A man’s character can be determined by his manner of socializing, his style, his communication, his gait, and the alcoholic beverages he prefers.
For example, a man who prefers vodka is a suspicious and flattering person. Whiskey lovers are traditionally considered to be strong personalities, who are not squandered on small things and firmly pursue the goal. A man who loves beer is a man with a broad soul.
And what about cocktails? They are traditionally considered more feminine drinks, a kind of “diluted and sweetened” alcohol. Let’s flip that notion around and look at truly masculine cocktails.
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Long Island
A world-famous cocktail. You can try it in any bar in any part of the world, it’s often drunk in movies and books, and there’s probably not a man who hasn’t heard of this drink.
Ingredients:
15 ml of vodka
15ml Tanqueray gin
15 ml white rum
15 ml of silver tequila.
15 ml of orange liqueur
15 ml of sugar syrup
50 ml of cola
a quarter of a lemon
ice
Preparation:
Here we need not a shaker for mixing, but a highball – a tall glass of a flat cylindrical shape. Pour all the alcoholic ingredients, squeeze the juice from the lemon, stir, pour the coke, and stir again. Served in a cocktail glass, decorated with a slice of lemon and a straw.
Manhattan
This drink was quite popular during the Prohibition era and is also known as Frank Sinatra’s favorite. Each bar has its version of the Manhattan, but essentially it contains two ounces of rye whiskey and half an ounce of vermouth with a dash of bitters and an optional cherry base.
Say what you will about how obscene the garnish is, but this drink can get you in trouble if you’re not too careful. Some say that the drink originated in the club of the same name in New York, others say that the cocktail was invented by Winston Churchill’s mother, nevertheless, its popularity grew, and eventually, the whole world learned about it.
Most of the time, it is important to consider what is being mixed with the spirit of your choice, often this determines its overall value to your health. While matching clothes are the main thing to look out for when focusing on your waistline, there are a number of health benefits as well.
Ingredients:
60 ml whiskey
30 ml sweet red vermouth
2 drops of Venezuelan Angostura bitter
Cherry or lemon peel for decoration.
Preparation:
Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice, but serve without ice in a cocktail shot glass, garnish with cherries or lemon peel.
Manhattan requires vermouth and rye whiskey. It’s easy to make, the main thing is to follow the dosage. If the whiskey is rye, you need 60 ml. 30 ml of red sweet vermouth and a couple of drops of bitter (usually “Angostura”).
Sidecar
The famous Ritz Hotel insists that this cocktail was invented there at the end of World War I and is named after the sidecar in which the inventor, a young captain, loved to ride.
Ingredients:
50 ml of cognac
20ml orange liqueur
40 gr lemon
5 gr sugar
Preparation:
We make a border of sugar around the edges of the cocktail glass, mix in a shaker cognac, liquor, juice from a quarter of a lemon and 200 grams of ice, pour through a strainer into the glass.
Scotch & Soda
This cocktail is perfect for those who want to improve their own drinking culture by extending the pleasure of drinking whiskey. It’s also just perfect as a transitional element from pure spirits to multi-ingredient mixes.
Ingredients:
Scotch Whisky – 60 ml
Unflavored carbonated water
Preparation:
Pour the whisky into an old-fashioned glass with ice, then top it up with sparkling water to your liking. Stir and drink to get an even better taste of pure whiskey, while stretching one serving over a longer period.
Martini
In its pure form, Martini is a cold blend of gin and vermouth, garnished with either olives or lemon. A complex drink, the martini comes in a variety of forms. When you ask the bartender for a “dry” martini, you’ll get a version without vermouth…
Ordering a vodka martini, you’ll get a mix with vodka instead of gin. Saying “straight up” to the bartender, the ice will be down. And, of course, we’re all familiar with “shocked, not thrilled.”
Pour 3 parts gin and 1 part white vermouth into a shaker or glass. That’s it. The only thing left is to decorate the handmade masterpiece with olive and add a piece of lemon peel. In reality, you can change the proportions of gin and vermouth as you like.
Old Fashioned
An old-fashioned drink for the likes of Don Draper from Mad Men consists of two ounces of bourbon or rye whiskey poured slowly over a glass with a bit of sugar and then a splash of water and bitters. This cocktail is a true classic, and the whiskey, which you can use for it should be too quality. Choose the ones with the most recognizable logos. Then, garnished with a few ice cubes and a slice of orange. The drink may seem fancy, but it certainly keeps you going…
The International Association of Bartenders considers it their official aperitif. The drink requires almost any kind of whiskey, be it bourbon or scotch. Bring it all from the cellar, don’t be greedy. There is a glass that is so-called “Old Fashioned,” and it is honed to the uncomplicated ritual of creating this cocktail (or vice versa, a cocktail under it).
A lump of sugar is placed at the bottom of the glass. Two to three drops of bitter and almost as much soda are added. After that, you need to grind everything with a madler or whatever you can find on hand. Don’t forget to add ice, and then pour the whiskey into the glass. Garnish with the traditional cherry or orange slice, and if you’ve done everything right, it’ll be as juicy as the picture.
As you can see, most gentlemen’s cocktails are based on gin or whiskey, which is pretty understandable, as these two spirits are considered to be the most brutal.
So, Gin. There are different styles of gins. Genever – still made in the Netherlands – is more like whiskey with juniper berries. This style is made by distilling in alembics. London Dry – the most common style – is made by double or triple distillation in columns. This gin, as the name implies, is unsweetened. It used to be important when sweetening hid low-quality alcohol.
Plymouth is only made in the town of Plymouth. This gin was original as full-bodied as “Genever,” but is now more like “London Dry.” Old Tom is a Victorian classic, the same style of gin that London Dry sought to distinguish itself from. It is sweeter, spicier, and more intense than the latter, but not as intense as the “Genever.” Good for old cocktails from the Jerry Thomas and Harry Johnson recipe book, it was thoroughly forgotten but was revived on the wave of interest to craft gin.
Finally, the “international style” section, which is built on the principle of a dumping ground, includes everything that remains: you can find excellent kraft samples made with a flight of fancy, but you can also find something incomprehensible.
Whiskey is a real manly drink too. Either served pure or on the rocks, this liquid gold is so masculine that it creates a masculine perfume that smells like it. One famous whiskey is Scotch, made from malted barley. While across the pond, American ones are made from various combinations of other grains, including corn.
Author: Aleksei Titov
Based on materials from the site: https://logos-marques.com/
