Cocktails were known as drinks for the sophisticated and elegant, which weren't as common back in the день as hard drinks. A drink on the rocks was a common phrase used among men and women, using just a tonic in some cases to cut down on the acidity of the alcohol. A lot of people enjoy a round of cocktails that are pleasing to the senses, immediately engaging sight, smell and taste with its rainbow-esque colors, fruity smells and flavors. Cocktails make for great drinks when Ты want to kick back during the weekend with friends, или when settling down for a nightcap after a hard day's work. Worrying about how much Ты might be piling on when it comes to the calories? These коктейль recipes will douse those concerns.
Low Calorie коктейль Recipes
These low calorie mixed drinks are simple mixes that can be made anywhere, anytime. The ingredients are a great coalesce of flavors, that will set your taste buds tingling. Be sure to Показать off your bartender skills to Друзья and family, and make the most of these easy to put together low calorie cocktails.
гранатовый, гранат Martini
коктейль Ingredients
•1 cup of гранатовый, гранат arils
•1 sachet of sweetner
•1 shot glass of водка (Grey гусь или Smirnoff will do)
How to Make It
First squeeze out all the сок from your arils, pouring the clear ruby liquid into the коктейль shaker. Then add to this your sweetner and vodka, giving it a good strong shake for about 10 seconds. Strain into a мартини glass if Ты have one of these, and вверх it off with an оливковый, оливковое on a toothpick. The pomegranate's mild sweetness is taken up a notch by the sweetner, making it a refreshing drink on a Sunday afternoon.
клубника and лимон Zest Cocktail
коктейль Ingredients
•4 strawberries (cut off the top)
•One curly strand of лимон zest
•1 and a half shot glasses of white ром (coconut flavored rum, either from Malibu или Bacardi)
•Sprig of mint
How to Make it
Crush the strawberries until you're left with a smooth consistent juice, strain this using a sieve to get rid of the seeds and then pour it down the коктейль shaker. Then add to this your coconut flavored ром and печать off the shaker before Ты mix it up. Open it and then add a sprig of mint, finely chopped and give it another good shake to infuse the flavor last. Pour into a tall glass, and вверх your коктейль off with a curly лимон zest strand, that Ты can carefully remove from a лимон using a potato peeler. Cooling, fruity and flavorful - this coconut-y клубника коктейль eases Ты down after a strenuous day.
Kiwi коктейль with Mint and лимон Juice
коктейль Ingredients
•1 sprig of mint
•1 shot of glass of лимон juice
•1 shot glass of white rum
•1 sachet of sweetner
•1 medium sized kiwi
How to Make It
Crush the kiwi until it reduces down to juicy mush - strain thoroughly before pouring this into a коктейль strainer. Add in your one shot glass of лимон and rum, including your sweetner. печать it off and give it a violent shake for about 10 seconds, before pouring it into a tall glass and garnishing with a basil leaf; give the leaf a good хлопать, привкус between your palms to release its trapped flavor. The bittersweet kiwi is hit with лимон to bring out its кислый side, but also striking a balance with sweetness, to make it less tangy. Add the crushed ice last to give it a good icy finish.
These low calorie cocktails are sure to have people flocking to your Главная to try out these out. Experiment with other ways to include fruits and herbs to get the hang of different flavors and form an understanding on how they merge to compliment each other; soon you'll be a коктейль king (or queen). To the makers of cocktails!
Low Calorie коктейль Recipes
These low calorie mixed drinks are simple mixes that can be made anywhere, anytime. The ingredients are a great coalesce of flavors, that will set your taste buds tingling. Be sure to Показать off your bartender skills to Друзья and family, and make the most of these easy to put together low calorie cocktails.
гранатовый, гранат Martini
коктейль Ingredients
•1 cup of гранатовый, гранат arils
•1 sachet of sweetner
•1 shot glass of водка (Grey гусь или Smirnoff will do)
How to Make It
First squeeze out all the сок from your arils, pouring the clear ruby liquid into the коктейль shaker. Then add to this your sweetner and vodka, giving it a good strong shake for about 10 seconds. Strain into a мартини glass if Ты have one of these, and вверх it off with an оливковый, оливковое on a toothpick. The pomegranate's mild sweetness is taken up a notch by the sweetner, making it a refreshing drink on a Sunday afternoon.
клубника and лимон Zest Cocktail
коктейль Ingredients
•4 strawberries (cut off the top)
•One curly strand of лимон zest
•1 and a half shot glasses of white ром (coconut flavored rum, either from Malibu или Bacardi)
•Sprig of mint
How to Make it
Crush the strawberries until you're left with a smooth consistent juice, strain this using a sieve to get rid of the seeds and then pour it down the коктейль shaker. Then add to this your coconut flavored ром and печать off the shaker before Ты mix it up. Open it and then add a sprig of mint, finely chopped and give it another good shake to infuse the flavor last. Pour into a tall glass, and вверх your коктейль off with a curly лимон zest strand, that Ты can carefully remove from a лимон using a potato peeler. Cooling, fruity and flavorful - this coconut-y клубника коктейль eases Ты down after a strenuous day.
Kiwi коктейль with Mint and лимон Juice
коктейль Ingredients
•1 sprig of mint
•1 shot of glass of лимон juice
•1 shot glass of white rum
•1 sachet of sweetner
•1 medium sized kiwi
How to Make It
Crush the kiwi until it reduces down to juicy mush - strain thoroughly before pouring this into a коктейль strainer. Add in your one shot glass of лимон and rum, including your sweetner. печать it off and give it a violent shake for about 10 seconds, before pouring it into a tall glass and garnishing with a basil leaf; give the leaf a good хлопать, привкус between your palms to release its trapped flavor. The bittersweet kiwi is hit with лимон to bring out its кислый side, but also striking a balance with sweetness, to make it less tangy. Add the crushed ice last to give it a good icy finish.
These low calorie cocktails are sure to have people flocking to your Главная to try out these out. Experiment with other ways to include fruits and herbs to get the hang of different flavors and form an understanding on how they merge to compliment each other; soon you'll be a коктейль king (or queen). To the makers of cocktails!