Retro cocktails
Did someone say cocktails? Yes, please! Create that
ultimate vintage summer feeling with these delicious cocktails from the fifties,
sixties and seventies. Which decade is your favourite? Best try them all and
find out! Cheers, gorgeous!
Cocktails from the 50s
Piña Colada
Once upon a time (1954 to be exact ) there was a bartender working his magic at Caribe Hilton in
the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan. He came up with the brilliant idea of
mixing rum, coconut milk and pineapple juice… and the Piña Colada was born! It
remains a delicious concoction and is the perfect drink to enjoy on a summer’s
day.
What do
you need?
- White rum
- Coconut milk
- Condensed milk
- Pineapple juice
- Slices of fresh pineapple
- Crushed ice
- Cocktail glass
Mix it up!
Put 30ml rum, 30ml coconut milk, 1 spoon of condensed milk and 30ml
pineapple juice in a blender and mix. Then add some crushed ice and mix for
another 15 seconds, Serve in a cocktail glass and garnish with a slice of fresh
pineapple.
Margarita
Everyone loves a Margarita! This popular drink from
the fifties is perfect for people who don’t like sweet cocktails.
What do you need?
- Tequila
- Triple sec
- Juice of 4-5 limes
- Extra lime for garnish
- Ice cubes
- Salt
- Cocktail glass
It’s Margarita
time!
Place 50ml tequila, 100ml triple sec, the juice of appr. 4 limes and the ice
cubes in a cocktail shaker or pitcher. For the perfect margarita, you need to
pair your drink with a salty rim Moisten the rim of the glass with a lime wedge, fill
a saucer with some salt and gently tap the rim of the glass into the salt until
the outer edge is covered. Now fill your glass with the cocktail, garnish with
a slice of lime and enjoy!
Cocktails from the 60s
Bloody Mary
Smirnoff’s advertising campaigns are
the main reason that the vodka-based Bloody Mary cocktail became so popular
that it was on every cocktail menu in the 1960s.
What do you need?
- Vodka
- (Spiced) tomato juice
- Tabasco sauce
- Worcestershire sauce
- Ice cubes
- Long drink glass
Optional:
- Pepper & salt
- 1 stalk of celery
- Cayenne pepper
- Lime
Spice it up!
Make the classic Bloody Mary by
mixing 120ml tomato juice with 45ml vodka. Then add 4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
and 4 dashes of Tabasco sauce to spice it up! You can also use different
ingredients to add some spice, like piri piri sauce, pepper, salt, cayenne pepper,
lime and celery. It’s up to you. Pour the drink into a long drink glass, add some ice and serve.
Dirty Martini
“Shaken, not stirred”, we all know this famous line often uttered by James Bond
while ordering another martini. So, it’s no surprise that in the 1960s the
drink’s popularity soared thanks the movie ‘Goldfinger’. This is how you make
this famous drink.
What do you need?
- Vodka
- Vermouth (Cocchi)
- Five green olives (Nocellara del Belice)
- Martini glass
- Crushed ice or small ice cubes
Let’s
get dirty
Chill a martini glass. Drop 4 green olives into the
base of a cocktail shaker and crush them with a muddler. Fill the shaker up to
two-thirds full with the crushed ice or the small ice cubes. Add 60ml vodka and
15ml dry vermouth. Shake the mixture for around 15 seconds allowing the ice and
alcohol to mix properly. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with an olive on
a toothpick and mission… uhm… Dirty Martini cocktail completed!
Cocktails from the 70s
The Godfather
Cool chicks, this is the cocktail for you! This easy drink is named after the movie classic ‘The Godfather’ and first started appearing on cocktail menus in the 1970s. If you’re a whisky lover, you’ll love the ‘The Godfather’.
What do you need?
- Scotch whisky
- Amaretto
- Lemon zest
- Ice cubes
- Whisky glass
Get started!
Bring out your finest whisky glasses and fill them with 4-6 ice cubes. First
pour over 50ml of your favourite Scotch and then add 25ml amaretto. Stir well, garnish
with some lemon zest (optional) and enjoy!
Pink Lady
To all the pink ladies! This drink was popular in the 1950s and made a real
comeback in the 1970s. Its pink colour is just as delightful as its taste!
What do you need?
- Vodka
- Cointreau
- Guava juice
- Monin violet syrup
- Juice of half a lime
- Lemon
- Martini glass
- Ice
Life is better in pink
Add some ice to a martini glass, so the glass is chilled before serving. Now
add 30ml Cointreau, 30ml vodka, 60ml guava juice, the juice of half a lime and
a tablespoon of Mohin violet syrup to the shaker and shake it up, baby (for
about a minute)! Pour the mixture into the martini glass and garnish with a
slice of lemon. Who will be joining you for cocktail o’clock?