There really is no right or wrong when it comes to cocktail choosing but if you get really stuck then you might benefit from the following tips.
If you prefer stiff whiskey-based drinks then you might want to aim for an old fashioned cocktail which is a total classic. A very manly drink which many ladies keep away from. Some people prefer it sweet so they opt for the traditional mojito which contains a lot of rum, mint and sufficient amounts of sugar.
A good way of to chose from popular cocktails is to decide whether you prefer bitter, sour or sweet tastes. Some menus offer these kind of possibilities within different chapters which make life a lot easier when choosing a cocktail. For example, if you like sour, gin based alcoholic cocktails, then the white lady cocktail would be a great pick as it consists mainly of lemon and gin.
You need to decide on what kind of spirit you like or don’t like. Not including the ones you don’t really have pleasure in is probably the first thing. For example if you don’t like whiskey then take that out of the equation. Some cocktail bars give you a variety of gin-based cocktails or vodka cocktails so that makes it a lot easier when eliminating the spirits you do not enjoy.
Knowing what drink you want to have In a bar can be overwhelming and can add a lot of pressure, especially when then menu is fifty pages long and most of them are comparable to a mojito cocktail. This is why many people have one or two classic favourites which they tend to order all the time as they simply do not have the patience to read the whole menu and to make a choice whilst trying to catch up with their colleague or business partner. Some people chose their cocktail based on a cocktail ingredients list and ask the barkeeper to mix something together based on preference. This can either go wonderfully or terribly wrong. If you are dealing with a qualified barista at a five-star hotel, chances are the cocktail he creates will come out very delicious because he will have practice in what goes together, how much of it and what does not fit. The bartender will know exactly how to combine it to a high standard. However, if you order a barista at a tavern or basic bar to make something up then you might be in for a surprise and I do not mean the good kind of surprise. Be sensible in what you chose and do your research beforehand. Eliminate what you dislike and that will make choosing a lot smoother.