22 cocktail classic Recipes

white bread (with our without crust), mayonnaise (about), lettuce leaves (romaine or iceberg), tomatoes, cooked bacon, cooked chicken breasts, thinly sliced, cocktail sticks

sliced smoked salmon, rye cocktail bread, red onion, thinly sliced, capers, lemon slice, fresh dill sprig, cream cheese, softened, milk, lemon juice, dill weed, drops bottled hot pepper sauce

ice cubes, gin, maraschino liqueur, fresh lemon juice, maraschino cherry

sugar cube, angostura bitters, champagne, lemon or orange twist, for garnish

sugar cubes, drops angostura bitters, champagne, very cold, cognac or 4 tsp brandy, fresh squeezed orange juice, orange slices, maraschino cherries

tomato ketchup, chili powder (light ), ground cayenne pepper, prepared horseradish, lemon juice, fresh squeezed, garlic clove, minced

shrimp (cooked, peeled, and tails removed ), v- 8 spicy vegetable juice (1 bottle), clamato juice, key limes , juice of, mexican, orange soda, tomatoes (diced ), onion (chopped ), green onion (chopped ), stalk celery (chopped ), cucumber (peeled, de-seeded, and diced ), radishes (chopped ), fresh serrano chilies, diced or 4 jalapenos, fresh cilantro (leaves only ), oregano, olive oil, sugar, worcestershire sauce, prepared horseradish, minced garlic, pepper, old bay seasoning or 1 tbsp celery salt, avocados (garnish )

water, salt, fresh lemon juice, onion, cut into 8 wedges, bay leaf, jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 2 lb), salsa verde, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, fresh basil leaves, sliced almonds, cold water, extravirgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, capers, drained, dijon mustard, salt, freshly ground black pepper, garlic clove, peeled, bottled chili sauce (such as heinz), ketchup, prepared horseradish, fresh lemon juice, drops hot pepper sauce (such as tabasco; optional)

ice, apricot brandy, gin, orange juice, lillet blanc, lemon slice, club soda (optional)

white tequila, lime juice , fresh squeeze, fresh grapefruit juice, grapefruit liqueur, agave syrup, barspoons salt

vegetable oil, flour, salt, onion salt, pepper, garlic powder, eggs, water, panko breadcrumbs or 1 cup dry unseasoned breadcrumbs, shrimp, uncooked peeled and deveined (about 35), lemon wedge (optional), seafood cocktail sauce (optional), tartar sauce (optional)

red-skinned potatoes, sliced 1/3 inch thick, kosher salt, dry white wine, haricots verts or thin green beans, trimmed, eggs, white wine vinegar, shallot, minced (about 2 tbsp), dijon mustard, chopped fresh thyme, freshly ground pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, tomatoes or small cocktail , halved or quartered, head boston lettuce, leaves separated, radishes, trimmed and quartered, italian or spanish tuna packed in olive oil, drained, nicoise olives

egg yolk, seafood seasoning (recommended : old bay seasoning), dijon mustard, grated lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, cider vinegar, peanut or canola oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, minced scallions , both white and green parts, lump blue crabmeat, drained and picked clean of shell, fresh bread crumbs, chopped parsley leaves, unsalted butter, red cocktail sauce or green cocktail sauce, recipes follow, lemon wedges

shredded whole wheat cereal (spoon size), popped popcorn, pretzels, cocktail peanuts, butter, melted, worcestershire sauce, seasoning salt

ice, parts whiskey, part sweet vermouth, bitters , such as angostura, orange peel, real maraschino cherries , recipe follows, maraschino liqueur, sour cherries, stemmed and pitted (in a pinch, you can buy a jar of sour cherries in light syrup, and drain the syrup)

cognac, freshly squeezed lemon juice, freshly squeezed lime juice, superfine sugar , to taste, suggestion: garnish with an orange slice

jumbo shrimp (16 to 20 count ), ketchup, chili powder, freshly-squeezed lemon juice, salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste), worcestershire sauce (to taste), drops tabasco sauce (or other hot sauce), prepared horseradish (to taste), minced onion (optional), iceberg lettuce (optional), lemon slice, for garnish (optional)