Every girl should know how to make a decent selection of cocktails, and the aim of these posts is to teach you how!  Cocktails turn pre-drinks into something more sophisticated, spice up a girls night in and are just plain fun to drink and to make.  For this post, we’ll teach you some of the more classic drinks.

The Cosmopolitan

For such a well known drink, this is surprisingly easy to make.  All you need to do is add 1 shot of vodka, half a shot of cointreau,cranberry juice and a drop of lime juice to a cocktail shaker (if you haven’t got one, any bottle will do).  Strain and serve.

The Long Island Iced Tea

Be warned, although 2 and a half shots may not sound that much, this is potent, so take care.  To make it: take a tall glass and put ice into the bottom.  Then add ½ a shot of: vodka, gin, white rum, tequila and triple sec. Add about a shot of lemon juice, a dash of lime (or a shot if you’d prefer) and then top up the drink with coke.

The Mojito

Mash two teaspoons of brown sugar together with a few mint leaves then add 2 shots of light rum. Stir a little to get the leaves to rise, pour over ice and top up with soda water.  Add a slice of lime and enjoy!

The Margarita

First off: prepare your glass.  Take a slice of lime or lemon, and rub the rim of your glass, before dipping it in salt to frost.  Second step: Mix your ingredients.  Add 1 shot of tequila, 1 of triple sec and 1 lime juice; shake with ice.  Step 3: Serve and drink.

Note: Some recipes called for a shot of each ingredient, others called for 3 of tequila, 1 of triple sec and 2 lime juice.  Try both and see which you prefer!

So there you have it, four classic, sophisticated looking cocktails.

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