The Caipirinha (kai/pee/reen/ya) is the national drink of Brazil. The base spirit cachaça (ka/cha/sa) is made from sugar and considered to be in the rum family,but it is much more vegetal and earthy than other styles of rum.
How To Make A Mai Tai
The name “mai tai” most likely comes from the Tahitian saying “mai tai roa,” which more or less means “out of this world.”
How To Make A Mojito
If you make the classic Daiquiri, add some mint and club soda, and serve it over ice, you have the Mojito. The origins of this drink are generally traced back to Havana, Cuba, but it’s hard to know who invented it.
How To Make A Bee’s Knees
Another Prohibition-era cocktail, the Bee’s Knees is quite delicious. The expression “the bee’s knees”means being the best. It is a sour-style drink, meaning it contains spirit, sweet, and citrus. Honey makes a wonderful ingredient in cocktails.
How To Make A Martini
Professional bartenders like to say, “A Martini is not a cocktail, it’s a conversation.” Most Martini drinkers know exactly how they like their drink made; anything else just isn’t right.
How To Make A Negroni
Like most things bar-related, the history of the Negroni is a little fuzzy. Most accounts trace the beginnings of this cocktail to Florence, Italy, around The story goes that Count Camillo Negroni enjoyed drinking Americanos at Caffè Casoni
How To Make A Tom Collins
This is a delicious drink whose flavor profile suffered for many years from being made with artificial sour mix from soda guns at bars. When made with fresh lemon juice and simple syrup, this is a wonderful,refreshing, and impressive cocktail.
How To Make A Gin and Tonic
A gin and tonic is a perfect Highball-style drink for a warm summer day, or any day when you are in the mood for a classic, refreshing cocktail.
How To Make A Daiquiri
The Daiquiri is generally credited to Jennings Cox, an American engineer in Cuba during the Spanish American War. Cox may have created the cocktail to prevent yellow fever in his workers or when he ran out of gin during a party.