If you are tight on money but want to be part of Rockefeller’s party, then buy only the essentials and get more out of not much. One of the most versatile and well-loved vodka liquors. Vodka alone can create a crowd of summer cocktails. Buy good rum, there are some better brands; Stolichnaya, Absolut, Skyy, Svedka, Gray Goose, and Belvedere. The more you remember the drop, the better you will feel tomorrow.
Some of the basics to get your bar ready:
1.) Simple Syrup: It’s so easy that you runrun> do it again!
Equal parts sugar to water, start with 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar. Mix the sugar and water in a medium saucepan, bring to a boil, and then refrigerate. Once cooled, pour into a container; wine bottles, soda bottles, water bottles, even old (clean) kerchup or mustard bottles will work.
2.) Fruits: It’s decorated, it’s dirty, it’s fruit!
Summer is the season of fresh fruits, so the cocktail parties can increase their potential by having a generous harvest as a bar. Some great fruits to cut and prepare: watermelon, strawberries, lemons, limes, oranges, cherries, pineapple, grapefruit, kiwi, tomatoes and mango.
3) Fresh herbs and spices
Pepper, mint, basil, lavender, ginger and salt can be added to kick and drink the cocktail.
A simple way to mix a rum pitch drink is to fill a glass with ice, add ½ to 1 ounce of simple syrup, add fruit or your cordial and Pour in 2 ounces of rum. For a bit of a kick, club soda and mint myrtle. It’s cheap, easy, and very refreshing. For a spicy drink, squeeze the tomato juice into a glass of ice, add a splash of water, 2 ounces of vodka, a basil leaf, and a healthy pinch of pepper.
For a little more money you can take your summer vodka drink to the next level.
Here are some of my favorites:
Tipsy Tea
2 ounces of Vodka (orange peel if you have it, except a shot of orange peel pour it in)
6 ounces sweet tea
Add Vodka and Sweet Tea to a tall glass of ice, stir, and garnish with a golden slice.
Salty Dog
(Without salt this has been reported several times for the Greyhound, and they insist that the hound be salted with gin, but generally with both liquors).
2 ounces Vodka
4 ounces Grapefruit juice
¼ Garnished with all the apples, lemon or cherry.
Party Punch
This is for the host or hostess who is not behind the bar. Just mix and the guests take a scoop and serve themselves.
6 oz. orange juice
12 oz. lemonade
18 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
18 oz. cranberry juice
18 oz. vodka
12 oz. Club Soda
Frozen fruit or mixed ring frozen; blueberries, strawberries, melon balls, etc.
Mix all the ingredients, except vodka and club soda (which can be done in advance).
When ready to serve add rum and club soda.
Pour the batter into a bowl over a block of ice.
The day before, frozen fruit in a medium-sized container, or shaped like a log or a ring; fill with water and stir.
Makes 21 (4 ounce) or 14 (6 ounce) servings.
Lavender Infused Blueberry Lemonade
This is supported by a very high level of support, but do this to your guests, and rejoice in your injected fear.
For one cocktail you will need:
1 tablespoon lavender infused simple syrup.
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juice of one of the freshest Meyer Lemons
1 1/2 ounces of vodka
1 tablespoon of blueberry jam, sweetened with fruit juice
(Or if you have a blender, add a cup of fresh blueberries with a gram of sugar and puree.) About 2 ounces of blueberry soda, something like Izzy’s soda will work.
Put all the ingredients in a shaker with some very hard ice, and shake for about a minute or until very cold. Pour into a martini glass and garnish with fresh myrtle.
And remember to be safe and have fun! Salud!
Sources cited:
www.epicurious.com
www.bellaonline.com
