Easy Cocktail Recipes

We’ll probably be run out of the South, but we think this is an improvement on the Mint Julep. The lemon tames the mint so it does not overwhelm the drink as it can in a julep.

In the days of Civil War, the rebel yell of the Confederate troops as they charged was often enough to put the fear of God into their Union opponents.

The next time you are trapped in a meeting room, surrounded by flip charts and people desperately trying to think up new ideas, why not suggest that one or two of these might serve to lubricate the creative process nicely?

Another favourite hang-out for the New York cocktail crowd was the bar of the Waldorf Hotel. The original recipe is based on Bourbon, but there is nothing to stop you from trying other whiskies to create your own variant.

Amongst some, Scotland’s capital has the reputation of being somewhat prim and prissy. You would never guess this, judging by the alcoholic potential of this particular cocktail.

There is no dispute about where this tangy cocktail originated, right down in the heart of what Southerners still affectionately call Dixieland. Maybe its creation owed something to the festival spirit of Mardi Gras and the seductive, throbbing rhythms of traditional New Orleans jazz.

Here’s a classis from the gallery of all-time highball favourites, all of which are simple and quick to make, as well as being equally delicious to drink. The version here uses ginger ale, but soda water would be equally suitable.

A classic American South drink, this is a whisky variant on the vodka-based Screwdriver.

Like many great whisky-based cocktails, this old favourite originally came from the American South.

This drink originated in Canada, hence the fact it is often referred to by its French name, “Trois Rivieres”. The cocktail tastes good provided a good whisky is used.