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3 classic cocktail recipes

Whether you prefer something delicate, sweet and fruity or strong and bitter, there is a cocktail for everyone's taste. Nobody knows where the cocktail trend comes from. Everyone has their own theories. But the bottom line is that almost everyone likes a cocktail from time to time. Here we have listed 3 classic cocktail recipes that are incredibly tasty.

1. Caipiroska Recipe

Caipiroska is one of the most loved drinks in Brazil. It is made from just a few ingredients that you can find at home. Add some mint leaves to give it some more flavor and an edgy look.

Caipiroska ingredients:
6 lime wedges
45 ml vodka
15 ml sugar syrup
Crushed ice
10 mint leaves

What to do

  • Take a cocktail glass. Squeeze in the lime wedges.
  • Put the lime wedges in the glass.
  • Tear the mint leaves, place in the glass and stir in the ingredients.
  • Fill the glass with some crushed ice.
  • Add the sugar syrup and stir.
  • Cover it with some more crushed ice and finally garnish with the sprig of mint or the slice of lime.

2. Mojito

Mojito was born in Havana. This rum-based cocktail offers a refreshing blend of mint and lime that gives it an incomparable taste for summer sunsets.

Ingredients of Mojito:
45 ml white rum
6 lime wedges
10 mint leaves
15 ml sugar syrup
Crushed ice
Sparkling water
A sprig of mint

What to do:

  • Take a long drink glass and squeeze lime wedges into it.
  • Put a few lime wedges and mint leaves in the glass.
  • Stir it gently. Fill the glass with crushed ice.
  • Add sugar syrup and white rum to the drink, then add crushed ice again.
  • Finish it with sparkling water and add a few mint leaves.

3. Cosmopolitan

This is a fun and fruity cocktail made from some of the most common ingredients, such as vodka, cranberry juice and lime.

Ingredients of Cosmopolitan:
45ml vodka
45ml cranberry juice
2 lime wedges
Half a sliced ​​orange or orange peel

What to do:

  • Take a cocktail shaker and fill ¾ of it with ice.
  • Add all other ingredients. Squeeze the lime wedges and drop into the shaker.
  • Shake it gently and strain the drink into a martini glass.
  • Take the peel from the orange and heat it to get oil extract. Put the oil in the prepared drink.