"Moscow Beauty"

A little vodka, a lot of lemonade, liquor and berries. Beautiful, sweet and not felt alcohol at all. Any girl will like it, if only because each of us associates this name with her own person.

Jägermeister with sprite

The girl has already learned that she is a Moscow beauty. Now she can be entertained with conversations. For this, some well-known mix is ​​quite suitable. By ordering rum with cola, you can make yourself look like a loser without imagination, so the surest choice is Jägermeister with sprite or tonic. You'll be sipping cocktails and arguing which cough syrup it's more like.

"Tequila Sunrise"

Do you know what the beauty of tequila is? This is the most fun drink in the world. From him, people dance on the tables (only in my experience this happened twice), yell songs from puberty and, of course, confess their love with all their hearts. This is not at all about the mysterious Russian soul, it's about Mexican dances and numerous hugs. The main thing is that both of them should drink tequila, otherwise it will all turn into a theater of one actor.



Heavy artillery. You are already so much fun and good together, you decided to continue dinner or a walk at a party in a nearby club. "Long Island" is usually about when there is no money, but you need to get drunk. In our case, it will act as a catalyst for alcohol intoxication. After drinking one at a time, watch the girl - she does not have to be as tough a nut as you are, and it is likely that she does not need to drink anything else.

Shot vodka-redbull

He drinks easily. Where the first, there is the fifth. Soda quickly gives in the head. You can drink a lot of them, and then abruptly fall to the floor. Suitable only for the most desperate party girls who, having drunk all the previous ones, remained snow queens. A shot or two - and now you are already in each other's arms admitting that you like each other from the first minute of meeting, and catch a ride home.

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Pina colada

A Caribbean low-alcohol cocktail that harmoniously combines rum, pineapple juice and coconut milk.

  • light (white) rum - 30 ml
  • pineapple juice - 100 ml
  • coconut milk (or Malibu liqueur) - 30 ml
  • cream 15% fat (optional) - 15 ml
  • ice cubes - a few pieces
  • pineapple slice for garnish

All ingredients (except a slice of pineapple) are whipped in a blender. A cocktail served with a straw.

If one of your guests does not drink alcohol, exclude rum from the ingredients, and replace the liquor with coconut milk or syrup.

Pina Colada - cocktail recipe (video)

Mojito

Refreshing Cuban cocktail based on lime and mint. It is said that Ernest Hemingway was very fond of this drink.

To make a mojito, you need the following ingredients:

  • fresh mint - a few sprigs
  • cane brown sugar - 1 teaspoon
  • half a lime
  • "Sprite" - 60 ml
  • white rum - 50 ml
  • several ice cubes

Pour sugar into a glass, squeeze lime juice into it. Then lay out the mint leaves and knead them with a fork. We pour ice. Pour in the rum and then the Sprite. For a simplified recipe, in the absence of lime, it can be replaced with lemon, rum with vodka, cane sugar with regular sugar. Of course, it is better not to do this, as the taste will change. But this recipe will turn out much more economical. =)

For a non-alcoholic Mojito, just don't use rum.

Mojito - cocktail video recipe

Bloody Mary

The leader of sales in Russian bars. It is very easy to prepare at home.

To prepare this cocktail you will need the following ingredients:

  • tomato juice - 150 gr.
  • vodka - 75 ml
  • salt - a pinch
  • pepper - a pinch
  • celery sprig for garnish and appetizer

Most often, Bloody Mary is prepared in layers. This is easy to do: pour tomato juice into a glass. Then carefully pour vodka along the knife blade. Salt and pepper. Insert a sprig of celery into a glass.

The cocktail is traditionally served with two straws. Layers can be mixed, or a person can vary the consumption of juice and vodka using straws.

Bloody Mary - cocktail recipe (video)

Brave macho

Favorite cocktail of many men. In general, mixing alcohol with carbonated drinks is not recommended due to the possibility of rapid intoxication. But if you are not afraid that one of your guests will be "carried away", try to make this cocktail.

To prepare it you will need:

  • cognac - 35 gr
  • "Coca-Cola" - 350 gr
  • instant coffee - 0.5 tsp

To prepare a drink, you just need to mix all the ingredients.

Cognac with cola - cocktail recipe (video)


Mimosa

A festive champagne cocktail that your friends will appreciate.

To make this cocktail you will need:

  • dry champagne - 150 ml
  • orange liqueur - 20 ml
  • orange juice - 50 ml
  • sugar - 1 tbsp. spoon

The rim of the glass is dipped into liquor and then into sugar. This is how the sugar rim is made. Champagne, the remaining 10 ml of liquor and orange juice are mixed and poured into a glass. You can decorate the cocktail with orange zest.

Mimosa - cocktail video recipe

cosmopolitan

A popular female cocktail, the favorite drink of the heroines of the Sex and the City series.

For it you will need the following ingredients:

  • vodka with lemon flavor - 45 ml
  • orange liqueur "Quanto" - 15 ml
  • cranberry juice - 30 ml
  • lime juice -8 ml

All cocktail ingredients are mixed in a shaker and poured into a chilled glass.

"Cosmo" is recommended to drink slowly to catch all the notes of its taste.

Cosmopolitan - cocktail recipe (video)

margarita

Popular Mexican cocktail.

