Cocktails made easy (and fun!)
Before you get started on making your drinks, here are a few style tips.
You don't have to have fancy cocktail glasses to make your drink look amazing, but you do need loads of creativity.
Garnishes are great for scoring quick and easy points in the style department.
Use extra ingredients as props. For example, stick a lemon or lime slice on the end of the glass.
Or rub the rim of the glass with the fruit slice and then spin the rim in a line of sugar or salt.
Your drinks will look professional even if you're working with a less-than professional budget.
And remember - always make enough ice the night before your big soirée.
Someof the recipes call for the drinks to be shaken, which can be done using a cocktail shaker.
Shakers can be bought at Argos for about £13.
A blender can be bought at Argos for as little as £9.
The recipes below make approximately four drinks.
The Classic Cocktail: Margarita
The margarita is a classic cocktail, appropriate for almost all social occasions.
Stir well with ¾ cup cracked ice:
5 shots of tequila
2 ½ shots of lemon or lime juice
½ shot of Triple Sec
Triple Sec is an orange-flavoured liqueur that you can pick up at your local grocery store along with the other ingredients you'll need.
The Literary Cocktail: Scarlet O'Hara
Named after a character in Gone with the Wind, this cocktail is super easy to make.
Shake well with ¾ cups cracked ice:
4 shots of Southern Comfort
3 shots of cranberry juice
