The sunny days are here and with them the aperitifs with friends or family. It is the ideal time to enjoy a good, fresh and thirst-quenching cocktail… For this, it is not necessary to swing your shaker like Tom Cruise in the movie Cocktail ! It is possible to make great classics at home, simply, with basic ingredients, little equipment and in a few minutes. “Democratizing cocktails” is the idea defended by Enguerrand Brandco-founder of Animal barsthree “relaxation” cocktail bars in Paris (The bear, the otter and the fox).
He offers us three simple cocktail recipes to make at home in less than five minutes. Preparations that require little equipment and whose ingredients can be found very easily in convenience stores or supermarkets.
Moscow Mule, a fresh and thirst-quenching long drink
Famous cocktail, which is generally served in copper timpani, it can be reproduced at home, without a shaker, by being made directly in a long drink. “It’s a great classic that can be enjoyed without its copper cup. A thirst-quenching cocktail made with vodka, lemon and ginger, which I recommend serving in a long drink!” explains the bartender.
Moscow Mule (served in a long drink)
Material :
Ingredients:
- Vodka 4 cl
- Lime juice 2.5 cl
- Ginger beer
- Ice cubes
Recipe:
- In a large glass (long drink) filled with ice cubes, pour the vodka and lemon juice directly.
- Then add ginger beer to the top of your glass.
- Add a wedge of lime as decoration and then enjoy in peace and quiet!
Moscow Mule Recipe Revisited by Animal bars
If you want to rediscover the recipe for this great classic, Ours Bar has created it Big bear. “A revisited Moscow Mule: vodka infused with pink berries, chartreuse, lemon juice, rose syrup and ginger beer. It is drunk like lemonade, it is a cocktail that can also easily be made at home. The ingredients can be found in delicatessens or wine merchants,” explains Enguerrand.
- Bartender’s tip:
If you want to mix your cocktail in a shaker but don’t have one available, you can use an empty mason jar. Pour your mixture into the jar, close it, shake and that’s it!
La Caïpirinha, “Brazil by the pool”
Another famous cocktail that you can find on the menu in many bars: caipirinha. A cocktail made from hidden, an alcohol obtained by fermentation then distillation of vesou, sugar cane juice. It’s the ultimate Brazilian cocktail! An ultra-simple cocktail to make, without equipment and which can be obtained in different forms, as is done in Brazil.
Caipirinha
Material :
Ingredients:
- 1/2 lime
- 1 to 2 spoons of brown sugar
- Crushed ice
- 5 cl cachaça
Recipe:
- In a small glass (short drinks), arrange 6 pieces of lime, add one to two spoons of brown sugar, it depends on how you like your caipirinha.
- Mash the limes with the sugar, add the cachaça.
- Add crushed ice to the top of the glass.
Variants of Caïpirinha
“In Brazil, caipirinhas are also often found with fruit. For example, we can find caipirinha passion fruit, mango, banana, etc. explains the capital’s bartender. The recipe for these variations is the same as the classic recipe, except that you add your fruit in the preparation. We offer in our establishments The Balooa cocktail based on this model with amber rum flavored with a spice syrup.”
The French Spritz: a taste of French Italy
If you’ve been past any terraces in recent days, you must have noticed these large orange cocktail glasses above the tables. Yes, Spritz season is here! This Italian cocktail based on prosecco is a safe bet as an aperitif. It can be made at home and easily modified. Enguerrand Marque, here offers us one French Spritzwith an original recipe elderflower liqueur and off bergamot liqueur. A fresh cocktail, with original ingredients that can be found in supermarkets or wine shops.
The French Spritz
Material :
- A large balloon cocktail glass
- Spoon
Ingredients:
- 3 cl elderflower liqueur
- 2 cl Bergamot liqueur
- Prosecco
Recipe
- Fill a large balloon cocktail glass to the brim with ice cubes.
- Add the elderflower liqueur, the bergamot liqueur, then top the glass with prosecco.
- Take a spoon and mix the ingredients well so that the drink is homogeneous. All that’s left to do is taste!
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