curacao: contemporary classic cocktail recipes
Spirits and Bartender Illustrated Originally published 2022-04-05
Cocktail recipes have always been a focus of “Bartender Illustrated”. Our 2018 article “Index of Various Cocktails” had nearly one million views! Starting from November 2021, we’ve added a new column to introduce the recommended cocktail recipes published by the International Bartenders Association (IBA), hoping to help novice bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts!
We have reached the fifth installment of the IBA (International Bartenders Association) recipe series on contemporary classic cocktails.
Today we’ll discuss several cocktails that are well-known both in China and worldwide, as well as some that may appear simple in terms of ingredients but are very drinkable.
Many enthusiasts in their early stages believe that cocktails with more ingredients taste better, but in reality, adding more ingredients brings higher instability, and what you might get is a cocktail of indeterminate character.

NO.19
Long Island Ice Tea
This cocktail is considered one of the most well-known cocktails in China. It originated in Long Island, USA, and became popular worldwide in the 1990s.
Although it looks like a cup of tea, it has a high alcohol content, especially since it’s mixed with multiple base spirits. Friends with average alcohol tolerance might get drunk after just one glass.
Recipe
15 ml Gin
15 ml Vodka
20 ml Simple syrup
30 ml Lemon juice
15 ml Tequila
15 ml White rum
15 ml Cointreau
Top with cola
Steps
① Pour all ingredients into a highball glass filled with ice
② Stir gently
③ Garnish with a lemon slice

NO.20
Mai-Tai
This is a cocktail with a strong tropical style and is very popular, it is said that in the 1940s it almost depleted the world’s rum supply. Its name comes from the Tahitian word maita’i, meaning good or excellent.
Recipe
7.5 ml simple syrup
15 ml orgeat syrup
30 ml fresh lime juice
15 ml orange curaçao
30 ml Jamaican rum
30 ml Martinique rhum agricole
Steps
① Pour all ingredients into a shaker and fill with ice
② Shake well and strain into a rocks glass or highball glass
③ Garnish with a pineapple slice, mint leaves, and lime peel

NO.21
Margarita
This cocktail can almost be considered as the most famous tequila cocktail.
There are many versions of the story about it, but the more credible version is that Margarita is an adaptation of another very popular Mexican cocktail, the Daisy. During the Prohibition era, many Americans crossed the border to Mexico to drink, making it very popular during this period.
Recipe
50 ml Tequila
15 ml fresh lime juice
20 ml Triple Sec orange liqueur
Steps
① Pour all ingredients into a shaker and fill with ice
② Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
③ Garnish with a half-rim of salt

NO.22
Mimosa
The Chinese name of this drink is literally translated as Mimosa. It is said to have been created by a bartender at the Ritz Hotel in Paris in 1925. Another version claims that the famous director Alfred Hitchcock invented it in San Francisco in the 1940s.
Recipe
75 ml fresh orange juice
75 ml Prosecco sparkling wine
Steps
① Pour orange juice into a tall champagne glass
② Slowly pour in the sparkling wine and stir gently
③ Garnish with a slice of lemon peel
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