredients well in a shaker, then throw in pieces of ice and shake well. Pour into tall cocktail glasses.
"Margarita"
The basis of the drink is tequila, due to which the cocktail is considered to be summer. The traditional recipe includes ingredients: 50 ml. silver tequila, 30 ml. lime fresh, 25 ml. Cointreau liqueur or Triple Sec orange liqueur. The components are shaken in a shaker with crushed pieces of ice. The drink is served chilled, in a wide glass. The edge is decorated with salt or sugar.
"B-52"
The drink consists of liqueurs that are poured in layers on top of each other. The classic recipe involves the use of liqueurs in equal proportions: coffee Kahlua, creamy Baileys and orange Marie Brizard Grand Orange. Precise layering of the liqueurs and the absence of their mixing is a prerequisite. There is also a variety in which a cocktail prepared traditional way, is set on fire, and you need to drink it as quickly as possible through a straw.
"Long Island"
The drink was invented during the Prohibition period in the United States. The Long Island Ice-tea Cocktail was similar in appearance to iced tea and at the same time had a very high strength, which made it so popular. The drink has a pleasant cool taste that can intoxicate anyone. Includes the following components: 14 ml. orange liqueur "Triple Sec", 14 ml. light rum, 14 ml. gin, 14 ml. vodka, 14 ml. tequila, 28 ml. tea, Cola and a slice of lemon. All components are mixed in a highball and covered with pieces of ice. Cola is added at the end.
"Sex on the Beach"
The cocktail is also widely known all over the world and is even included in the list of official drinks of the International Bartending Association (IBA). To make such a popular cocktail you will need: 40 ml. vodka, 20 ml. peach liqueur Peach Schnapps, 40 ml. orange fresh, 40 ml. cranberry juice. Products are poured into a shaker and shaken well, then poured into highballs filled with pieces of ice. For freshness, you can add a small amount of pineapple juice. The glass is decorated with a slice of orange, lime or cherry. The finished masterpiece is drunk through a straw.
"Cuba Libre"
It is also a favorite drink of people around the world. It was invented immediately after the Spanish-American War, when one of the American soldiers in a Havana bar ordered rum with Cola, ice cubes and lemon. He liked the interesting taste of the cocktail so much that he made a toast to the freedom that Cuba gained at that time “Por Cuba Libre!”.
"Bloody Mary"
No list of cocktails can do without this masterpiece, because it occupies a leading position in the popularity rating. Even such famous personalities as Ernest Hemingway and Scott Fitzgerald were admirers of the drink. Bloody Mary gained worldwide fame in New York when a bar worker accidentally added Tabasco sauce to a glass. Initially, the drink consisted of vodka and tomato juice, but today spices and seasonings are also added to it. The full composition is as follows: 90 ml. tomato juice, 45 ml. vodka, 15 ml. Rose'sLimeJuice juice, 0.5 ml. Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper. All components are poured into a highball and ice is added. Then the composition is mixed and sprinkled with salt or pepper for lovers thrill. To make the drink nuclear, you can use red pepper. And for those who love more mild taste vodka can be replaced with tequila. There is also an option soft drink, which is called "Virgin Mary", in this case, vodka is excluded from the list of ingredients.
Preparation of non-alcoholic and alcoholic Mojito at home:
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