3 New Bar-Cart Cocktail Recipes For Every Occasion

We've put together 3 recipes that are great go-to's whether you have a quiet gathering or a larger party! They have been created based on the essentials that your bar-cart should always be stocked with (excluding the odd ice cube and lime).

Moscow Mule

Ingredients

• 2 ounces vodka
• ½ ounce fresh lime juice (about ½ medium lime)
• 4 ounces ginger beer
• Lime wedge, for garnish

Instructions

1. Fill a copper mug or similarly sized glass with ice. Pour in the vodka and lime juice. Fill the glass with ginger beer and gently swirl it with a spoon once to mix.
2. Garnish with a lime wedge, and enjoy!

(Recipe from Cookie + Kate)

Classic Aperol Spritz

Ingredients

• Ice
• 3 ounces (1 part) Aperol
• 3 ounces (1 part) dry Prosecco
• 1 ounce (a splash) club soda or unflavored sparkling water
• Orange slice, for garnish

Instructions

1. Add ice to a wine glass until it is nearly full. Pour in the Aperol (I usually eyeball this and pour until I’ve filled about one-third of the glass).
2. Pour in an equal amount of Prosecco. Top your drink off with a splash of club soda and add a slice of orange. Enjoy!

(Recipe from Cookie + Kate)

Old Fashioned

Ingredients

• 2 ounces bourbon
• ½ to 1 teaspoon maple syrup, to taste
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Ice, preferably large cubes
• Orange peel, for garnish
• Optional: 1 Luxardo cherry or other cocktail cherry, for garnish

Instructions

1. In a lowball glass, pour in the bourbon, ½ teaspoon maple syrup and a couple dashes of bitters. Stir to combine.
2. Add a large ice cube or several small, and gently stir in a circular motion until the drink is very cold, about 20 seconds. Taste, and stir in ¼ to ½ teaspoon more maple syrup if you prefer a sweeter drink.
3. Use a vegetable peeler to remove a hefty strip of orange peel. Gently twist it, skin side down, over the drink to release the oils. Then place the orange peel in the glass. Enjoy.

(Recipe from Cookie + Kate)