Classic Cocktail Builds Flashcards

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Blood & Sand 4

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1.5 oz blended scotch
.5 oz sweet vermouth
.5 oz cherry heering
1 oz orange

Shake with ice, serve in coupe and garnish with expressed orange peel

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Boulevardier 3

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1 oz rye or bourbon whiskey
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz Campari

Stir in mixing glass with ice, serve in rocks glass on a sphere and garnish with expressed orange peel.

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Brooklyn 5

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1.5 oz rye whiskey
1 oz sweet vermouth 
.25 oz maraschino liqueur
.25 oz amaro nonino 
4 dashes angostura 

Stir in mixing glass with ice, serve in coupe and garnish with brandied cherry

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Gold Rush 3

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2 oz bourbon whiskey
1 oz lemon
.75 oz honey syrup

Shake in tin with ice, serve in nic & Nora and garnish with expressed lemon peel

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Irish Coffee 5

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1.5 oz Irish whiskey
Fill with hot coffee
Top with whipped cream shaken with .25 borghetti and .25 creme de cacao

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Manhattan 4

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2 oz rye whiskey
1 oz sweet vermouth
3 dashes angostura
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

Stir in mixing glass with ice, serve in coupe, garnish with brandied cherry

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Old Fashioned 3

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2 oz bourbon whiskey
.25 simple
12 ango

Stir in mixing glass with ice, serve in rocks glass on a sphere, garnish with expressed orange peel

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Paper Plane 4

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.75 oz bourbon whiskey
.75 oz aperol
.75 amaro nonino
.75 oz lemon

Shake in tin with ice, serve in coupe and garnish with expressed lemon peel

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Penicillin 4

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2 oz blended scotch
1 oz lemon
.5 oz honey syrup
.25 oz ginger

Shake with ice, serve in rocks on cube, garnish with 4 sprays of expressed Islay scotch and an expressed lemon peel

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Sazerac 4

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2 oz rye whiskey
.25 simple
12 dashes Peychaud’s
4 sprays absinthe

Stir in mixing glass with ice, serve in chilled rocks glass, garnish with two sprays absinthe and an expressed lemon peel

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Vieux Carre 4

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1 oz rye whiskey
1 oz sweet vermouth 
1 oz cognac
1 bar spoon Benedictine
2 dashes ango 
2 dashes Peychaud’s 

Stir in mixing glass with ice, serve in rocks glass on a sphere, garnish with expressed lemon peel

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Whiskey Sour 4

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1.5 oz bourbon
.5 oz rye
.5 Demerara 
.75 lemon
.25 lime 
2 dashes ango
1 dash Peychaud’s 
1 egg white 

Reverse shake egg white and then shake rest with ice, serve in coupe glass, garnish with dashes of angostura

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Aviation 4

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1.5 oz gin
.5 oz maraschino liqueur
.25 oz creme de violette
.75 oz lemon

Shake in tin with ice, serve in nic & Nora, garnish with brandied cherry in glass

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Bees Knees 3

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2 oz gin
1 oz lemon
.75 honey syrup

Shake in tin with ice, serve in coupe, garnish with expressed lemon peel

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Berry Bramble 4

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1.25 oz gin
.5 oz creme de cassis
1 oz lime
.25 oz simple

Shake in tin with ice, serve in Collins glass with ice, top with soda water and garnish with lemon slice and berries

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Clover Club 4

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1.5 oz gin
.5 oz creme de cassis
.75 lemon
.25 lime
1 simple
1 egg white

Shake in tin with ice, serve in coupe, garnish with Peychaud’s bitters

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White Lady 4

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1.5 oz gin
.75 oz lemon
.25 lime
.5 oz simple
1 egg white

Reverse Shake in tin with ice, serve in coupe glass, garnish with Peychaud’s bitters

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Corpse Reviver #2 (4)

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.75 oz gin
.75 oz Lillet blanc
.75 oz orange curaçao
.75 oz lemon

Shake in tin with ice, serve in nic & Nora, garnish with four sprays absinthe and an expressed lemon peel

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French 75 (3)

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1 oz gin
.5 oz lemon
.5 oz simple syrup

