There comes a time where not being able to make yourself anything else aside from a vodka-soda loses its charm. Taking on the role of host comes with an expectation. An expectation that you know your way around a drink.
Here are five signature drinks every man should know how to make:
Ingredients:
– 70ml gin or vodka
– 1 tablespoon of dry vermouth
– 2 tablespoon of olive brine
– Green olives
– Ice
– 1 lemon
Directions:
Ingredients:
– 60ml rye whisky, bourbon; rum is acceptable sometimes (Eg. Ron Zacapa Centenario, thank me later)
– 3 dashes of bitters
– 1 teaspoon of sugar
– Sphere ice cube if possible; if not, regular works fine (I guess, some people like their cocktails half-assed)
– Orange for garnish (none of this cherry nonesense)
Directions:
Ingredients:
– 60ml whisky
– 30ml lemon juice
– 15ml syrup (sugar)
– Egg white
– Ice
– Glazed cherry
Directions:
Ingredients:
– 60ml gin
– 30ml lemon juice
– Soda water
– 1 teaspoon of sugar (preferably caster)
– Ice
– Lemons
Directions:
Ingredients:
– 60ml vodka
– 120ml tomato juice
– 2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
– 2 teaspoons of horseradish
– 1 pinch of smoked paprika
– 1 pinch of ground black pepper
– Celery
– Lemon
– Lime
Directions: