So, you have your home bar set up and ready to go. It’s stocked, you have the must haves for any bar and you have thirsty friends coming over. The next question you should ask is “what do I need to know how to make?”. A simple question with countless avenues to travel down. Today, this article will outline some of the most popular cocktails being poured across the country and most likely to be asked to serve. These crowd pleasers will make sure you have a tasty drink for everybody!
How to Make a Long Island Ice Tea
This potent cocktail packs a punch as it brings together several different kinds of alcohol into one tasty compact drink. The Long Island Ice Tea is simple in construction and is a nice drink to have ready on deck. Here’s what you’ll need: 
– ½ fluid ounce gin
– ½ fluid ounce rum
– ½ fluid ounce vodka
– ½ fluid ounce tequila
– ½ fluid ounce orange flavored triple sec
– 1 fluid ounce cola
– 1 fluid ounce sweet and sour mix
– Lemon slice for garnish
In a cocktail shaker, add ice and the liquids listed above. Simply shake and pour into a Collins glass. Make sure you take the keys away from whomever you are mixing this up for.
How to Make a Classic Martini
Perhaps the most versatile drink out there, the Martini lends itself to being constructed in a million and one different ways. Here we will stick with the original vision of this drink. These are the things you need:
– 2 fluid ounce gin
– ½ fluid ounce dry vermouth
– Pimiento-stuffed olive
**for an extra-dry martini use less dry vermouth, and for a more wet martini use more**
Add ice to a cocktail shaker along with the ingredients. Shake energetically until you feel the condensation on the outside of the shaker. Using a strainer pour the mixture into a chilled martini glass. Add the olives to garnish.
How to Make a White Russian
The adult, boozy version of a milkshake, the White Russian really ties the bar together. This drink is simple to make and should be a staple in any bar. Here’s how you’ll make it:
– 2 fluid ounce vodka
– 1 fluid ounce Kahlua
– 1 fluid ounce heavy cream
After adding the vodka and Kahlua to a shaker, pour the mixture into a rocks glass over ice. Next, add the heavy cream to the top of the drink and you are ready to go.
How to Make a Mai Tai
The perfect summer drink, the Mai Tai is an incredibly refreshing option to pursue on a warm day. Here is the ingredient list to build your own classic Mai Tai:
– 1 fluid ounce dark rum
– 1 fluid ounce light rum
– 1 fluid ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
– ½ fluid ounce triple sec or Cointreau
– ½ fluid ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
– 1 teaspoon extra-fine granulated sugar
– 1 teaspoon orgeat syrup
– Dash of grenadineOrange slice to garnish
Add all the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake enthusiastically until the shaker is frosty on the outside. Pour into a double Old Fashioned glass and then garnish with the orange slice.
How to Make a Moscow Mule
Ironically, this drink has nothing to do with either Moscow or mules, but the beverage has been growing in popularity in the last handful of years. The Moscow Mule is easy to make and delightful to drink with a little spicy kick. Here’s how you do it:
– 3 fluid ounce ginger beer
– 2 fluid ounce vodka
– 1 fluid ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
– Garnish with lime slice
Add all the ingredients to a highball glass filled with ice or to a copper mug filled with ice. Once the ingredients found their way to your drinking vessel, give it a good stir and garnish with a lime slice.
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