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11 very simple cocktails to make at house

by Charlotte Lancaster We believe in Quality

You're most likely used to pre-drinking on cheap wine or a few bargain beers. But how a lot better would it be if you made your own tempting cheap cocktails?

We wouldn't normally advise mixing your drinks (we all know how badly that can end!), but cocktails are a rare exception, and knowing how to make them may be a great way to create good friends at uni. Read about Dial a Bottle, Dial A Bottle Ottawa, Dial A Bottle Toronto and much more related to DialABottle services.

You can make cocktails at home by combining the drinks in a glass or large bowl, but we'd absolutely highly recommend investing in a proper beverage shaker like this bit of system. This should help you in conjuring up your 'shaken-not-stirred' pleasures without any trouble or spills.

Allow us to talk about a few of our most liked cheap and simple cocktails along with recipes on how to make them for yourself.

Cheeky Vimto

An old student preferred, but with good cause! Cheeky Vimtos are incredibly quick to make, and they come out a pretty yummy shade too. Require we say more?

Cheeky Vimto ingredients

1 bottle of WKD Blue (or perhaps a cheaper brand)

50ml of port (small bottle)

25ml of vodka.

Cheeky Vimto formula

Mix together the bottle of WKD with the port

Add your vodka and blend.

Jammy Dodger Shot

Ok, so this one is more of a shot than a beverage, but the Jammy Dodger drink shot is the best-tasting shot that will ever grace your mouth. You won't be grimacing when you knock this 1 back!

Jammy Dodger Shot ingredients

A bottle of Chambord (blackberry liquor)

Double cream (yes, really)

Sugar (available from all well-stocked cupboards).

Jammy Dodger Shot recipe

Fill the shot glass three-quarters full with Chambord

Top up the shot with cream

Sprinkle a little sugar on top, knock it back and enjoy!

Sex On The Beach

Great for the summer. Or the winter. Or whenever, really.

Sex On The Beach list of ingredients

200ml of cranberry juice

100ml of orange juice

75ml of vodka

75ml of peach schnapps.

Sex On The Beach recipe

Mix together all of the ingredients (use a shaker if you've got one)

Pour into a glass of ice and revel in.

Piña Colada

If you haven't attempted a self-made Piña Colada before, you're in for a tropical treat. It's an own personal most pleasurable of ours (we also like getting caught in the rain) and comes highly suggested!

Piña Colada ingredients

50ml of white rum

25ml of coconut cream

25ml of single cream

200ml of pineapple juice.

Piña Colada recipe

Mix together all of the ingredients (again, work with a shaker if you've got one)

Serve over ice

If you want to cheat, you can save by buying the first three ingredients and just use Malibu instead!

Woo Woo

Woo Woo is a Wetherspoons favourite, but you can easily make this at home too - and it's cheaper. Here's how.

Woo Woo ingredients

25ml of peach schnapps

25ml of vodka

50ml of cranberry juice.

Woo Woo recipe

Mix the vodka and peach schnapps together

Add the cranberry juice and enjoy!

Mojito

Mojitos have definitely risen in popularity recently (especially amongst students), and it's easy to see why! Best of all, they're pretty damn simple to make, too.

Mojito ingredients

Half a lime (cut into 4 pieces)

5 fresh mint leaves

Tablespoon of sugar

50ml golden rum (Captain Morgan's spiced or Havana Club should do)

Soda water

A handful of strawberries or raspberries (optional, but it gives an extra burst of flavour).

Mojito recipe

Put the lime, mint leaves and sugar (plus the berries, if you're using them) into a glass and mash them together with any utensil you can find (the handle of a plastic utensil, such as a spatula, can work)

Add the rum, top up with soda water and stir. Your mojito is now ready!

Long Island Iced Tea

Perhaps one of the most alcoholic cocktails out there, so take great care with the Long Island Iced Tea. But it does taste really bloody good.

Long Island Iced Tea ingredients

25ml of light rum

25ml of vodka

25ml of gin

25ml of tequila

25ml of lime juice

Coke.

Long Island Iced Tea recipe

Mix all of the alcohols together, together with the lime juice

Pour into a glass over ice

Top up with coke and your Long Island Iced Tea is now ready!

Tequila Sunrise

Zingy, refreshing and pretty cool colour to boot - we've got to confess, we're a little bit addicted to Tequila Sunrises at Save the Student...

Tequila Sunrise ingredients

50ml of tequila

25ml of grenadine

175ml of orange juice.

Tequila Sunrise recipe

Mix the tequila and orange juice together

Pour into a glass over ice

Slowly pour in the grand within, allowing it to settle at the bottom of the glass. Looks like a sunrise, doesn't it?

Fluffy Duck

Who doesn't want to drink a drink with a title like 'Fluffy Duck'? And it's yellow. Who even cares what its choices are like (not bad, as it happens)?

Fluffy Duck ingredients

25ml of advocaat

25ml of white rum

25ml of cream

Lemonade.

Fluffy Duck recipe

Mix the rum, cream and advocaat together in a glass

Top up the glass with lemonade

If you're feeling adventurous, try replacing the cream with ice cream. Trust us on this one!

Singapore Sling

Anything with alliteration in the title sounds good to us! The Singapore Sling is probably the most requiring in terms of ingredients, but we guarantee it's uncomplicated to make and totally worth it!

Singapore Sling ingredients

25ml of gin

25ml of cherry brandy

50ml of pineapple juice

10ml of benedictine

10ml of grenadine

10ml of Cointreau

Soda water.

Singapore Sling recipes

Literally, mix everything apart from the soda water together

Pour into a glass of ice

Top it up with soda water. Told you it was an easy one to make!