To prepare it, you will need:

  • tequila - 40 ml
  • orange liqueur - 20 ml
  • lime or lemon juice - 40 ml
  • coarse salt - 1 teaspoon
  • ice cubes - a few pieces

Wet the edges of the vocal in water. Dip it in salt to get a rim. Mix tequila, liqueur and lime juice in a shaker. pour into glasses. You can use lemon for decoration.

Drinking this cocktail is recommended in small sips, holding the drink in your mouth to get the desired aftertaste.

Classic Margarita - recipe (video)


Strawberry Margarita - recipe (video)

golden velvet

An original cocktail with an unusual taste. However, it is not recommended to drink it in large quantities because of the risk of getting drunk quickly.

To prepare a cocktail you will need:

  • champagne - 100 ml
  • light beer - 100 ml
  • pineapple juice - 25 ml

All ingredients are mixed and poured into a glass. The cocktail is served without ice.

Champagne cocktails - video recipes

Screwdriver

Popular youth cocktail.

For cooking you need:

  • vodka - 50 ml
  • orange juice - 150 ml
  • ice cubes - a few pieces

Vodka and juice are mixed and poured into a glass. Served cocktail with ice. The glass can be garnished with a slice of lemon or orange.

Screwdriver - cocktail recipe video

champagne ice

Dessert champagne cocktail with ice cream.

The following ingredients are required for its preparation:

  • dry champagne - 50 ml
  • ice cream - 100 gr
  • strawberries - 50 gr
  • mint - 3 leaves

Strawberries and mint are cut into pieces and placed in a glass. Ice cream is added there and champagne is poured. The cocktail is served with a straw as a dessert. Strawberries are eaten with a spoon.

Rossini cocktail with champagne and strawberries - recipe (video)


As you can see, there are many delicious alcoholic cocktails, and most of them are quite simple. I think with the help of the above recipes you will definitely be able to please and surprise your guests.

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The best cocktails with very harmless names:

1Cocktail Amor


Cocktail menus of many establishments contain positions that can lull your girlfriend's vigilance. We mean mixes with very beautiful names, but unexpectedly serious content and, accordingly, the effect. Just do not show the girl the menu, but simply invite her to try, for example, an Amor cocktail.

She will think that this is a declaration of love, and she will be even more sure of this when she touches her lips to ice in an empty glass. And there is no way back - to insults and reproaches. 40 ml of tequila in alliance with 30 ml of Cointreau did their job. The bartender disguised a quite tangible dose of alcohol for the girl with a pinch of salt, lime and lemon juice.

2Sweet lady cocktail




Of course, much depends on the woman's sensitivity to alcohol. For another gentle person, a Sweet lady cocktail may be enough. Whiskey (whatever admirers of this drink say) few girls drink. Therefore, only a few of the fair sex are familiar with its effect. A few graceful movements of the bartender - and 40 ml of Scotch whiskey turn out to be part of the best cocktail: 10 ml of Creme de Cacao liqueur and 10 ml of Peach brandy liqueur.

3White Lady Cocktail


Compared to "Sweet Lady", "White Lady" seems like heavy artillery. It all depends on your goals. One of the best White Lady cocktails is suitable for when your girlfriend is already on the verge of hysteria, or when an offer to visit you is rebuffed and resented.

Invite her to come in for a “light cocktail”. Behind the airy name in this case is a very serious (by female standards) mix of 60 ml of gin and 30 ml of Cointreau. The orange flavor of "Cointreau" is complemented by lemon juice and the protein of half a chicken egg. Of course, the girl will still notice a noticeable amount of alcohol, but the unusual taste will make her quickly cope with this cocktail.

4Merry-go-round cocktail


If the situation is completely out of control and you could barely lure your companion to the table, then you need trouble-free recipes with names in which it is simply impossible to suspect something was wrong. Tell the bartender, "Double Chivas for me and a merry-go-round for the lady." And most importantly - do not let your companion peep how the bartender will mix vodka, the same indispensable Cointreau, vermouth and champagne. A bit like the Cosmopolitan so adored by the ladies. But the "magic of magic bubbles" will make even the most impregnable girl a languid and sensual woman.

5 Cocktail "In bed"


If you find yourself in a position where the beauty flatly refuses to cross the line between a protracted flirtation and ... a serious relationship, then order a cocktail at the bar with the telling name "In Bed". The content corresponds to: brandy, light rum, Cointreau, lemon juice (all 25 ml each) and a tablespoon of sugar syrup (glucose enhances the effect of alcohol). After such a cocktail, any girl ceases to control her emotions and will not mind embodying her secret fantasies. The name of the cocktail fully reflects them. The best of the best so to speak.

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Girls drink cocktails because cocktails are beautiful, there is almost no alcohol in them, and they are served in elegant glasses that do not look like nightmarish beer mugs. We have selected 8 of the most fashionable and most spring cocktails.


French Kiss Honey Cosmo Emporio Champagne

1. French kiss
(strawberry, bourbon, grenadine, lemon juice, coconut syrup)
A cocktail with a strawberry-cream flavor inspires both provocative dances and romantic hookah gatherings.

2. Honey Cosmo
(honey, rum, tea, nutmeg, cinnamon, orange, lemon, apple)
A hot and fragrant cocktail in the March slush is especially indicated for girls who wrap themselves in a scarf from head to toe all winter and still catch a cold. While Honey Cosmo has nothing to do with the Cosmopolitan, the Sex and the City girlfriends' favorite cocktail, it is just as much the perfect drink for a bachelorette party. A ridiculous dose of alcohol, skillfully disguised with tea and ennobled with fruit, will not hurt to discuss pressing problems, brag about a new boyfriend or, at worst, an awesome blouse.

