Men's cocktails: recipes, composition and names

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Judging by the reviews, many men dream of owning a small home bar with a wide variety of alcoholic drinks, from which various mixes could be prepared. Today there are some of the most popular recipes for men's cocktails. Mostly these drinks do not include any exotic ingredients, fruits or juices. Men's cocktails consist only of strong and elite alcohol. Therefore, before trying such a mix, it is better to calculate your strength. For information on the best men's cocktails, see this article.

What do you need to cook?

Gin, cognac, bitters, rum, whiskey and tequila - this is the list of hard liquor that must be in a home bar. Men's cocktails are prepared using the following tools:

• Full metal cobbler or shaker.
• Plastic or steel strainer.
• Jiggers - special measuring cups of variousspaciousness. The most popular products are 20-30 ml.

If all of the above components are available, you can start preparing men's alcoholic cocktails.

Hamlet

This alcoholic mix contains the following products:

• Jin. You will need 45 ml of alcohol.
• Lime fruit (30 g) is used as an exotic fruit.
• Powdered sugar (2.5g).

The mix is being prepared as follows. First, the shaker is filled with gin. Then juice squeezed from a citrus fruit and powdered sugar are added to the alcohol. It is advisable to fill the cocktail with a good portion of ice and shake vigorously. The drink should be served in a tall flute glass. The liquid is preliminarily filtered through a sieve-steiner.

T-55

Most male cocktails require vodka. For example, to make this mix, which is known as B-52 in the US, you will need the following ingredients:

• 20 ml bitter.
• Coffee liqueur (20 ml).
• Irish Cream liqueur (20 ml). If this component is missing, then cream-based liqueur can be used instead.

First, the stack is filled with coffee liqueur, on which cream liqueur is placed with a spoon. It should lie in a neat layer. Next, cold vodka is poured into the stack. Judging by the reviews, the cocktail is very lethal. This explains why it is named like a tank.

Joker Breakfast

This drink is based on coffeeliquor. Only 20 ml of this alcohol will be enough. It should be mixed with cognac (20 ml). In addition, one more egg is required. Cognac is added to coffee liqueur with a teaspoon. The yolk is carefully placed on top.

Apri cat

Unlike previous men's cocktails, this alcoholic drink requires apricot jam to make. 20 g will be enough. In addition, the cocktail contains dark rum (20 ml) and lime fruit (30 g). To make a drink, you need to put 4 teaspoons of apricot jam and citrus in a pile, and then pour rum over them.

On the surface, this mix can be compared to a beautiful summer sunset. Drink a cocktail in one gulp, and then sniff a lime.

Long Island Ice Tea

Is an American classic alcohol mix. According to experts, of all men's cocktails, this drink was very popular during the years when Prohibition was in effect. Composition presented:

• vodka (20 ml);
• gin (20 ml);
• cola (80 ml);
• white rum (20 ml);
• silver tequila (20 ml);
• lemon (75 g).

Make a cocktail in a highball glass. First put two slices of citrus in it. Then the fruit is poured with alcohol. It is advisable to add ice. As the glass fills with alcohol, cola is added. To prepare the mix, you need a cocktail spoon, through which the contents are gently stirred. Drink this drink slowly.

Homemade Lebowski

According to the recipe, for this cocktail you need:

• vodka (50 ml);
• sugar syrup (25 ml);
• cream (50 ml);
• nutmeg (2g);
• ground coffee (20 g).

The cooking process is as follows. First, a very strong espresso is prepared and cooled. Next, fill the rocks glass to the brim with ice. Bitter and already chilled espresso is poured in there. The cocktail is dressed with sugar syrup and cream. The contents of the glass are stirred. After completing these steps, add nutmeg.

Sazerac

It is an old male American cocktail, the history of which dates back to 1830. The birthplace of this alcoholic drink was New Orleans. According to experts, the recipe for this cocktail has changed somewhat. If earlier expensive aged cognac was added to it, today it is seasoned with bourbon. To make Sazerac, you need the following:

• Bourbon (60 ml). If this alcohol is not available, cognac will do.
• One teaspoon of water.
• Bitter Pichot (4 ml).

It will take two glasses. One of them needs to be chilled. For this purpose, it is filled with crushed ice. In the second, all the above ingredients are mixed until a homogeneous mass. When the glass is cool enough, the ice must be poured out of it, and the walls from the inside should be moistened with Pernod anise tincture or absinthe. Then the contents of the second glass are poured into this container. When serving a cocktail, do not add icerequired.

Green Vesper

According to numerous consumer reviews, this cocktail has a very spicy aroma and fresh aftertaste. For preparation, three types of strong alcohol are needed, namely absinthe (15 ml), gin (45 ml) and vodka (30 ml). These ingredients are poured into the glass in any order. At the end, you can add ice to the drink and garnish with a lime fruit. An alcoholic cocktail has an instant effect.

Midday Death

Despite its name, this mix, judging by the reviews, is very great, it was one of Ernest Hemingway's favorite alcoholic drinks. The birthplace of the cocktail is France. The composition includes champagne (120 ml) and absinthe (45 ml). Make a drink in a tall glass. Absinthe is first poured into it, and then chilled champagne. It is not necessary to shake the drink.

White Russian

This drink has several options. If you follow the recipe for making a classic cocktail, you will need coffee liqueur and cream (25 g each) and 50 g bitter. Liquor is first poured into a glass, then vodka, and then cream is added. You don't need to stir the contents, as you should get distinct layers.

Manhattan

According to one version, this cocktail was invented by the mother of Winston Churchill. Some mix lovers are convinced that it was invented in a New York club of the same name. Be that as it may, the drink has gained immense popularity, today it is made inall over the world. To prepare a cocktail you will need:

• Canadian whiskey (60 ml).
• Sweet red vermouth (30 ml).
• Venezuelan Angostura bitter. Just two drops are enough.

These ingredients are poured into a shaker, which is then filled with ice. After preparation, the contents are poured into cocktail glasses. Cherry or lemon zest can be used as decoration.

Male Power

Cocktail is prepared on the basis of quail eggs. Despite its small size, this product has very useful and unique properties. In addition to three raw eggs, for cooking you will need 20 ml of cognac, 150 ml of Baikal drink and one teaspoon of sugar. Chilled quail eggs are driven into a blender, into which a drink with alcohol is then poured. Sugar is added at the end. After the contents of the blender are thoroughly whipped. Judging by the reviews, everything will take no more than 10 minutes.