The history of cocktails dates back to Ancient Greece, when honey and water were mixed with wine. That’s why we call any mixture of an alcoholic drink with other liquids, usually juices or syrups, a cocktail.
Well, we decided to innovate and bring you other cocktail recipes for parties, whether on special occasions, in restaurants or even to drink at home. And don’t worry: we have recipes for classic cocktails too!
Creativity is limitless when it comes to innovating for that happy hour with friends or even rocking the drinks for a backyard wedding. So, grab your pen, blender, cocktail shaker, ingredients and let’s get to work!
Alcoholic Cocktail Recipes
Traditional cocktail recipes are super famous for containing fruits and alcohol, such as the famous strawberry cocktail with vodka and the piña colada .
We have selected some incredible cocktail recipes for you to enjoy on that day off or with friends.
Ready to be the bartender of the night?
1. Fruit cocktail with vodka
This fruit cocktail recipe with vodka is super traditional, everyone likes it and you can use whatever fruit you prefer or even mix some of them.
- Preparation time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup of vodka
- 2 cups of fruit pulp of your choice, such as strawberry, passion fruit, kiwi, pineapple
- 1 ½ cups ice
- 1 can of condensed milk
Preparation method
- Place all ingredients in a blender.
- Beat until the mixture is smooth.
- Serve in glasses if desired and decorate with fruit.
2. Pina Colada
This rum cocktail recipe is perfect for cooling down on hot days and is super easy to make.
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients
- 500ml pineapple juice
- 150ml coconut milk
- 150ml rum
- 100ml condensed milk
- Ice to taste
Preparation method
- Mix the pineapple juice, coconut milk, rum and condensed milk in a cocktail shaker and shake well until combined.
- Put ice in the glass and add pineapple pieces as a garnish.
3. Coconut cocktail with sparkling wine
Sophisticated and refreshing, the sparkling wine cocktail recipe you’re about to see will make you fall in love.
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients
- 1 can of condensed milk
- ½ bottle of demi dry
- 1 ripe pineapple
- Ice to taste
Preparation method
- Place the condensed milk and sparkling wine in the blender with some chopped pineapple cubes.
- Add the pineapple little by little.
- Serve in a glass with ice.
4. Cocktail with gin, mango, curry and paprika
We know that gin is the hottest drink of the moment. And if you want to get away from the traditional gin and tonic and try something a little more different and daring, like the Nirvana drink from Meza Bar, check out this gin cocktail recipe we’ve put together for you.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
- Preparation time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients
- 40ml mango juice
- 60ml gin
- 1 pinch of paprika
- 1 pinch of curry
- Ice to taste
Preparation method
- Combine the mango juice and gin in a cocktail shaker. Shake well.
- Pour the mixture into a martini glass filled with ice.
- Add a pinch of paprika and curry and serve.
5. Traditional non-alcoholic cocktail
The traditional version of this cocktail uses natural juice, concentrate or pulp and is super creamy. Check it out:
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients
- 1 can of condensed milk
- 1 box of cream
- 1 package of concentrated fruit juice
- 1 measure of the condensed milk box’s water
- Ice to taste
Preparation method
- Mix the cream, condensed milk, fruit juice
- Add the water and stir to completely dilute the remaining juice.
- Add to the blender mixture, blend a little more.
- Serve with ice.
6. Non-alcoholic cocktail with soda
To make the drink sparkling, this recipe includes soda. After all, there’s nothing better than the freshness of soda to make the drink even tastier, right?
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 can of condensed milk
- 2 boxes of cream
- 1 unsweetened powdered juice of your preferred flavor
- 1 liter of guarana soda
Preparation method
- Mix the condensed milk, cream and powdered juice in a blender and blend.
- Place the blended mixture in a container and add the guarana.
- Guarana tends to make the cocktail creamier, so be careful not to thicken the mixture too much.
- Refrigerate or serve over ice.
