The Mojito: Some may argue that this drink is so two years ago, but this originally Cuban concoction is still the most ordered drink on trendy beaches around the world. This is how to prepare it yourself:
Ingredients:
1 1/2oz. light rum
1 oz. lime juice
1 tsp. sugar
3-4 mint leaves
Club soda
Combine lime juice, mint and sugar in a Collins or highball glass. Stir gently to bruise the mint. Fill glass 3/4 with ice. Add rum. Top with soda. Stir well.
Piña Colada: The official cocktail of Puerto Rico is a summer classic, and another rum-based drink. This luscious drink is one of the summer’s smoothest treats.
Ingredients:
1 1/2oz. light rum
2 oz. pineapple juice
1 oz. cream of coconut
1/2 banana
1/2 cup crushed ice
Combine all ingredients in an electric blender with the ice. Blend 20-30 seconds. Pour blended mixture into a Collins glass. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and paper umbrella.
Champaign Martini: Take two of the most glamorous drinks and mix them into one glitzy summer sensation.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. vodka
Champagne
Pour vodka in to a chilled champagne flute. Fill with champagne. Garnish with a few drops of fresh raspberries.
Recipes courtesy of www.drinkoftheweek.com
