American Whiskey cocktails Flashcards
4th Regiment
1 oz Rye Whiskey
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
dash of bitters
Shake and strain into coup
Lemon Peel
Pre-Prohibition
Spirit-Forward
Boothby Cocktail
1.5 oz Bourbon or Rye
.75 Sweet Vermouth
2 dash Angostura
2 dash Orange Bitters
1 oz Champagne
Stir first 4 ingredients and finish with Champagne
Coupe
Orange Peel
Spirit Forward
Prohibition
Boulevardier
1oz Bourbon
1oz Sweet Vermouth
1oz Campari
Stir and strain
coctail glass
orange twist
Spirit Forward
Prohibition
Brooklyn Cocktail
- 5oz Rye
- 5oz Dry Vermouth
Dash Maraschino Liqueur
Dash Amer Picon Bitters
Stir and strain
Up or Rocks
Lemon or Orange twist
Spirit Forward
Pre-Prohibition
Horse’s Neck
2oz Bourbon
2-3 dashes of Angostura
Ginger Ale
Build w/ice
High Ball glass
lemon twist
Prohibition
Mint Julep
2 oz Bourbon
10-12 mint leaves
.5oz Simple Syrup
Add mint leaves and SS to glass and muddle
Add crush ice and half bourbon and stir
Add more ice and rest of bourbon
Silver or Pewter Julep Mug
Mint
Pre-Prohibition
New York Sour
2oz Rye or Bourbon
.75oz Lemon Juice
.75oz Simple Syrup
One Egg White
1oz Red Wine (fruit driven)
Shake all ingredients except wine, vigorously, strain into ice-filled glass
Layer red wine on top
Old Fashioned Glass
Citrus and cherry flag
Old Fashioned
2 oz American Whiskey
2 dash bitters
1 sugar cube
Add enough water to cube to dissove while muddling
Add bitters and spirits
Stir with ice
Strain over fresh ice
Thick-bottomed Old-Fashioned Glass
NO GARNISH
Pre-Prohibition
Old Pal
1oz Rye
1oz Dry Vermouth
1oz Campari
Stir and Strain
Cocktail Glass
Lemon Twist
Spirit-Forward
Prohibition
Paper Plane
.75oz Bourbon
.75oz Aperol
.75oz Amaro Nonino
.75oz Lemon Juice
Shake and double strain
Cocktail Glass
Lemon twist
Sour
Sazerac
2oz Sazerac Rye
5 dash Peychauds
Splash of Absinthe
Half a sugar cube
Chill low ball glass with ice water
Muddle sugar cube and splash of water in mixing glass
Absinthe rinse low ball glass
Add remaining ingredients to mixing glass
Stir with ice and strain into low ball (no ice)
No garnish (often with lemon though)
Vieux Carre
1oz Rye
1oz Cognac
1oz Sweet Vermouth
.25 oz Bénédictine
2 dashes Peychauds bitters
2 dashes Angostura
Stir and strain
Old Fashioned Glass
Lemon Twist
Whiskey Sour
2oz Bourbon or Rye
.75oz lemon juice
.75oz Simple Syrup
Shake and strain into ice-filled glass
Old Fashioned Glass
Half orange wheel and cherry
