Whether you are planning for a party or simply wondering what to order during your next night out on the town, you should review a list of popular cocktails.
Cocktail may be means any beverages that contain two or more ingredient if at ingredient least one of those ingredient contain Alcohol. Cocktail is a simulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters—it is vulgarly called bittered sling, and is supposed to be an excellent electioneering potion, in as much as it renders the heart stout and bold, at the same time that it fuddles the head. It is said, also to be of great use to a democratic candidate: because a person, having swallowed a glass of it, is ready to swallow anything else.
Cocktails may vary in their ingredients from bartender to bartender, and from region to region. Two creations may have the same name but taste very different because of differences in how the drinks are prepared.
Margarita is a cocktail consisting of tequila, triple sec, and lime or lemon juice, often served with salt and sugar on the rim of the glass. The drink is served and shake with ice(on the rock) without ice (straight up).
Although it has become acceptable to serve a margarita in a wide variety of glass types, ranging from cocktail and wine glasses to pint glasses and even large schooners, the drink is traditionally served in the eponymous margarita glass, a stepped-diameter variant of a cocktail glass or champagne coupe.
A Dark 'N' Stormy is a highball cocktail made with dark rum (the "dark") and ginger beer (the "stormy") served over ice and garnished with a slice of lime. Lime juice is also frequently added. Dark “N” Stormy is a popular drink and this is a very simple recipe and all you need to make a great Dark N' Stormy is a good dark rum and a nice ginger beer.
Manhattan is made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitter. Commonly used whiskey includes rye (the traditional choice. A cocktail is often stirred and strained into a cocktail glass, where it is garnished with a Maraschino cherry with a stem.

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