3. Emporio Champagne
(Galliano, prosecco, grappa, lemon juice, lemon marmalade)
A cocktail for sophisticated fashionistas who go to shows and shopping in Milan and wear now what everyone will be wearing in six months. Renowned bartender Alexander Kan took the once trendy Cosmopolitan cocktail, replaced the cranberry flavor with lemon, and vodka with grappa, added Italian sparkling and a stylish lemon twist knot, and got a mix ahead of fashion. Having played enough in the spring with catchy colors and exotic combinations, in the fall we all want the same minimalism - both light and intellectual.

4. Ruby
(pomegranate berries, champagne, grenadine, ice)
The pomegranate looks unobtrusive, but inside it hides surprises and treasures - just like connoisseurs of the Ruby cocktail. Speaking of such pseudo-shy people, they usually remember the “quiet pool”. "Ruby", made from fresh pomegranate berries and champagne, may also seem modest and restrained, but in fact it turns out to be exquisite and dizzying. This cocktail is also suitable for girls who are on a diet: there are few calories in pomegranate berries, but there is more than enough energy. A charge of vivacity will come in handy on the dance floor - and the next day it will be possible to oversleep a workout in a fitness club with a clear conscience.

5. Sweet Poison
(gin, vodka, tequila, triple sec, Malibu coconut rum, champagne, cherry syrup)
This explosive mixture can lead to overly playful and uninhibited behavior. A heavy dose of alcohol is flavored with cherry syrup and served with plenty of ice to cool off the adventurer's ardor. Compared to most "lady's" drinks, "Sweet Poison" is unusually strong, therefore it is recommended for girls who are emotional and not afraid of change.

6. Golden Cuba
(pineapple, orange and lemon juices, Cointreau liqueur, Bacardi Superior white rum, passion fruit syrup)
Sipping this soft tropical cocktail, you imagine yourself in a sun lounger on the ocean. A mix of freshly squeezed juices, orange liqueur and rum with creamy notes from nowhere, like melting ice cream, gives a sweet feeling of freedom. Tried once - and consider that you are in slavery to this memorable range. After the second portion, you want to dance samba with a sultry Latino, after the third - wave to the airport and buy a one-way ticket to Cuba.

7. Sweetie
(peach, banana, strawberry liqueur, Veda vodka, whipped cream, chocolate chips)
It is with this cocktail that a girlfriend should be brought to life after the next man of her dreams turned out to be another “March cat”. As a decoration - a hefty portion of whipped cream with chocolate chips. If the situation requires drastic measures, you can force your friend to drink a cocktail in layers: drink vodka with liqueurs and have a snack with cream. An option for a long soul-saving conversation in the genre of “all men are bastards”: stir before drinking so that the vodka is distributed evenly throughout the cocktail. A contrasting mixture of strong alcohol and cream, plus a horse dose of sweets, can overcome any blues. And as for calories ... There are problems and more important than diets!

8. Lychee Royal
(champagne, lychee berries, lychee puree and liqueur)
Lychee is called both “Chinese cherry” and “paradise grape”, although this overseas fruit has nothing in common with either one or the other. Lychee cocktails are loved by young progressive ladies who are avid for the exotic and trying to grab all the fashion trends on the fly. And the soft twilight of Vision literally provokes experiments with new tastes. In "Lychee Royal" one feels some painfully familiar and unbearably pleasant notes. Trying to understand what exactly this taste is like, you resolutely ask to repeat - again and again. And suddenly, when it already seems that the experiment is on the verge of failure, an insight comes: maybe on canned apples from compote?

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Do you want to impress the woman you love and cook something for her that she will definitely like? A win-win option is original women's cocktails.

The ability to combine several ingredients in various variations gives room for the most daring experiments. In addition, from a large number of cocktail recipes for women, you can choose any - from the simplest to the most complex, which requires almost jewelry skill from the bartender.

How to make cocktails

Cocktails can be prepared in many ways:

  1. Build (in a glass).
  2. Stir (in a mixing glass).
  3. Shake (in a shaker).
  4. Blend (in a blender).

How to arrange a cocktail?

For the design of cocktails, you can use a variety of products: fruits, berries, citrus zest, ground nuts, sugar sprinkles, cocoa powder, coffee, cinnamon, food coloring.

If the cocktail contains fruit juices, you can decorate the drink with pieces of such fruits. For example, a cocktail, which includes pineapple juice, with a slice and leaves of pineapple, a drink to which lemon juice is added, with a slice or lemon zest, rolled up in a spiral.

Slices of citrus fruits or berries (cherries, sweet cherries) are hung on the edge of the glass.

You can decorate the edges of the glass with "sugar frost". How to cook it? Dip the rim of the glass into a cup of orange or lemon juice (another option is to rub the rim with a piece of orange or lemon) and then into a cup of sugar or powdered sugar. You can use not only citrus fruits, but also berries, such as strawberries. You can add coconut flakes with cocoa powder, coffee, add a little cinnamon or some food coloring to the sugar.

Another option is to decorate the edge of the glass with a small “umbrella”, “fan” or other unusual decorations.

Cocktails with colored ice look very impressive. To prepare it, mix water with fruit syrup and freeze. You can put berries or bright fruits cut into small pieces into such a mixture before freezing.

