Cocktail Detour's take on 7-bottle bar!
Curious to start mixing cocktails at home but no idea where to start? We will help you with essentials to get you started.
Gin

Bourbon

Light rum

Cointreau

Sweet Vermouth

Maraschino

Angostura Bitter
Citrus
Simple syrup
Simple syrup you do easy yourself. Mix equal parts crystal sugar with water and heat until the sugar dissolves (don’t bring to boil). Cool and keep in the fridge in a bottle or jar. Will last may weeks.
Bottles
Cocktails
Are you from Sweden? - we got something extra for you
Vi tänkte dela med oss av de flaskor vi rekommenderar från Systembolaget med varunummer.
- Bulleit Bourbon #570
- Beefeeter Gin #39
- Noble Selected Rom #707
- Cointreau #609
- Antica Formula #77908
- Luxardo Marashinolikör #80738
- Angostura Bitter #741
Manhattan
Time for a true classic – The Manhattan!
Daiquiri
The star of tonight is a Daiquiri, maybe one of the most simple cocktails to make. By shaking rum, fresh lime juice and simple syrup a refreshing and slightly sweet drink is created. What's in it 1,5 oz light rum 1,0 oz fresh lime juice 0,5 oz simple syrup (or more or...
White Lady
The White Lady is one of those instant great drinks. Made with only three of the most common ingredients in a bar, basically anyone should be able to shake up a White Lady. As usual with this few-ingredients-type-of-cocktail, it's extra nice to use high quality...
Martinez – the Martini precursor
The Martinez cocktail is an old cocktail that was described in the 1884 The Modern Bartender's Guide by O. H. Byron. The book's second name is "Fancy Drinks and How to Mix Them". The Martinez is described as "Same as Manhattan, only you substitute gin for whisky"....
Whiskey Sour
Whiskey Sour is a common drink, available at basically every bar all over the world. But that fact doesn't make this cocktail less interesting. The combination of the strong whiskey, the lemon juice and the simple syrup to balance everything is mouthwatering....
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