You may love the taste of Sex on the Beaches and Apple Martinis, but ordering these sweet, colorful drinks may cramp your style. A real man’s drink is strong, sour and stings a little on the way down. So, treat your masculine self to a drink oozing with machismo, one without the fruit flavor or cherry garnish, one from our top 10 drinks for guys.
Show off your rugged, testosterone-dripping, macho-soaked side by knocking back one of these drinks at your local watering hole. Show the ladies that you can handle your hard liquor like a pro, and they’ll be swooning over your manliness in no time.
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Bulleit Bourbon
How to prepare it: Pour the Bourbon in a rock glass.
Type of man it makes you: Get spied with a Bulleit Neat in your hand, and your image will scream, “Rugged Marlboro man.”
Ingredients:
5 oz crushed ice
1 oz Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia
1/2 oz Grand Marnier Cuvée du Centenaire
2 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
1 lime wedge
How to prepare it: Fill a shaker with ice and add the Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia, Grand Marnier Cuvée du Centenaire and lime juice. Shake it well, pour it into a glass with ice and garnish it with a lime wedge.
Type of man it makes you: What’s in a name? Absolutely everything. Order a Billionaire’s Margarita while decked out in your business wear and you’ll certainly look the part of the sophisticated and appealingly dangerous tycoon.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Johnnie Walker Red Label
1 tbsp honey
3 oz unsweetened tea
1 lemon wedge
How to prepare it: Add the Johnnie Walker Red Label, honey and unsweetened tea in a glass; stir it and serve over ice. Garnish the drink with a lemon wedge.
Type of man it makes you: A Hole in One defines you as a country-club socialite, so why not play the part? Throw on your best polo shirt, head to a swanky bar and order yourself a glass of No. 8 in our top 10 drinks for guys.
Ingredients:
1 1/4 oz Smirnoff Red Label Vodka
1/4 oz triple sec
1/4 oz lime juice or sour mix
How to prepare it: Shake the vodka, triple sec and lime juice together, pour in a shot glass and serve.
Type of man it makes you: A Kamikaze drinker is adventurous, bold and outdoorsy. He takes chances, and has battle scars from a motorcycle accident or from rock climbing that women find extremely sexy.
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Buchanan's
How to prepare it: Add the Buchanan's over ice and serve.
Type of man it makes you: Sipping a Buchanan’s en Las Rochas says you’re a worldly man -- cultured, well traveled and multilingual. Who cares if it’s not true? At least you’ll look good.
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Johnnie Walker Blue Label
How to prepare it: Serve the Johnnie Walker Blue Label neat in a snifter alongside a glass of ice water. Sip the Johnnie Walker Blue Label and cleanse your palate with a sip of ice water.
Type of man it makes you: A man who nurses his Perfect Pour -- holding the stem of his glass between his middle and ring finger, swirling the liquid around and taking the time to enjoy the aroma before sipping -- says loads about your personality. You’re the type of guy who likes to take his time -- whether it comes to making important decisions or pleasing your lady.
Ingredients:
3/4 pint Guinness
1/4 pint champagne
How to prepare it: Pour Guinness in a tall glass and top it off with champagne.
Type of man it makes you: A Black Velvet exploits your dual personality: the brawny, beer-drinking side and its classy, champagne-drinking counterpart.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
6 oz cola
1 lime slice
How to prepare it: Add the Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum and cola in an ice-filled pint glass and stir it. Garnish the drink with a lime slice.
Type of man it makes you: The Captain & Cola drinker is a man in charge; he’s sophisticated, he’s in control and all eyes are on him when he walks in the room. So, grab a Captain & Cola and try your dandiest to exude that persona.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Smirnoff Red Label Vodka
1 splash olive juice
1 olive
How to prepare it: In a shaker with ice, add the Smirnoff Red Label Vodka and olive juice. Shake it and strain the drink into a martini glass. Garnish it with an olive.
Type of man it makes you: If you dapple in the Dirty Martini, you’re definitely a man who appreciates the classics, but you aren’t afraid to try anything with a modern twist. This kind of diversity makes the Dirty Martini drinker an appealing, urban sophisticate.
Ingredients:
1/2 pint Smithwick's Ale
1/2 pint Guinness Draught
How to prepare it: Add the Smithwick's Ale to a pint glass, and then add the Guinness by pouring it over the back of a spoon.
Type of man it makes you: If you favor the All-Irish Black and Tan, you come across as the fun-loving life of the party. You seem approachable, you can always be counted on for a wild story and your rugged appeal sets you apart from the rest of the bar hoppers.
Show off your rugged, testosterone-dripping, macho-soaked side by knocking back one of these drinks at your local watering hole. Show the ladies that you can handle your hard liquor like a pro, and they’ll be swooning over your manliness in no time.
Number 10
Bulleit Neat
Nothing says “brawny man” like a glass of bourbon. No ice, no frills -- just you and the drink. So, down it like man, slam your glass on the bar and order yourself another one of these top 10 drinks for guys.Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Bulleit Bourbon
How to prepare it: Pour the Bourbon in a rock glass.
Type of man it makes you: Get spied with a Bulleit Neat in your hand, and your image will scream, “Rugged Marlboro man.”
