Cocktail Drinks – 5 Drink Recipes for Gentleman

Looking for some manly drink ideas? Many guys prefer a sophisticated cocktail over beer.  Here are 5 great guys night drink recipes.

Rob Roy 

     1  ounces Scotch
     1 ounce Sweet Vermouth
     1 dash Bitters
Stir ingredients with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve. Garnish with a cherry.

Manhattan 

     1 ounce bourbon
     1 ounce Sweet Vermouth
     1 dash Bitters
Stir ingredients with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve. Garnish with a cherry.

Scotch and Soda 

     1  ounce Scotch
     1  ounce Club Soda
Pour scotch into a lowball glass and then add Club Soda. Garnish with a lemon twist

Dirty Martini

    3 ounces voka 
    1/2  ounce Dry Vermouth 
    1/2 tablespoon Olive Brine
Put all ingredients in a shaker with one cup of cracked ice and shake about 20 seconds and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with three olives.

Old Fashioned

      2 oz. whiskey
      2 dashes bitters
      1 tsp. sugar or 1 sugar cube
      Splash of soda
      1 orange slice
      1 lemon twist
      2 cherries
The sugar and bitters are muddled together in an old-fashioned cocktail glass before ice, soda, and whiskey is added. Its typically garnished with an orange slice, lemon twist, and 2 cherries.

There you have it, 5 manly drinks for guys night (although we think these appeal to plenty of ladies too).  Need some guys night ideas?  Check out what the experts at PurpleTrail put together…