Mixing the perfect cocktail amongst friends is a great way to create an unforgettable night. It's only possible if you'll succeed in doing it right. If you enjoy shaking, stirring, and straining as well as experimenting, dive into the world of mixology and entertain your guests. You can enjoy a great variety of cocktails by throwing a girl's fun night cocktail party.
We have come up with the top 8 best and easy-to-make cocktail recipes for you which can help you in making cocktails at any games night, girls’ night, birthdays or any other exciting event. In this blog, we will be giving you a cool shot of the top 8 cocktails recipes, top 8 tastes, and 2 of the best drinking card games to play in 2021. So, let’s get started without wasting any time.
Top 8 Cocktail Recipes
Here are the top 8 Cocktail Recipes to enjoy recreate:
- Mojito Cocktail Recipe
- One ounce juice from freshly squeezed limes
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 4-5 fresh mint leaves
- One and a half ounces white rum
- Club soda
Combine the lime juice, sugar, and mint leaves in a Collins glass (the tall cylindrical glass with straight edges). Then add some ice, the rum, and top it off with club soda. Mojito Cocktail is ready to be served.
Taste: The Mojito tastes like a fizzy lime mint drink that is a bit sweet. There's nothing better than this refreshing beverage and it's easy to drink.
- Margarita Cocktail Recipe
- 1.5 oz tequila (the older the tequila, the better the drink, but silver or Blanco is fine)
- .75 oz Cointreau or Triple Sec
- Freshly squeezed lime juice, 0.75 oz.
Blend all ingredients with ice, then strain into a double old-fashioned glass with ice, add a lime wedge, and garnish with a twist of lemon. To make a salt rim, dip the rim of your glass in lime juice and then in margarita salt before the preparation of your drink.
Taste: Margarita tastes kind of like an adult limeade with the bitterness of the tequila, and the sourness of the limes.
- Sangria Cocktail Recipe
- One bottle of red table wine
- Brandy, 3/4 cup
- Orange juice, 3/4 cup
- Two cups sparkling water
- Half cup simple syrup (boil one part water and one part syrup until sugar crystals dissolve)
- Slices of orange, apples, pomegranate seeds, or any other fruit you have on hand.
Pour all the ingredients into a pitcher, shake it and add ice. This quantity of ingredients is enough to serve 6-10 individuals.
Taste: Sangria cocktail tastes like a blend of sweet fruity flavors.
- Caipirinha Cocktail Recipe
- 2 ounces of cachaça
- Hal Lime
- 1 tsp sugar
In an old-fashioned glass, muddle lime and sugar. Then, add cachaça and rocks, stir, and serve.
Taste: Caipirinhas taste like sweet lime juice with a grassy aftertaste.
- Paloma Cocktail Recipe
- A half-cup of grapefruit juice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon superfine sugar
- Tequila, 1/3 cup
- Quarter cup club soda
Put juices, sugar, and ice into double old-fashioned glasses, and stir for a few minutes. Pour tequila and ice into a glass. Serve with a wedge of lime.
Taste: Sweet, salty, and tart, the Paloma is the perfect summer cocktail
- Mai Tai Cocktail Recipe
- Two ounces of dark rum
- Curacao, .5 oz
- Freshly squeezed lime juice, 1 oz
- Orgeat almond syrup, .5 oz
- 1.5 teaspoons. rock candy syrup (boil 2 parts sugar with 1 part water until sugar dissolves)
Shake the rum, curacao, lime juice, and syrups together with ice. Pour all of it into a Collins glass. Put lime on top and serve.
Taste: It's a refreshing cocktail that's quite tart and citrusy but not particularly sweet. Its flavor profile is dominated by lime and rum.
- Singapore Sling Recipe
- Approximately 1.5 oz of London dry gin
- Cherry Heering 1.5 ounces
- One ounce of Benedectine
- 1-ounce pineapple juice
- Freshly squeezed lime juice, .5 oz
- One ounce of club soda
- A .5-ounce Plymouth sloe gin
To make the cocktail, combine gin, Heering, Benedictine, pineapple juice, and lime juice in a Collins glass, add ice and soda and top with Sloe Gin. Slice a lime wedge, garnish with it, and serve.
Taste: The Singapore Sling gets better with each sip, with floral notes from the Benedictine perfectly paired with the sweet pineapple juice that makes this version undisputedly the best in the world.
- Highball Cocktail Recipe
- Whatever liquor you want
- Club soda
Pour ice into a highball glass, then pour whiskey (a smoky Scotch will be nice) over it so it fills two-thirds of the glass, then top with soda and serve it.
Taste: Highball cocktail depends upon the type of liquor you use for its preparation. Mostly, the Highball cocktail is cold, refreshing, and flavorful.
Now that you know the recipes to making 8 different cocktails it’s time to host a cocktail party night for girls and play some drinking card games.