Non-alcoholic cocktails for women

In women's cocktails, bright and subtle shades of taste, color and aroma of various fruits are harmoniously combined. Refreshing, bright, savory non-alcoholic cocktails will add a special flavor to your meeting. And you can prepare women's cocktails literally in a matter of minutes, the main thing is to have the right ingredients on hand.

Many ladies like exotic drinks such as kiwi kiwi cocktail with kiwi, bitter lemon tonic, raspberry and lemon syrup, Cocktail "Cabriolet" with blue curacao syrup, grapefruit juice, lemon syrup and tonic, Mint pineapple cocktail with pineapple juice, tonic and mint syrup, Cocktail Du Force with pineapple and lemon juice and coconut syrup, cocktail "Magic of the Tropics" with peach, grapefruit, banana juices, tonic and grenadine, Caribbean fruit cocktail from oranges, pineapples, bananas with coconut.

You can choose a less exotic option - Autumn cocktail with red currant juice, lemon juice, honey and lemons, raspberry cocktail with tea, raspberry, mint, lemon and brown sugar, coffee cocktail with coffee, milk, pineapple juice and sugar.

And you can cook friezes (from the word "effervescent", "sparkling"), in which carbonated water is added: Tea frieze with mint, Tea frieze with currant.

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I do not and never have considered alcohol as male territory. Perhaps, since childhood, it seemed to me that women know how to manage alcohol better and more elegantly than men, whose main preferences could be described as “vodka” and “drooling”, and in the circle of my acquaintances I never met drunken women, so I am subjective.

Among the favorites in terms of alcoholic drinks are wine and whiskey, which can be explored endlessly and talked about for hours. I don’t understand shots at all, that is, this effect of timpani on the brain without any prelude. I love the first because when I pour myself a glass of wine in the evening, my favorite time of day begins. Life slows down again, enters a controlled channel and belongs only to you. Whiskey is more of a seasonal drink for me, I don't buy it at home, but I prefer to end the evening with it, sitting at the bar, before going out into the cold. Or when someone treats you knowing you'll appreciate it. When I was married and often visited Scotland, my ex-husband's homeland, whiskey was a ritual. Everyone went to bed early, and two owls remained in the living room - me and the Scottish father-in-law - with single malt whiskey in their hands and endless conversations. We both cherished those moments. Although I can’t drink bourbon and tennessee without cola and I’m not a big fan of them.

I have never encountered "female" alcohol. Maybe because I'm about the size of a rather tall man and don't look like someone in need of indulgence. It seems to me that the very concept of "women's alcohol" is associated solely with an undeveloped taste (yes, women historically drank less than men) and has already stuck like a cliché. This is similar to the taste preferences of children. First they like sweet things (“Pina Colada”, for example), then salty things (“Margarita”), and then they begin to appreciate sour things (“Whiskey Sour”) and bitter things (“Negroni”, “Martini”) - not a gender story at all. I knew men who, if they ever allowed themselves to drink, it was, for example, sweet liquor - the same undeveloped taste.

The condemnation of women who drink alcohol seems to me akin to the condemnation of women who are interested in sex, that is, this is a picture of the world where a woman should play a purely passive role. I would like to think that in the Western world it is a thing of the past. In modern culture, the relationship of girls with alcohol, in my opinion, is exactly the same as that of boys. Among my friends there are sommeliers, and among my friends there are teetotalers, and no one is trying to look for a gender connection in this. Only here the cult of the body and the obsession with health, perhaps in general, affects society's relationship with alcohol. It's cool and good, though not very sexy. I am for balance.

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Girls drink cocktails because cocktails are beautiful, there is almost no alcohol in them, and they are served in elegant glasses that do not look like nightmarish beer mugs. We chose 8 of the most fashionable and most spring cocktails and learned from an expert how to determine the character of a girl by a cocktail.

1. French kiss

(strawberry, bourbon, grenadine, lemon juice, coconut syrup), 180 rub.

The flippantly named cocktail reflects what's going on at Paris. "French Kiss" with a strawberry-cream flavor inspires both provocative dances and romantic hookah gatherings.

2. Honey Cosmo

(honey, rum, tea, nutmeg, cinnamon, orange, lemon, apple), 290 r.

A hot and fragrant cocktail from a fashionable bar to the March slush is especially indicated for girls who wrap themselves in a scarf from head to toe all winter and still catch a cold. Honey Cosmo, although it has nothing to do with Cosmopolitan, the favorite cocktail of girls from "in the big city", is just as much the perfect drink for a bachelorette party. A ridiculous dose of alcohol, skillfully disguised with tea and ennobled with fruit, will not hurt to discuss pressing problems, brag about a new boyfriend or, at worst, an awesome blouse.

3. Emporio Champagne

(Galliano, prosecco, grappa, lemon juice, lemon jam) 450 rub.

A cocktail for sophisticated fashionistas who go to shows and shopping in Milan and wear now what everyone will be wearing in six months. Famous bartender Alexander Kan took the once trendy Cosmopolitan cocktail, replaced the cranberry flavor with lemon, and vodka with grappa, added Italian sparkling and a stylish lemon twist knot - and got a mix ahead of fashion.

Having played enough in the spring with catchy colors and exotic combinations, in the fall we all want the same minimalism - both light and intellectual.

4. Ruby

(pomegranate berries, champagne, grenadine, ice), 220 rub.

