A lot of people feel that making a mix drink recipe is the easiest thing to do. All you have to do is take a few alcoholic beverages, mix it together and use a softer non alcoholic beverage to hold it all together. But if things were as simple as that then every walking man would be a recognized bartender. Mixing drinks is an art and it is very essential to know what beverage is to be used with which liquor and how to infuse liquors, liqueurs, juices and other soft beverages together to get a heady yet yummy cocktail drink.

Knowing a few mix drink recipes can make any party fun. If you are bored of having the same drink over and over again has begun to bore you then all you need to do is search for some drinks recipes that will make your drink sprightlier. To choose your cocktail or drink mix recipe you should first decide on the base liquor. It is in the basis of this base liquor that the other liquor or beverage additions have to be made.

Learning how to make mix drink recipes can be a whole lot of fun as well. It gives you the option of exploring the hidden bartender in you. Once you have got the hang of a few basic fixes you can go from making a few, to many classic cocktails and infuse your variety to your basic drinks.

When you want to learn some mix drink recipes, you have to start by getting your basics right. ‘Blending’ a drink means that it has to be made in a blender. A ‘dash’ would refer to a small amount of any ingredient that you will be using. A dash would approximately be about one fourth of a teaspoon. A ‘glassful’ would refer to the glass in which the drink is going to be served. ‘Shaken’ would mean that all the cocktail ingredients will have to be put in a cocktail shaker with ice and then shaken till cold. ‘Stirred’ would be applied to drinks which will be stirred together with ice and then strained into the serving glass.

You will need to get some basic ingredients in place when you decide you want to make some mix drink recipes. Your spirit list should consist of gin, vodka, dark rum, light rum, Scotch, whisky and tequila. Along with these spirits you will need some dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, brandy, cognac, grenadine, triple sec, bitters, crème liqueurs, sugar, fresh juices, club soda etc.

Some basic equipment that you need to have in place when you want to make mix drink recipes are glass tumblers or rock glasses, tall cocktail glasses, highball glasses and shot glasses for both the drink and for measuring the same. Apart from these basic glasses you should add some champagnes coupes, martini glasses and margarita glasses for multipurpose uses. Once you have all these basic ingredients in place you can get your bar equipments such as your cocktail shaker, ice bucket, tongs, strainer, corkscrew, stirrers and blender and you are all ready to become the mix drink specialist.