New Year, New Skills: Here’s How To Make Your First Craft Cocktail At Home
Forget new year resolutions! Focus on new skills this new year! If you are a bartending enthusiast, you would love to learn making craft cocktails at home. So get to know how you can whip up a delicious craft cocktail in this piece.
What Is A Craft Cocktail?
Craft cocktails, which are also called artisan cocktails, are carefully made alcoholic drinks with deep focus on quality, flavour and creativity. These drinks are made using fresh, top-quality ingredients without pre-made mixes. The commitment to creativity is high and craft cocktails often have distinct flavour combinations and place importance on attention to detail.
Origin Of Craft Cocktails
The cocktail renaissance, which happened in the last decade of the ’90s, gave birth to craft cocktails as well. Classic recipes and techniques made a comeback in bars around the world. Craft cocktails gained momentum in the early 2000s as connoisseurs demanded better quality, handcrafted drinks. This also led to the beginning of specialty cocktail bars and trendy speakeasies. Easy access to cocktail recipe books helped refine this craft. Today, craft cocktails are a huge facet of the mixology world, showing the significance of craftsmanship, fresh ingredients and innovative recipes.
Craft Cocktails Recipes
Below are some handcrafted cocktails you can try at home.
1. Grilled Pineapple Piña Colada
Ingredients
1 Pineapple
60 ml Captain Morgan White Rum
30 ml Coconut Cream
30 ml Lime juice
1 tablespoon Sugar
A pinch of Salt
480 gms of Ice
Method
Take a whole pineapple and slice it into half inch slices and then into quarters. Caramelise them on a griddle pan over medium-high heat. Set them aside to cool. Add three slices in a blender with ice and rest of the ingredients. Pour the drink into a cocktail glass and garnish with a grilled pineapple slice.
2. Gold Rush
Ingredients
60 ml Bourbon
25 ml Freshly squeezed lemon juice
25 ml Honey syrup
Lemon twist, for garnish
Method
Take a cocktail shaker filled with ice and add bourbon, honey syrup and lemon juice in it. Shake well for 30 seconds until the shaker turns icy cold. Strain the drink into a rocks glass over one large ice cube. Garnish with a lemon peel twist.
3. Amaretto Sour
Ingredients
45 ml Amaretto
15 ml Bourbon
30 ml Lemon juice
1 teaspoon Simple syrup
1 Egg white
2 dashes of Bitters
Lemon peel, for garnish
Luxardo cherry, for garnish
Ice
Method
Take a shaker and add amaretto, bourbon, lemon juice, syrup, egg white and bitters in it and shake for 15 seconds. Add ice to the shaker and shake it for another 30 seconds. Strain the drink into a glass, the top will get foamy. Garnish with lemon peel and Luxardo cherry.
While it's great to learn about making alcoholic beverages, it is important to also consume alcohol moderately. Remember to serve and drink responsibly to ensure you and your guests are healthy and out of harm's way. If you know anyone who has trouble controlling their alcohol intake, please refer them to a professional immediately.
