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Hello there! I come bearing delicious cocktail recipes without spending loads of money ! Allow me to quench your thirst at the comfort of your home! Get mixing & sipping while watching movies, or catching up with friends!
First, let’s dive into the basic utensils & ingredients:
- Alcoholic drink. ( I used Kenya Cane pineapple flavor)
- Limes and lemons; which are different. Limes are small, round , and green while lemons are larger, oval shaped, and Bright yellow. Moreover, limes sink in water while lemons float.
- Ice cubes.
- Tumbler.
- Cocktail Shaker which mixes up all the ingredients. If you don’t have one, you can improvise with two glasses ,or coke soda glass.
Note that an ounce is equivalent to 2 tablespoons.
Let’s dive into the recipes. Shall we?
Kenyan Dawa Cocktail
Cheers to Kenya’s beloved boozy Cocktail! It’s a delicious drink that suits every mood. In fact it is the National Drink!
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar.
- 1 lime, quartered with skin on.
- 2 shots of vodka.
- 2 tablespoon of honey.
- Crushed ice.
- Muddle the limes with brown sugar in a tumbler, crushing out as much lime juice as possible
- Add crushed ice and pour in vodka.
- Dip a dawa or honey stick into honey and twist to coat.
- Muddle the limes with the dawa or honey stick.
- Serve and enjoy.
Classic Margarita
Cheers to everyone’s favorite drink! It’s perfect while catching up with friends.
- 1& 1/2 ounce of tequila e.g Olmeca, Jack Daniels.
- Half an ounce of triple sec, or juice, or simple syrup. To make the syrup: Heat a mixture of sugar and water. Stir occasionally till the mixture is clear. Let it cool .
- 1 ounce of fresh lime juice.
- Lime wedge.
- Sugar/ Salt.
- Ice cubes.
- Coat the rim of your glass with either sugar or salt.
- Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice cubes and shake well.
- Pour into a glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
- You can add some mint leaves for the magic!
African Sunrise Cocktail.
I gotcha coffee lovers! Who doesn’t love some touch of coffee’s earthiness? Cheers to a slightly sweet and balanced drink! However, too much coffee ruins it.
- 1 cup of hot coffee.
- Half cup of citrus vodka.
- 1/4 cup of water.
- 30 ml of simple syrup.
- Ice cubes.
- Brew the coffee.
- Mix vodka, water, and syrup.
- Pour warm coffee into the drink.
- Add ice cubes into the glass and enjoy.
- Feel free to add more syrup if you have a sweet tooth!
Lemon Vodka Smirnoff
Cheers to a refreshing and bubbly crisp drink! It’s a perfect way to unwind after a busy day!
- 1/4 cup Smirnoff Vodka.
- 1/2 cup of soda water or club soda.
- 1 cup of ice cubes.
- 1 lime.
- 1 lemon wedge .
- 2 cups of lemon soda / juice.
- Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
- Add Smirnoff Vodka to the glass with ice cubes to get some lovely bubbles.
- Top the mixture with soda water / club soda.
- Add your lemon soda/ juice.
- Drop a cut lemon into the glass. Add two or three pieces of lime into the cocktail.
- Garnish with a lemon wedge.
Bailey’s Honey Bee
I gotcha whiskey lovers! This is a perfect cocktail for Christmas, Easter, chama, book clubs, and after dinner. It may sound girly but it serves a mean punch, hence should not be taken during the day. Unless, you wanna take a nap!
- 75 ml of Bailey’s Original Irish Cream.
- 25 ml of whiskey.
- 12 ml of honey.
- Ice cubes.
- Pour Bailey’s into a cocktail shaker, then add whiskey and finally top up with honey.
- Add some ice cubes into the shaker and shake it vigorously till the honey is blended.
- Pour the mixture into a tumbler full of ice cubes and serve.
Screw Driver.
Cheers to simplicity! Perfect for brunch or a girl’s night in and has the simplest recipe.
- 3 ripe oranges or orange juice.
- A double tot of Vodka.
- Ice cubes.
- An orange wedge.
- Squeeze the orange juice , and sieve to remove pulp.
- Into a highball glass, put at least 2 ice cubes followed by orange juice.
- Add the vodka. Ensure that the ratio of juice to vodka is 2 :1 respectively.
- Garnish with an orange wedge.
- Serve cold with a straw.
I hope it’s not too late to enjoy the weekend. My friends and I made 3 cocktails and my favorite was Classic Margarita followed by African Sunrise and Screwdriver. Feel free to tell me any of your favorite cocktails.
Remember to drink responsibly. Mix, Sip & enjoy your weekend.
Shout out to Cera, Miqwi, Oloinguru, Manu, and Arumba for making this article practical!