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 Mixology Magic

Mixology Magic: Sipping through the Cocktail Cosmos 

Vegas-style Bloody Mary:

Title: Sin City Sunrise: The Classic Vegas Bloody Mary

Ingredients:

2 oz vodka

4 oz tomato juice

1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

1/2 oz Worcestershire sauce

3-4 dashes hot sauce (adjust to taste)

1/4 tsp celery salt

Pinch of black pepper

Pinch of smoked paprika

Garnish: celery stalk, lemon wedge, and olives

Instructions:

Fill a tall glass with ice.

Add vodka, tomato juice, fresh lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, celery salt, black pepper, and smoked paprika to the glass.

Stir well to combine all the ingredients.

Taste and adjust the seasonings or hot sauce according to your preference.

Garnish with a celery stalk, lemon wedge, and a few olives.

Serve chilled and enjoy your Sin City Sunrise!

next we will cover:

Mojito

Margarita

Old Fashioned

Cosmopolitan

Martini (Classic/Vodka/Gin)

Daiquiri

Pina Colada

Long Island Iced Tea

Negroni

Mai Tai

Manhattan

Moscow Mule

Whiskey Sour

Screwdriver

Paloma

White Russian

Sangria

French 75

Amaretto Sour

Mojito

Tom Collins

Irish Coffee

Caipirinha

Sazerac

Aperol Spritz

Sex on the Beach

Piña Colada

Zombie

Singapore Sling

Mint Julep

Sidecar

Blue Lagoon

Mojito

Bellini

Vodka Cranberry

Espresso Martini

Whiskey Smash

French Martini

Mojito

Strawberry Daiquiri

Tequila Sunrise

Mojito:

2 oz white rum

1 oz fresh lime juice

2 teaspoons sugar

6-8 fresh mint leaves

Club soda

Lime wedge and mint sprig for garnish

Muddle the lime juice, sugar, and mint leaves in a glass.

Add rum and fill the glass with ice.

Top with club soda and stir gently.

Garnish with a lime wedge and mint sprig.

Margarita:

2 oz tequila

1 oz triple sec

1 oz fresh lime juice

Salt for rimming the glass

Lime wedge for garnish

Rim the glass with salt.

In a shaker, combine tequila, triple sec, and lime juice with ice.

Shake well and strain into the glass.

Garnish with a lime wedge.

Old Fashioned:

2 oz bourbon or rye whiskey

1 sugar cube

2-3 dashes Angostura bitters

Orange twist for garnish

In an old-fashioned glass, muddle the sugar cube and bitters.

Add whiskey and stir until sugar is dissolved.

Add ice cubes and stir gently.

Garnish with an orange twist.

Cosmopolitan:

1.5 oz vodka

1 oz cranberry juice

0.5 oz triple sec

0.5 oz fresh lime juice

Lime twist for garnish

Shake all ingredients with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a martini glass.

Garnish with a lime twist.

Martini (Classic/Vodka/Gin):

2 oz vodka or gin

0.5 oz dry vermouth

Lemon twist or olive for garnish

Stir vodka/gin and dry vermouth with ice in a mixing glass.

Strain into a chilled martini glass.

Garnish with a lemon twist or olive.

Daiquiri:

2 oz light rum

1 oz fresh lime juice

0.75 oz simple syrup

Lime wheel for garnish

Shake all ingredients with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with a lime wheel.

Pina Colada:

2 oz white rum

2 oz pineapple juice

1.5 oz coconut cream

Pineapple wedge and cherry for garnish

Blend all ingredients with crushed ice until smooth.

Pour into a hurricane glass.

Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry.

Long Island Iced Tea:

0.5 oz vodka

0.5 oz rum

0.5 oz tequila

0.5 oz gin

0.5 oz triple sec

1 oz fresh lemon juice

1 oz simple syrup

Cola

Lemon wedge for garnish

Shake vodka, rum, tequila, gin, triple sec, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice.

Top with cola.

Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Negroni:

1 oz gin

1 oz Campari

1 oz sweet vermouth

Orange twist for garnish

Stir all ingredients with ice in a mixing glass.

Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice.

Garnish with an orange twist.

Mai Tai:

2 oz rum (dark and light)

0.75 oz orange curaçao

0.5 oz orgeat syrup

0.5 oz fresh lime juice

Mint sprig and lime wheel for garnish

Shake all ingredients with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish with a mint sprig and lime wheel.

I hope you enjoy these cocktail recipes! Let me know if you'd like more.

Manhattan:

2 oz rye whiskey

1 oz sweet vermouth

2 dashes Angostura bitters

Maraschino cherry for garnish

Stir rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters with ice in a mixing glass.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Moscow Mule:

2 oz vodka

0.5 oz fresh lime juice

4-6 oz ginger beer

Lime wheel and mint sprig for garnish

Fill a copper mug with ice.

Pour vodka and lime juice over the ice.

Top with ginger beer and gently stir.

Garnish with a lime wheel and mint sprig.

Whiskey Sour:

2 oz whiskey (bourbon or rye)

0.75 oz fresh lemon juice

0.75 oz simple syrup

Lemon wheel and cherry for garnish

Shake whiskey, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.

Garnish with a lemon wheel and cherry.

Screwdriver:

1.5 oz vodka

4-6 oz orange juice

Orange slice for garnish

Fill a highball glass with ice.

Pour vodka into the glass.

Top with orange juice and stir gently.

Garnish with an orange slice.

Paloma:

2 oz tequila

3 oz grapefruit soda

0.5 oz fresh lime juice

Salt for rimming the glass

Grapefruit wedge for garnish

Rim the glass with salt.

Fill the glass with ice.

Pour tequila, grapefruit soda, and lime juice into the glass.

Stir gently and garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

White Russian:

2 oz vodka

1 oz coffee liqueur

Light cream or milk

Grated nutmeg for garnish

Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice.

Pour vodka and coffee liqueur over the ice.

Top with cream or milk.

Stir gently and garnish with grated nutmeg.

Sangria:

1 bottle red wine

1/2 cup brandy

1/4 cup orange liqueur

1/4 cup simple syrup

Sliced oranges, lemons, and limes

Berries and mint leaves for garnish

In a pitcher, combine red wine, brandy, orange liqueur, and simple syrup.

Add sliced oranges, lemons, and limes.

Stir gently and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Serve chilled with berries and mint leaves as garnish.

French 75:

1.5 oz gin

0.5 oz fresh lemon juice

0.5 oz simple syrup

Champagne or sparkling wine

Lemon twist for garnish

Shake gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a chilled champagne flute.

Top with champagne or sparkling wine.

Garnish with a lemon twist.

Amaretto Sour:

2 oz amaretto liqueur

1 oz fresh lemon juice

0.5 oz simple syrup

Lemon wheel and cherry for garnish

Shake amaretto liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.

Garnish with a lemon wheel and cherry.

Mojito:

2 oz white rum

1 oz fresh lime juice

2 teaspoons sugar

6-8 fresh mint leaves

Club soda

Lime wedge and mint sprig for garnish

In a mixing glass, muddle the lime juice, sugar, and mint leaves.

Add rum and fill the glass with ice.

Stir well.

Strain the mixture into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice.

Top with club soda and gently stir.

Garnish with a lime wedge and mint sprig.

Enjoy these fancy cocktail recipes! If you need more, feel free to ask.

Tom Collins:

2 oz gin

1 oz fresh lemon juice

0.5 oz simple syrup

Club soda

Lemon wheel and cherry for garnish

Shake gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice.

Top with club soda and stir gently.

Garnish with a lemon wheel and cherry.

Irish Coffee:

1.5 oz Irish whiskey

1 oz brown sugar syrup

4-6 oz hot brewed coffee

Freshly whipped cream

Cocoa powder or cinnamon for garnish

In a warmed glass, combine Irish whiskey and brown sugar syrup.

Add hot brewed coffee and stir gently.

Top with freshly whipped cream.

