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How To: Make a Campari & soda aperitif drink

If you’re looking for a new drink to make your signature then with summer just around the corner you have to try a Campari and soda. This drink is easy to make and is popular and refreshing because of the soda water and the fresh lime.

How To: Make a Hemingway daiquiri

Hemingway daiquiri is a very colorful and delicious drink. The original daiquiri drink is a mixture of rum, lime, and sugar. Things You needed to make daiquiri is rum - two oz, one cup sugar, one cup water, two ounces key lime juice, one oz simple syrup, one cup of ice, shaker, and chilled glasses. After you have readied all the above items, follow the instructions below to make daiquiri. First boil sugar, and water in a small sauce pot. Keep stirring it so the sugar will dissolve well. This ...

How To: Make a layered drink for Halloween

You will need some vodka and orange juice. Take your shaker and fill with ice. Add the orange juice to the ice. Set aside to chill. Next pour off the right amount of vodka you will need. Mix a teaspoon each of green and red food coloring. Add it to the vodka and stir. This should make your vodka appear black. Pour some sugar on a plate and take your martini glass, place it upside down in the sugar, and spin it so the rim of the glass is covered. Put some ice in the glass and fill half the gla...

How To: Easily make a perfect dirty martini

Watch as Clint Curtis shows us how to make the perfect dirty martini. First get your martini glass out and fill it with ice. The ice is used to chill the glass for a cold martini. Get out a shaker and fill it about 3/4 with ice. Add your desired amount of your favorite brand of vodka. Add olive juice to shaker. Shake to mix the ingredients. Do not overtake the martini because it will become watered down. Grab a toothpick and put about three olives on it. Dump the ice from your glass and place...

How To: Make a delicious key lime pie martini

The delicious key lime pie martini can be made easily by using the following instructions. First by using your shot glass pour four counts of Stoli Vanilla into your martini shaker. Then, Pour two counts of pineapple juice, and two counts of lime juice into the martini shaker. Next, add one teaspoon of Coco Lopez. The Coco Lopez should be in liquid form. If you had stored it in the refrigerator, take it out about an hour before so that it can reach room temperature. Now add about two or three...

How To: Make a candy cane martini

How to make a perfect Candy Cane Martini. What you will need: Bacardi Rum, Peppermint Schnapps, Grenadine. What to do: Take your shaker and fill it up with ice. Add 2 oz. White rum. Add 1oz. Peppermint Schnapps. Add 1/4oz Grenadine to shaker. Shake to mix the ingredients. To get a candy cane look, mix white and red granulated sugar. Put Peppermint Schnapps on a saucer and dip the glass in it, then dip the glass in the sugar mixture. Now add the martini. Just follow these instructions and you ...

How To: Make a delicious chocolate martini

Toy-tini presents their own favorite way to create a chocolate martini, and this simple recipe will be sure to please you. First, you want to fill a 3 piece shaker about 3/4 full with ice, and begin adding the ingredients. Add 1oz of vodka, 1oz creme de cocoa (brown), 1oz Bailey's Irish cream, 1 tablespoon chocolate, and start shaking (15 shakes) to mix all the ingredients. Lastly, take a martini glass and dip only the top rim in the creme de cocoa and then put into the cocoa powder to create...

How To: Make a Jägermeister Jagermonster cocktail

Are you interested in parties and cocktails? Let's make a Jagermonster cocktail. Start with a rock splash and ice it up a little bit. Next, get another glass for an ice mixture, one ounce of Jagermeister, and a little bit of grenadine. Then, add 4 ounces of orange juice. Shake it up well for a good mixture, get rid of the previous ice in the glass, and pour it in. This will provide a variety in your list of cocktails.

How To: Make a blackberry mojito

Chef Dennis Pitchford demonstrates his method for making this classic cocktail, which originated in Cuba. He calls it his In the black-berry mojito. He starts by putting half of a dozen mint leaves and five or six blackberries in a glass; then he adds some simple syrup and crushes this all together to release the juices. He then adds some light rum, some creme de cassis, and fresh squeezed lime juice. Finally he puts in some ice cubes and club soda, and gives it a good stir. He garnishes it w...

How To: Make a cotton candy cosmo martini

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a cotton candy cosmo martini. This video provides all the ingredients required to make this martini. The ingredients required include: 1 1/2 oz of SKYY Vodka, 1/2 oz of X-Rated Fusion Liquor, 1oz of 100% cranberry juice and cotton candy. Users simply mix all three liquids together and pour it in a glass with cotton candy. This video will benefit those adult viewers who enjoy alcoholic beverages and would like to learn a new recipe.

