5 Amazing Cocktails to Liven Up a Party
It’s always fun to bring out your cocktail glasses and make some fancy drinks for yourself or to show off your mixology skills at a party. The best cocktails are refreshingly distinct with zesty flavor and mouth-watering ingredients from bright citruses to oaky rum. And to top it all, they are low on sugar. Cocktails allow you to mix and match your favorite spirit with your favorite seasonal fruits. So, let’s get stirring and shaking with these best classic cocktail recipes for entertaining.
Mojito
Mojito is a Cuban cocktail whose base comprises sweet and citrusy mint, and an earthier bite of white rum. The cocktail dates back to the 1600s and it is still wildly popular even in this century. You will need a freshly squeezed lime juice, some mint, and less than one tablespoon of superfine sugar. Shake to muddle them together. Add crushed ice before pouring in the white rum. Add a wedge of lime for garnishing.
Negroni
Negroni is made from Campari, sweet vermouth, and gin. The cocktail is known for its balancing sweet and bitter flavors. This classic cocktail recipe for entertaining requires you to stir the ingredients for 20 to 30 seconds and strain it into a coupe glass and garnishing it with a peel of citrus fruit of your choice.
Long Island Iced Tea
One of the best summer cocktails that you can drink, Long Island Iced is the most common cocktail that you may find in almost every bar. Long Island Iced Tea’s birthplace is claimed by locales of two regions. New Yorkers believe that the cocktail came from Long Island, New York when a man named Robert Butt invented this drink for a bartending competition in the 70s. Down in Tennessee, people believe that an illegal distiller invented the cocktail at a local island called Long Island, which was situated in the middle of a river. Either way, the Long Island Iced tea is a dizzying concoction of vodka, gin, white rum, silver tequila, lemon juice, and coke.
Margarita
This is yet another one of the most common cocktails that you will see in almost every bar menu. Known for its simplicity, the margarita is made from Cointreau, tequila, fresh lime juice, and salt to rim the cocktail glass. Invented in Mexico, Margarita is Spanish for “Daisy.” It was the time when our country had banned liquor consumption within its borders. This led us to the south of the border, to Mexico, where this cocktail was already famous. The cocktail was brought back to our country once the alcohol ban was lifted.
Daiquiri
The cocktail is a combination of sweet and sour flavors and it is very easy to make. It is believed to have been invented in the town of Santiago de Cuba. The drink made its way into our country in the early 1900s. The classic cocktail recipe includes 1-2 oz. of white rum, half to one oz of freshly squeezed lime juice, and at least a three-fourths of an ounce of simple syrup. Combine the three ingredients, add some ice and shake well before pouring it into a coupe.