The pomegranate looks unobtrusive, but inside it hides surprises and treasures - just like the connoisseurs of the Ruby cocktail. Speaking of such pseudo-shy people, they usually remember the “quiet pool”. "Ruby", made from fresh pomegranate berries and champagne, may also seem modest and restrained, but in fact it turns out to be exquisite and dizzying. This cocktail is also suitable for girls who are on a diet: there are few calories in pomegranate berries, but there is more than enough energy. A charge of vivacity will come in handy on the dance floor - and the next day it will be possible to oversleep a workout in a fitness club with a clear conscience.

5. Sweet Poison

(gin, vodka, tequila, triple sec, Malibu coconut rum, champagne, cherry syrup), 350 rub.

This explosive mixture can lead to overly playful and uninhibited behavior. A heavy dose of alcohol is seasoned with cherry syrup and served with plenty of ice - to at least somewhat cool the ardor of the adventurer. Compared to most "lady's" drinks, "Sweet Poison" is unusually strong, therefore it is recommended for girls who are emotional and not afraid of change. According to the observations of the bartenders of the Papa’s club, after a couple of servings, the visitors actively take part in the Wet T-shirt contest. Such competitions are not uncommon here.

6. Golden Cuba

(pineapple, orange and lemon juices, Cointreau liqueur, Bacardi Superior white rum, passion fruit syrup), 400 r.

Sipping this soft tropical cocktail, you imagine yourself in a sun lounger on the ocean. A mix of freshly squeezed juices, orange liqueur and rum with creamy notes from nowhere, like melting ice cream, gives a sweet feeling of freedom. We tried it once - and consider that you are in slavery to this memorable scale. After the second portion, I want to dance samba with a sultry Latino, after the third - wave
to the airport and buy a one-way ticket to Cuba.

7. Sweetie

(peach, banana, strawberry liqueur, Veda vodka, whipped cream, chocolate chips), 299 rub.

It is with this cocktail that a girlfriend should be brought to life after the next man of her dreams turned out to be another “March cat”. The bartenders at 1171 know their stuff. When vodka is mixed with liquors, the sweeter, heavier liquors sink to the bottom, while the vodka ends up on top. As a decoration - a hefty portion of whipped cream with chocolate chips. If the situation requires drastic measures, you can force your friend to drink a cocktail in layers: drink vodka with liqueurs and have a snack with cream. An option for a long soul-saving conversation in the genre of “all men are bastards”: stir before drinking so that the vodka is distributed evenly throughout the cocktail. A contrasting mixture of strong alcohol and cream, plus a horse dose of sweets, can overcome any blues. As for calories... There are more important problems than diets!

8. Lychee Royal

(champagne, lychee berries, lychee puree and liquor), 450 r.

Lychees are called both “Chinese cherries” and “paradise grapes”, although this overseas fruit has nothing in common with either. Lychee cocktails are loved by young progressive ladies who are greedy for the exotic and trying to grab all the fashion trends on the fly. And the soft twilight of Vision literally provokes experiments with new tastes. In "Lychee Royal" one feels some painfully familiar and unbearably pleasant notes. Trying to understand what exactly this taste is like, you resolutely ask to repeat - again and again. And suddenly, when it already seems that the experiment is on the verge of failure, an insight comes: maybe on canned apples from compote?

Has it ever happened to you: you are going to a party with your girlfriends and you sit at your house, making final preparations and chatting nicely? Or your boyfriend stopped by to take you to a romantic dinner, and you are not ready yet? Or, finally, this: a group of friends-girlfriends are going to have a fun and wild evening and, sitting at your house, decide where to go. Familiar situations? How to keep yourself and your guests entertained while you are finishing up the preparations, so that the expectation passes easily and quickly, while the mood improves in the meantime? There is no surer way to have a great evening than to start it right. To do this, organize an aperitif - light alcoholic cocktails with an unobtrusive snack will brighten up the preparations, raise morale, and set you in the right mood.

It's easy to do. To do this, you need to know a few simple cocktail recipes - for boys, for girls and for the company - as well as stock up on simple snacks so that alcohol does not have too detrimental effect.

Let's start by figuring out what to do with your date, in addition to cute chatter, while you have to put the finishing touches to the image. So that he relaxes and does not get angry that “you are always late!”, You can offer him a divine cocktail (he's not driving, right?), which he cannot refuse. Men's cocktails- this is something strong, containing exclusively masculine, unsweetened drinks in the base and, of course, insanely high quality. We list several classic options for our hero.

Cocktail "Mint Julep"

A typical southern US cocktail that is very refreshing. Surely, American detectives immediately surfaced in my memory, where male heroes drink this particular cocktail at sunset, and you were always guessing: “what kind of julep is this, after all ?!”. It is served immediately after preparation in a classic old-fashioned glass with ice.

Ingredients (for 1 serving):

  • 1 glass of bourbon (whiskey)
  • 4 mint sprigs + leaves for garnish
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon water

Cooking:

Carefully crush the mint with powder and water right in the glass, add ice, whiskey and swirl the drink in the glass. Decorate with mint leaves, insert a short tube and treat your macho - let him enjoy new sensations.

Cocktail "Dry Martini"

Dry Martini is the king of men's cocktails. There are many versions about its origin, but one thing can be said for sure - it appeared in the early 1900s. Let your man in anticipation of you feel like a complete James Bond.

