Everyone knows all the main types of alcoholic beverages. But when you start to explore the colorful world of drinks, you see a huge variety of cocktails, new drinks which were born by mixing already known main beverages with almost anything you want. This mixing process is so attractive that bartenders are coming up with new recipes very often, turning all this into an independent art branch.
But let’s start from beginning.
COCKTAIL STORY
The first recorded use of the word cocktail as a beverage (possibly non-alcoholic) appears on 1800s. But people were mixing their drinks for almost as long as they were drinking alcohol. 3000 years ago Cretans were blending a proto-cocktail of beer, mead and wine. In Homer’s Island people were preparing concoctions of wine, cheese, honey and raw onions. The Greeks were flavoring their wine with everything from honey to seawater….
There are so many interesting facts in history that we’ll loose a day reading about them. So let’s examine only one branch of cocktail world today. And that branch is Brandy based cocktails.
BRANDY BASED COCKTAILS
Before speaking about cocktails let’s remember what is brandy… Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine and aged in wooden casks. Cause brandy is an old drink, many classic cocktails have been lost to time and in the pages of dusty bartending guides. A few of the best drinks have lasted through the years and remain favorites for many cocktail lovers.
We’ll share some recipes for you to choose and prepare for this weekend.
1. COCKTAIL BRANDY ALEXANDER
One of the most populous…
Ingredients
- 50 ml crème de cacao
- 50 ml double cream
- Ice
- And of course brandy… You need to use 80 ml of Ararat Five Stars (in stock on our web shop )
Preparation
Shake all this together, strain and garnish with some Golden caster sugar, ground nutmeg and Ground cinnamon.
Enjoy!!
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2. COCKTAIL SIDECAR
Our second cocktail will also surprise you.
Ingredients
- 25 ml triple sec
- 25 ml lemon juice
- Handful of ice
- And give a fruity soul to all this with 50ml of Ararat Apricot brandy (in stock)
Preparation
Shake and strain…
Yummy is ready!!
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3. COCKTAIL EGGNOG
Last recipe we want to share is with you is the delicious Eggnog.
Ingredients
- 50g caster sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 397g can of condensed milk
- And guess what?… Of course brandy! 100 ml of Ararat Ani.
Preparation
- Put the sugar in a saucepan with 75ml water. Simmer until the sugar has dissolved, then cool and chill.
- Beat the yolks with the vanilla until smooth. Add the condensed milk, brandy and cooled sugar syrup, mixing well.
- Pour into a jug and chill for at least 2 hrs. Serve within 24 hrs, over ice.
One more traditional brandy based cocktail is ready to please you.
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Choose your favorite one or maybe you have your own recipe? Don’t afraid to experiment, mix your favorite ingredients with your favorite brandy and who knows, maybe just your recipe will conquer the world of drinks. Drinkrituals has a great range of drinks to help you in this attractive journey in the world named Cocktail!!
But if you have a lazy day and don’t feel like making your own cocktail, we have ready-made popular cocktails in our range especially for that day. Take note!
