10 Second Cocktails: 3 Recipes For Last Minute Guests
No complicated equipment, no excess prep time. Trendy 10-second cocktails are those especially meant for evenings when guests show up unannounced. Cutting through the general scramble to put together snacks or a quick but delicious meal, things behind the bar become smoother as a result of these recipes for no-fuss cocktails that can be prepared with basic ingredients available at the home bar.
Complexly flavoured yet straightforward enough for an amateur mixologist to blend, these are recipes complete with sweet, sour, bitter flavours — exploring a whole spectrum of tasting notes without clumsy, last-minute messes. So, when guests come calling last-minute or show up unannounced, these recipes might just be the key to retaining your top spot as an impeccable host.
Ranch Water
Ingredients
- 45 ml Blanco tequila
- Juice of ½ lime
- Ice cubes
- Club soda
Method
- Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
- Add the 45 ml Blanco tequila.
- Add the juice of ½ lime.
- Top with club soda.
- Give the drink a brief swirl and serve immediately.
Gin and Jam
Ingredients
- 50 ml London dry gin
- Juice of ½ lime
- 1 tsp mixed berry jam (or any jam you prefer)
- Ice
- 1 cherry, to garnish
Method
- Add ice to a cocktail shaker.
- Pour in the 50 ml London dry gin.
- Add the juice of ½ lime and the 1 tsp mixed berry jam.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a chilled rocks glass.
- Garnish with a cherry.
Dark and Stormy
Ingredients
- 90–100 ml ginger beer
- 50 ml dark rum
- 15 ml fresh lime juice
- Ice
Method
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Pour in the 90–100 ml ginger beer.
- Gently float the 50 ml dark rum on top.
- Add the 15 ml fresh lime juice.
- Do not stir; serve as prepared to keep the layered appearance.
*Drink Responsibly. This communication is for audiences above the age of 25.
