Interesting must-try cocktail recipes
Who wouldn’t love a twist to their regular alcohol preferences? Although going out and trying new drinks in different places can be super fun and invigorating, sometimes you just want to make yourself a simple drink at home and relax. This also applies when you are hosting house parties. Parties of that scale might prove expensive on your alcohol budget, so in these cases, you can try out some drink recipes at home itself and have fun with it. We have some suggestions for the drinks that you can make easily at home without too much hassle and without using bar equipment or complicated ingredients.
(I) Bloody Mary is a classic. But we can sometimes have variations to it also. Check out classic and variations.
Bloody Mary
Ingredients
- Ketel One Vodka
- Chilled Tomato juice
- Seasoning (Salt/ celery salt & Pepper)
- Tabasco
- Worcestershire sauce (if you are vegetarian use homemade tamarind sauce)
- Celery stick
Method
- Take a glass filled with cube ice (some recipes recommend salt rim. So if you want to have a salt/ chilli & salt/ Salt & Pepper/ celery salt rim. Fill free to do it before adding ice)
- (How to salt rim: rub the glass rim with lime so that it gets wet. Dip the wet part of the rim in salt and tap on the base of the glass for extra salt to fall off. Then add ice)
- Pour Ketel One Vodka 50ml (Skip vodka if you want to try non-alcoholic version)
- Add chilled Tomato juice 120ml (Keep a ration 1:3, 1 part of Vodka to 3 parts of Tomato juice)
- Add Seasoning Pinch (Salt/ celery salt & Pepper)
- Add tabasco 4-5 drops (increase it if you like spicy)
- Add Worcestershire sauce 10 drops (if you are vegetarian use homemade tamarind sauce)
- Stir to mix
- Garnish with celery stick and serve
Green Mary
Ingredients
- Ketel One Vodka
- Chilled Kale & Spinach juice
- Seasoning (Salt/ celery salt & Pepper)
- Tabasco
- Worcestershire sauce (if you are vegetarian use homemade tamarind sauce)
- Celery stick
Method
- Take a glass filled with cube ice (some recipes recommend salt rim. So if you want to have a salt/ chili & salt/ Salt & Pepper/ celery salt rim. Fill free to do it before adding ice)
- (How to salt rim: rub the glass rim with lime so that it gets wet. Dip the wet part of the rim in salt and tap on the base of the glass for extra salt to fall off. Then add ice)
- Pour Ketel One Vodka 50ml (Skip vodka if you want to try non-alcoholic version)
- Add chilled Kale & Spinach juice 120ml (Keep a ration 1:3, 1 part of Vodka to 3 parts of Tomato juice)
- Add Seasoning Pinch (Salt/ celery salt & Pepper)
- Add tabasco 4-5 drops (increase it if you like spicy)
- Add Worcestershire sauce 10 drops (if you are vegetarian use homemade tamarind sauce)
- Stir to mix
- Garnish with celery stick and serve
Carrot Mary
Ingredients
- Ketel One Vodka
- Chilled Carrot & Orange juice
- Seasoning (Salt/ celery salt & Pepper)
- Tabasco
- Worcestershire sauce (if you are vegetarian use homemade tamarind sauce)
- Celery stick
Method
- Take a glass filled with cube ice (some recipes recommend salt rim. So if you want to have a salt/ chili & salt/ Salt & Pepper/ celery salt rim. Fill free to do it before adding ice)
- (How to salt rim: rub the glass rim with lime so that it gets wet. Dip the wet part of the rim in salt and tap on the base of the glass for extra salt to fall off. Then add ice)
- Pour Ketel One Vodka 50ml (Skip vodka if you want to try non-alcoholic version)
- Add chilled Carrot & Orange juice 120ml (Keep a ration 1:3, 1 part of Vodka to 3 parts of Tomato juice)
- Add Seasoning Pinch (Salt/ celery salt & Pepper)
- Add tabasco 4-5 drops (increase it if you like spicy)
- Add Worcestershire sauce 10 drops (if you are vegetarian use homemade tamarind sauce)
- Stir to mix
- Garnish with celery stick and serve
Beetroot Mary
Ingredients
- Ketel One Vodka
- Chilled Beetroot juice
- Seasoning (Salt/ celery salt & Pepper)
- Tabasco
- Worcestershire sauce (if you are vegetarian use homemade tamarind sauce)
- Celery stick
Method
- Take a glass filled with cube ice (some recipes recommend salt rim. So if you want to have a salt/ chili & salt/ Salt & Pepper/ celery salt rim. Fill free to do it before adding ice)
- (How to salt rim: rub the glass rim with lime so that it gets wet. Dip the wet part of the rim in salt and tap on the base of the glass for extra salt to fall off. Then add ice)
- Pour Ketel One Vodka 50ml (Skip vodka if you want to try non-alcoholic version)
- Add chilled Beetroot juice 120ml (Keep a ration 1:3, 1 part of Vodka to 3 parts of Tomato juice)
- Add Seasoning Pinch (Salt/ celery salt & Pepper)
- Add tabasco 4-5 drops (increase it if you like spicy)
- Add Worcestershire sauce 10 drops (if you are vegetarian use homemade tamarind sauce)
- Stir to mix
- Garnish with celery stick and serve
(II) This is a fun drink that you can make using Smirnoff Vodka and Ginger beer. With just the right amount of twist, this drink will give you the right amount of buzz required.
