Classic Flashcards
Old Fashioned
2 dash Angosture bitters
2 oz bourbon (rye)
Garnish: orange twist and lemon twist (optional)
Muddle the sugar cube and bitters in an Old-Fashioned glass. Add spirt and 1 large ice cube, stir until chilled. Garnish.
Manhattan
2 oz rye (whiskey)
1 oz sweet vermouth
2 dash Angostura bitters
Stir over ice. Strain to a chilled glass
Glass: Nick and Nora
Garnish options: brandied cherry, lemon peel
Negroni
Equal parts (1oz)
Gin
Compari
Sweet vermouth (Coccchi de Torrino)
Stir over ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a glass w/one large oce cube.
Glass: rocks
Garnish: orange twist
Daiquiri
2 oz light rum
1 oz lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
Shake all ingredients over ice until well chilled. Double strain in a chilled glass
Glass: coupe
Garnish: lime twist
Whiskey Sour
2 oz bourbon
3/4 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz egg white (optional)
Dry shake for 30 seconds without ice. Add ice, shake, and strain into a glass
Glass: rocks over ice or coupe without ice
Garnish ideas:2-3 drops angostura bitters, cherry
Tom Collins
2 oz london dry gin
1 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
Club soda to top
Add gin, lemon, and simple syrup to a collins glass. Fill with ice. Top with soda. Stir
Glass: duh
Garnish: lemon wheel/cherry
Moscow Mule
2 oz vodka
1/2 oz lime juice
3 oz ginger beer, chilled
Build over ice
Glass: copper mug
Garnish: lime wedge
Sidecar
1 1/2 oz cognac
3/4 oz Cointreau
3/4 oz lemon juice
Shake and strain
Glass: coupe
Garnish: orange twist
Sazerac
Absinthe rinse
1 1/2 oz rye/bourbon
1/2 oz cognac
1 tsp Demerara gum syrup
4 dash Peychaud’s bitter
1 dash Angostura bitters
Lemon twist expressed
Rinse glass with Absinthe. Stir the remaining ingredients over ice until chilled then strain to the Absinthe rinsed glass (no ice). Express the lemon twist over the drink then discard.
Glass: rocks
Garnish: none
Paloma
French 75
1 oz gin
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
3 oz Champagne (sparkling wine)
Shake gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup over ice until well chilled. Strain to a glass and top with Champagne.
Glass: flute
Garnish: lemon twist
The Last Word
3/4 oz gin
3/4 oz green Chartreuse
3/4 oz maraschino cherry liqueur
3/4 oz lime juice
Shake all ingredients over ice untill well chilled. Strain to a chilled glass
Glass: coupe
Garnish: brandied cherry
Corpse Reviver #2
Absinthe rinse
3/4 oz london dry gin
3/4 oz Lillet blanch
3/4 oz Cointreau
3/4 oz lemon juice
Rinse the inside of a chille glass with Absinthe. Shake all other ingredients over ice until well chilled. Strain to the glass.
Glass: coupe/cocktail glass
Garnish: none
Mojito
2 oz white rum
3/4 oz lime
1/2 oz simple syrup
3 mint leaves
Soda, to top
Lightly muddle mint with simple syrup in the shaker. Add rum, lime juice, and ice then shake lightly. Strain to glass over ice.
Glass: highball
Garnish: lime and mint sprig
Gin Fizz
2 oz gin
1 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1 egg yolk (1/2 oz)
Club soda, to top (1 oz)
Dry shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Add 3 to 4 ice cubes and shake until well chilled. Double strain over ice and top with soda.
Glass: Collins
Garnish: none
Gimlet
2 oz vodka or gin
3/4 oz lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
Shake all ingredients over ice until well chilled. Strain to a chilled glass.
Glass: cocktail
Garnish: lime
Margarita
2 oz tequila blanco
1/2 oz orange liqueur
1 oz lime juice
1/2 oz agave syrup
Shake and strain over ice.
Glass: rocks
Garnish: lime and salt rim
White Russian
2 oz vodka
1 oz coffee liqueur
2 oz heavy cream
Shake vodka and coffee liqueur over ice until well chilled. Strain over ice. Float heavy cream over top.
Glass: rocks
Garnish: none
Paper Plane
Equal parts (3/4 oz)
Bourbon
Nonino
Aperol
Lemon juice
Shake all ingredients over ice until well chilled. Strain to a chilled glass.
Glass: coupe
Garnish: none
Aviation
2 oz gin
3/4 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz maraschino liqueur
1/2 oz crème de violette
Shake all ingredients over ice until well chilled. Strain to a chilled glass.
Glass: coupe
Garnish: sour cherry (optional)
Aperol Spritz
3 oz Prosecco
2 oz Aperol
1oz soda water
Build over ice. Add Prosecco, then Aperol, top with soda.
Glass: wine
Garnish: orange
Espresso Martini
2 oz vodka
1 oz coffee liqueur
1 oz espresso (room temp)
Shake all ingredients over ice until well chilled. Strain to a chille glass.
Glass: coupe
Garnish: 3 coffee beans
Mai Tai
1 oz dark rum (Jamaican)
1 oz white rum
3/4 oz lime juice
1/2 oz orange liqueur
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/4 oz orgeat
Add all ingredients except dark rum together and shake over ice until well chilled. Strain to a glass over ice. Rest bar spoon over the glass and use it to slowly float over the dark rum.
Glass: rocks
Garnish: lime and mint leaves
Bee’s Knees
2 oz london dry gin
3/4 oz lemon juice
3/4 oz honey syrup
Shake all ingredients over ice until well chilled. Strain to a chilled glass.
Glass: coupe
Garnish: none
Long Island
1/2 white rum
1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz tequila blanco
1/2 oz gin
1/2 oz orange liqueur
1/2 oz simple syrup
1 oz lemon juice
Cola
Build over ice. Mix in the glass then top with cola.
Glass: highball
Garnish: lemon
Hot Toddy
2 oz bourbon
3/4 oz honey syrup
4 oz boiling water
Fill glass with ingredients (add water last).
Glass: mug
Garnish: lemon and fresh grated nutmeg