Number 9
Billionaire’s Margarita
A manly twist on a “female” drink, a Billionaire’s Margarita is a delicious way to stay festive while still maintaining your macho reputation.Ingredients:
5 oz crushed ice
1 oz Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia
1/2 oz Grand Marnier Cuvée du Centenaire
2 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
1 lime wedge
How to prepare it: Fill a shaker with ice and add the Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia, Grand Marnier Cuvée du Centenaire and lime juice. Shake it well, pour it into a glass with ice and garnish it with a lime wedge.
Type of man it makes you: What’s in a name? Absolutely everything. Order a Billionaire’s Margarita while decked out in your business wear and you’ll certainly look the part of the sophisticated and appealingly dangerous tycoon.
Number 8
A Hole In One
What makes a man a man? Why, his love of sport, of course. Order A Hole in One and you’ll be oozing with the manly athleticism that sets you apart from the rest of the bar crowd.Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Johnnie Walker Red Label
1 tbsp honey
3 oz unsweetened tea
1 lemon wedge
How to prepare it: Add the Johnnie Walker Red Label, honey and unsweetened tea in a glass; stir it and serve over ice. Garnish the drink with a lemon wedge.
Type of man it makes you: A Hole in One defines you as a country-club socialite, so why not play the part? Throw on your best polo shirt, head to a swanky bar and order yourself a glass of No. 8 in our top 10 drinks for guys.
Number 7
Kamikaze
Stride coolly to the bar, lean in closely to the barmaid and aloofly say, “Kamikaze.” Ordering this shot will make you look and sound like a tough guy.Ingredients:
1 1/4 oz Smirnoff Red Label Vodka
1/4 oz triple sec
1/4 oz lime juice or sour mix
How to prepare it: Shake the vodka, triple sec and lime juice together, pour in a shot glass and serve.
Type of man it makes you: A Kamikaze drinker is adventurous, bold and outdoorsy. He takes chances, and has battle scars from a motorcycle accident or from rock climbing that women find extremely sexy.
Number 6
Buchanan’s En Las Rochas
This after-dinner drink not only amplifies your classy, masculineside, but it also hits the spot.Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Buchanan's
How to prepare it: Add the Buchanan's over ice and serve.
Type of man it makes you: Sipping a Buchanan’s en Las Rochas says you’re a worldly man -- cultured, well traveled and multilingual. Who cares if it’s not true? At least you’ll look good.
Number 5
Perfect Pour
Sit back, relax and enjoy the smooth taste of a Perfect Pour. You’ll be safeguarding your manly side with this burly drink in your hand.Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Johnnie Walker Blue Label
How to prepare it: Serve the Johnnie Walker Blue Label neat in a snifter alongside a glass of ice water. Sip the Johnnie Walker Blue Label and cleanse your palate with a sip of ice water.
Type of man it makes you: A man who nurses his Perfect Pour -- holding the stem of his glass between his middle and ring finger, swirling the liquid around and taking the time to enjoy the aroma before sipping -- says loads about your personality. You’re the type of guy who likes to take his time -- whether it comes to making important decisions or pleasing your lady.
Number 4
Black Velvet
Talk, dark and delicious… no, it’s not the exotic beauty at the end of the bar, but the ice-cold Black Velvet you have in your hand. This frosty-glass drink is sure to up your machismo level a few notches.Ingredients:
3/4 pint Guinness
1/4 pint champagne
How to prepare it: Pour Guinness in a tall glass and top it off with champagne.
Type of man it makes you: A Black Velvet exploits your dual personality: the brawny, beer-drinking side and its classy, champagne-drinking counterpart.
Number 3
Captain & Cola
Yes, you can still have a cola-inspired drink and show off your manliness -- as long as it’s mixed with something red-blooded, likerum.Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
6 oz cola
1 lime slice
How to prepare it: Add the Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum and cola in an ice-filled pint glass and stir it. Garnish the drink with a lime slice.
Type of man it makes you: The Captain & Cola drinker is a man in charge; he’s sophisticated, he’s in control and all eyes are on him when he walks in the room. So, grab a Captain & Cola and try your dandiest to exude that persona.
Number 2
Dirty Martini
As demonstrated by James Bond, the Dry Martini is certainly a man’s drink. So, how can it can get any manlier? Make it a little “Dirty” and suddenly you have the words "vigorous" and "powerful" written all over you.Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Smirnoff Red Label Vodka
1 splash olive juice
1 olive
How to prepare it: In a shaker with ice, add the Smirnoff Red Label Vodka and olive juice. Shake it and strain the drink into a martini glass. Garnish it with an olive.
Type of man it makes you: If you dapple in the Dirty Martini, you’re definitely a man who appreciates the classics, but you aren’t afraid to try anything with a modern twist. This kind of diversity makes the Dirty Martini drinker an appealing, urban sophisticate.
Number 1
All-Irish Black And Tan
Nothing says manliness more than a pint of beer, and nothing shouts manliness off the rooftops more than a pint of Guinness. Order an All-Irish Black and Tan and flash your testosterone-fueled self with pride.Ingredients:
1/2 pint Smithwick's Ale
1/2 pint Guinness Draught
How to prepare it: Add the Smithwick's Ale to a pint glass, and then add the Guinness by pouring it over the back of a spoon.
Type of man it makes you: If you favor the All-Irish Black and Tan, you come across as the fun-loving life of the party. You seem approachable, you can always be counted on for a wild story and your rugged appeal sets you apart from the rest of the bar hoppers.
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