Make these classic cocktails at home by following easy steps

Forget the bar crawl! The best-mixed drinks, cocktails can be enjoyed from the comfort of your house – provided
you have a few stocked staples and taste buds willing to get creative and try
something unique.

Master your
inner mixologist with the following easy cocktail recipes you can whip up in
your kitchen – some classic and some with a twist on old flavours, but each
drink will leave your friends wondering if you secretly have been working as a
bartender. 

It’s World
Negroni Week from September 14 to September 20, and to celebrate it Evonne
Eadie, Diageo Brand Ambassador helped Opoyi with a fun recipe.

Also read: Three easy cocktails everyone should know how to make

Take a look
at ‘Classic Negroni’

Ingredients:

30ml
Tanqueray London Dry Gin

30ml Rosso
Antico

30ml Campari

 Method:

Add all
ingredients to a mixing glass full of ice. 

Stir to
dilute. 

Strain into
a chilled rocks glass with fresh ice. 

Garnish with
an orange slice or twist.

Also read: Whiskey or Whisky? Know the difference between the two malt drinks

Rojita
Tiwari, an award-winning drinks writer, educator, consultant, and The Drinking
Coach at Drinks & Destinations made ‘Zingy Highball’ for us:

Ingredients:

Whisky 40 ml

Orange and
Mint SWA Syrup 20 ml

Ice in a
Collins Glass

Soda water

Also read: Everything you need to know about beer

Method:

Orange slice
and Mint leaves for garnishing

Fill the
glass with some ice

Pour whisky

Pour SWA
Syrup

Stir well

Top it with
soda

Garnish with
slice of orange and Mint leaves

Enjoy!