The flavor is deep and unabashed, and the ABV is nothing to scoff at. It's a cocktail stalwart, and not for the weak of heart. Directions Stir ingredients well with cracked ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist or maraschino cherry.
Read More Rye Guide. The Margarita is the workhorse of summer. It's best made with Cointreau, and if you like it a little sweeter, agave syrup is a killer addition. Directions Rub the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with lime juice and dip in coarse salt.
Shake tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, and ice in a mixing glass, then strain into the salted glass over ice. Read More Tequila Guide. For those nights when you want to cleanse your palate, opt for a puckery Whiskey Sour. Bourbon is traditional, but rye can lend it some punch.
A classic martini technically should be made with gin and served bone-chillingly cold. Order it stirred, not shaken.
Sorry, Directions Fill a metal shaker with cracked ice. Pour in the dry vermouth, stir briefly, and strain out this may be discarded. Add gin, then stir briskly for about 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, and garnish with olives or a lemon twist. A citrusy marriage of rum and lime in the Caribbean gave us the simple but satisfying Daiquiri. Strain it and serve it sans ice. Directions Squeeze lime into a shaker, stir in sugar, then add rum. Shake well with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
The Negroni is the epitome of refined summer drinking: sweet and bitter and invigorating. Directions Add the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker. Stir well with cracked ice. Strain into a glass over cubed ice, then garnish with a twist of orange peel. The Old Fashioned is as classic as they come—the original whiskey cocktail. Even in the two centuries since its inception, it's still the most respected cocktail in the world, and not the least bit musty for its age.
Rye will make it spicier than bourbon. Coffee Tea Perfect for when you're Too Sober See All Drinks. Dining Hall Dorm Lyfe Perfect for when you're Broke See All How To.
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But most bartenders today recommend rye because the spice creates a rounder flavor with the sweet vermouth. And rye boulevardiers are fantastic, no doubt. The defining feature of a fizz, which is a family of cocktails, is the combination of acidic juice and fizzy water. Created in New Orleans around the s, the drink became popular in the U.
It got so popular, in fact, that bars needed to hire entire teams of bartenders to take shifts making the darn things.
And then around , the domestic U. The drink went international. The rest is history. Folks usually put gin, whiskey, and in fizzes, but gin is the most popular.
A local barkeep used imported Cognac to make a cocktail that a local apothecary had created. And it grew evermore popular with the years. James Bond, in the stories and movies, has at least twice ordered an Americano cocktail. And Bond prefers Perrier in his Americanos, thank you very much.
Sounds like a pretty refreshing drink, the Americano. Pretty good. Could probably be a little stronger. When you spend your days worrying about all sorts of men-at-arms, armored cavalry, and the looming Prussian threat, you need a little something more than Campari to take the edge of.
He asked a bartender to throw a shot of gin in his Americano, and the Negroni was born. Back in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Frisian island of Fohr was known for its whaling community.
The pursuit of whales took these folks all the way to America—New England to be precise. That's where much of the whaling industry had consolidated. At the tail end of the whaling era, mixing rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters became popular in New York City.
And it spread to the rest of the region—Hartford, Connecticut, specifically. The whalers from Fohr picked up the habit there. Heading back to their homeland because work dried up, they brought the recipe and their appetite for it with them. To this day, the little island of less than 9, people is in love with it. They drink it for lunch, for dinner, as a nightcap, for special occasions. Pictures of it adorn restaurants and menus.
Bartenders specialize in it. In other words, this is the kind of cocktail you order at a fancy dinner out on the town. The cocktail appeared in the book Casino Royale , with its name attributed to Vesper Lynd—the fictional double agent. You may recall James Bond asking for the Vesper "shaken not stirred. Why it's iconic: This drink is exactly years old, with its debut occurring in Florence, Italy, in The Negroni has made quite the comeback in popularity in recent years as well.
According to Drinks International " The World's Best-Selling Classic Cocktails " the Negroni took second place for the fifth consecutive year, with 19 percent of bartenders from some of the world's most famous bars saying it's their top selling cocktail.
Ingredients: Tomato juice, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, hot sauce, salt, black pepper, lemon juice, 1 celery stick, lemon wedge optional. Why it's iconic: The Bloody Mary may be most iconic for its ability to supposedly cure a hangover a la hair of the dog , which explains why so many people order the drink at brunch.
There are a lot of variations to this classic cocktail, but this is a typical recipe! Ingredients: Tequila blanco, lime juice, agave or simple syrup, salt, a slice of lime optional. Why it's iconic: You don't have to be a cocktail enthusiast to have tried a margarita, thanks to the plentiful and colorful margarita mixes you can find in the store.
This cocktail is also fantastic when it's frozen. Boozy slushie, anyone? Yes, please! Why it's iconic: Lovers of rum likely enjoy this cocktail above the rest.
It's said to have been invented during the Spanish-American War in The cocktail was named after the mining town in Cuba that it was created in, Daiquiri. You can order these cocktails shaken or frozen like a slushie and with multiple flavor enhancements. Ingredients: Bourbon, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, orange slice, and Maraschino cherry optional. Why it's iconic: It's said that sailors of the British Navy used to drink something similar to the whiskey sour when water was scarce.
Why it's iconic: This cocktail just recently made a comeback in popularity. This drink is perfect for the person who prefers a fizzy and lower-in-alcohol content cocktail.
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