Now that I'm legal (), I'd like to start making some mixed drinks at home. What drinks are easy to make that taste really good. I'm generally a sweeter, fruity drinks kind of person.
Also, what kind of glasses and shaker should I get?
I recommend idrink.com or webtender.com for mixed drink recipes.
My favorite thing though is margaritas both mexican (tequilla & triple sec) and italian (add in a shot of amaretto to the regular margarita). For a shaker I got a cute stainless one with a blue lid at marshalls for $10 that match my martini glasses I got at Crate & Barrel.
For glass wear I think it just depends on what you like and what you want to drink. though I do use my martini glasses for margaritas.
For something really sweet I recommend amaretto sours. They taste like pure candy. Chocolate martinis are good. I really like pineapple martinis (sometimes called pineapple upside down). Sex on the Beach is ok.
ok, mixed drinks are my specialty since i don't drink beer. here are my favorites:
Cosmopolitan: 1 oz Stoli Vodka, 1 oz Cointreau, Small dash Cranberry Juice, Small dash Lime Juice
Seven and Seven: 1 Shot Seagram's 7, 6oz Seven UP, Ice, a Small Lime Wedge
Bailey's and Coffee: 1 Part Bailey's Irish Cream, 1 Part Black Coffee
Chocolate Cake: 2 Parts Vodka, 1 Part Frangelico, 1 Part Cream De Cacao, 1 Part Chocloate Liqueur
Kamakazi: 1 Part Vodka, 1 Part Triple Sec, 1 Part Rosie's Sweetend Lime Juice
And, if you can look it up, Blow Jobs shots. There are 4 or 5 different recipes for them. And you are supposed to top them with Whipped Cream and shoot them with out using your hands.
This one I added just because it is fun:
Flaming Dr. Pepper: Vodka, Amarreto, 151 Bacardi Rum, Dr.Pepper, 1 big glass of beer. Mix the Dr.Pepper, Vodka, Amaretto, and Bacardi evenly into a double shot glass. Light it on fire, drop it into the beer. Chug.
for something fruity, I like malibu, pineapple, and cranberry. It "tastes like a cruise" so that's what we call it. No idea if it's a "real" drink or not, but its good!
If you have a blender, you can make a Dirty Banana. I have no idea what the actual amounts are, so I'm estimating, but you can tinker with the amount of alcohol.
1 banana, ice, 1 shot of rum, 1 shot of rum creme, 1/2 shot of coffee liquer
We drank these all the time in Jamaica and they're SO good. Once you've blended it, it should have the same kind of consistency as a Wendy's Frosty.