Garnish with a sprinkle of cocoa powder or cinnamon.

Caipirinha:

2 oz cachaça

1 lime, cut into wedges

2 teaspoons sugar

Crushed ice

Lime wheel for garnish

Muddle the lime wedges and sugar in a glass.

Fill the glass with crushed ice.

Add cachaça and stir well.

Garnish with a lime wheel.

Sazerac:

2 oz rye whiskey

1 sugar cube

2-3 dashes Peychaud's bitters

Absinthe rinse

Lemon twist for garnish

Rinse a chilled old-fashioned glass with absinthe and discard the excess.

Muddle the sugar cube and bitters in a separate mixing glass.

Add rye whiskey and ice to the mixing glass and stir well.

Strain the mixture into the prepared old-fashioned glass.

Garnish with a lemon twist.

Aperol Spritz:

2 oz Aperol

3 oz prosecco

Splash of club soda

Orange slice for garnish

Fill a wine glass with ice.

Add Aperol and prosecco.

Top with a splash of club soda.

Stir gently and garnish with an orange slice.

Sex on the Beach:

1.5 oz vodka

1 oz peach schnapps

2 oz orange juice

2 oz cranberry juice

Orange slice and cherry for garnish

Fill a highball glass with ice.

Add vodka and peach schnapps.

Pour in orange juice and cranberry juice.

Stir gently and garnish with an orange slice and cherry.

Piña Colada:

2 oz white rum

2 oz pineapple juice

1.5 oz coconut cream

Pineapple wedge and cherry for garnish

Fill a blender with ice.

Add rum, pineapple juice, and coconut cream.

Blend until smooth.

Pour into a hurricane glass.

Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry.

Zombie:

1 oz light rum

1 oz dark rum

1 oz apricot brandy

1 oz lime juice

1 oz orange juice

1 oz pineapple juice

1/2 oz grenadine

Dash of Angostura bitters

Lime wheel and cherry for garnish

Shake all ingredients with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a Collins glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish with a lime wheel and cherry.

Singapore Sling:

2 oz gin

1 oz cherry brandy

0.5 oz Cointreau

0.5 oz Benedictine

1 oz pineapple juice

0.5 oz lime juice

0.25 oz grenadine

Club soda

Pineapple slice and cherry for garnish

Shake gin, cherry brandy, Cointreau, Benedictine, pineapple juice, lime juice, and grenadine with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice.

Top with club soda and stir gently.

Garnish with a pineapple slice and cherry.

Mint Julep:

2.5 oz bourbon

0.5 oz simple syrup

8-10 fresh mint leaves

Crushed ice

Mint sprig for garnish

Muddle the mint leaves and simple syrup in a glass.

Add bourbon and fill the glass with crushed ice.

Stir gently to frost the glass.

Garnish with a mint sprig.

Enjoy these delightful cocktail recipes! Let me know if you'd like more.

Sidecar:

2 oz Cognac

1 oz triple sec

0.75 oz fresh lemon juice

Sugar for rimming the glass

Lemon twist for garnish

Rim a chilled cocktail glass with sugar.

Shake Cognac, triple sec, and lemon juice with ice in a shaker.

Strain into the prepared glass.

Garnish with a lemon twist.

Blue Lagoon:

1.5 oz vodka

1 oz blue curaçao

4 oz lemon-lime soda

Lemon wheel for garnish

Fill a highball glass with ice.

Add vodka and blue curaçao.

Pour in lemon-lime soda and

Bellini:

2 oz peach purée

4 oz prosecco

Peach slice for garnish

Pour peach purée into a chilled champagne flute.

Slowly top with prosecco.

Stir gently and garnish with a peach slice.

Vodka Cranberry:

1.5 oz vodka

3 oz cranberry juice

Lime wedge for garnish

Fill a rocks glass with ice.

Pour vodka over the ice.

Top with cranberry juice and stir gently.

Garnish with a lime wedge.

Espresso Martini:

1.5 oz vodka

1 oz coffee liqueur

1 oz espresso shot

0.5 oz simple syrup

Coffee beans for garnish

Shake vodka, coffee liqueur, espresso shot, and simple syrup with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a chilled martini glass.

