There are lots of cocktails and a lot of fans who have varied drinking tastes. Some people don't even like to have their drinks mixed, they like them neat without anything added to the original drink. However, there are a great number of people who simply love to drink mixed drinks and discover more and more flavors by combining different ingredients. In order to make all these mixed drinks you require some type of steps to follow so that the drink you are making will look like it should and taste like it should. Thus, we are giving you two of the most popular mixed drink recipes that you need to follow if you want to serve perfect cocktails.



Manhattan ? is one of the most loved mixed drink recipes that require the following ingredients: 2 oz vodka, 2 oz fresh lime juice, 2 oz fresh lemon juice, 2 oz pure grape juice. In order to make the cocktail you need to mix all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker / stirrer and pour everything into a weird looking glass. Also, you need to add some crushed ice and some decorations to create a special drink.

There are also a few special effects that you can create with the classic Manhattan mixed drink recipes. Here are some hints that will show you how to make the best special effects with the Manhattan cocktails:

?Always serve this cocktail in unusually shaped glasses and give the glasses a frosted edge by dipping the rim into lemon juice and then into sugar.

?Add colourful decorations to your drinks, such as umbrellas, swizzle sticks, paper flowers, straws and even sparklers.

?Always add straws, the colored ones are perfect. If you serve your cocktails in small glasses, make sure to cut the straws so that they fit.

?A great idea is to use cocktail sticks or toothpicks in order to twist or skewer fruits.

?Fruit slices are always great for decorating and adding a twist to most mixed drink recipes.

Tequila Sunrise ? is another example of extremely popular mixed drink recipes, which needs the following ingredients: 2 oz tequila, 3/4 oz grenadine, and 4 oz orange juice. In order to create a perfect Tequila Sunrise cocktail you need to mix all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker / stirrer and pour into a glass. Also, add crushed ice and decorations to create a great drink from this really easy recipe

You can also make a frozen tequila sunrise mixed drink by using a variety of different methods:

?The main ingredients are, of course, ice cubes or crushed ice. In order to make crushed ice you only need to place the ice cubes in a plastic bag and then crush them with a heavy object.

?You can also use frozen fruit when making the Tequila Sunrise as they give an interesting flavor and color.

?Frozen Ice cream can make a great ingredient when making Tequila Sunrise frozen cocktails.

?Make sure that all the fruit juices and mixers you use are completely chilled before adding them.

As the ingredients quantities always tend to cause confusion just use the correct proportions mentioned above in order to create the best authentic and original Tequila Sunrise cocktail.