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Cocktail Recipes

Classic cocktail recipes

Colonial Spirits of Acton is proud to offer our customers a page with a list of traditional, as well as up and coming, best cocktail recipes. Cocktails come in many shapes and sizes, and our Acton liquor store carries all the spirits and drink mixers needed to make the best drinks.

Please visit our liquor blog to see what our staff is saying about the latest developments in the world of cocktails and spirits.

Below is a list of cocktail recipes by ingredients. Please contact us if something is missing from our list or you know of a new cocktail which should be included.

Appletini

  • 2 oz Vodka
  • 1/2 oz Calvados
  • 1/2 oz Triple sec
  • 1 oz Pineapple juice

Bellini

  • 1 medium ripe, peeled and pureed peach
  • 4 – 6 oz Champagne

Bloody Mary

  • 1.5 oz vodka
  • 3 oz bloody mary mix
  • 1 celery
  • 1 pinch peppers
  • 1 pinch salt

Blue Hawaiian

  • 1 oz light rum
  • 1 cherry
  • 2 oz pineapple juice
  • 1 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
  • 1 oz cream of coconut
1 slice pineapple

Caipirinha

  • 2 tsp granulated sugar
  • 8 lime wedges
  • 2 1/2 oz Cachaca

Chocolate Martini

  • 3 1/2 oz Vodka or Chocolate Vodka
  • 1/2 oz Creme or Cacao or Chocolate Liqueur
  • Dash of Orange Liqueur (optional)

Classic Martini

  • 2 oz Gin
  • 1 oz Dry Vermouth
  • Add an Olive or Lemon Twist

Cosmopolitan

  • 4 oz Vodka
  • 2 oz Triple Sec
  • 2 oz Cranberry Juice
  • 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice

Dark and Stormy

  • Tall glass with Ice
  • 2 oz Dark Rum
  • Fill glass with Ginger Beer
  • Garnish with Lime

Dirty Martini

  • 2 oz Gin
  • 1 tbsp Dry Vermouth
  • 2 tbsp Olive juice
  • Add an Olive or Lemon Twist

Gibson

  • Tall glass with Ice
  • 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
  • 3 1/2 oz Gin
  • Stir and strain into glass
  • Garnish with cocktail onions

Gimlet

  • 1 Tsp sugar
  • 1 oz fresh Lime Juice
  • 3 1/2 oz Gin
  • Stir and strain into glass with ice
  • Garnish with lime

Kamikaze (aka Bullfrog)

  • Fill mixing glass with Ice
  • 2 oz Vodka or citrus vodka
  • 1/2 oz Triple Sec
  • Dash of sweetened lime juice
  • Strain into shot glass and Garnish with lime

Long Island Iced Tea

  • Fill a tall glass with Ice
  • 1/2 oz Vodka
  • 1/2 oz Gin
  • 1/2 oz Rum
  • 1/2 oz Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Triple Sec
  • 1 oz Sour Mix
  • Shake. Top with Cola. Garnish with Lemon.

Mai Tai

  • 1 oz light rum
  • 1/2 oz creme de almond
  • 1/2 oz triple sec
sweet and sour mix
  • pineapple juice
  • 1/2 oz dark rum

Manhattan

  • 3/4 oz sweet vermouth
  • 2 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey
  • 1 dash bitters
  • 1 maraschino cherry
  • 1 twist orange peel

Margarita

  • 1 1/2 oz Tequila
  • 1/2 oz premium triple sec (preferably Cointreau)
  • 1 oz lime juice

Mint Julep

  • Tall glass and 10-20 Mint Leaves
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup crused or shaved ice
  • 3 oz Bourbon
  • 1 oz Soda Water
  • Stir. Garnish with 3-4 Mint Leaves

Mojito

  • 1.25 oz spiced rum
  • 12 mint leaves
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 0.5 oz lime juice
  • 2 oz soda

Mudslide

  • 1 1/2 oz Irish cream
  • 1/2 oz coffee liqueur

Pina Colada

  • In a blender…
  • 1/2 cup Ice
  • 2 oz Light Rum
  • 2 tbsp Cream of Coconut
  • 1/2 cup fresh or canned Pineapple
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla Ice Cream (optional)
  • Blend until smooth
  • Garnish with Pineapple and Cherry

Pink Lady

  • 1 1/2 oz Gin
  • 1/2 oz Apple Brandy
  • 1/2 Egg White
  • 1/4-1/2 oz Grenadine
  • 1 oz Lemon Juice
  • Shake and strain into a chilled glass
  • Garnish with lemon and cherry

Rob Roy

  • 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
  • 1-3 dashes of Angostura bitters
  • 2 oz Scotch Whiskey
  • 1 oz Lemon Juice
  • Stir and strain into a chilled glass
  • Garnish Cherry or Lemon Twist

Screwdriver

  • Fill a serving glass with Ice
  • 2 oz Vodka
  • Fill with Orange Juice
  • Garnish with Orange or Lime

Seven and Seven

  • Fill a serving glass with Ice
  • 2 oz Seagram’s 7 Whiskey
  • Fill with 7-Up
  • Garnish with Lemon

Sex on the Beach

  • 1 1/2 oz vodka
  • 1/2 oz peach schnapps
  • 2 oz cranberry juice
  • 2 oz orange juice

Sloe Gin Fizz

  • 1 1/2 oz. Sloe Gin
  • 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
  • Club Soda or Sparkling Water

Tequila Sunrise

  • Fill a serving glass with Ice
  • 2 oz Tequila
  • Fill with Orange Juice
  • Pour 1/2 oz Grenadine down spoon to bottom of glass
  • Garnish with Orange

Tom Collins

  • Fill a tall glass with Ice
  • 2 oz Gin
  • Fill with Sour Mix
  • Shake and add a splash of Soda Water
  • Garnish with Orange and Cherry

Whiskey Sour

  • 2 oz blended whiskey
  • juice of 1/2 lemons
  • 1/2 tsp powdered sugar
  • 1 cherry
  • 1/2 slice lemon

White Russian

  • 2 oz vodka
  • 1 oz coffee liqueur
  • light cream
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