Do you love to host house parties and have friends who like the booze? If yes, then you must have wanted to make a bunch of simple yet delicious cocktails for your buddies, but the process seems so complicated.
When we go out to bars, the professionally trained bartenders mix drinks in a way that it seems like a ‘hectic’ job. In reality, it’s not that difficult to create cocktails inside your house.
Here are 4 cocktail recipes for your next house party:
Margarita
Ingredients:
- 45 ml tequila
- 30 ml triple sec
- 30 ml fresh lime juice
- Salt for rimming
- Ice cubes
Method:
Step 1: Rim your glass with salt.
Step 2: Shake tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and ice in a cocktail shaker.
Step 3: Strain into the glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
Martini
Ingredients:
- 60 ml gin (or vodka)
- 10 ml dry vermouth
- Lemon twist or olive for garnish
- Ice cubes
Method:
Step 1: Stir gin and vermouth with ice in a mixing glass.
Step 2: Strain into a chilled martini glass.
Step 3: Garnish with an olive or lemon twist.
Cosmopolitan
Ingredients:
- 45 ml vodka
- 15 ml triple sec
- 15 ml cranberry juice
- 10 ml fresh lime juice
- Ice cubes
Method:
Step 1: Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker.
Step 2: Strain into a chilled martini glass.
Step 3: Garnish with a lime wedge or orange twist.
Bloody Mary
Ingredients:
- 45 ml vodka
- 90 ml tomato juice
- 15 ml lemon juice
- 2-3 dashes of hot sauce
- Pinch of salt and pepper
- Celery stick for garnish
- Ice cubes
Method:
Step 1: Mix vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, hot sauce, salt, and pepper in a shaker.
Step 2: Pour into a glass filled with ice.
Step 3: Garnish with a celery stick and enjoy this savory cocktail.
