6 refreshing cocktails that every good host must know how to prepare

If you are going to try your hand at being a host, check if you know the five basic cocktails that every good host should know how to make.

1. Cuba Libre

In our opinion, Cuba Libre means "Free Cuba" and due to its pleasant taste and easy preparation, it is considered one of the most popular cocktails in the world. The drink became popular during the end of the Spanish-American War.

Ingridients:

• 1/2 lime
• 6 cl of white rum
• 12 cl of cola

Preparation:
Squeeze half of the lime into a highball glass (tall glass for cocktails), add ice cubes, pour in the rest of the ingredients and mix gently.

2. Margarita

Margarita is not just one, as there are many versions of this refreshing cocktail. We can experiment with the preparation and find a Margarita that will be prepared exactly to our taste. You can experiment with ice, some prefer ice cubes, some mix all the ingredients in a blender. Another thing is the decorated rim – salt or sugar? There are many possibilities.

Ingridients:

• 4.5 cl of tequila
• 1.5 cl triple seca
• 3 cl of lemon or lime juice
• 9 cl of sour mix
• lime slice (for decoration)
• salt or sugar (for decoration)

Preparation:
Pour the ingredients into a blender, add ice and mix well. Brush the edge of the chilled glass with lemon or lime juice, if desired, and dip in salt or sugar. Pour the prepared mixture into it and decorate with a slice of lime.

3. Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary is a hot tomato cocktail that always fits after a night of revelry.

Ingridients:

• 9 cl of tomato juice
• 5 cl of vodka
• 2 cl of lemon juice
• a few drops of Tabasco
• salt
• ground pepper
• stalk of celery (for decoration)
• a slice of lime or lemon (for decoration)

Preparation:
Pour the liquid ingredients into a highball glass and fill with ice cubes. Mix well, add spices to taste and garnish with a slice of lime or lemon.

4. Long Island Iced Tea

Ingridients:

• 1.5 cl triple seca
• 1.5 cl of light rum
• 1.5 cl of gin
• 1.5 cl of vodka
• 1.5 cl of tequila
• 3 cl of sour mix
• cars
• lemon slice (for decoration)

Preparation:
Pour brandy and sour mix into a highball glass, which you fill with ice. Gently mix the ingredients and pour cola to the top. Garnish with a slice of lemon.

5. Mojito

Ingridients:

• 3 cl of lime juice
• 5 cl of white rum
• 8 fresh mint leaves
• 2 teaspoons of brown sugar
• Mineral Water

Preparation:
Pour the lime juice, mint leaves and brown sugar into a lowball glass. Crush the ingredients with an ice hammer so that the mint releases its aroma and the sugar softens. Fill the glass with crushed ice and pour rum over it. Add a little mineral water and decorate with a sprig of mint and a straw. The edge of the glass can be rubbed with mint leaves, and a slice or two of lime can be added to the cocktail for a better look and an even more pleasant taste.

6. Sex on the Beach

Sex on the Beach is considered one of the most popular cocktails, and it became famous with the cult series Sex in the City. It is a delicious fruit drink that almost everyone likes. The cocktail fits perfectly on hot summer evenings.

Ingridients:

• 4.5 cl of vodka
• 1.3 cl of peach brandy
• 1.5 cl of blackcurrant liqueur (creme de cassis)
• 6 cl of orange juice
• 6 cl) of cranberry juice
• orange slice (for decoration)
• candied cherry (for decoration)

Preparation:
Pour all ingredients into a shaker and add ice cubes. Shake thoroughly and strain into a highball glass. Decorate with a slice of orange and a candied cherry.