Classic Cocktails
Now, what makes a classic cocktail "Classic"?
Old fashioned
Old fashioned is a cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters and adding whiskey,
Traditionally bourbon,
garnishing with an orange peel presented in a rocks glass.
- Grab a mixing glass
- Pour 60ml of your favourite whiskey/bourbon.
- Pour 5ml of simple syrup or add an sugar cube inside the mixing glass instead
- Add 3 dashes of angustora bitters
- Add ice to the mixing glass, using your bar spoon start to stir the drink for about 20 seconds
- Grab a rocks glass and add ice to it
- Grab a strainer and place it on top of the mixing glass
- Pour the contents to rocks glass.
- Garnish with an orange peel.
Negroni
A Negroni is an Italian cocktail, made of one part gin, one part vermouth and one
part Campari, garnished with orange peel.
- Grab a mixing glass
- Pour 25ml of your favourite gin
- Pour 25ml of Campari
- Pour 25ml of vermouth
- Add 3 dashes of orange bitters (optional)
- Add ice to the mixing glass, using your bar spoon start to stir the drink for about 20 seconds
- Grab a rocks glass and add ice to it
- Grab a strainer and place it on top of the mixing glass
- Pour the contents to the rocks glass
- Garnish with a orange slice
cosmopolitan
Made famous from the popular show 'sex and the city' is a classic cocktail made
with vodka,cointreau,
lime juice an cranberry juice
- Grab a cocktail shaker
- Pour 50ml of vodka into the shaker
- Pour 20ml of cointreau into the shaker
- Pour 25ml lime juice into the shaker
- Pour 50ml of cranberry juice into the shaker
- Place the smaller on top of the bigger one and give it a hard hit to create a
tight seal and start shaking for about 20 seconds
- Grab a coupe glass
- Place a strainer on top of the shaker and pour the contents into the coupe glass
- Garnish with a orange peel
Espresso Martini
The espresso martini is a cold caffeinated alcoholic drink made with espresso,
coffee liqueur, and vodka.
- Grab a cocktail shaker
- Pour 50ml of vodka into the shaker
- Pour 25ml of coffee liqueur into the shaker
- Pour 20ml of syimple syrup preferably vanilla syrup into the shaker
- Pour 50ml of fresh espresso into the shaker
- Place the smaller shaker on top of the bigger one and give it a hard hit to creat a tight seal
and give it a hard shake for about 20 seconds
- Place a strainer on top of the shaker and pour the contents into a coupe glass
- Garnish with 3 coffee beans
Mojito
Mojito is a traditional Cuban punch. The cocktail often consists of five
ingredients: white rum, sugar,
lime juice, soda water, and mint
- Grab a high ball glass
- Place a handful of mint leaves in the glass
- Pour 50ml of your favourite rum
- Pour 25ml of lime juice
- Pour 20ml of simple syrup
- Top up the glass with crushed ice
- Add soda water
- With a bar spoon mix the contents together
- Garnish with a mint spring and a lime wheel
Whiskey sour
Whiskey sour is a mixed drink containing whiskey, lemon juice, sugar,
and optionally, a dash of egg white
- Grab a cocktail shaker
- Pour in 60ml of your favorite whiskey
- Pour 25ml of lemon juice
- Pour 15ml-20ml of simple syrup
- Pour 26ml of egg whites or a vegan alternative 'aquafaba'
- Without any ice in the shaker ,give it a hard shake to emulsify the egg white to create foam, this is called a dry shake.
- Now pour ice in the shaker and shake for 20 seconds
- Grab a rocks glass and add ice to it
- Place a strainer on top of the shaker and pour the contents
- Garnish with a maraschino cherry or dashes of angustora bitters
Margarita
Margarita is a cocktail consisting of Tequila, triple sec, and lime juice often served
with salt on the rim of the glass.
- Grab a cocktail shaker
- Pour in 50ml of Tequila
- Pour in 25ml of lime juice
- Pour in 25ml of cointreau
- Place ice in shaker and shake for about 20 seconds
- Grab a coupe glass and rim the glass with salt
- Grab a strainer and place it on top of shaker and pour contents into the coupe glass
- Garnish with a lime wheel
Martini
The martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, and garnished with an olive
or a lemon twist.
Over the years, the martini has become one of the best-known
cocktail.it is usually stirred, but also shaken if youre James Bond
- Grab a mixing glass
- Pour in 60ml of gin
- Pour in 10ml of vermouth
- Add ice to the mixing glass and stir for about 20 seconds
- Grab a strainer and place it on top of the shaker
- Grab a martini glass and pour the contents into it
- Garnish with a lemon twist or olive