Rock ‘N Roll Cocktails

Rock N Roll CocktailsA couple’s wedding will be greatly influenced by their own style, whether it be the attire they don, the hair and makeup a bride decides to sport, right down to the cocktails they choose to serve.  Your wedding is an extension of who you are as a couple and personal touches are the way to express your style.

This list of cocktails is specifically for the couple that is all rock ‘n roll.  This couple will definitely be sporting some serious ink, at least one leather accessory, studs galor, someone will likely rock some pink hair maybe a mohawk, and a skull or two will make an appearance.  This couple breaks all the rules when it comes to the typical wedding protocols, because they rock to the beat of their own drum.

This edgy couple looks to rock ‘n roll icons like David Bowie, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, Mick Jagger (just to name a few) for style inspiration. And honestly, who wouldn’t want to embody the style or live the rock ‘n roll lifestyle of these incredible icons?! Even for just one day.

Enjoy these cheeky cocktails!

BLACK VELVET
3 oz. Guinness Stout
3 oz. Champagne

Fill half a flute with Guinness.  Float an equal part of Champagne on top.

NICO
1 oz. peach schnapps
1 oz. Tuaca
1 oz. pineapple juice
1/2 oz. guava juice
dash of grenadine and fruit-tea flakes to garnish

Shake all ingredients vigorously.  Strain into a chilled martini glass.  (It should have a thick foamy surface.)  To garnish, sprinkle a tiny amount of grenadine to form an abstract pattern on top and spoon a few fruit-tea flakes in the center.  (the garnish is only effective if the tea and grenadine sit firmly on the surface.

JOAN JETT
3 wedges of lime
2 oz. rum
splash of cola

Squeeze lime wedges into a highball glass, discarding the pieces.  Build rum and cola over ice.

JANIS JOPLIN
1 oz. Southern Comfort
1 oz. Lillet Blanco
1/2 oz. peach liqueur
3 drops of peach bitters
twist of lemon to garnish

Shake and strain all ingredients into an old-fashioned glass over ice.  Garnish with a lemon twist.

GINNY HENDRIX
4 wedges of lime
1 tsp. superfine sugar
2 oz. gin
1/2 oz. white creme de cacao
chocolate powder to garnish

Muddle lime and sugar.  Add gin, creme de cacao and crushed ice to fill.  Serve in a martini glass dusted with chocolate powder.

SID VICIOUS
2 1/2 oz. vodka
1 tsp. sauvignon blanc
1 passionfruit
maraschino cherry to garnish

Fill glass with ice.  In a shaker, combine ice, vodka and wine, and double-strain into a martini glass.  Drizzle passionfruit pulp into a glass and garnish with a cherry.

MICK JAGGARD
2 squeezes of lime
1 1/2 oz. Jaggard original
1/2 oz. Cointreau
1 1/2 oz. cranberry juice
twist of lime to garnish

Shake and strain all ingredients into a martini glass.  Garnish with a lime twist.

VELVET UNDERGROUND
1 1/2 oz. honey-infused vodka
1/2 oz. apple liqueur
3 tbsp. apple sauce
2 tsp. lemon juice
2 drops of balsamic vinegar
slice of apple to garnish

Shake vodka, liqueur, sauce and juice with ice, then double-strain into a martini glass.  Drop balsamic vinegar in the center of the glass and garnish with a round slice of apple.

STILETTO MARTINI
5 chinks of pineapple
sliver of ginger
4 cilantro leaves
2 oz. pineapple-infused vodka
1/2 oz. apple juice
2 tsp. almond syrup

Muddle pineapple, ginger and cilantro leaves.  Combine with vodka, apple juice and almond syrup.  Double-strain into a martini glass and serve.

STILETTO
1 1/2 oz. bourbon
1 1/2 tsp. amaretto
juice of 1/2 lemon

Pour all ingredients into an old-fashioned glass over ice and stir.

RUSTY NAIL
1 oz. scotch whiskey
1 1/2 oz. Drambuie

Pour whiskey and Drambuie into an old-fashioned glass, with ice.

MISTY BITCH
1 oz. vodka
1 oz. Campari
1 lime
splash of pink grapefruit juice

Mix vodka and Campari in a highball glass.  Add fresh lime to taste and top with pink grapefruit juice.

AFTER SEX
1 1/2 oz. vodka
2 tsp. creme de banane
splash of orange juice

Pour vodka and creme de banane over ice in a Collins glass and fill with orange juice.

SEX ON THE BEACH
1 oz. vodka
1 1/2 oz. peach schnapps
2 oz. cranberry juice
2 oz. grapefruit juice
wedge of lime to garnish

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into highball glass.  Garnish with a lime wedge.

BON SCOTT
1 fig
1/2 lime
1 tsp. brown sugar
2 oz. rum
splash of ginger ale
slice of fig to garnish

Muddle fig, lime and sugar, then churn with crushed ice and rum.  Pour into a highball glass.  Top with ginger ale.  Garnish with a slice of fig.

Drink source THE COCKTAIL 200 Fabulous Drinks by Jane Rocco.

 

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