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Coke or Coca-Cola?

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Both are correct as coke is the short form of Coca-Cola which is a carbonated soft drink containing carbonated water, sugar, caffeine, phosphoric acid, etc. Coca-Cola or coke is the ready-made drink that can give you a chill taste with the sweet and foamy liquid. Coke is probably the best among any drink to represent summer.

Why Are Coke Cocktails for the Party?

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You can prepare varieties of cocktails using coke; soft, spicy, hard, and many other types based on your need for the party. Coke is cheap and readily available. Also, the coke cocktails are very easy to make and pass under your throat smoothly.

8 Awesome Cocktails with Coke Recipes

Cuba Libre

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The history of Cuba Libre dates back to 1900 when cola first came to Cuba, and then Cuba Libre as the cocktail was introduced. The cocktail contains rum and coke with the squeeze of lime. In Cuba Libre, a squeeze of lime and dashes of sour add complexity to the taste, balancing the sweetness of the cola.

Ingredients used in Cuba Libre

  • 12.5 ml Lime Juice
  • 50 ml White Rum
  • Topping up Coke

How to Make It

  • First, pour the rum in a highball glass filled with ice and add the lime juice.
  • Now, stir and top up with coke.

Boston Tea Party

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Boston Tea Party was introduced after the War of Independence in America. The cocktail has an electrifying taste of liquor along with a splash of orange, lime, and coke.

Ingredients Used in Boston Tea Party

  • 15 ml Ketel One Vodka
  • 15 ml Dewar’s Year Old Scotch Whisky
  • 15 ml Navy Rum
  • 15 ml Rutte Dry Gin
  • 15 ml Patron Reposado tequila
  • 15 ml Martini Extra Dry Vermouth
  • 15 ml Orange Juice (Squeezed)
  • 30 ml Lime Juice (Squeezed)
  • 15 ml Giffard Sugar Cane Syrup
  • Top up with Cola

How to Make It

  • Mix all the above-mentioned ingredients, shake the mixture, and pour it into a glass filled with ice.
  • Then, add cola to the top and serve it with straw after garnishing it with a wedge of lime.

Long Island Iced Tea

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Long Island Iced Tea is a contemporary spicy twist in the “rum and coke” cocktail. A good amount of several tastes in a single glass is a delight for your palate.

Ingredients used in Long Island Iced Tea

  • 12.5 ml Triple Sec
  • 12.5 ml White Rum
  • 12.5 ml Lemon Juice
  • 12.5 ml Gin
  • 12.5 ml Tequila
  • 12.5 ml Teaspoon Sugar
  • 12.5 ml Russian Standard Vodka
  • Top up with Coke

How to Make it

  • First, mix all the ingredients and shake it, except the coke, in the ice-filled highball glass for 10-15 seconds or until the outside of the shaker becomes frosted.
  • Then, top the glass with coke, stir and serve with a straw.

Cubata

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Cubata is a gin-based cocktail, which is equivalent to rum-based Cuba Libre. This cocktail is popular in Spain where gin is the dominant spirit. The blend of cola and gin with lime is a great flavour for a hot summer day.

Ingredients Used in Cubata

  • 22.5 ml Lime Juice
  • 60 ml Coke
  • 90 ml Gin

How to Make It

  • First, pour Gin and Lime juice into a shaker with ice and shake for 10 to 15 seconds until the mixture gets well chilled.
  • Then, pour the liquid into ice-filled glass and top off with cola.
  • Now serve the drink with a straw after garnishing with a slice of lime.

Jack and Coke

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Jack and Coke, a highball cocktail is popular in the American South. Invented in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, it is made by mixing Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey with Coca-Cola.

Ingredients Used in Jack and Coke

  • 60 ml Jack Daniel’s Whiskey
  • 150 ml Coke

How to Make It

  • Pour Jack Daniel’s Whiskey into the ice-filled Collins glass.
  • Then, top with coke and stir gently.
  • Now, serve a drink to your guest.

Tennessee Iced Tea

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Tennessee Iced Tea is the cocktail of whiskey and cola and extra courtesy of several other spirits and lemon juices. It is a great party favour to satisfy the guest in the summer.

Ingredients Used in Tennessee Iced Tea

  • 30 ml Jack Daniels Tennessee Whisky
  • 15 ml Bacardi Carta Blanca light rum
  • 15 ml Ketel One Vodka
  • 15 ml De Kuyper Triple Sec
  • 20 ml Lemon Juice (squeezed)
  • 7.5 ml Gifford Sugar Cane Syrup
  • Top up with Coke

How to Make It

  • Take all six ingredients, except coke, in a glass filled with ice and give them a gentle shake.
  • Now, top it with the cola and serve the drink with a straw, garnishing it with a lemon slice.

Iceberg Paralyzer

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Another palate-satisfying cocktail is Iceberg Paralyzer, a bubbly, creamy, and cold cocktail that is good enough to get you on the floor. It tastes so good that it is hard for people who are familiar with the cocktail to reject it.

Ingredients Used in Iceberg Paralyzer

  • 25ml Kahlua
  • 25ml Vodka
  • Topping Coke
  • Finishing Milk (As per your need)

How to Make It:

  • Before you start adding the vodka and Kahlua, fill a tall highball glass with ice to the top.
  • Then, top with coke and add in the milk to finish.
  • Now, stir with a spoon and serve the drink.

Piscola

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Piscola is a popular cocktail among native Chile. It is the cocktail of brandy and cola with the hint of Angostura bitter. If you are having a cocktail party in the house, this cocktail is a very good option to have.

Ingredients Used in Piscola:

  • 75 ml BarSol Mosto Verde Italia Pisco
  • 3 dash Angostura or other aromatic bitters
  • Topping up with Cola

How to Make It

  • First, pour Italia Pisco and bitters in the glass filled with ice.
  • Then top up with cola and stir gently.
  • Now serve the drink with straws.

Try Creating Your Own Cocktails

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While we might have listed ways to prepare 8 best cocktails with coke recipes, you don't always need to follow them exactly. Depending upon your taste preferences, try mixing things in different proportions. Not only that, try mixing your favourite liquor with coke and other ingredients. Just make sure that all the ingredients are compatible with each other.

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Taste Your Experimental Cocktails

There are so many cocktail options out there these days that you can bring to your party for a great experience. If you are following a common cocktail option, you could either make it in a traditional way or even experiment and play around with different flavour combinations. Just make sure that those flavour complement each other, and ideally, taste your own experimental cocktails first and serve it in your party only if you absolutely love it!