How To: Make a cocktail martini

Drink@Drink demonstrates how to make a cocktail martini. First, add ice to a martini glass and a cocktail shaker. Next, stir the ice to chill the glass and the shaker. Then, strain the excess water out of the shaker. Add 8 parts gin and 2 parts martini dry to the shaker. Pour the ice out of the glass. Mix the ice with the gin and martini concoction in the shaker. Strain the mixed martini into the martini glass. Finally, add an olive garnish to the glass, gently mixing it in the martini, to co...

How To: Make an X-Ray Shooter or cocktail

ExtremeBartending teaches you in this video how to make an X-Ray Shooter or cocktail. First, chill the glass and leave some ice water inside. Grab the shaker and add a third of an ounce of Bailey's cream, then a third of an ounce of Frangelico and a third of an ounce of Kahlua. Add about two ounces of milk in the shaker. Shake that whole thing up. Lastly use a strainer and pour the mix into the chilled glass. You can serve the X-Ray cocktail or shooter.

How To: Make a french pear martini

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a French Pair Martini. The video provides all the ingredients that are required to make the Martini. The ingredients include: St-Germain Elderflower liqueur, Spring Pear vodka, ginger and sugar. Begin by sugaring the rim of the glass cup with some lemon. Mix together the St-Germaine Elderflower liqueur and spring pear vodka. Pour it into the sugared cup and add some ginger. Finally add a edible flower in the drink. This video will benefit thos...

How To: Mix a Mai Tai

As important as what goes into a Mai Tai is what doesn't — notably, Mai Tai mix, flavored rum, grenadine and/or crushed ice. To make a proper Mai Tai, use 3/4 of an ounce of fresh lime juice, 1/4 of an ounce of rock candy syrup, a 1/4 of an ounce of orgeat, 1/2 an ounce of orange curacao and 2 ounces of a premium aged rum.

How To: Make a creamsicle martini

Follow along as we are told how to make a creamsicle martini. What you will need: -Vodka -Triple Sec -Orange Juice -Half and Half cream What to do: -Fill a shaker up with ice. (The more ice the better, it gets it nice and cold) -Add 1oz. Vodka -Add 1oz. Triple Sec -Add 1oz. Orange Juice -Add 1oz. Half and Half -Shake to mix all the flavors together. The shaker should start to get frosty because it is so cold. -Pour into martini glass and add an orange slice as a garnish. There you have it, a ...

How To: Make a perfect margarita

The video shows us how to make a perfect margarita. First take a martini glass or margarita glass and chill it by putting some ice in it and set it aside. Then in the meantime take a shaker and fill it with ice and add 2 ounces of tequila, then one ounce each Cointreau and triple sec. Then add the juice of half a lime and top it with a dash of lime cordero. Then the margarita glass which was filled with ice is taken and is emptied. Then using a lime wedge wet the rim of the glass and add salt...

How To: Mix an absinthe curacao frappe cocktail

This video explain the mixture of absinthe curacao frappe cocktail. The word "absinthe" comes from the ancient greek word "Absinthion" which means undrinkable. To mix this cocktail, the ingredients you need are: Lemon juice - 1 tsp Orange - 1 slice Orange juice - 2 tsp Triple sec - 0.5 oz Mata Hari Absinthe - 1 oz Procedure to Mix: Take a glass and put some ice cubes and add 0.5 oz of triple sec. Add 1 oz of Mata Hari Absinthe with the orange juice of 2 tsp and lemon juice of 1 tsp. Stir it w...

How To: Make a key lime pie martini

This video illustrates how to make a key lime pie martini and the ingredients needed. Ingredients: 2 oz vanilla vodka 1 oz Midori liqueur 2 oz pineapple juice 1 cup whipped cream, dash of almond extract, fresh lime wedge, crushed vanilla wafers procedure: Take a martini glass. Put some ice cubes in the cocktail shaker. Add 2 oz of vanilla vodka in the shaker and 1 oz of Midori liqueur, then add 2 oz of Pineapple juice. Shake the cream before use and spray it in the shaker. Put a dash of almon...

How To: Make a sour patch apple martini

This video instructs the viewer on how to make a Sour Patch Apple Martini with candy garnish. To mix this drink you will need ice, vodka, apple schnapps, apple juice, and Sour Patch Kids candies. To start off, put some ice in a steel beverage shaker. You will then add one part vodka, one part apple schnapps, and two parts apple juice. Put the cap on, and shake vigorously. The video suggests, "Put ya booty into it!" Place sour patch kids (about four or five) in the bottom of your martini glass...

