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10 Best UK Cocktails | Cocktail Recipes |
 Top 10 Cocktails
Since the days of Prohibition, when barkeeps invented mixed drinks in an effort to disguise the taste of their rotgut spirits with fruit syrups, cocktails have exuded an air of illicit festivity. Beer is fine, and whiskey's quicker, but a cocktail -- with its goofy garnishes and splendid colors -- is merriment in a tumbler.
The tried and trusted top 10 are:
Screwdriver
Bloody Mary
Manhattan (Sex in the City Style)
Pina Colada
Vodka Martini (Dry, of course, 007 style)
White Russian
Margarita
Cosmopolitan
Screaming Orgasm
Dirty Banana |
 Screwdriver: 1 1/2 oz vodka, 4 1/2 oz freshly squeezed, ice cold orange juice,1 tsp lemon juice.
Combine in tall glass filled with ice cubes and stir.
Bloody Mary: 1 ½ oz Vodka, 4 oz Tomato Juice, ½ tsp Worcestershire Sauce, ½ tsp Lemon Juice, 5 drops of Tabasco Sauce.
Shake well over ice and strain into an old fashioned glass. Add several ice cubes and celery stalk. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Manhattan: 1 oz Rye or Irish Whiskey, 1/2 oz Italian sweet vermouth, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, cherry, lemon twist.
In a shaker filled with ice, combine liquids and stir. Strain and serve in a glass with the cherry and add a lemon twist.
Pina Colada: 2 oz light rum, 3 oz pineapple juice, 2 oz Coco Lopez coconut cream. Ice
Mix in blender and pour into colada glass. Serve with cherry and pineapple spear.
Vodka Martini: 1 1/2 oz vodka, dash dry vermouth.
Combine ingredients with cracked ice in a shaker. Shake well. Strain and serve in a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an olive. |
 Vodka Martini: 1 1/2 oz vodka, dash dry vermouth.
Combine ingredients with cracked ice in a shaker. Shake well. Strain and serve in a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an olive.
White Russian: 1 ½ oz Vodka, ¾ oz Kahlua, ¾ oz Light Cream or Milk.
Mix the Vodka and Kahlua together then float the cream on top. Add ice if desired.
Margarita: 1 ½ oz Tequila, ½ oz Triple Sec, 1 oz Lime Juice, salt.
Rub rim of cocktail glass with the lime juice, dip rim in salt. Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into the glass, and serve. You can try many flavours like strawberry, banana, or go with the classic salt rimmed lime.
Cosmopolitan: 3/4 oz vodka, 1/2 oz triple sec , 1 oz cranberry juice ,1/2 oz lime juice.
Add ingredients to cocktail mixer, shake, then strain into a chilled martini glass.
Screaming Orgasm: 3/4 oz Kahlua , 3/4 oz Irish Cream, 3/4 oz Amaretto, 3/4 oz Vodka. Ice. Shake extremely well!
Dirty Banana: 1 1/2 oz Tia Maria, 1 banana, 1/2 - 2 tsp sugar, fill with milk or cream. Ice
Combine all ingredients in blender with ice. Pour into glass and top with splash of Tia Maria or chocolate shavings. |
 Key to Cocktail Measurements
Most Cocktail recipes are based on Imperial standards and measures. Here are the International equivalents.
Ounce or Pony
1 oz (ounce) equals 3/4 shot, jigger or pony
1 oz (ounce) equals 3 cl (centiliters)
1 oz (ounce) equals 30 ml (milliliters)
1 oz (ounce) equals 2 tbsp (tablespoons)
Shot or Jigger
1 shot equals 1 1/2 oz (ounces)
1 shot equals 4.5 CL (centiliters)
1 shot equals 45 ml (milliliters)
1 shot equals 3 tbsp (tablespoons)
Cup
1 cup equals 8 oz (ounces)
1 cup equals 24 CL (centiliters)
1 cup equals 240 ml (milliliters)
Bottle
1 bottle equals 750 ml (milliliters)
Dash or Splash
Universal terms for small amounts. There are approximately 36 dashes in one ounce. When a recipe calls for a variable amount of dashes, for example 2 - 4 dashes grenadine, this indicates that you are seasoning to taste. A splash is slightly larger than a dash, but considered to be less and 1/2 oz.
Fill
Usually designated to nonalcoholic mixers, such as juices or sodas. To fill you pour liquid into cocktail glass until it reaches the appropriate watermark.
Float
Universal term for layering 1/4 oz to 1 oz spirit on top of a prepared beverage. Best method is to pour liquor over the back side of a spoon or along rim of glass. |
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