How to Make a Bloody Maria with Tequila
Reading Time: < 1 minute The bloody Maria is a variation of the popular morning cocktail, the bloody Mary. Named after Queen Mary I of England, notorious for executing …
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How to Make a Tequila Sunrise
Reading Time: 2 minutes According to The Everything Bartender’s Book, in the early 1500s, the Aztec ruler Montezuma offered Cortez wine made from the agave plant when he landed …
How to Make a Dirty Martini
Reading Time: 2 minutes Why Is It Called a Dirty Martini? A dirty martini is a classic martini that has a splash of juice from the olive garnish added. …
How to Make Apple Martinis – 6 Variations
Reading Time: 2 minutes APPLETINI-The apple martini, or appletini to the fashionable crowd, is oh so metropolitan and falling just shy of slightly pretentious. The apple martini is a …
How to Make a Cucumber Martini-Hendrick’s Gin
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are many cucumber martini recipes that adulterate the true classic martini with purees and sugars. This recipe is the standard classic with a refreshing …
How to Make a Long Island Ice Tea with Vodka
Reading Time: 1 minute According to The Essential Cocktail: The Art of Mixing Perfect Drinks: Classic Favorites, New Ingredients, Modern Techniques, the Oak Beach Inn of the Hampton Bays …
How to Make a Classic Vodka Martini
Reading Time: 2 minutes What Is in a Classic Martini? 1 part vodka Tiny splash of dry vermouth (8 to 1 vodka to vermouth will result in a dry …
How to Make a Bloody Mary with Vodka
Reading Time: 2 minutes Invented at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris in 1920, the Bloody Mary originally consisted of vodka, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, salt, and …
How to Make Lemon Drop Martinis
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ingredients in a Lemon Drop Martini Because this back-to-basics martini recipe does not contain simple syrup (sugar), it is extremely tart if you skip lining …
How to Make Jolly Rancher® Vodka Shots
Reading Time: < 1 minute When Hershey Food Corporations acquired the Leaf North American confectionery operations in 1996, it is doubtful that they intended for the tart confection, known …
How to Make Vodka Jello® Shots
Reading Time: 3 minutes Discover how to make vodka Jello® shots with variations on exciting presentation ideas. The brand name Jello® Shots may be novel to current times, but the …
How to Make a Vodka Collins – Raspberry, Citrus, Mango
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Tom Collins may have been first introduced in 1876 in The Bartender’s Guide by Jerry Thomas with a category of Collins’ drinks made with …
How to Make Chocolate Martinis with Bailey’s or Godiva
Reading Time: 2 minutes What’s in a Chocolate Martini? 1 oz chocolate liqueur 1 oz vanilla-flavored vodka How to Make a Chocolate Martini Chill a martini glass. Fill a …
How to Make a Mint Julep with Vodka
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mint juleps evoke visions of fancily clad southern folk lounging on an open covered porch on a steamy summer day, lazily sipping on the iced …
How to Make a Vodka Gimlet
Reading Time: 2 minutes The gimlet has a colorful history, purportedly invented by a British naval doctor Thomas Gimlette in an attempt to persuade his fellow seamen to drink …
How to Make a Tequila Sour
Reading Time: < 1 minute What’s in a Tequila Sour? 2 oz tequila ½ oz lemon juice ½ oz simple syrup (see recipe below) Orange slice for garnish How …