Moscow Mule
Ingredients
Ingredients: Ketel One or Smirnoff Vodka
Ginger beer (can use flavoured ginger beer like grapefruit ginger beer)
Lime juice wedge, Orange slice or Mint sprig.
Method
- Take a Highball/Mule Mug glass filled with ice cubes.
- Add 50ml Ketel One or Smirnoff Vodka.
- Top with 150ml chilled Ginger beer.
- Squeeze lime juice from a wedge of lime.
- Give it a gentle stir
- Garnish with a slice of orange or Mint sprig.
(III) This is a classic Whisky drink that can quickly turn into a party favorite due to the added sweetness of Cola.
Smokey Cokey
Ingredients
Lagavulin 16 years old
Chilled Cola and orange peel.
Method
- Take a whisky glass filled with ice cubes.
- Add 50ml Lagavulin 16 years old whisky.
- Top with 150ml chilled cola.
- Give it a gentle stir
- Squeeze orange oils from orange peel and garnish with the same.
(IV)Cosmo rocks or more popularly Vodka cranberry will always turn out to be one of the safest options to go with in terms of taste, and it is equally easy to make
Cosmo Rocks (Vodka cranberry)
Ingredients
Smirnoff Vodka
chilled cranberry juice
Lime wedge and orange peel.
Method
- Take a whisky glass filled with ice cubes.
- Add 50ml Smirnoff orange.
- Top with 150ml chilled cranberry juice.
- Freshly squeezed lime juice from lime wedge.
- Give it a gentle stir
- Squeeze orange oils from orange peel and garnish with the same.
(V) This is a vodka drink with just the right amount twist to intrigue your taste buds and also satiate you
Low Cal Cup
Ingredients
Ketel one vodka,
Soda
Lime wedge
Mint sprig
Cucumber slice.
Method
- Take a glass filled with ice cubes
- Add 50ml ketel one vodka.
- Top with chilled soda.
- Freshly squeezed lime juice from a lime wedge.
- Give it a gentle stir. Add cucumber slice and fresh mint spring to garnish
(VI) Chilcano is a drink made with Pisco, which in itself is not very largely consumed but is sure to become one of your favorites in a very short span of time
Chilcano
Ingredients
Pisco
Ginger ale
Bitters & lime wedge.
Method
- Take a highball glass filled with ice cubes.
- Add 50ml Pisco.
- Top with 150ml chilled ginger ale.
- Add 2 drops of angostura bitters & fresh lime juice from lime wedge, drop lime wedge in the glass
- Give it a gentle stir
(VII) This Whisky drink can quickly turn into a favorite because of it’s fruity green apple flavor. While it might not turn out to be everyone’s favorite quickly, it is definitely worth a try.
Apple Dog
Ingredients
Copper Dog Whisky
Fresh Green apple juice
Green apple slice
Method
- Take a whisky glass filled with ice cubes.
- Add 50ml Copper Dog whisky.
- Top with 150ml freshly squeezed green apple juice.
- Squeeze lime juice from a wedge of lime.
- Give it a gentle stir
- Garnish with a slice of green apple.