Garnish with coffee beans

French Martini:

1.5 oz vodka

0.5 oz raspberry liqueur

1.5 oz pineapple juice

Fill a shaker with ice.

Add vodka, raspberry liqueur, and pineapple juice.

Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass.

Garnish with a fresh raspberry.

Mojito:

2 oz white rum

1 oz fresh lime juice

2 teaspoons sugar

6-8 fresh mint leaves

Club soda

Lime wedge and mint sprig for garnish

In a mixing glass, muddle the lime juice, sugar, and mint leaves.

Add rum and fill the glass with ice.

Stir well.

Strain the mixture into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice.

Top with club soda and gently stir.

Garnish with a lime wedge and mint sprig.

Dark 'n' Stormy:

2 oz dark rum

3 oz ginger beer

0.5 oz fresh lime juice

Lime wedge for garnish

Fill a highball glass with ice.

Add rum and lime juice.

Top with ginger beer and stir gently.

Garnish with a lime wedge.

Boulevardier:

1.5 oz bourbon

1 oz sweet vermouth

1 oz Campari

Orange twist for garnish

Stir bourbon, sweet vermouth, and Campari with ice in a mixing glass.

Strain into a chilled old-fashioned

Tom Collins:

2 oz gin

1 oz fresh lemon juice

0.5 oz simple syrup

Club soda

Lemon wheel and cherry for garnish

Shake gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice.

Top with club soda and stir gently.

Garnish with a lemon wheel and cherry.

Aperol Spritz:

2 oz Aperol

3 oz prosecco

Splash of club soda

Orange slice for garnish

Fill a wine glass with ice.

Add Aperol and prosecco.

Top with a splash of club soda.

Stir gently and garnish with an orange slice.

Negroni:

1 oz gin

1 oz Campari

1 oz sweet vermouth

Orange twist for garnish

Stir gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth with ice in a mixing glass.

Strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with ice.

Garnish with an orange twist.

Mimosa:

2 oz orange juice

4 oz champagne or sparkling wine

Orange slice for garnish

Pour orange juice into a champagne flute.

Slowly top with champagne or sparkling wine.

Stir gently and garnish with an orange slice.

Mojito:

2 oz white rum

1 oz fresh lime juice

2 teaspoons sugar

6-8 fresh mint leaves

Club soda

Lime wedge and mint sprig for garnish

In a mixing glass, muddle the lime juice, sugar, and mint leaves.

Add rum and fill the glass with ice.

Stir well.

Strain the mixture into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice.

Top with club soda and gently stir.

Garnish with a lime wedge and mint sprig.

Piña Colada:

2 oz white rum

2 oz pineapple juice

1.5 oz coconut cream

Pineapple wedge and cherry for garnish

Fill a blender with ice.

Add rum, pineapple juice, and coconut cream.

Blend until smooth.

Pour into a hurricane glass.

Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry.

Margarita:

2 oz tequila

1 oz lime juice

0.75 oz triple sec

Salt for rimming the glass

Lime wheel for garnish

Rim a chilled margarita glass with salt.

Shake tequila, lime juice, and triple sec with ice in a shaker.

Strain into the prepared glass filled with ice.

Garnish with a lime wheel.

Mai Tai:

2 oz dark rum

1 oz light rum

0.5 oz orange curaçao

0.5 oz orgeat syrup

0.75 oz lime juice

Pineapple wedge and cherry for garnish

Shake dark rum, light rum, orange curaçao, orgeat syrup, and lime juice with ice in a shaker.

Strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry.

Old Fashioned:

2 oz bourbon or rye whiskey

1 sugar cube

2-3 dashes Angostura bitters

Orange twist and cherry for garnish

Place sugar cube in a mixing glass and saturate with bitters.

Muddle the sugar cube with a splash of water until dissolved.

Add bourbon or rye whiskey and stir well.

Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice.

Garnish with an orange twist and cherry.