Easy homemade cocktail?

[justinsokol]

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Edited by justinsokol on Sunday 22 October 20:38

[21TonyK]

Calling CDG

[Ebo100]

My current favourite is an Opal Martini
1oz Gin
1/2 oz Cointreau - orange liqueur
1 oz Orange Juice
Garnish: Orange
Shake gin, Cointreau and orange juice with ice in a cocktail shaker.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with an orange twist.

Also nice and easy is a Blue Wave Martini
1oz Gin,
1/2oz Blue Curacao,
1/2oz Peach Schnapps
1/2oz lime juice. Always shaken not stirred to quote some famous spy
This works equally with vodka

Enjoy

[Mobile Chicane]

What flavours do you both like?

When is the date? Any 'specialist ingredients' - ie. Rohypnol - may take some time to arrive.

[shirt]

Ebo100 said:

My current favourite is an Opal Martini
1oz Gin
1/2 oz Cointreau - orange liqueur
1 oz Orange Juice
Garnish: Orange
Shake gin, Cointreau and orange juice with ice in a cocktail shaker.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with an orange twist.

Also nice and easy is a Blue Wave Martini
1oz Gin,
1/2oz Blue Curacao,
1/2oz Peach Schnapps
1/2oz lime juice. Always shaken not stirred to quote some famous spy
This works equally with vodka

Enjoy

I would like to think said spy would show you the pointy end of his ppk if offered that.


I mainly drink variations on the manhattan, of which there are many and you can vary quite easily according to your tastes and ingredients available. If she’s into using port or vermouth as mixers then send her my way hehehe.

But for your purposes if you can make an excellent espresso martini effortlessly then this might help overcome the fact it looks totally staged for her benefit. You also get the big bus here of having a discussion about coffee. Alcohol and coffee compatibility are the cornerstones or any great relationship imo.

An espresso martini is a perfectly acceptable breakfast drink btw. If she agrees then chapeau.

[Mercdriver]

We prefer a Biggin hill shandy

Chilled white wine glass, measure of Cointreau add crushed not lumps of ice and top up with champagne if feeling flush or cava for a cheaper version, both equally good. Stir to throughly mix the Cointreau and cava.

[gmasterfunk]

Gimlet with either gin or vodka

Very refreshing summer drink

I may have had 2 or 3 this evening on East 54th.

[generationx]

Mobile Chicane said:

What flavours do you both like?

When is the date? Any 'specialist ingredients' - ie. Rohypnol - may take some time to arrive.

[StreetDragster]

The 'My Bar' app is good, tell it what you have and it'll tell what you can make and how to make it. Plus what you can make if you add one ingredient, two ingredients etc

[vaud]

Mojito if the weather is warm.

[thebraketester]

Harvey Wallbanger.

[Louis Balfour]

justinsokol said:

Hi folks!

I’m looking for an easy recipe cocktail to make at home. To be detailed, I wanna make it for my lady on our date at my place. So please share with me if you know any.

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Negroni.

1/3 gin
1/3 Martini Rosso
1/3 Campari

Serve with a slice of orange.

Easy, cool and on trend.

[oddman]

You can make quick scruffy/dirty versions of most of the classics if you CBA with all the shaker nonsense.

Margarita made by stirring the tequila, triple sec, lime juice with ice in the glass. Friend told me to add a spot of agave nectar and it does balace it nicely

Only finicky thing is remembering to rim the glass with salt before filling.

I like starting a mojito by muddling half a lime chopped into quarters with muscvado sugar and mint in a tall glass. Ice, rum, juice of the other half of lime and top up with fizzy water

[Biggy Stardust]

Ebo100 said:

Shake gin,

I was always taught to never shake gin cocktails- the gin bruises & the flavour spoils.

[RDMcG]

Make sure you make one in advance so you can get the hang of it. - then you can adjust the mix to your taste.

If you are using lemon or lime make a proper bar cut ( cut in half lengthwise and slice half neatly in to thin slices).

[djc206]

Negroni, completely idiot proof, love it. Buy a giant ice cube tray from Amazon.

Equal parts vermouth, gin (cheap st will do) and Campari. Use a potato peeler to take a length of orange peel off, fold it in half outside inwards and wipe the rim of the glass with it before dumping it in the drink. Makes it look like you know what you’re doing and highlights the orange. You can if you want to be really fancy lightly burn the peel before doing the above.

Second choice if you’d like to keep yourself and the lady awake for a little longer is espresso martini.

If you have a nespresso machine or similar stick a couple of capsules through earlier in the day and leave the coffee in the fridge saves melting the ice when you mix it and making it too watery. Alternatively a strong cafetière coffee would do the same job.

Lots of ice, 2 parts vodka, 1 part Kahlua, 1.5 parts coffee (bit more if it’s not strong), pinch of salt to taste if you’re feeling fancy. Shake and pour through a strainer to remove the ice. Coffee beans to garnish, bonus points for chocolate covered beans. When I make them for my wife I add a dash of amaretto because she prefers the taste.

[shirt]

If you infuse the Campari with coffee beans the result is a rather splendid, negroni. It doesn’t change the drink as much as does adding espresso to a martini, but gives it a more rounded flavour. Easy to do as well, add a tablespoon of coffee beans for each 50ml of Campari, then leave it at room temp for 24hrs before straining.

[Bill]

Biggy Stardust said:

I was always taught to never shake gin cocktails- the gin bruises & the flavour spoils.

How's that meant to work??

[Bill]

And for a Negroni, use Aperol rather than Campari IMO as it's less bitter.

[vaud]

Bill said:

And for a Negroni, use Aperol rather than Campari IMO as it's less bitter.

Ooh good call.