Cocktail Recipes You Must Try
Spicy Margherita
Serves 1
2 jalapeño slices, seeded
1/2 ounce agave syrup
1 1/2 ounces silver tequila
1 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce triple sec
Use the base of a wooden spoon to muddle seedless jalapeño slices and agave syrup in a cocktail shaker. Pour in the remaining ingredients and fill with ice. Shake until chilled, and strain into a glass filled with lots of ice.
Strawberry Mint Spritzer
Serves 6
1 pint strawberries, hulled, sliced, and divided
4 fresh mint leaves
6 small lemons, wedged
1 (25-ounce) bottle sake
1 (25-ounce) bottle champagne
Put 6 strawberry slices to the side for garnish. Add remaining strawberry slices and mint leaves to a large pitcher. Squeeze juice from lemons and muddle ingredients with base of a wood spoon. Fill the pitcher with ice and add equal parts sake and champagne. Stir until everything is mixed evenly.
Pomegranate Martini
Serves 1
3 ounces vodka
2 ounces pomegranate juice
5 pomegranate seeds, for garnish
Place glass into freezer for about 5 minutes to cool. Combine vodka and pomegranate juice in a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into cold class. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds in the glass for garnish.
Strawberry Lemonade
Serves 6
1 (25-ounce) bottle dry sparkling rosé
1 cup vodka
12 ounces lemonade
1/2 cup club soda
2 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced
3 small lemons, sliced
Combine all ingredients into a large pitcher. Stir and refrigerate until chilled (leave in fridge for at least 1 hour.)
Matador
Serves 1
1 1/2 ounces gold tequila
3 ounces pineapple juice
1/2 ounce lime juice
Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Strain into a glass filled with ice.
Espresso Martini
Serves 1
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce freshly brewed espresso
1/2 ounce simple syrup
1/2 ounce coffee liqueur
3 coffee beans, for garnish
Place martini glass into freezer to cool. Combine all ingredients except coffee beans in a shaker filled with ice. Shake, and fine-strain the mixture into the chilled martini glass. Garnish with the coffee beans.