---
title: "Ten Car-themed Cocktails to Ignite Your Weekend"
description: "All adult beverages, all high octane."
date: "2016-01-15"
modified: "2019-06-17"
authors:
  - name: "A.J. Baime"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/a-j-baime"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/gear-up/1695/ten-car-themed-cocktails-to-ignite-your-weekend"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Alcohol"
---

# Ten Car-themed Cocktails to Ignite Your Weekend

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It’s Friday! Time to fill your tank with the proverbial racing fuel. These drinks are all auto-inspired. Hang up your keys for the night and have at it. (Note: For measurement, a single shot contains 1 ½ ounces.)

## Sidecar

![carcocktails\_sidecar\_art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/carcocktails_sidecar_art.jpg>)
**Andreas Argirakis/Getty Images**

1 ½ oz cognac

¾ oz Cointreau

¾ oz lemon juice

Shake ingredients with cracked ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass and strap on your helmet. A classic! Source: *[Esquire](<https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/recipes/a3774/sidecar-drink-recipe/>)*

## Ferrari Cocktail

![carcocktails\_ferraricocktail\_art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/carcocktails_ferraricocktail_art.jpg>)
**Joey Kotfica/Getty Images**

1 ½ oz Fernet Branca

1 ½ oz Campari

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled rocks glass. Smile with pleasure: You own a Ferrari. Source: Michel Dietsch, [Serious Eats](<https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/05/ferrari-cocktail-fernet-campari-shot-recipe.html>)

## Cadillac Margarita

![carcocktails\_cadillacmargarita\_art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/carcocktails_cadillacmargarita_art.jpg>)
**Armstrong Studios/Getty Images**

1 ½ oz good tequila

½ oz Cointreau

1 oz lime juice

Grand Marnier floater

1 sombrero

Shake first three ingredients with cracked ice, strain into a big margarita glass, float a tablespoon of Grand Marnier on top. Don your sombrero and imbibe. Source: Yours truly

## Irish Car Bomb

![carcocktails\_irishcarbomb\_art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/carcocktails_irishcarbomb_art.jpg>)
**Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images**

1 shot glass full of ½ Bailey’s and ½ Irish whiskey

1 pint of Guinness, freshly poured from a tap

Drop the shot into the [beer](<https://www.wineaccess.com/store/>) and drink the pint, ideally in one go. Source: Can’t remember. Too many Irish Car Bombs.

## Rolls-Royce

![carcocktails\_rollsroyce\_art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/carcocktails_rollsroyce_art.jpg>)
**Rob Lawson/Getty Images**

2 oz gin

½ oz dry vermouth

Benedictine

Rinse a chilled coupe (that’s an old-fashioned martini glass, not a two door) with Benedictine. Stir other ingredients with ice and strain into the glass. Source: [*Imbibe* magazine](<https://imbibemagazine.com/rolls-royce-recipe/>)

## Silver Mercedes

![carcocktails\_silvermercedes\_art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/carcocktails_silvermercedes_art.jpg>)
**rgbdigital/Getty Images**

1 shot cold vodka

½ shot cranberry

Champagne floater

Stir vodka and cranberry with ice in a highball glass. Top with Champagne. Best when drunk while listening to Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries.” Source: [Bar None Drinks](<https://www.barnonedrinks.com/drinks/s/silver-mercedes-8440.html>)

## Harley-Davidson

![carcocktails\_harleydavidson\_art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/carcocktails_harleydavidson_art.jpg>)
**Laurie Rubin/Getty Images**

½ oz Baileys

½ oz Midori liqueur

Jägermeister floater

Shake first two ingredients with cracked ice, strain into a rocks glass. Float some Jäger on top. Sip while reading Hunter S. Thompson’s *Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga*. Source: [DrinksMixer.com](<https://www.drinksmixer.com/drink4227.html>)

## BMW Cocktail

![carcocktails\_bmwcocktail\_art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/carcocktails_bmwcocktail_art.jpg>)
**Brian Macdonald/Getty Images**

¾ oz Baileys

¾ oz Malibu coconut rum

¾ oz rye whiskey

Fill a rocks glass with ice, pour ingredients over the top and stir. Serve with *[weisswurst mit senf](<https://www.sommer-urlaub-bayern.de/fileadmin/user_upload/kopfbilder/standard1060x600/kulinarik-002.jpg>)*. Source: [Shaun the Bartender](<https://shaunthebartender.com/bmw-february-2nd-drink-day/>)

## Bentley Cocktail

![carcocktails\_bentleycocktail\_art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/carcocktails_bentleycocktail_art.jpg>)
**stockfotocz/Getty Images**

1 ½ shot Calvados brandy

1 ½ shot Dubonnet

2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

Stir ingredients with ice, strain into a rocks glass. Raise a toast to W.O. Bentley himself. Source: [Difford’s Guide](<https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/205/bentley>)

## Le Mans Cocktail

![carcocktails\_lemanscocktail\_art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/carcocktails_lemanscocktail_art.jpg>)
**Alex Vasilescu/Getty Images**

1 shot Cointreau

1 shot vodka

1 tbsp simple syrup

1 shot orange juice

1 shot soda

Mix all ingredients except soda in a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Top with soda and lemon slice garnish. Drink Le Mans cocktails for 24 hours straight, and you’re a true champion. Source: [Food Travel TV](<https://en.foodtravel.tv/recfoodShow_Detail.aspx?viewId=2383>)

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