Beverage World · Doraville

Cocktails worth making at home

Proper recipes, exact measures, and the bottle to make each one. Nothing here takes more than five minutes.

Margarita

Three things in a shaker, and no mix anywhere near it.

5m · 6 bottles

Paloma

What Mexico actually orders when it orders tequila.

3m · 3 bottles

Michelada

Beer, lime and heat. The best thing to do with a cheap lager.

3m

Old Fashioned

The oldest cocktail there is, and it is four ingredients.

4m · 3 bottles

Moscow Mule

Three ingredients, one minute, and the mug is doing real work.

3m · 2 bottles

Mojito

Press the mint. Do not shred it.

5m · 2 bottles

Bloody Mary

Brunch in a glass, and the mix matters more than the vodka.

4m · 1 bottles

Negroni

Equal parts, stirred, bitter on purpose.

3m · 2 bottles

Boulevardier

A Negroni in a winter coat.

3m

New York Sour

A whiskey sour with red wine floated on top.

5m

Whiskey Sour, With or Without Egg

The classic three-ingredient sour. The egg white is optional.

4m

Espresso Martini

For the middle of the evening.

4m

Manhattan

Stirred, and never shaken.

3m

Dark and Stormy

Two things and a lime.

1m

Daiquiri

Nothing like the frozen one.

3m

Gin and Tonic

Done properly.

1m

Mimosa

And how not to waste good prosecco.

1m

Aperol Spritz

In that order.

2m

Ranch Water

Three things and ice.

1m

Skinnygirl Margarita

A balanced, pre-mixed margarita ready to serve.

5m

Mango Jalapeno Margarita

A spicy-sweet twist on the classic

5m

Skinny Margarita

Light, zesty, and easy to pour

5m