Old Fashioned
Dissolve the sugar before adding whiskey and ice.
- 2 oz Bourbon or Rye Whiskey
- 1 Sugar Cube (or 1/2 teaspoon of loose sugar)
- Few dashes of Angostura Bitters
- Splash of Water
- Ice Cubes
- Orange Peel and a Maraschino Cherry for garnish
Cocktails You Can Make Without a Shaker
These drinks are built in the serving glass or stirred with ice. The collection includes spirit-led cocktails, simple highballs, and an alcohol-free option. Choose a glass large enough for the ingredients and ice.
Classic Negroni
Stir equal measures of gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth.
- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz Campari
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- Orange peel, for garnish (optional)
Gin and Tonic
Add tonic water in the serving glass and stir gently.
- 2 oz gin
- 5 oz tonic water
- 1 lime wedge, for garnish (optional)
Screwdriver
Combine vodka and orange juice over ice.
- 2 oz vodka
- 5 oz orange juice
Moscow Mule
Add ginger beer in the glass; there is no need to shake it.
- 45 ml vodka
- 120 ml ginger beer
- 10 ml fresh lime juice
- Lime slice, for garnish (optional)
Paloma
Use grapefruit soda with tequila, lime, and salt.
- 50 ml tequila
- 5 ml fresh lime juice
- 1 pinch salt
- 100 ml pink grapefruit soda
- Lime slice, for garnish (optional)
Tequila Sunrise
Add grenadine last and leave it unstirred for the layered presentation.
- 45 ml tequila
- 90 ml fresh orange juice
- 15 ml grenadine syrup
- Orange slice, for garnish (optional)
Shirley Temple
An alcohol-free ginger-ale and grenadine option.
- 20 cl ginger ale
- 3 cl grenadine syrup
Before you mix
A shaker is unnecessary for the specific recipes listed here. Do not shake a sealed container with a carbonated mixer. For a stirred cocktail, mix with ice and strain when the recipe calls for it; for a built drink, combine the ingredients in the serving glass.
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