Shake in tin with ice, serve in flute and top with Prosecco/champagne, garnish with expressed lemon peel

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Gimlet 3

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2 oz gin
1 oz lime
.75 oz simple syrup

Shake in tin with ice, serve in nic & Nora, garnish with lime wedge

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Last Word 4

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.75 oz gin
.75 green chartreuse
.75 oz maraschino liqueur
.75 oz lime

Shake in tin with ice, serve in nic & Nora, garnish with brandied cherry in glass

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Final Word 4

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.75 oz whiskey
.75 oz chartreuse
.75 oz maraschino liqueur
.75 oz lime

Shake in tin with ice, serve in nic & Nora, garnish with brandied cherry in glass

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Martinez 4

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1.5 oz gin
1.5 oz sweet vermouth
.25 oz maraschino liqueur
4 dashes ango

Stir in mixing glass with ice, serve in coupe, garnish with expressed orange peel

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Negroni 3

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1 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz Campari

Stir in mixing glass with ice, serve in rocks glass on sphere, garnish with expressed orange peel

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Ramos Gin Fizz 4

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2 oz gin
.75 oz lemon
.25 oz lime
.75 simple
1 egg white
1 orange peel

Reverse shake in tin with ice and add heavy cream (shake again), serve in Collins with no ice and top with soda water, garnish with expressed orange peel

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Saturn 5

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1.5 oz gin
.25 oz falernum
.5 oz passionfruit purée 
.25 oz orgeat 
.5 oz lime

Shake in tin with ice, serve in rocks glass on pebble ice, garnish with brandied cherry

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Vesper 3

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1.5 oz gin
.75 oz vodka
.75 oz Lillet blanc

Stir in mixing glass with ice, serve in coupe, garnish with expressed lemon peel

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Airmail 3

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1.5 oz dark rum
.75 oz honey
.75 oz lime

Shake in tin with ice, serve in coupe topped with champagne/Prosecco, garnish with lime wedge

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Daiquiri 3

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2.25 oz white rum
.75 oz simple
1 oz lime
8 drops saline

Shake in tin with ice, serve in coupe, garnish with lime wedge

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Dark & Stormy 4

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3 oz ginger beer
2 oz rum
.50 oz lime
.25 oz simple

Shake rum, simple, and lime juice in tin with ice, serve in collins glass on ice and top with ginger beet

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Hemingway Daiquiri 4

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1.5 oz white rum
.5 oz maraschino liqueur
.75 oz lime
.5 oz grapefruit

Shake in tin with ice, serve in coupe, garnish with expressed grapefruit peel

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Hurricane 6

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1.5 oz white rum
1.5 oz dark rum
.75 oz lime
.75 oz orange
.5 oz passion fruit
.25 oz simple

Shake in tin with ice, serve in hurricane glass with pebble ice and grenadine drizzle, garnish with orange wheel and cherry

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Mai Tai 4

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1.5 oz white rum
.75 oz curaçao
1 oz lime
.5 oz orgeat

Shake in tin with ice, serve in rocks with pebble ice and top with .5 oz dark rum, garnish with lime peel and pineapple

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Mojito 4

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2 oz white rum
1 oz lime
.75 oz simple
Mint leaves

Swizzle in Collins, top with soda, garnish is muddled mint

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Old Cuban 4

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2 oz aged rum
.75 oz lime
.75 oz simple
4 dashes ango
Mint leaves

Shake in tin with ice, serve in coupe topped with champagne, garnish with mint sprig

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Pina Colada 5

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1.5 oz white rum
.75 oz pineapple
.5 oz lime
.5 oz coconut syrup or cream
4 drops saline

Shake with ice, serve in tiki mug and garnish with bitters, cherry, and pineapple

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Batanga 3

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2 oz blanco tequila
.5 oz lime
Cola syrup

Build in Collins with salted rim, swizzle with soda water, garnish with lime wedge

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Cantarito 4

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1.5 oz reposado
.5 oz mezcal
1 oz orange
.75 oz grapefruit
.75 oz lemon
.75 oz lime
.75 oz simple 
4 drops saline

Shake with ice, serve in clay cup, garnish with orange slice and grapefruit slice

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El Diablo 3

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1.5 oz reposado
.5 oz creme de cassis
.75 oz lime

Shake in tin with ice, swizzle with .75 ginger and 1.5 soda, garnish with lime wedge and cherry

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Firing Squad 5

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1.5 oz blanco tequila
.75 oz lime
.5 oz grenadine
4 dashes ango

Shake in tin with ice, serve in Collins topped with soda, garnish with lime wedge

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Zombie 10

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1 oz white rum
1 oz dark rum
1 oz orange curaçao 
1.5 oz passion fruit syrup or purée
1.5 oz orange
.5 oz lemon
.5 oz lime
.25 oz grenadine
2 dashes bitters
.5 oz 151 proof dark rum float

Shake in tin with ice, serve in tiki mug and garnish with mint sprig and fruit

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Bay Breeze 3

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4 oz cranberry
2 oz pineapple
2 oz vodka

Shake in tin with ice, serve in Collins, garnish with pineapple

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Sea Breeze 3

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1.5 oz vodka
3 oz cranberry
1.5 oz grapefruit

Shake in tin with ice and garnish with lime wheel

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Classic Martini 3

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2.5 oz gin
.5 dry vermouth
Orange bitters

Stir in mixing glass and serve up with expressed lemon peel

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Dirty Martini 3

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2.5 oz gin
.5 oz dry vermouth
.5 oz olive brine

Stir with ice, serve up and garnish with olives

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Gibson 2

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2.5 oz gin
.5 oz dry vermouth

Stir with ice, serve up with a cocktail onion

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Salty Dog 2

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1.5 oz vodka
3 oz grapefruit

Shake with ice, serve with salt rim on ice and garnish with grapefruit slice

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Moscow Mule 3

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1.5 oz vodka
.5 lime
3 oz ginger beer

Shake with ice, serve in copper mug topped with ginger beer and garnish with lime wedge

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Harvey Wallbanger 3

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1.5 oz vodka
4 oz orange
.5 oz galliano

Shake with ice, serve in Collins and garnish with orange slice and cherry

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Margarita 3

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2 oz tequila
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz lime

Shake with ice and serve in salt rimmed glass and garnish lime wedge

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Kamikaze 3

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1 oz vodka
1 oz lime
1 oz triple sec

Shake with ice, serve up and garnish with lime wedge

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Paloma 4

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2 oz tequila
.75 oz lime
. 25 agave
3 drops saline

Shake with ice, serve in Collins, top with soda and garnish with lime wedge

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Greyhound 2

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1.5 oz vodka
Grapefruit oz

Build in glass, stir, garnish with lime wedge

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Fuzzy Navel 2

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3 oz peach schnapps
3 oz orange juice

Stir in Collins and garnish with orange slice

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Screwdriver 2

A

1.5 oz vodka
Orange juice

Build in glass and top with orange juice

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Cuba Libre 2

A

2 oz light rum
.5 oz lime

Build in glass and stir then top with cola, garnish with lime wedge

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Long Island Iced Tea 7

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.5 oz gin
.5 oz vodka
.5 oz rum
.5 oz tequila
.5 lemon juice 
.5 oz simple
.5 triple sec

Shake with ice and top with cola, garnish with lemon wedge

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Sex On The Beach 5

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1.5 oz vodka
.5 oz peach schnapps
.5 oz chambord or creme de cassis
1.5 oz orange juice
1.5 oz cranberry juice

Shake with ice, serve in Collins, garnish with umbrella

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Cosmopolitan 4

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1.5 oz vodka
1 oz Cointreau
.5 oz lime
.25 oz cranberry

Shake with ice, serve up with lime wedge

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Bloody Mary 3

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1.5 oz vodka
.5 oz lemon
.75 mix

Shake in tin with ice, serve in rimmed glass with celery stalk and olive garnish

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White Russian 3

A

2 oz vodka
1 oz Kahlua or other coffee liqueur
1 splash heavy cream

Shake in tin with ice and top with cream

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Sidecar 3

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2 oz cognac
3/4 oz lemon
3/4 oz triple sec

Shake with ice, serve in coupe and garnish with expressed lemon peel