There really is no right or wrong when it comes to cocktail selecting but if you get really stuck then you might acknowledge the following tips.
A good way of to chose from popular cocktails is to decide whether you like sour, sweet or bitter tastes. Some menus offer these kind of choices within different chapters which make life a lot simpler when picking a cocktail. For example, if you like sour, gin based alcoholic beverages, 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. Eliminating the ones you don’t really indulge 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 handful of gin-based cocktails or vodka cocktails so that makes it a lot easier when ridding yourself of the spirits you do not enjoy.
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 stay away from. Some people prefer it sweetened so they opt for the traditional mojito which contains a lot of rum, mint and a great deal of sugar.
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 close 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 decision whilst trying to catch up with their partner or business partner. Some people chose their cocktail based on a cocktail ingredients list and ask the barman to mix something together based on taste. This can either go very well or terribly wrong. If you are dealing with a skilled barista at a five-star hotel, chances are the cocktail he makes will come out very delicious because he will have practice in what goes together, how much of it and what does not go well with. The bartender will know exactly how to blend it to a high standard. However, if you order a barista at a nightclub 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.