Ingredients:

  • 8/10 gin
  • 2/10 dry vermouth (martini)
  • 1 green olive
  • ice cubes

Cooking:

There are a lot of gins in the world and even more vermouths. But for a real Dry Martini, London Dry gin and Martini extra dry vermouth are used. For this cocktail, it is not recommended to use a shaker, or rather, you do not need to shake the drink (remember James Bond:! Mix, but do not shake!). Put ice in a large glass, twist it a little - let it “give water”. Then pour the vermouth there, then the gin. Swirl a little and not vigorously so that all the ingredients are evenly cooled, but not "floating" and not too diluted with ice. Pour into a glass (a triangular martini glass is best), which should chill in the refrigerator before serving. A traditional accompaniment to a cocktail is a pitted green olive, put on a toothpick and placed directly into the glass. Some make a feint called a "lemon twist" with this cocktail - a trickle of freshly squeezed lemon juice on the surface of the cocktail.

cognac cocktail

Classic cocktail based on cognac. Drinking strong drinks before the evening starts is a bit too much. But a cocktail based on the most revered drink by men is just right! Your companion will not notice how time flies while waiting for you if you slip him a portion of such a drink.

Ingredients (for 1 serving):

  • 60 ml cognac (good quality)
  • 180 ml freshly squeezed lemon or orange juice
  • 15 ml lime juice
  • 1 pinch fine sugar
  • ice cubes

Cooking:

Citrus juice should be well filtered. Place all ingredients (except ice) in a shaker, shake vigorously and pour into a cocktail glass filled with ice. You can, of course, decorate with an orange slice, but it is better not to do this.

Cocktail Margarita classic

Finally, why did we decide that our man does not want something more or less playful? We will offer him a cocktail on the verge of masculine and feminine - a classic Margarita based on tequila. Since the 30s, this drink has triumphantly marched through the bars of the planet. Therefore, if your chosen one loves tequila, then present it to him as part of this cocktail. You can fully embrace the spirit of a classic Margarita and rim the glass with salt, as tequila is traditionally consumed with salt and lime.

Ingredients:

  • 6/10 ml tequila
  • 3/10 ml Cointreau
  • 1/10 lime (or lemon) juice
  • fine salt to decorate the rim of the glass
  • crushed ice q.b.
  • 1 slice lime (or lemon)

Cooking:

Before mixing the ingredients, decorate the glass. You will need a traditional margarita glass or a triangular martini glass. Place a lime slice on the rim of the glass and run it all over the rim, holding the glass upside down so that no lemon juice drips. Then remove the lime, and dip the glass in the salt scattered on the plate so that it sticks in a thin line along the edge of the glass.

Now let's deal with the cocktail itself: fill the shaker with ice by three quarters, pour all the ingredients there in the indicated proportions and shake for about two minutes. Pour the contents of the shaker into a glass garnished with salt and garnished with a lime wedge and serve to your longing waiter. This cocktail is quite strong (look at the proportions), so do not be zealous with it.

Now let's try to please our girlfriends. Girls need something sweeter, lighter, a little dizzy. And women's portions are a little bigger, because the girls need to constantly sip something in the process of an active conversation. So, Women's cocktails:

Rossini cocktail

This cocktail is dedicated to the famous composer Giacchino Rossini. This is a variation of the famous Bellini fruit cocktail, but based not on peach, but on the classic combination of strawberries and champagne. To heighten the effect, Rossini should be served in an elegant manner - in a tall glass goblet, garnished with fresh strawberries. It is pleasant to look at such a cocktail, it is unusually refreshing, uplifting, setting in a sublime mood.

Ingredients (for 6 servings):

  • 1 bottle of cold dry champagne
  • 300 gr strawberries
  • some white wine
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • lemon juice

Cooking:

1. Peel the strawberries, pour over some white wine, let sit for a couple of minutes and remove.

2. Cut the strawberries into slices or cubes, sprinkle with sugar, pour over the juice of one lemon and leave to infuse for 30 minutes. After half an hour, chop the strawberries in a mixer.

3. Divide the strawberry puree between six tall glasses and top up with cold champagne. Stir gently with a long spoon, garnish with a slice of fresh strawberries and serve.

If your girlfriends love the classics, then here is the recipe for the most girly of girly cocktails - Daiquiri. We will make strawberry and banana - let them choose what they like.

Cocktail Strawberry Daiquiri

Strawberry Daiquiri, sweet and bright, is chosen by cheerful, playful girls with a desire to have a good time. And this evening, you and your girlfriends should be just like that - frivolous beauties, sweet and tart, like a strawberry Daiquiri. It would be nice to master this cocktail for the future - it will come in handy not only as an aperitif, but also to complete some hearty lunch.

Ingredients:

  • 3 strawberries
  • 6/10 white rum
  • 3/10 strawberry liqueur (or syrup)
  • 1/10 lemon or lime juice

Cooking:

It's simple: set aside one strawberry for decoration, put everything else, including ice, in a mixer bowl, beat, pour into glasses, decorate with a slice of strawberries - and away we go!

Cocktail Banana Daiquiri

This variant of a tequila cocktail was invented by a Cuban engineer and sold all over the world. Along with its strawberry counterpart, this one is perhaps the most popular in the world, despite the fact that daiquiris are already being prepared from almost any fruit.