How To: Make a Boston creme pie martini

In this video from ToyTiniParties, we learn how to make a Boston cream pie martini. The ingredients are vanilla vodka, Godiva chocolate liquor, and Bailey's Irish Cream. Fill the shaker with ice and then fill your shaker with an ounce and a half of each of the ingredients. Now, shake up the ingredients. You want that shaker to be very cold. The colder it is the better it will taste. At the end, you can put a cherry in it to decorate it. This is a very simple recipe to make Boston creme pie ma...

How To: Make a perfect bellini cocktail

You are going to need some fresh peaches mashed up and strained into a bottle with some sugar. Take a flute glass and fill the flute glass one third with the peach mixture. Next grab your peach schnapps and add one ounce to the glass. You can also use peach liqueur if you desire. Give the schnapps and peaches a stir. Now add your favorite champagne or sparkling wine leaving a half inch of space from the top of the glass. As you stir the second time you will want to make sure it's gentle enoug...

How To: Make Mario Party themed Jell-O shots

Wondering how to make Mario and Luigi Jell-O shots for a video gamers party? Using small Mario and Luigi paper cups, tequila, and Jell-O mix you can easily create this fun party drink. Showing that you would use a red Jell-O for Mario and a green Jell-O for Luigi to match their traditional game colors make for a fun party drink. To make this more of a gamers party and as an added extra this video illustrates how to make a cup holder with different characters from all of the Mario series games.

How To: Make Red Bull Jell-O shots

In this how-to video, you will learn how to make Red Bull Jell-O shots. You will need any type of Vodka, watermelon flavored Jell-O, ketchup and mustard containers, a whisk, Red Bull, a sauce pan, several 2 oz plastic containers with lids, cookie sheets, newspapers, a mixing bowl, and a 2-cup measuring cup. First, cover the entire work area with newspaper. Cover a cookie sheet with newspaper and place as many 2 oz plastic cups over it as you can. Pour one cup of Red Bull into the sauce pan an...

How To: Make margaritas

Whether you are planning a party with your friends or just like to drink something after a hard day work, cocktails always come in handy. In this video, you'll learn to prepare the most common tequila-based cocktail that everyone know and love : Margarita. Jack shows you his very own recipe for making good Margaritas, from picking the good limes and prepare them well to the addition of Jack's little secret ingredient. Every step of the process is clearly shown and deeply explained, in other w...

How To: Make a Stinger cocktail with cold cognac

This how-to video is about how to make a Stinger cocktail with cold cognac.

How To: Make a vesper cocktail

Shawn Soole at Clive's Classic Lounge for Art of the Cocktail demonstrates how to make a James Bond's signature drink, a vesper cocktail. The vesper cocktail is a twist on a gin martini which uses Siku vodka, Plymouth gin and Lillet blanc white wine. The secret to a great martini is ice. First, chill the shaker. Add one ounce vodka over ice in the shaker. Next, add one ounce of gin. Then, add a half-ounce of Lillet. Stir the concoction for 10 to 15 seconds. Pour the vesper into a chilled mart...

How To: Make the best bellini in the world

William Oliveri from [www.lemeurice.com Lemeurice] will show you how to create one of the best cocktails you will ever drink, the Bellini. To begin, you want to fill a glass with ice and then pour in some peach coulis about 1/3 of the way up the glass. Then you want to add in some peach liquor to your glass, again about 1/4 way up the glass. Next you want to add a small amount of champagne to the drink and then stir it up to mix the three ingredients together. Lastly, you want to add a top to...

How To: Make a Campari, blood orange & Cava cocktail

Victoria Moore, drink writer for the Guardian in the UK, shows us how to make a Campari, blood orange and Cava cocktail. She explains that Campari has a love-hate relationship with the public - some people adoring it, others being repelled by its taste. However, Campari mixed with blood orange makes for a well-liked fruity drink, not too alcoholic & refreshing- Perfect for a summertime day drink with friends! Make a Campari, blood orange & Cava cocktail.

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How To: Make Founding Fathers' Plantation Punch for the July 4th Holiday

Celebrate America's birthday the way the Founding Fathers might have, by whipping up a batch of Plantation Punch. Howcast presents this video recipe guide to mixing the alcoholic drink: The Founding Father's Plantation Punch. Perfect for the 4th of July.