Colored cocktails: exotic combinations and 4 recipes
Cocktails have an incredible creative wealth. There are multiple ways to mix ingredients so that the result is pleasing to the eye, not just the palate. There are many ways to prepare colorful cocktails. These mixtures in which the result is red, yellow, blue... are extremely attractive. The color is defined through the fruits, depending on the pigment or bioactive compound (carotenoids, flavonoids, lycopene, etc.); the colorings, and the type of drink, from vodka to whiskey or any type of liquor.
Bloody Mary Latin version.
#1: Recipe where the protagonist is the color red
In cocktails, this color is achieved using the juice of fruits such as melon, guava and papaya; or with tomatoes, a vegetable rich in vitamins and minerals: vitamin C, a powerful natural antioxidant, as well as vitamin A, K, iron and potassium, which protect the eyes from degenerative diseases or night blindness and have the power to reduce the risk of suffering from prostate cancer and influence the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Lycopene (carotenoid) is the bioactive compound in red pigment.
Bloody Mary Latin version: It is one of the most classic preparations in cocktails. It can be served anywhere in the world. Nobody knows who was the creator of such a famous cocktail. One of the stories attributes it to Fernand Petoit (in 1920), an American who worked as a bartender at Harry's New York Bar in Paris in the 1920s.
Ingredients
3 oz white tequila 5.5 oz vegetable juice liqueur 2 oz cabbage juice or similar 1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 3/4 tbsp hot sauce of your choice spicy sauce black pepper
Preparation: To give it a spicier touch than usual, and with a much more Latin flavor than the original, you just have to mix the ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake them vigorously, and serve in a tall glass or a deep glass.
Cosmopolitan.
#2: Recipe where the protagonist is the dark blue-red color
The juice of red fruits, such as currants, plums, cherries, black cranberries and/or common cranberries, is dark blue-red in color and has anthocyanins (polyphenol), which improve circulation and reduce vascular inflammation.
Cosmopolitan: There are several names competing for the creation of Cosmopolitan in the world of cocktails. Some believe that it was a gay community in Provincetown (Massachussets) in the 1970s. Although the Cosmopolitan spread to several cities in the United States in the 1980s, it was not until the premiere of Sex and the City that it gained greater popularity. Carrie Bradshaw always asked for one when she went out with her friends. The Cosmopolitan is served in classic Martini glasses.
Ingredients
4 cl of Vodka 1.5 cl of Cointreau 1.5 cl of lime juice 3 cl of cranberry juice A piece of lime (for decoration) crushed ice
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients, except for the lemon peel, into a shaker with plenty of ice. Shake vigorously for several seconds and pour the contents, without ice, into a glass. Garnish with the lemon peel slice.
#3: Recipe where the protagonist is the color light blue
The blue color of this drink, which is gaining more fans every day in the universe of cocktails, is due to artificial colorings, with which Blue Curaçao is made, made by maceration in alcohol of the bitter rinds of a variety of orange called laraha, which is grown in the Caribbean, specifically in Curaçao.
Blue Hawaii: The first was made by Harry Yee, the head bartender at the Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel in Waikiki. He created a cocktail of that color when a representative of a well-known distillery demanded a drink with that shade. Although the combination of ingredients has evolved, Blue Hawaii maintains rum as the base drink and the classic umbrella as garnish.
Ingredients
60 ml of rum 30 ml blue Curaçao 30 ml orange juice 60 ml pineapple juice
Preparation
Mix all the ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake well for a few seconds. Garnish the glass with a piece of pineapple or orange and serve. There is no loss, but if you are one of those who prefers to trace the movements of an expert, here is an example. Remember, Blue Hawaii is ideal to consume before eating, on a terrace in the sun.
#4 Recipe where the protagonist is the color orange
This color is obtained in cocktails using carrot, apricot or mango juice as ingredients. The beta-carotene compound (carotenoid) is what gives it this shade. Foods that have this color help reduce the action of free radicals, take care of the respiratory system, delay premature aging, reduce the risk of heart disease and prevent the appearance of cancer. In addition, they reduce the chances of suffering from vision problems.
Daisy: The most curious thing is the origin of its name, about whose veracity there is not much consensus. According to cocktail scholars, one of the stories attributes the creation to a client who ordered a magnolia in Ciudad Juárez, and that the bartender didn't really know what was in that cocktail, so he created it for her.
Ingredients
3.5 cl of tequila 2 cl of Cointreau or Triple Sec 1.5 cl of lemon or lime juice ice (optional) salt on the edges of the glass (optional)
Preparation
A Martini glass or similar is used. First, decorate the rim of the glass with salt. Then, in a shaker that is filled to the top with ice, all the ingredients are added and a shake is made. shake (shake well) for about ten seconds. Then it is served and the decoration is finished with a slice of lemon or lemon twist.
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