Different techniques for making French or international cocktails are available online very easy to find in the web. Four methods are used normally for mixed cocktails, shaking, stirring, blending and floating in a glass. The basic one consisting by mixing all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add 3/4 of ice then pour the liquid (normally inexpensive ingredients) are often used. Hold the shaker and the cocktail glass together with both hand and shake up and down and make sure to do not point the cocktail in front your friends.
For receive yours friends for a cocktail at home or at the bar, and having the best cocktail party you should know some recipes of how to drink and serve the best margarita. One of the most popular drink today is the famous mojito. The margarita needs to be shake with ice and be strain, also you will need a slice lemon on the rim of your glass. You will need 1oz or 25 ml of tequila (liquor from Mexico and distilled from mezcal cactus).1oz of lemon juice, 1/2 oz of Cointreau and optional 1/2 egg white. You will have to put your glass for decoration and taste in salt around the rim.
To prepare a cocktail you need to taste good but look good to, the way your cocktail glass looks will help to sheer temptation. The more you experiment and practice your cocktails more you will learn so do not be afraid to look in the web researching some cocktail drink recipes and why not starting tasting some different French cocktails?