A cocktail is defined a compound of at least two alcoholic beverages (vodka with oranges, for example, is not a cocktail but a mix drink).
Stop. You had me at two. If you’re mixing two types of alcohol then I’m on board. I mean, who doesn’t love a cocktail? Even if you’re teetotal, there’s still something so alluring about a mocktail. C or M, they conjure up fun and excitement for any night out… or a night in! With a virtual cocktail masterclass, you can learn from the comfort of your own home. So how many cocktails do you know already? Wanna add to your repetoire?
The Dry Martini
The Dry Martini is the most famous among a well-known family of classic cocktails – the stirred cocktail family. This method of preparation of this beverage family is characterised by mixing the ingredients inside the shaker instead of shaking them and this is in order to achieve a minimum dilution in the ice water. The degree of classicism of the Martini family can be attested to by the fact that out of this family Ian Fleming chose a drink for his connoisseur protagonist – James Bond. The dry martini is a combination of dry vermouth gin mixed together in a shaker and served in a martini glass accompanied by an olive. Dry martini can be served in a variety of dryness levels, by changing the dosages of the two ingredients; increasing the amount of gin and lowering the amount of hormone will make the cocktail drier, for example.
ORGASM cocktail
Now this is one I can absolutely get on board with. The popularity of the orgasm cocktail can be attributed to two reasons: one, the erotic name of the drink. (Erotica in the name of alcoholic beverages, especially among the Israeli public is a proven way to promote sales). The second, the natural combination of its three ingredients: cream, coffee liqueur and Irish cream. The orgasm should be shaken well in a shaker in order to combine the cream well with the other ingredients and serve in a cocktail glass or a lowball glass. The orgasm can be dipped in a little frangelico (nut liqueur), amaretto (almond liqueur) and the addition of Southern Comfort makes the cocktail a new drink this season: comfortable lady.
Margarita cocktail
One of the famous stories about the margarita cocktail tells the story of an American public relations woman by that name who brewed the world famous cocktail to persuade Walt Disney to stay at a party she held. The margarita cocktail is an excellent cocktail for the summer, although in our country it is more common to drink the frozen, sweeter margarita made in a blender than the classic, more pungent, shaken shaker. Fruit flavors can also be added to frozen margarita, a fact that makes it the most popular summer cocktail today. The classic margarita has three ingredients: tequila, lemon juice and triple-sack (orange liqueur), and it is served after shaking in a glass of margarita dipped in salt.
Cosmopolitan cocktail
A cosmopolitan gets nowadays popular large US and the world after his repeated series Sex and the City, alongside a cocktail else equally famous – Manhattan. Red colour and appearance clear cocktail glass theatrical blend successfully into the events flashy and surprising to discover that taste refreshing is interest in the drink The spiciness comes from the vodka, the sweetness from the orange liqueur, the taste responsible for the peach liqueur and the sourness and colour – blueberry juice, shaken and served very cold in a cocktail glass.
