Classic Cocktails Flashcards
Martinez
1.5 oz. Old Tom Gin
1.5 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1/4 oz. Maraschino Liqueur
2 dashes Boker’s or Angostura bitters
Cocktail glass
orange or lemon twist
Aviation
1.5 oz. London Dry Gin
3/4 oz. lemon juice
2 dashes Maraschino liqueur
2 dashes Crème Yvette
Shake and strain
Cocktail glass
lemon twist or cherry
Crème Yvette
Berry liquer with violets from near Bordeaux
Manhattan
2oz Rye Whiskey
1oz Sweet Vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
coupe
stirred
cherry
Vesper
3oz London Dry Gin
1oz Vodka (preferably grain)
1/2oz Lillet Blanc
Shake and strain
cocktail glass
twist
Vieux Carre
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1 oz. Rye Whiskey
1 oz. Cognac
1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1/4 oz. Bénédictine
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Stir and strain
old fashioned glass
lemon twist
Sazerac
2 oz. Sazerac Rye Whiskey
5 Dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
Splash of Absinthe
Half of a Sugar Cube
Lowball glass
Paper plane
3/4 oz. Bourbon
3/4 oz. Aperol
3/4 oz. Amaro Nonino
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
shake and strain
cocktail glass
lemon twist
Last Word
3/4 oz. Gin
3/4 oz. Lime Juice
3/4 oz. Green Chartreuse
3/4 oz. Maraschino Liqueur
shake and strain
cocktail glass
no garnish
Penecilin
2 ounces blended scotch
3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
3/4 ounce honey-ginger syrup*
1/4 ounce Islay single malt scotch
Garnish: candied ginger
Matador
1.5 oz Tequila
2 oz Pineapple juice
.75 oz Fresh lime juice
.5 oz Simple syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
+ Lime disc for garnish
Corpse reviver number 2
3/4 ounce gin
3/4 ounce Cointreau/Combier
3/4 ounce Lillet Blanc
3/4 ounce lemon juice
1 dash absinthe
Shake and strain
Cherry garnish
Cocktail glass
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4th regiment
1 ounce rye whiskey
1 ounce sweet vermouth
1 dash each orange bitters, Peychaud’s bitters, and celery bitters
Lemon peel
Coupe glass
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Abbey Cocktail
1 1/2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce orange juice
3/4 ounce Cocchi Americano
2 dashes bitters
Shake and strain
Cherry garnish
Coupe glass
Absinthe Frappé
1 1/2 ounces absinthe
1/2 ounce sugar syrup
6–8 mint leaves
muddle mint on bottom, add absinthe and sugar, garnish with ice
absinthe glass
mint garnish
Adonis
2 ounces Fino Sherry
1 ounce sweet vermouth
2 dashes orange bitters
stirred, served up with an orange twist
coupe
Alexander Cocktail
3/4 ounce VS Cognac
3/4 ounce white crème de cacao
3/4 ounce cream
shake
Coupe
nutmeg
Algonquin
1 1/2 ounces rye
3/4 ounce dry vermouth
3/4 ounce pineapple juice
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters (optional)
shake and strain
coupe
no garnish
Americano
1 ounce Campari
1 ounce sweet vermouth
Soda water
Orange slice
Antibes
2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce Bénédictine
1 ounce grapefruit juice
shake and strain
old fashioned glass
orange slice
Bamboo
1 1/2 ounces Fino Sherry
1 1/2 ounces dry vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 dashes orange bitters
stir and strain
coupe
orange or lemon twist
Bee’s Knees
1 1/2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce honey
3/4 ounce lemon juice
Shake, cocktail glass, lemon twist
Bellini
2 parts Prosecco
1 part white peach purée
Dash raspberry purée
Bijou
1 ounce gin
1 ounce green Chartreuse
1 ounce sweet vermouth
Dash orange bitters
stir and strain
coupe
lemon twist
Black Russian
1 1/2 ounces vodka
3/4 ounce Kahlùa liqueur
over ice
lowball glass
Blood and Sand
3/4 ounce Scotch whisky
3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
3/4 ounce Cherry Heering
3/4 ounce orange juice
shake, strain
cocktail glass, orange twist
Bloody Mary
Vodka
tomato juice
worschteseir sauce
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Bobby Burns
1 1/4 ounces blended Scotch whisky
3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
1 dash of orange bitters
1 dash of absinthe
stir, strain
cocktail glass
lemon twist
Boothby Cocktail
1 1/2 ounce whiskey (bourbon or rye)
3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura’s bitters
2 dashes orange bitters
1 ounce Champagne
stir, strain, top with Champagne
cocktail glass
orange peel
Boston Cocktail
Gin Sour
3/4 ounce gin
3/4 ounce apricot brandy
1/4 ounce lemon juice
1/4 ounce grenadine
shake, strain
coupe, lemon twist
Boulevardier
1 ounce bourbon
1 ounce sweet vermouth
1 ounce Campari
stir, strain
cocktail glass
orange twist
Brooklyn Cocktail
1 1/2 ounces rye whiskey
1 1/2 ounces dry vermouth
Dash Maraschino liqueur
Dash Amer Picon bitters
Stir and strain
Up or on the rocks, cocktail glass
Lemon or orange twist
Bull Shot
1 1/2 ounces vodka
3 ounces beef broth
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
Salt, to taste
Build the drink in an ice-filled glass. Stir gently.
Highball glass, garnished with lime wedge
Caipirinha
2 ounces cachaça
Juice of two lime quarters
2 teaspoons sugar
Muddle sugar and lime quarters until sugar is dissolved. Add crushed ice and cachaça.
Lowball glass, garnished with lime wedge
Cape Codder
1 1/2 ounces vodka
4 ounces cranberry juice
1/4 ounce lime juice
Pour ingredients over ice.
Highball glass, garnished with lime wedge
Champagne Cocktail
Champagne
Bitters
Sugar
Lemon twist
Champs Élysées
1 1/2 ounces Cognac
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce green Chartreuse
1/2 ounce simple syrup
Dash of Angostura bitters
Shake and strain
Cocktail glass, lemon twist
Clover Club
1 1/2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce lemon juice
3/4 ounce raspberry syrup
1 egg white
Shake and strain into a coupe.
Collins
2 ounces bourbon or gin
3/4 ounce lemon juice
3/4 ounce simple syrup
Chilled club soda
Shake the spirit, lemon juice, and syrup with ice and strain into an ice-filled glass. Top with club soda.
Highball or Collins glass, garnished with orange slice or cherry
Corn ‘n’ Oil
2 ounces blackstrap rum, such as Cruzan
1/2 ounce velvet falernum
1/4 ounce lime juice
2–3 dashes Angostura bitters
Build over ice.
Old Fashioned glass, garnished with lime wedge
Velvet Falernum is made from an infusion of spices and lime juice into sugar cane syrup and Barbados Rum
Corpse Revivor Number 1
1 1/2 ounces Cognac
3/4 ounce Calvados or apple brandy
3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
Stir and strain into a cocktail glass. Lemon twist.
Cosmopolitan
1 1/2 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce Triple Sec
1/2 ounce cranberry juice
1/2 ounce lime juice
Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
Lime twist
Daquiri
2 ounces rum
3/4 ounce lime juice
3/4 ounce simple syrup
Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with lime.
Dark N Stormy
2 ounces Gosling’s Black Seal Rum
1/2 ounce lime juice (optional)
Ginger beer
Build over ice. Highball glass. Lime wedge.