Favourite cocktail recipe

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I'm hosting our book group tomorrow and (obviously after we've had an in depth discussion of the book) we planned to make a few cocktails.
I'll drink cocktails occasionally but never frequent bars where they're served normally have a wine or beer.
What are your favourite cocktails which might be quite straightforward to make at home (no dry ice please!)

Amaretto sours are delicious - I think you can now even buy premade disarano sour mix in supermarkets.

Gin fizz

• gin, crushed ice, lemoncello top up with Prosecco

Elderflower gin- elderflower cordial, gin, crushed ice topped up with Prosecco. Serve with a cucumber garnish
Espresso martini- ice cold great quality coffee, vodka, shake with ice, strain and serve
Mojito- rum, ice, loaf and loads of lime juice and mint with simple syrup and a mere splash of soda water

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Cream of coconut, pineapple juice and ice.

Virgin Pina Colada.

Mojito or Margherita or anything else citrus-y

Bloody Mary (or a virgin, either way)

That virgin pina colada sounds nice!
DH and I used to make a lot of mojitos when DS1 was little.

Cosmopolitan: 1 vodka 1 Cointreau 0.5 fresh lime 1.5 cranberry juice; garnish with orange peel

Old school but delicious.

I’m planning on cocktails tomorrow night for DHs birthday, I’m going to make cosmopolitans, mojitos, martinis and definitely pinching that gin fizz recipe now! I might do a Cognac ginger and lime too, a sort of French Moscow mule and maybe, if I remember to buy pineapple juice, a pina colada. Would love to do a Long Island iced tea/ beach but can’t get ahold of sour mix.