'Screwdriver' - cocktail from the USA

In modern times, the alcoholic cocktail "Screwdriver" is one of the most popular, because it is simple cooking, pleasant taste and economy (in the case of cooking it at home).

This drink is known to everyone, it is loved by people of different age categories, since it does not belong to the category of the most harmful cocktails, because it contains a high percentage of vitamin C, which prevents the development of cirrhosis.

"Screwdriver" - a cocktail that came to us from the States. According to the legend, in 1949, at some drinking establishment, the Turks and American engineers used a nobody's drink, which consisted of vodka and orange juice, which they mixed with ordinary screwdrivers (hence the name of the cocktail).

It should be noted that this alcoholic drink has gained great popularity during the dry law, as orange juice carefully concealed the smell of alcohol in the glass, as well as its bitter and tart taste.

"Screwdriver" - a cocktail is quite simple to prepare, because all the ingredients that make up its composition, it is easy enough to get at any time of the year. Let us consider in more detail how it is prepared.

To do this, take one part of the vodka and two pieces of orange juice, as well as ice. In a tall glass put ice, pour vodka, and after and orange juice. All mixed well, decorated with a slice of orange or lemon.

Drink "Screwdriver" has many varieties. For example, one of them assumes the same way of preparation, but different proportions of vodka and juice. So, two parts of vodka and one part of orange juice are taken. Also, fans of this cocktail change some of the ingredients. Very often orange juice is replaced by lemon or grapefruit, and vodka - rum.

Consider some recipes of the famous cocktail.

Mexican "Screwdriver"

Ingredients: forty grams of tequila, one hundred grams of orange juice, a slice of lemon.

In a glass put all the ingredients and mix them, add a slice of lemon and serve with a plastic stick.

Honey "Screwdriver"

Ingredients: fifty grams of honey beer, one hundred grams of vodka, ice. Mix all ingredients in a tall glass.

"Screwdriver" - cocktail 2K

Ingredients: forty grams of vodka, sixty grams of juice ACE (one part carrot and one part orange juice), a spiral of orange peel.

All components are mixed in a glass, on top is decorated with a spiral of orange peel.

Slow "Screwdriver"

Ingredients: two hundred grams of gin and vodka, twelve grams of "Sazen Comfort" and whiskey, one hundred grams of orange juice, fifty grams of lemonade.

All the ingredients, except lemonade, mix and pour into an ice-filled glass. Then add the lemonade. Add cherry and straws.

"Corkscrew"

Ingredients: thirty-eight grams of rum, twelve grams of vermouth and brandy, ice, lime slices.

In the shaker put ice, rum, brandy and vermouth and mix. The drink is poured into glasses and decorated with lime.

Thus, the "Screwdriver" (a cocktail that girls love) has good taste and freshness. It should be remembered that the composition of this drink always includes orange juice. It is necessary only that it is fresh, only then it will give the cocktail an exceptional taste and aroma. It is not necessary to decorate it. It should also be remembered that the higher the percentage of alcohol in the drink, the stronger it will be, but do not add too much vodka, because it can kill the taste of the orange, and then the cocktail will be spoiled.

Currently, alcoholic cocktails are quite common in restaurants or bars, and they are often cooked at home for guests or loved ones. "Screwdriver" is distinguished not only by its simplicity of preparation, but also by its excellent taste.