The Manhattan

• This classic was created at New York's Manhattan Club in the early 1870s for a banquet in honor of presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden. To make it, stir together 2 ounces of whiskey, 1 ounce of sweet vermouth and two dashes of bitters in a cocktail shaker. Then pour the mix into cocktail glass. Garnish the drink with a cherry.

Whiskey Sour

• This old reliable is made from whiskey, lemon juice and a teaspoon of sugar. To make the drink, take 2 ounces of bourbon, 2/3 ounce of lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon of sugar and shake them all together in a cocktail shaker. Pour the mixture into a cocktail glass and garnish it with a cherry.

Margarita

• The margarita has been around since the late 1930s. First rub the rim of a cocktail glass with lime juice and dip the glass in coarse salt. Shake 2 ounces of tequila, 1 ounce of cointreau or triple sec and 1 ounce of lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Pour that into the salt rimmed glass. You can also put the same ingredients in a blender filled with ice and create a blended margarita.