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Top 10 Mixed Drinks

Finding out the top 10 mixed drinks is a tough proposition. For one thing, what alcoholic beverage is favored depends a lot on where you are in the world. Whether it’s the U.S, Europe or on a tropical island, mixed drink preferences can change dramatically.

Here’s our pick for the top 10 mixed drinks in the world based on popularity of search engine results. We’ve also included some tasty & popular mixed drink recipes to try them and judge for yourself which one you think is the best…

1. Margaritas

This is the classic beach drink. Can you picture yourself sipping on a frozen margarita watching the waves slowly roll into the beach?

Frozen margaritas are made using crushed ice and mixing it into an electric blender.

Ingredients:

2 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Triple Sec
2 oz. fresh lime juice
1 cup of ice cubes
* A couple lime wedges

Use the lime wedges to rub on the rim of the chilled margarita glass.

2. Martini

Super spy James Bond 007, enjoys his martini’s with vodka and shaken not stirred. This is a timeless classic that really packs a punch.
Substituting vodka for gin is now common, and is called a vodka martini. They are often served with an olive or lemon peel.

Ingredients:
3 oz. gin (or vodka)
1 oz. dry or sweet vermouth

Prepared by stirring or shaken in a tumbler and served in a chilled martini glass.

3. Sex on the Beach

Sex on the Beach combines vodka, orange juice or pineapple juice with cranberry and peach schnapps to create a Sex on the Beach shooter.

Add a couple ice cubes to a highball glass, mix in the ingredients below, stir and strain into a shot glass to serve.

Ingredients:
3 oz. orange juice or pineapple juice
3 oz. cranberry juice
1 oz. peach schnapps
1 oz. vodka

4. Pina Colada

“If you like Pina Colada’s, and getting caught in the rain…” This is an old school favorite at many a tropical hangout.

Blend ingrdients in an electric blender with two cups of crushed ice. Strain into a glass.

Ingredients:
3 oz. light rum
3 tbsp. coconut cream
3 tbsp. crushed pineapples

5. Tequila Sunrise

1 oz grenadine
2 oz tequila
4 oz orange juice

Build the drink over ice in a highball glass. Garnish with a lime wedge and serve with straw.

6. Alabama Slammer

This one’s been a college favorite for years. You can be sure that the slammer is often a drink that gets things cooking.

Ingredients:
1/2 oz Southern Comfort® peach liqueur
1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1/2 oz sloe gin
1 splash orange juice
1 splash sweet and sour mix

Mix in a shaker with ice and shake until freezing. strain and serve in an old fashioned glass.

7. Manhattan

First served in the 1800′s in New Yorks Manhattan Club this drink is known for it’s simplicity.

Ingredients:
2 oz. rye or bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz. sweet vermouth
1 dash of Angostura bitters

Stir the ingredients together with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

8. Orgasm

The girls like ordering this one…And I like ordering it for them :)

Ingredients:
1 oz. irish cream
1 oz. Cointreau liqueur
1 oz. heavy cream

Put all of the ingredients into a metal shaker filled with ice and shake. Then strain into a coktail glass.

9. Kamikaze

The name of this drink means, “divine wind,” in Japanese. It can be drank in severla different ways including in a shot, on the rocks or straight up in a glass.

Ingredients:
1 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Lime Juice
1 wedge Lime

To mix the Kamikaze try shaking the ingredients together in a metal shaker filled with ice. Then strain into your cocktail glass.

10. Mojito

This one’s a great summertime drink with a Spanish twist and did I mention it’s minty?

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz light rum
3 mint sprigs
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tsp sugar
club soda

Making the Mojito, consists of taking a tall glass and coating the inside with crushed mint. Then add sugar and lime juice and stir it up well. Put in some ice along with the rum and mix. Add some club soda to top it off and you’re ready to drink.

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