4 Sensational Cocktails You Must Make in 2023

Cocktail trends change every year. A new year means new tastes and flavors will go viral in the new year. Some experts think that the crowd will lean towards boozy tequila concoctions. Bubbly cocktails might become all the rage during celebrations. The key is to find what is rare, and unique and gives your tongue the tingle.

What the new year will bring is an array of new flavors and tastes that will elevate your senses. Cocktails are more than just booze, and it is crucial to find the right balance of ingredients. Whether you are into mixology or simply enjoy a good cocktail, you will love these sensational cocktail recipes you try this year.

Irish Car Bomb

Irish people are the ultimate party animals, so it is not surprising that they’d come up with a great party cocktail. “Irish Car Bomb”, however, was not made in Ireland. It was made by an American with Irish roots. 

A mixologist named Charles Burke Cronin Oat made this crazy concoction in the late 70s. The man has since regretted and apologized for the insensitive name, but the popularity of the drink has soared, and the name is now notorious and unchangeable.

Irish Car Bomb tastes like a boozy mug of chocolate milk. You can make an Irish Car Bomb with only three ingredients.

Ingredients

•  6 ounces of Irish stout

• ¾ ounces of Irish cream

• ¼ ounces of Irish whiskey

Method

• Grab a beer mug and pour in the Irish stout. Do not pour too much beer in the mug. You are supposed to drop the shot glass into the mug so make sure it doesn’t have too much beer, otherwise, it will overflow.

• Nest, prepare the shot glass. Pour ¾ oz of Irish cream (like Baileys) into the shot glass.

• Now layer this with Irish whiskey, but you have to be careful. Pour your whiskey into the glass using the back of a spoon so that it slowly drizzles in.

• Drop the shot glass into the beer mug and enjoy! The liquids will mix and might curdle, but don’t worry as that is how it should be.

Sunset Magic Margarita

Color-changing or gradient drinks have become exceedingly popular in the last two years. This magic margarita looks like a miniature sunset captured in your cocktail glass! It can be an unforgettable party drink.

This recipe uses a homemade ingredient called “magic ice”. You can easily make magic ice at home using blue pea flowers. Soak blue pea flowers in hot water until the entire water becomes dark indigo. Put the water in an ice tray and let it freeze. Crush the ice to make blue slush magic ice.

You will need lemon ice as well, which is also easy to make. Combine equal parts of lemon juice and water. Mix the fluids and put the mix in an ice tray. Once frozen, crush the ice cubes into slush ice.

Ingredients

• 3 ounces of lime juice

• 1 ounce of sugar syrup

• 1 and ½ ounces of triple sec

• 1 and ½ ounces butterfly pea-infused tequila

• Slush lemon ice

• Slush magic ice

• Salt to rim the cocktail glass

• A single wedge of lime

• A round slice of lemon

Method

• Rub the lime on the rim and salt it.

• Fill up half the glass with slushed lemon ice.

• Pour in the lime juice, syrup, and triple sec, then stir until mixed.

• Gently pour the butterfly pea-infused tequila. Use the back of a spoon to pour, so that it can form a layer.

• Add color-changing ice to the top.

• Decorate the glass with the round lemon slice and enjoy your little sunset.

Sparkling Rose Cocktail

Sparkling wines are fancy and tend to symbolize luxury. The most popular type of sparkling wine to ever exist is champagne. Some people love it so much that they would make any excuse to drink champagne throughout a meal. If you are a lover of sparkles too, this sparkling rosé cocktail is sure to tantalize your senses.

This Sparkling Rosé cocktail is luxurious, sensational, and easy to make. You can make your peach rosé jam by boiling peaches and sugar in rosé.

Ingredients

• 3 ounces of tequila

• 1 ounce of fresh lime juice

• 3 ounces of peach-rosé jam

• 12 ounces of sparkling mineral water

• Some slices of grilled peaches and lime peels for garnishing.

Method

• Mix 2 ounces of jam, tequila, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Add some ice and shake until mixed.

• Take two glasses and bottom with ½ ounce of jam in each.

• Add the shaken concoction to the two cocktail glasses.

• Add the sparkling water. 

• Garnish with peach slices and lime twists, and serve cold.

Watermelon Negroni

Harry Styles won’t be the only person high on that watermelon sugar this summer. This summery watermelon negroni will give you the right balance of bitter and sweet, which will keep you refreshed and vibrant.

Start by making the watermelon Campari ice cubes, which need to freeze overnight. The main cocktail only takes a few minutes to make. If you have the ice ready, you can make this cocktail whenever you want.

Mix one cup of fresh watermelon juice with a cup of Campari. Put this in an ice tray and freeze overnight.

Ingredients

• 1-ounce dry gin

• 1-ounce sweet vermouth

• 5 homemade watermelon-Campari cubes 

Method

• Add 3 ice cubes, gin, and vermouth to a cocktail shaker.

• Shake until your cocktail is well mixed and chilled,

• Serve with two more watermelon-Campari ice cubes and a lemon twist.

Final Thoughts

Make sure to try these four sensational cocktails this year, as they are sure to leave you relaxed and refreshed. Unique flavors and rare tastes are trendy in 2022, so don’t be afraid to try new drinks.

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