Muddle about one tablespoon of fine sugar (bar sugar) with some fresh mint leaves (like six to twelve or so) in a tall glass. Fill glass with ice and add 1.5- 2 ounces of rum (depending how strong you want it) the juice of half a lime and fill to top with club soda. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a wedge of lime.
The Spruce Eats. For any group that enjoys a good whiskey cocktail, this one's a guaranteed hit. The Belmont jewel is a delicious combination of bourbon, lemonade, and pomegranate juice. The recipe makes a single drink, so simply increase the ingredients in proportion to fill a pitcher. Continue to 9 of 19 below.Steps to Make It. Gather the ingredients. The Spruce. In an old-fashioned glass filled with ice, pour the vodka and coffee liqueur. The Spruce. Stir well. The Spruce. Garnish with cherries, if desired. Serve and enjoy. Kamikaze. 2 oz. vodka. 1 oz. lime juice. 0.5 oz. triple sec. 0.5 oz. simple syrup. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds. Strain up into a cocktail
Though a seemingly basic, two-part cocktail, the Black Russian still follows a well-established cocktail flavor template: spirit, sweet, and bitters. In the drink, the spirit is of course vodka, while coffee liqueur pulls double duty as both the sweetening and bittering agent, albeit with an emphasis on the former.
Muddle the strawberries in the bottom of a tumbler or old-fashioned glass . The Spruce Eats / Nyssa Tanner. Add ice, followed by the vodka. The Spruce Eats / Nyssa Tanner. Top with the lemonade. The Spruce Eats / Nyssa Tanner. Garnish with strawberry slices laid out in a fan. Serve and enjoy.