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It’s that time of the year again, when high spirits are just what the doctors order! Outdoor parties, after-parties, the celebrations are endless. And at such times, if you are hosting your friends and family then you need more than luck on your side to get through. Most importantly, you need some solid bartending skills to make your guests happy. Now, with the ever-evolving drink trends around the world, keeping up can be a little difficult but these classic cocktails are clearly a sip above the rest. Mixologists at Hyatt Regency, Gurgaon, let us in on their three bestselling cocktail recipes: The Smoky Martini, the Rude Cosmopolitan and the Tamarind Margarita so that you can turn into the host of the season. Cheers!
Smoky Martini
Glassware: Cocktail glass
Ingredients
30ml – Vodka
15ml – Single Malt Whisky (Smoky)
15ml – Dry Vermouth
3 – Mozzarella-stuffed green olives
Method
* Stir well in a shaker with ice and serve in a chilled cocktail glass.
* Garnish with smoked mozzarella stuffed green olives.
Rude Cosmopolitan
Glassware: Cocktail glass
Ingredients
45ml – Tequila
15ml – Cointreau
Lime Juice
10ml – Cranberry Juice
Method
* Put all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake it for a while and then pour it into chilled cocktail glass.
* Garnish with green lemon rind-knot.
Tamarind Margarita
Glassware: Margarita glass
Ingredients
45ml – Tequila
15ml – Cointreau
Lime juice
Orange juice
Tamarind paste
Method
* Rim the margarita glass with salt.
* Add all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well.
* Pour into a margarita glass and garnish with orange peel twist.