Bols Cocktails.com: The best professional bartender. Parker's Famous Margaritas Recipe. 10 Cheap Drinks to Make at Home and save Money. Sometimes we need to cut costs on everything and when it comes to a financial situation like a recession the need is especially important.
Often drinking habits change and many people choose to make drinks at home more often and these are a few drinks that are easy on tight budgets. You'll also find a few easy variations that require one or two extra mixers you may already have so you can have diverse options for about the same price. For those fond of beer, Bryce Eddings (About.com Guide to Beer) has some great tips for saving money while enjoying some great beers. Cape Codder Photo Courtesy of © Skyy Spirits Vodka and cranberry juice is simple and a great drink anytime. Additional Cheap Drinks: Crantini - serve it neat Frog in a Blender - blend with fresh lime Bay Breeze - add pineapple juice Madras - add orange juice Sea Breeze - add grapefruit juice Woo Woo - add peach schnapps (a pint for around $5) Pictured: Hail to the Chief Lemon Drop Martini Photo Courtesy of: © www.CocktailTimes.com.
Classic Rum Mojito Cocktail Recipe. The Mojito has risen in the ranks to become of the most popular cocktails.
It originated in Cuba, was second to the Daiquiri on Ernest Hemmingway's list of favorite cocktails, and, since the 1980's, has become one of the more fashionable tropical cocktails. It's very simple, using mint and lime to accent the rum. Choose a premium rum like Cruzan, Appleton or Mount Gay for a spectacular Mojito. See below for variations. View Video: How to Make a Mojito Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes. Long Island Iced Tea Mixed Drink Recipe. This is a popular mixed drink that should be in everyone's drink repertoire.
An easy way to remember how to make a Long Island Iced Tea is to think of a small shot of 5 white spirits (gin, tequila, light rum, vodka, and triple sec), a shot of sour mix, fill with cola. It's really easy if you break it down, but it is also just as easy to drink too many of this highly alcoholic drink. The 1970's credit for this potent and alluring concoction could go to Robert Bott, a bartender from Long Island, or to Charles Bishop, a 1930's moonshiner in (then dry) Tennessee. Or was it T.G.I. Friday's? View Video: How to Make a Long Island Iced Tea, 4 Long Island Iced Tea Variations The LIIT has also inspired many variations, which are listed below the recipe. Prep Time: 3 minutes Total Time: 3 minutes Yield: 1 Cocktail.
Pina Colada III Recipe. Cape Codder or Cape Cod Vodkacocktail Recipe. The Cape Codder, or Cape Cod, is one of those popular highballs that are simply a shot of liquor poured over ice and topped with a mixer.
In this case the ingredients are vodka and cranberry. This duo cocktail is the base for quite a few trios like the Sea Breeze, Bay Breeze and Madras, in which one other fruit juice is added to the mix. They all make great light, everyday drinks, especially on hot summer afternoons. Also you can use Blavod, a black vodka, to turn this into a Halloween-worthy into a Black Widow. Prep Time: 3 minutes Total Time: 3 minutes Yield: 1 Cocktail Ingredients: White Russian Cocktail Recipe - How to Make a White Russian Mixed Drink. Black Russian Vodka Cocktail Recipe. The Black Russian is a simple vodka and coffee liqueur drink.
This popular lowball is known throughout the world and is so popular that it (and the White Russian) should be one of the first that every aspiring bartender should memorize. Experiment beyond the common coffee liqueurs like Kahlua and standard, unflavored vodkas to create different tastes. One like the creamier Cafe Boheme paired with 42 Below's Manuka Honey vodka is a great match for a nightcap or an after dinner drink. Prep Time: 3 minutes Total Time: 3 minutes Yield: 1 Cocktail.