A night out with friends is among the first things many people cut out of the budget when finances get tight. Even when you choose to stay home, you can still enjoy a great drink or two and there's no need to spend a fortune stocking your home bar. With just a few essentials and a little planning, you can enjoy a nice variety of easy cocktails. It may even surprise you that some of the cheapest drinks are among the most popular drinks at the bar.
Each can also be adapted to fit the ingredients you have on hand and save an extra trip to the liquor store. Call it a vodka cranberry or a Cape Codder , either way, it's a simple, tasty drink. All you need is cranberry juice and a carefully chosen inexpensive bottle of vodka. If you feel like getting fancy, shake the duo and serve it "up" for a crantini. Building on that foundation, you can add just one more juice to create another refreshing mixed drink.
For instance, add pineapple juice and you have a bay breeze , orange juice creates a madras , and grapefruit juice transforms it into a sea breeze. The margarita is an incredibly simple drink of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice.
While it is better with top-shelf spirits, there are good budget-friendly options that make an excellent drink, especially if you use fresh lime. There's no way to get bored with a margarita either! Shake it, blend it , or toss in some extra flavor.
A bottle of tequila offers many possibilities, and there are several flavored margarita recipes to explore. The daiquiri is just as versatile as the margarita. Rum is often even cheaper, and this recipe simply requires lime juice and simple syrup.
Stick with the original cocktail or diversify your drinking experience with any flavor you can imagine. The strawberry daiquiri is a favorite and either fresh or frozen berries will do. Toss a banana into the blender and you have a banana daiquiri. You can also add fruit and herbal flavors to the syrup and create some fascinating mixes like the rhubarb-rosemary daiquiri.
Easy and delicious, the black Russian is one of the best drinks for a tight budget. Be sure to check your liquor store for coffee liqueurs that are cheaper than Kahlua. With a few extras at hand, you can make any number of vodka drinks. Add cream and you have a white Russian , or use Irish cream for a mudslide.
Top it with club soda for a Smith and Wesson , or cola for a Colorado bulldog. Whiskey makes it a sneaky Pete , while tequila's a great option for a dirty bird.
Vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup combine for an elegant and low-cost drink. The zing of a freshly-made lemon drop martini is a pure pleasure.
The syrup is nothing more than sugar and water, so it costs just pennies to make. Pick up a six-pack of ginger ale and grab a bottle of whiskey, then mix up the " highball " of all highballs. When the budget is tight, that sounds pretty good for a week's worth of drinking! Tall drinks save the most money because they take longer to drink. What to buy next Click the button below to see what we recommend to buy next - and level up your cocktail making ability.
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Great aperitif or, if truly in the mood, a perfect nightcap. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled.
Strain into sugar-rimmed coupe and garnish with an orange peel. It is said the name comes from a Sir Thomas Gimelette, Surgeon General of the Royal Navy, who was adding lime juice to gin to help his sailors combat scurvy it seems most British-created drinks were simply made to battle ailments.
Ingredients: Blanco tequila, fresh squeezed lime juice, orange liqueur or triple sec. That a Tijuana nightclub owner crafted the tantalizing drink to impress a performer named Margarita Cansino—who would eventually become famous under her stage name Rita Hayworth.
Nowadays, the Marg is often seem as a chain restaurant booze-bomb in a giant blue glass, but like the Daiquiri, when made simply at home it is a balanced, elegant drink. It has stood the test of time by bringing sweetness and acidity into perfect harmony. Whether you prefer it on the rocks or straight up with a salted rim, or even a frozen version on the beach, this is the O.
Rub a lime wedge over the rim of a rocks glass or Margarita glass then twist on a plate of coarse salt so it attaches. Shake the ingredients with cracked ice, then strain into a glass over ice.
Still the go-to cocktail at any dinner party. Add 2 dashes of Angostura bitter and sugar cube into a Champagne flute. Add cognac followed by gently pouring chilled champagne.
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