Mixed drinks consisting of several ingredients are called cocktails. They are non-alcoholic or contain alcohol. In this article, we will examine in detail the most popular recipes for making cocktails with liquor.
Variety of alcoholic cocktails
Such drinks can be divided into three main groups:
- Aperitif. The cocktail includes strong drinks such as whiskey, gin or rum. Drink a drink immediately before a meal to increase appetite.
- Digestif. Such cocktails have a sweetish or sour flavor. They are drunk directly with food or after it.
- Long drink. This category includes refreshing cocktails with ice. As a rule, they are served in large glasses.
But there are a number of drinks that do not belong to any of these groups. For the preparation of alcoholic cocktails, rum, whiskey, gin, vodka and tequila are most often used. But drinks based on beer and wine are not so common.
Recently, cocktails with liquor have gained great popularity. Especially they liked the fairer sex. You can pamper yourself with this delicious drink not only in the bar. The recipes for cocktails with liquor are so simple that they are easy to make on their own at home.
"Lambada"
The peculiarity of this cocktail is the pronounced taste of coconut. To prepare it you will need:
- 60 ml of coconut milk;
- 20 ml gin;
- 50 ml of Blue Curacao liquor;
- 3-4 pieces of ice.
All ingredients should be well mixed in a blender, after which the finished drink is poured into a glass and garnished with a cherry. As a result, you get a not too strong and at the same time a cooling drink.
Paradise
Apricot Brandy Liqueur Cocktail is served as an aperitif. To prepare it, you need only three ingredients:
- 35 ml gin;
- 15 ml of orange juice;
- 20 ml apricot liquor.
Mix all the ingredients in a shaker by adding 2-3 ice cubes. The drink is filtered off and poured into a pre-chilled martini glass. Garnish with an orange slice or a leaf of mint.
"Bulldog"
This cocktail with Amaretto liqueur has a bright flavor of almond nuts and spices. It includes such components:
- 10 ml chocolate syrup;
- 35 ml of liquor;
- 120 ml of nonfat fresh milk;
- 1 scoop of soft ice cream.
Syrup, liquor and milk need to be whipped in a blender. Then pour the resulting mixture into a glass, and put a ball of ice cream on top, which can be decorated with grated chocolate.
Blue Hawaii
To make this exotic cocktail you will need:
- 20 ml Bacardi rum;
- 60 ml of pineapple juice;
- 30 ml of lemon juice;
- 20 ml Baileys or Malibu;
- 20 ml Blue Curacao;
- 2-3 ice cubes.
In a shaker, mix lemon and pineapple juice, ice, rum and two types of liquor. Then the contents are filtered into a highball glass. The drink is served on the table, decorated with an orange or pineapple slice. You can also use a cherry for these purposes.
"Hiroshima"
It is not only delicious, but also a spectacular cocktail. To cook it, you will need the following ingredients:
- 20 ml of absinthe;
- 20 ml light sambuca;
- 10 ml of Baileys liquor;
- 5 ml of grenadine.
The cocktail is multilayer. At the bottom of the pile, sambuca is poured. The next layer is Baileys liquor. Then, carefully, so that the ingredients do not mix, pour absinthe over which grenadine is added. At the bottom of the glass, a unique effect arises, in appearance very similar to a mushroom that appears during a nuclear explosion.
Raffaello
This drink will appeal to the female audience, as it very much resembles the same name sweets. The composition of the cocktail includes:
- 15 ml of Malibu liquor;
- 15 ml of Baileys liquor;
- 15 ml of vanilla syrup;
- 5 g coconut flakes (for decoration);
- 200 g of ice in the form of cubes.
In the blender we place all the components except coconut. Beat well until smooth. Pour into a chilled glass and sprinkle with coconut. Paradise pleasure will be provided.
"Sex on the beach"
“Sex on the Beach” is one of the most popular cocktails in the world with vodka and liquor. For its preparation, the following ingredients should be prepared:
- 40 ml of good quality vodka;
- 20 ml peach liquor ;
- 40 ml of orange juice and cranberries;
- orange slices or cherry to decorate the drink.
The shaker is filled with ice, then all the other ingredients are added there: vodka, liquor and juices. Shaker must be shaken well so that the components of the cocktail are thoroughly mixed. The resulting drink is poured into a high highball glass and decorated with cherry or a slice of orange.
"Alexander"
This is one of the best gin and liquor cocktails. It consists of:
- 30 ml gin;
- 30 ml of coffee liquor;
- 30 ml cream, 33% fat;
- 2 g ground nutmeg;
- 200 g of ice in the form of cubes.
Preparing is pretty simple. All ingredients except nutmeg are mixed in a shaker. The finished drink is poured into a martini glass and sprinkled with ground nut on top.
This is only a small part of the cocktails that are prepared on the basis of liquors. If you like to experiment with tastes, you should try to cook one of the recipes above, especially since this process is quite simple.