Cocktails Recipe
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Ingredients
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Classic Martini
Margarita
Old Fashioned
Method
Classic Martini
- 1
Prepare the Glass
Chill a martini glass by filling it with ice water. Let it sit while you prepare the cocktail.
- 2
Combine Ingredients
In a cocktail shaker, combine 2 oz of gin and 0.5 oz of dry vermouth.
- 3
Shake with Ice
Add 5 ice cubes to the shaker, then shake well for about 15 seconds.
- 4
- 5
Garnish
Garnish with a single olive placed on a skewer or dropped into the drink.
Margarita
- 6
Prepare the Glass
Run a lime wedge around the rim of a glass and dip it in salt to coat the rim.
- 7
Combine Ingredients
In a shaker, add 2 oz of tequila, 1 oz of lime juice, and 1 oz of triple sec.
- 8
Shake with Ice
Add 5 ice cubes to the shaker, then shake vigorously for about 15 seconds.
- 9
Serve
Strain the mixture into the prepared glass filled with ice.
- 10
Garnish
Garnish with a lime wedge on the rim of the glass.