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A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink, either a combination of spirits, or one or more spirits mixed with other ingredients such as fruit juice, flavored syrup, or cream
A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink. Most commonly, cocktails are either a combination of spirits, or one or more spirits mixed with other ingredients such as fruit juice, flavored syrup, or cream. Cocktails vary widely across regions of the world, and many websites publish both original recipes and their own interpretations of older and more famous cocktails. The origins of the word cocktail have been debated. The first written mention of cocktail as a beverage appeared in The Farmers Cabinet, 1803 in the United States. The first definition of a cocktail as an alcoholic beverage appeared three years later in The Balance and Columbian Repository (Hudson, New York) May 13, 1806. Traditionally, cocktail ingredients included spirits, sugar, water and bitters, however, this definition evolved throughout the 1800s, to include the addition of a liqueur.In 1862 Jerry Thomas published a bartenders’ guide called How to Mix Drinks; or, The Bon Vivant's Companion which included 10 cocktail recipes using bitters to differentiate from other drinks such as punches and cobblers. Cocktails continued to evolve and gain popularity throughout the 1900s, and in 1917 the term "cocktail party" was coined by Mrs. Julius S. Walsh Jr. of St. Louis, Missouri. With wine and beer being less available during the Prohibition in the United States (1920–1933), liquor-based cocktails became more popular due to accessibility, followed by a decline in popularity during the late 1960s. The early to mid-2000s saw the rise of cocktail culture through the style of mixology which mixes traditional cocktails and other novel ingredients.In the modern world and the Information Age, cocktail recipes are widely shared online on websites. Cocktails and restaurants that serve them are frequently covered and reviewed in tourism magazines and guides. Some cocktails, such as the Mojito, Manhattan, and Martini have become both staples in most restaurants and pop culture phenomena, martinis specifically being associated with James Bond due to his phrase "shaken, not stirred".
Serves 2-3
See notes at bottom.
Ingredients
Shrimp and Shrimp Stock
1/2 red bell pepper, halved, roasted and peeled if desired
1 large red tomato
1/4 large red onion, quartered
3 smallish garlic cloves, mashed
1 pound unpeeled raw jumbo shrimp
2 tsp kosher salt, divided
4 cups tap water
1/2...
Saffron Leisure
Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients
50ml whiskey of your choice (I used what I have on hand, Bushmills)
10ml saffron simple syrup*
15ml freshly-squeezed lime juice
30ml pineapple juice
15ml white wine of your choice (I used what I had on hand, mini Sauvignon Blanc)
Star anise, for the...
Ginger & Bourbon Toddy
Makes enough ginger tea for 6-8 drinks; recipe is for 1 drink
Ingredients
For the ginger tea:
2 oz (60 grams) fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
2 cups water
For the cocktail:
1 1/2 oz honey bourbon*
1 dash bitters
1 lemon peel (for garnish)
Directions
For the...
Pumpkin Sidecar
Makes 1 drink
Ingredients
1 1/2 ounces cognac (I used St. Remy's VSOP)
1 1/2 ounces pumpkin puree (canned or homemade)
1/2 ounce simple syrup*
1/4 ounce orange liqueur (I used Grand Marnier)
1/4 ounce fresh lime juice
Freshly grated nutmeg, for garnish
Directions
Fill the base...
A whole pineapple
Coconut rum
Pineapple rum
Whipped cream rum
Cherry rum, Kirschwasser or maraschino cherries soaked in regular rum or moonshine for 24 hours at least
Straws
Fondue forks or iced tea spoons
A long time ago, a group of us would make an all liquor Pina Colada in a pineapple. I'm...
Kirsch & Pineapple Juice Cocktail
Makes one drink
Ingredients
6 ounces pineapple juice (fresh or canned)
1.5 ounces kirsch (cherry brandy)
1 maraschino cherry
1 tsp maraschino cherry juice
Directions
Fill a collins glass with ice. Pour in kirsch, followed by pineapple juice. Add cherry and...
Definitely an after dinner/dessert drink. You could cut the portions in half for a smaller serving, but dessert is go big or just go home for me, so... :dance:
Ingredients
3 ounces vanilla or whipped cream vodka (see substitution below)
1 ounce triple sec or other orange liqueur
2 ounces...
