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Posted on October 24, 2007 by Jason Petrina | Posted under Food & Drink
Popular Bar Drinks: Ingredients and Directions
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On the other hand, if you simply want to set up your own personal bar for the purpose of frequent entertaining, you can usually get by less drink knowledge. Keep in mind; however, that a well stocked personal bar should contain the elements to make a wide variety of basic drinks. A well stocked personal bar, at a minimum, should include the following drink ingredients: bourbon, brandy, cognac, Triple Sec, Grenadine, Bitters, Crème de Menthe, Gin, Kahlúa, Rum, Tequila, dry Vermouth, Vodka and several types of whiskey including Rye, Scotch, Irish and blended. If your budget can be stretched, you may also want to include other items such as several types of beer, Bailey's Irish Cream, Absente, a selection of fruit flavored brandies, Midori, several flavors of Schnapps, both red and white wine selections and port. Of course, a complete bar must also contain a variety of mixers, flavorings and garnishes to create a host of different mixed drinks, so be sure to consider the following as well: lemons, limes, lemon and lime juice, cherries, orange juice, salt, pepper, distilled water, tomato juice, club soda, ginger ale, carbonated water, a variety of carbonated sodas, eggs, hot sauce, several types of fruit juices, milk, coffee, heavy cream, green olives, cocktail onions, coffee liqueurs, fresh fruit and ice cream. With these basic ingredients you can create over one hundred drink combinations. Of course, it can get very expensive very quickly to begin stocking a personal bar, so you may wish to do it in stages. In that case, at a minimum, you should have several types of carbonated soda, fruit juices, beer, wine, a good whiskey, vodka and rum on hand. If you're not a professional bar tender, certainly no one can expect you to have hundreds of drink recipes memorized, but it can come in handy to be able to mix a few basic drinks by rote memory without the need to refer back to a master drink book. A few of the most popular drinks that you should be able to create when entertaining frequently include: martini, daiquiri, margarita, Collins, highball, sour, spritzer, coller and a rickey. These drink recipes are excellent for beginners because they contain relatively few ingredients. In fact a number of them contain only two ingredients, with differences varying according to the drink preference of your guest. For example, a guest may ask for a Rum Rickey while another may ask for a whiskey Rickey. Both drinks are made with 1 ½ ounces of the guest's preferred liquor and club soda. The same is true of highballs, substituting ginger ale for the club soda. If you happen to enjoy some of the most popular bar drinks and would like to entertain your friends and family at home with your own versions, then you may wish to set up your own bar inside your living room or possibly even inside a rec room. In order to serve the most popular bar drinks, you will need the following ingredients: tequila, triple sec, light rum, vodka, rum, gin, sour mix, Coca-Cola, sweet and sour, coconut milk, crushed pineapple, lemon juice, lime juice, cherries, powdered sugar and crushed ice. It's also a good idea to make sure you have the right equipment, which should include: blender, drink shaker and various types of bar glasses including Collins and margarita glasses with wide rims. While favorite bar drinks may vary from one person to the next, some of the most popular bar drinks of all time include the following drinks: Long Island Iced Tea, Margarita, Pina Colada, Mai Tai and Daiquiri. Now you can make your own varieties of these popular bar drinks at home to enjoy with friends and family members. Long Island Iced Tea Ingredients: 1 part tequila 1 part vodka 1 part rum 1 part triple sec 1 part gin 1 ½ part sour mix Splash of Coca-Cola Directions: Mix all ingredients together over ice in a glass. Next, pour into a drink shaker and shake briskly once. Pour drink back into glass and finish with a bit of fizz. May garnish with a lemon, if desired. Mai Tai Ingredients: 1 ounce light rum ½ ounce Orgeat syrup 1 ½ ounce sweet and sour ½ ounce triple sec Cherry for garnish Directions: All ingredients except cherry should be shaken in a drink shaker with ice and then strained into glass along with ice. May top with cherry if desired and served. Pina Colada There are a number of different ways to make this popular bar drink, but the below recipe is one of the most common ways to prepare it. Ingredients: 3 ounces light rum 3 tablespoons coconut milk 3 tablespoons of crushed pineapple Directions: Mix all ingredients together in an electric blend along with two cups of crushed ice. This should then be blended at high speed setting until reaches desired consistency. The drink should be strained into a glass and served with a straw. The two most popular methods for serving margaritas are either over the rocks (with ice) or frozen. Margarita on the Rocks Ingredients: 1 ½ ounces tequila 1 ½ ounces triple sec 1 ounce lemon juice Salt for garnish Directions: First, the rim of the glass should be rubbed with lemon juice and then dipped in a shallow dish of salt. Next, add all ingredients along with ice and strain into glass. Frozen Margarita Ingredients: 3 ounces of tequila 1 ounce triple sec 2 ounces lime juice 1 lime wedge Salt Crushed ice Directions: First, rub the rim of the glass with lime wedge and dip glass into shallow dish of salt. Reserve lime for garnish, if desired. Next, mix all ingredients in a blender and blend at high speed until reaches desired consistency. Pour into glass and serve with lime wedge. Daiquiri Ingredients: 1 ½ ounce light rum 1 teaspoon powdered sugar Lime juice Directions: All ingredients should be mixed with ice and then strained into a glass. Daiquiris can be made with a variety of flavors including strawberry and banana into addition to being prepared as frozen. When frozen daiquiris are prepared, a method similar to preparing frozen margaritas is used. About The Author: Jason Petrina is the Editor and Publisher of Article Click. For more FREE articles for your ezine and websites visit - www.articleclick.com |
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