Ingredients:

  • 0.5 fresh banana (this will be 3/10 of the drink)
  • 1/10 lemon or lime juice
  • 6/10 white rum
  • 1 banana slice for garnish
  • crushed ice

Cooking:

We start by mashing the banana in a mixer, then add all the other ingredients to it, mix again and pour into a glass. We decorate the edge of the glass with a circle of banana, insert a tube and treat thirsty guests.

Cocktail Cosmopolitan

A classic red vodka-based cocktail is the choice of real vamps.

Ingredients:

  • 35 ml vodka
  • 15 ml orange liqueur (e.g. Grand Marnier, Cointreau, Aurum)
  • lime juice
  • 25 ml cranberry juice (you can take fruit drink)
  • strip of orange peel for garnish
  • ice cubes

Cooking:

Place liquid ingredients in a shaker, then add ice and shake vigorously. Then strain through a strainer in a shaker into a triangular martini glass. Hold a long strip of orange peel over the glass, light it with a match and lower it into the glass. Now you can serve.

Acapulco cocktail

Such a cocktail is more suitable for the summer season, as it contains a lot of juices and fruity notes, thanks to which, in addition to the alcoholic effect, it perfectly quenches thirst.

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 pineapple juice
  • 1/4 lemon juice
  • 1/4 tequila
  • 1/4 triple sec (any orange liqueur, such as Curaçao, Grande Marnier, Cointreau)
  • finely crushed ice
  • pineapple cubes or lemon wedges for garnish

Cooking:

Place all liquid ingredients and crushed ice in a shaker and shake. Serve in a large glass, garnish with pineapple slices or a lemon wedge.

There is also a second version of this cocktail. He's a little tougher.

Well, consider the situation when a whole cheerful company gathered in the apartment and prepare portioned cocktails, spending 10 minutes for each serving (of which more than one is needed per person) there is neither time nor desire. We need to start something big, on a canteen scale. The simplest and especially relevant for the cold season is mulled wine. You just take wine, pour it into a saucepan, boil it over a fire with the addition of spices, citrus zest and juice, chopped fruits, sugar. And here is another version of the "sociable" cocktail, which will raise the whole gang of your friends to the ears.

How to please yourself beautiful ladies in honor of a well-deserved holiday? Of course, sweet alcoholic cocktails that taste good and are not too harmful for a slender camp. We suggest you try the most popular cocktails on March 8.

world cocktail

Cosmopolitan is a drink for real fashionistas. This truth the world comprehended with the light hand of Hollywood. How to make the famous cocktail at home? Its main ingredient is Cointreau liqueur. Although it will be quite successfully replaced by Triple Sec or any other orange liqueur. Before cooking, we cool all the ingredients in advance, and fill the cocktail glass to the top with crushed ice. Next, alternately pour 50 ml of vodka, 25 ml of liquor, 50 ml of cranberry and 25 ml of lemon juice into the shaker, then whisk the mixture vigorously. Pour the ice out of the glass, fill it with a cocktail and decorate with a slice of lime or lemon.

tropical paradise

Delicate sweet "Pina Colada" is a constant favorite of alcoholic cocktails for girls. Make it at home and have an impromptu bachelorette party. Pour a handful of ice cubes into a blender, pour in 50 ml of light rum, 100 ml of pineapple juice and 50 ml of Malibu coconut liqueur. You can also add a sliced ​​banana if you like. Then the cocktail will turn out to be thicker and more saturated. Whisk all the ingredients until a homogeneous mixture is obtained and pour it into a pre-chilled cocktail glass. Before serving, decorate it with orange slices, pineapple and strawberries or cream.

Azure dreams

Do you dream of the gentle rustle of the sea surf and the velvety sandy coast? The Blue Lagoon cocktail will help you transport yourself into a tropical fairy tale. Let's start with lemonade. Cut the peel from 3 lemons, add 150 g of sugar to it, pour 800 ml of boiling water and let it cool. Add the juice of squeezed lemons, leave it in the refrigerator for an hour, and then carefully filter. If there is no time, lemonade can be replaced with a mixture of 30 ml of lemon juice and 120 ml of quality soda. Fill a tall glass to the brim with ice cubes. Next, pour 45 ml of vodka, 20 ml of Blue Curacao liqueur and 150 ml of ready-made lemonade into it.

strawberry caresses

Another cocktail lady's hit is the famous "Margarita". The combination of stunning tequila and refreshing citruses is really sweet to a woman's heart. In addition, making such a cocktail at home is quite simple. We wash 30 g of fresh strawberries under cold water, rid them of the stalks and put them in a blender bowl. Add to the berries 50 ml of tequila, 20 ml of Cointreau liqueur, 30 ml of lime or lemon juice and 2-3 tbsp. l. crushed ice. Blend all ingredients until you get a smooth drink. Before serving, we moisten the edges of the glasses and dip them in powdered sugar, after which we fill it with a chilled cocktail.

chocolate perfection

Chocolate is perhaps the most seductive delicacy that almost no woman can resist. Therefore, recipes for sweet alcoholic cocktails with his participation are especially tasty. Melt in a water bath 50 g of dark chocolate with a mass fraction of cocoa beans of at least 75%. Add 40 ml of dark rum to it and cool slightly. We put 2-3 thin rings of hot red pepper on the bottom of the glass, flavor them with 3-4 drops of lime juice and carefully break 2 quail eggs on top. Carefully, without stirring, fill them with chocolate-rum mixture. It is recommended to serve such a cocktail with a glass of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice.