The Smokey Spicy Lemon (Cocktail)
Makes 1 drink
Ingredients
1-1/2oz vodka, tequila or rum (I used vodka)
1-1/2o. lemon juice
1oz jalapeno-honey simple syrup (recipe follows)
Dried chiles for garnish
Directions
Combine the vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a shaker filled with ice. Shake...
https://www.cookingbites.com/threads/cosmopolitan-cocktail-my-way.24756/
I make these for my girl friends all the time, but never tasted it - WOW! That's dangerously delicious!
Cosmopolitan Cocktail My Way
1 serving
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz. Vodka
¾ oz. Ocean Spray Diet Pineapple-Cranberry Juice
¾ oz. Cointreau
¾ oz. Lime Juice
¼ oz. Simple Syrup
Method:
Chill a Martini glass in the freezer
In a Cocktail Shaker, add about 1 cup of crushed Ice
Add in all of the...
Slippery When Wet Cocktail
Makes 1 drink
Ingredients
1 large or 2 small ripe strawberries, halved
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce undiluted honey
2 ounces gin
1 heaping teaspoon plain Greek yogurt
GARNISH: freshly ground black pepper and a vertical slice of strawberry
Directions
Combine...
Port Flip Cocktail
Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients
1 egg white
¼ ounce simple syrup
1½ ruby Port
1 ounce brandy
Directions
In a cocktail shaker, combine all of the ingredients.
Dry shake vigorously for a full 60 seconds and strain the mixture into a coupe.
Recipe courtesy of...
Flower Power Cocktail
Makes 1 drink
Ingredients
1 egg white
1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 ounce simple syrup
¾ ounce pineapple juice
3 dashes aromatic bitters
1½ ounce white rum
Ice
Directions
In a cocktail shaker, combine the egg white, lemon juice, simple syrup, pineapple juice...
New York Sour
Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients
1 egg white
¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
¾ ounce simple syrup
1½ ounce bourbon
Ice
½ ounce red wine
Directions
In a cocktail shaker, combine the egg white, lemon juice, simple syrup, and bourbon. Dry shake (without ice) vigorously for 30 to...
BEE'S KNEES COCKTAIL
Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients
1/2 oz honey syrup (see step 1)
1 oz lemon juice
2 oz gin
Lemon twist, for garnish
Directions
To make the honey syrup: Combine equal parts honey and water (say, 2 tablespoons each if you’re only making a few cocktails) in a microwave-safe bowl...
NINJA FOODI JACKET POTATO WITH SHRIMP COCKTAIL
Serves 1
Ingredients:
For The Potato:
1 Large Potato, skin on
300 ml Hot Water
10 Black Peppercorns
Some Celery
1 Bay Leaf
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
Paprika
Garlic Powder
Freshly Grounded Black Pepper
Sea Salt
Method:
Wash well and pat dry the...
Turm' & 'Rants
Cocktail with turmeric and black currants | Serves 4-5 | Preparation 15-20 minutes
Ingredients
100 ml (~70 g) black currants (+ 12-25 whole berries for garnish)
4 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons turmeric powder
Juice of one lemon (+ 4-5 lemon slices for garnish)
160-200 ml...
GIN-BASIL SMASH
1 Cocktail
Ingredients
10 leaves fresh basil
2 ounces simple syrup
2 ounces lemon juice
4 ounces good quality gin
ice cubes
Directions
Combine basil leaves, simple syrup and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker.Crush the basil till bruised with a muddler, which will release the...
I searched for this drink on this forum before posting this, and I found references to being stuck in your ways, and to donuts. Allow me to share the best use of that name out of the three.
Ingredients
1 large orange, ripe
1/2 tsp sugar
Angostura bitters
2 ounces Four Roses Kentucky bourbon...
Cafe Brulot was mentioned in another thread see here. I hadn't heard of it before - its a famous cocktail from New Orleans. Has anyone tried it or made it themselves? Its obviously a very theatrical recipe to make! There are step by step photos here how-make-arnauds-cafe-brulot
Ingredients...
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