What cocktail can I garnish with olives? - Wine & Spirits

There are such a wide variety of ready to serve cocktail mixes to choose from. It really comes down to the types of cocktails you want and how much you can afford to spend. VOK makes a great quality and delicious selection of ready to serve cocktails, as well as a company called Skinny Girl (excuse the name). Google either VOK or 'skinny girl cocktails' to find their websites.

Of course! Many drinks are garnished with products like cinnamon sticks, chocolate, or coffee beans.

The two most popular garnishes are lemons and limes; however other fruits like oranges and cherries are also quite prevalent.

Yes. There are many ways to change cocktails and update them; however the technique of building a cocktail is crucial. You should always start with the right glassware. Then add ice - all the way to the rim of the glass - cocktails taste best when made with a lot of ice. At this stage, if your cocktail recipe requires any seasoning, you should add it (for instance a bloody mary). Next, you should add the spirit (vodka, rum, etc.), followed by the mixer(s) and garnish.

A Mai Tai is a great tasting fruity flavored cocktail that is quite easy to make. Recipes may vary slightly; however the base is always the same - rum. The following recipe is my personal favorite, but you can adjust slightly according to personal preference.

I use 1oz light rum, 1oz dark rum, 1/2oz almond liqueur, 1/2oz triple sec, sweet and sour mix, fill with pineapple juice and shake ingredients together well. Follow up with a dash of grenadine and garnish with a cherry.

I find that brandy is a great liquor to use in cocktail making, given its fruity flavor. Check out the site below for a list of cocktails using brandy in both traditional and creative ways.

http://mybestcocktails.com/cocktails-with-32-Brandy.html

Gin lends itself quite well to cocktails and there are a wide variety of gin-based cocktails worth trying. Here are a few:

• Classic martini

• Gin and tonic

• Tom Collins

Vodka is one of the most easy to mix liquors. You can practically mix it with
anything. That being said here is a list
of a few popular cocktails made using vodka:



•
Cosmopolitan



•
Bloody Mary



•
Sex on the Beach



•
Black Russian/White Russian



•
Cape Cod



•
Screwdriver

Here is a short list of some popular brands of vodka, including some that are great to drink alone, others that are ideal for mixing, and even some that come in a range of flavors.

• Absolut

• Grey Goose

• Smirnoff

• Ketel One

• Van Gogh

• Belvedere

• Three Olives

• Stolichnaya

• Skyy