The magic of aromas

Among alcoholic drinks, many ladies unconditionally prefer the classic Martini or vermouth. Its sweet, tart taste and sophisticated grassy aroma are perfect for creating a wide variety of cocktail fantasies. If you splash a little sparkling champagne with a martini, you get a particularly harmonious union. So, we combine in a shaker 50 ml of Martini Bianco, 60 ml of orange and pomegranate juice, 70 ml of cranberry juice and 100 ml of champagne. Fill the glasses a third with ice cubes and pour in the finished cocktail. Garnish with lemon wedges before serving.

fruity sunset

Another child of the hot tropics is the Daiquiri cocktail, named after the beach of the same name near Santiago. The composition of the classic recipe includes only white rum, lime and ice. However, today in many bars you can find banana, strawberry and coffee variations. This "Daiquiri" and earned a place of honor among the recipes for light alcoholic cocktails. We offer you another interesting improvisation. Put in a blender bowl 3-5 tbsp. l. crushed ice, add 60 ml of white rum, 15 ml of passion fruit syrup, 30 ml of lime juice and beat all the ingredients, then pour the cocktail into chilled glasses.

We hope you will like our cocktails and decorate the festive evening on March 8th. And what delicious alcoholic cocktails for girls do you prefer? Share your favorite recipes in the comments.

From time to time, men are faced with an urgent need to urgently cheer up their soulmate. Most adhere to the old, proven recipe - a trip to jewelry stores in search of unique rings, or a new fur coat. Of course, you will not often resort to such tricks, because a glass of an alcoholic cocktail with some harmless name will turn out to be cheaper and more effective. So that she wouldn't guess.

The editors of OFFICEPLANKTON presented below the best cocktails that could first lull the vigilance of a friend, and then completely kindle a fire in her.

The best cocktails with very harmless names:

1 Amor cocktail

Cocktail menus of many establishments contain positions that can lull your girlfriend's vigilance. We mean, but unexpectedly serious content and, accordingly, effect. Just do not show the girl the menu, but simply invite her to try, for example, an Amor cocktail.

She will think that this is a declaration of love, and she will be even more sure of this when she touches her lips to ice in an empty glass. And there is no way back - to insults and reproaches. 40 ml of tequila in alliance with 30 ml of Cointreau did their job. The bartender disguised a quite tangible dose of alcohol for the girl with a pinch of salt, lime and lemon juice.

2 Sweet lady cocktail


Of course, much depends on the woman's sensitivity to alcohol. For another gentle person, a Sweet lady cocktail may be enough. (whatever admirers of this drink say) few girls drink. Therefore, only a few of the fair sex are familiar with its effect. A few graceful movements of the bartender - and 40 ml of Scotch whiskey turn out to be part of the best cocktail: 10 ml of Creme de Cacao liqueur and 10 ml of Peach brandy liqueur.

3 White Lady cocktail


Compared to "Sweet Lady", "White Lady" seems like heavy artillery. It all depends on your goals. One of the best White Lady cocktails is suitable for when your girlfriend is already on the verge of hysteria, or when an offer to visit you is rebuffed and resented.

Invite her to come in for a “light cocktail”. Behind the airy name in this case is a very serious (by female standards) mix of 60 ml of gin and 30 ml of Cointreau. The orange flavor of "Cointreau" is complemented by lemon juice and the protein of half a chicken egg. Of course, the girl will still notice a noticeable amount of alcohol, but the unusual taste will make her quickly cope with this cocktail.

4 Merry-go-round cocktail


If the situation is completely out of control and you could barely lure your companion to the table, then you need trouble-free recipes with names in which it is simply impossible to suspect something was wrong. Tell the bartender, "Double Chivas for me and a merry-go-round for the lady." And most importantly - do not let your companion peep how the bartender will mix vodka, the same indispensable Cointreau, vermouth and champagne. A bit like the Cosmopolitan so adored by the ladies. But the "magic of magic bubbles" will make even the most impregnable girl a languid and sensual woman.

5 Cocktail "In bed"


If you find yourself in a position where the beauty flatly refuses to cross the line between a protracted flirtation and ... a serious relationship, then order a cocktail at the bar with the telling name "In Bed". The content corresponds to: brandy, light rum, Cointreau, lemon juice (all 25 ml each) and a tablespoon of sugar syrup (glucose enhances the effect of alcohol). After such a cocktail, any girl ceases to control her emotions and will not mind embodying her secret fantasies. The name of the cocktail fully reflects them. The best of the best so to speak.

6 Cocktail "Two" Cranes "


And finally about the sad. In the life of every couple, there are moments when the nerves of both participants in emotional battles are exhausted, when it seems that it costs nothing to turn around and walk away, change the phone number and not even go for a toothbrush. At such moments, the initiative must be taken. A few deep breaths. With a gentle but decisive movement, take your beloved by the hand and bring her to the bar. You need to act with lightning speed, ignoring the cries of protest. In the end, both your and her happiness depend on it.

Look the bartender in the eyes and say: Two "Crane""! The trick is that the bartender will immediately understand your plan, and the girlfriend will not have time to guess that behind the word "Cranes" there may be something that does not remind you of autumn sadness and jambs in the sky. The effect of surprise is important here. In a matter of seconds, you will have two glasses with a fragrant dark liquid in front of you. You must drain them in one gulp and at the same time. One of the best cocktails on our list - "Two Cranes" - 50 ml of absinthe and 150 ml of strong dark beer - this is the way out of any conflict situation.