Cocktail Recipes

Cocktails come in many shapes and sizes, and our Acton liquor store carries all the spirits and drink mixers needed to make the best drinks.

Below is a list of cocktail recipes by ingredients. Please contact us if you are seeking special ingredients. We are always happy to order what you need.

Appletini

  • 2 oz Vodka
  • 1/2 oz Calvados
  • 1/2 oz Triple sec
  • 1 oz Pineapple juice

Bellini

  • 1 medium ripe, peeled and pureed peach
  • 4 – 6 oz Champagne

Bloody Mary

  • 1.5 oz vodka
  • 3 oz bloody mary mix
  • 1 celery
  • 1 pinch peppers
  • 1 pinch salt

Blue Hawaiian

  • 1 oz light rum
  • 1 cherry
  • 2 oz pineapple juice
  • 1 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
  • 1 oz cream of coconut
1 slice pineapple

Caipirinha

  • 2 tsp granulated sugar
  • 8 lime wedges
  • 2 1/2 oz Cachaca

Chocolate Martini

  • 3 1/2 oz Vodka or Chocolate Vodka
  • 1/2 oz Creme or Cacao or Chocolate Liqueur
  • Dash of Orange Liqueur (optional)

Classic Martini

  • 2 oz Gin
  • 1 oz Dry Vermouth
  • Add an Olive or Lemon Twist

Cosmopolitan

  • 4 oz Vodka
  • 2 oz Triple Sec
  • 2 oz Cranberry Juice
  • 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice

Dark and Stormy

  • Tall glass with Ice
  • 2 oz Dark Rum
  • Fill glass with Ginger Beer
  • Garnish with Lime

Dirty Martini

  • 2 oz Gin
  • 1 tbsp Dry Vermouth
  • 2 tbsp Olive juice
  • Add an Olive or Lemon Twist

Gibson

  • Tall glass with Ice
  • 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
  • 3 1/2 oz Gin
  • Stir and strain into glass
  • Garnish with cocktail onions

Gimlet

  • 1 Tsp sugar
  • 1 oz fresh Lime Juice
  • 3 1/2 oz Gin
  • Stir and strain into glass with ice
  • Garnish with lime

Kamikaze (aka Bullfrog)

  • Fill mixing glass with Ice
  • 2 oz Vodka or citrus vodka
  • 1/2 oz Triple Sec
  • Dash of sweetened lime juice
  • Strain into shot glass and Garnish with lime

Long Island Iced Tea

  • Fill a tall glass with Ice
  • 1/2 oz Vodka
  • 1/2 oz Gin
  • 1/2 oz Rum
  • 1/2 oz Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Triple Sec
  • 1 oz Sour Mix
  • Shake. Top with Cola. Garnish with Lemon.

Mai Tai

  • 1 oz light rum
  • 1/2 oz creme de almond
  • 1/2 oz triple sec
sweet and sour mix
  • pineapple juice
  • 1/2 oz dark rum

Manhattan

  • 3/4 oz sweet vermouth
  • 2 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey
  • 1 dash bitters
  • 1 maraschino cherry
  • 1 twist orange peel

Margarita

  • 1 1/2 oz Tequila
  • 1/2 oz premium triple sec (preferably Cointreau)
  • 1 oz lime juice

Mint Julep

  • Tall glass and 10-20 Mint Leaves
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup crused or shaved ice
  • 3 oz Bourbon
  • 1 oz Soda Water
  • Stir. Garnish with 3-4 Mint Leaves

Mojito

  • 1.25 oz spiced rum
  • 12 mint leaves
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 0.5 oz lime juice
  • 2 oz soda

Mudslide

  • 1 1/2 oz Irish cream
  • 1/2 oz coffee liqueur

Pina Colada

  • In a blender…
  • 1/2 cup Ice
  • 2 oz Light Rum
  • 2 tbsp Cream of Coconut
  • 1/2 cup fresh or canned Pineapple
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla Ice Cream (optional)
  • Blend until smooth
  • Garnish with Pineapple and Cherry

Pink Lady

  • 1 1/2 oz Gin
  • 1/2 oz Apple Brandy
  • 1/2 Egg White
  • 1/4-1/2 oz Grenadine
  • 1 oz Lemon Juice
  • Shake and strain into a chilled glass
  • Garnish with lemon and cherry

Rob Roy

  • 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
  • 1-3 dashes of Angostura bitters
  • 2 oz Scotch Whiskey
  • 1 oz Lemon Juice
  • Stir and strain into a chilled glass
  • Garnish Cherry or Lemon Twist

Screwdriver

  • Fill a serving glass with Ice
  • 2 oz Vodka
  • Fill with Orange Juice
  • Garnish with Orange or Lime

Seven and Seven

  • Fill a serving glass with Ice
  • 2 oz Seagram’s 7 Whiskey
  • Fill with 7-Up
  • Garnish with Lemon

Sex on the Beach

  • 1 1/2 oz vodka
  • 1/2 oz peach schnapps
  • 2 oz cranberry juice
  • 2 oz orange juice

Sloe Gin Fizz

  • 1 1/2 oz. Sloe Gin
  • 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
  • Club Soda or Sparkling Water

Tequila Sunrise

  • Fill a serving glass with Ice
  • 2 oz Tequila
  • Fill with Orange Juice
  • Pour 1/2 oz Grenadine down spoon to bottom of glass
  • Garnish with Orange

Tom Collins

  • Fill a tall glass with Ice
  • 2 oz Gin
  • Fill with Sour Mix
  • Shake and add a splash of Soda Water
  • Garnish with Orange and Cherry

Whiskey Sour

  • 2 oz blended whiskey
  • juice of 1/2 lemons
  • 1/2 tsp powdered sugar
  • 1 cherry
  • 1/2 slice lemon

White Russian

  • 2 oz vodka
  • 1 oz coffee liqueur
  • light cream