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Certified Sommelier - Court Sommelier > Classic Cocktails > Flashcards

Classic Cocktails Flashcards

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Vesper Martini

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3 oz Gin,
1 oz Vodka
1⁄2 oz Lillet Blanc

Shake and strain into a Martini glass, garnish with a twist of lemon.

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Classic Gin Martini

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2 oz Gin,
1 bar spoon Noilly Prat

Shake and strain into a Martini glass, garnish with either an olive or a twist of lemon.

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Negroni

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1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 1⁄2 oz Campari
1 1⁄2 oz red Vermouth

Served on ice in a highball glass, garnish with a slice of lemon and orange.

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Tom Collins

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4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz lemon juice
1 bar spoon sugar syrup
soda water

Served on ice in a highball glass, garnish with a twist of lemon and top up with soda water

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White Lady

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2 oz Gin,
3⁄4 oz lemon juice,
3⁄4 oz Cointreau,
1 bar spoon caster sugar
1 egg white

Shake and strain into a Martini glass

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Pink Gin

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4 oz Gin
2 dashes Angostura

Coat a chilled Martini glass with Angostura, discard excess and top with Gin.

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Singapore Gin Sling

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2 oz dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Cointreau
1 1⁄2 oz fresh lime juice
1 bar spoon each caster sugar,
sugar syrup
3⁄4 oz Cherry Heering

Shake first four and strain into a Collins glass.
Top up with soda water, float Cherry Heering and garnish with lime.

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Bronx

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2 oz dry Gin
1⁄2 oz dry Vermouth
1⁄2 oz sweet Vermouth
1 oz fresh orange

juice Shake and strain into a Martini glass, garnish with a cherry.

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Gimlet

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2 1⁄4 oz dry Gin
3⁄4 oz Rose’s lime cordial

Shake and strain into a Martini glass.

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French 75

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2 oz dry Gin,
1⁄2 oz fresh lemon juice,
1 bar spoon sugar syrup
Champagne

Shake first four and strain into a Champagne glass. Top up with Champagne, garnish with a twist of lemon.

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Gin & French

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2 oz dry Gin
2 oz dry Vermouth

Shake and strain into a Martini glass.

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Classic Vodka Martini

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2 oz Vodka
1 bar spoon Noilly Prat

Shake and strain into a Martini glass, garnish with either an olive or a twist of lemon

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Bloody Mary

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2 oz Vodka
4 oz tomato juice
1⁄2 oz lemon juice
1 dash Worcestershire sauce (spices - optional)

Served in a highball glass, garnish with a slice of lemon and a celery stick (optional).

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Cosmopolitan

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2 oz Vodka
1 oz Cointreau
1⁄2 oz lime juice
a splash cranberry juice

Shake and strain into a Martini glass, garnish with an orange twist.

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Seabreeze

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2 oz Vodka
2 oz cranberry juice
1 oz grapefruit juice

Shake and strain into a Martini glass, garnish with an orange twist.

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Harvey Wallbanger

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1 1⁄2 oz Vodka
1⁄4 oz Galliano
3 1⁄2 oz orange juice

Shake and served in a highball glass.

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Screw Driver

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2 oz Vodka
4 oz orange juice

Served in a highball glass, garnish with a slice of orange.

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French Martini

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2 oz Vodka
1 dash of Chambord
a dash a pineapple juice

Shake and strain into a Martini glass.

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Godmother

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2 oz Vodka
1 oz Amaretto

Served in an old fashion glass

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Tequila Sunrise

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2 oz Tequila
3 1⁄2 oz orange juice
lime
dash of grenadine

Served in a highball glass, slowly pour in grenadine.

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Margarita

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2 oz Tequila
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz lime juice

Shake and strain into a Martini glass, often served with salt on the rim of the glass

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Matador

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2 oz Tequila
1⁄4 oz Cointreau
1⁄4 oz lime juice
1 bar spoon sugar syrup

Served in a highball glass, garnish with a sugary rim.

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23
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Rosalita

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3⁄4 oz Tequila
1⁄4 oz dry Vermouth
1⁄4 oz sweet Vermouth
1⁄4 oz Campari

Shake and strain into a Martini glass.

24
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Black Velvet

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3 oz Guinness
3 oz Champagne

Served in a beer or highball glass

25
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Bellini

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Peach purée
dash lemon juice
dash peach brandy
top up with Prosecco or Champagne

Served in a Champagne glass

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Buck’s Fizz

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2 oz orange juice and top with

Champagne Served in a Champagne glass

27
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Mimosa

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2 oz orange juice
dash orange Curaçao
top up with Champagne

Served in a Champagne glass.

28
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Kir Royal

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Crème de cassis
top up with Champagne

Served in a Champagne glass.

29
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Champagne Cocktail

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1⁄2 oz Cognac
1 sugar cube
dash Angostura
top up with Champagne

Served in a Champagne glass, garnish with a twist of orange.

30
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Long Island Iced Tea

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3⁄4 oz Vodka
3⁄4 oz Tequila
3⁄4 oz white Rum
3⁄4 oz Gin,
1⁄4 oz Triple Sec
1⁄2 lime
3⁄4 oz orange juice
a splash of coke

Served in a highball glass, float the coke on top, garnish with a wedge of orange.

31
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Americano

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2 oz Martini Rosso
2 oz Campari
soda water (optional)

Served on ice in a highball glass, garnish with a slice of lemon and orange

32
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Grasshopper

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1 1⁄2 oz white crème de menthe
1 1⁄2 oz brown crème de cacao
1 1⁄2 oz double cream

Shake and strain into a Martini glass.

33
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Golden Cadillac

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1 1⁄2 oz Galiano
1 1⁄2 oz brown crème de cacao
1 1⁄2 oz double cream

Shake and strain into a Martini glass

34
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Caipirinha

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2 oz Cachaca (rum)
1 oz lime juice
1 bar spoon sugar syrup
fresh mint leaves
a dash soda water

Served in a highball glass, garnish with a wedge of lime

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Mojito

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2 oz white Rum
1⁄2 oz lime juice
1 bar spoon sugar syrup
fresh mint leaves
a dash soda water

Served in a highball glass, garnish with a wedge of lime and mint.

36
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Cuba Libre

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2 oz white Rum
1⁄2 oz lime juice
Coke

Served in a highball glass, garnish
with a wedge of lime

37
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Daiquiri

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2 oz white Rum
1⁄2 oz lime juice
a dash sugar syrup

Served in an old fashion glass.

38
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Mai Tai

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1 oz white Rum
1⁄2 oz gold Rum
1⁄2 oz Cointreau
1⁄4 oz Rose’s lime cordial
1 1⁄2 oz orange
1 1⁄2 oz pineapple juice
a splash grenadine

Served in a highball glass, garnish with a wedge of lime and pineapple.

39
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Piña Colada

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1 1⁄2 oz Cachaca (rum)
2 oz pineapple juice
3⁄4 oz coconut cream

Served in a highball glass, garnish with a wedge of pineapple.

40
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Brandy Alexander

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1 oz brandy
1 oz brown crème de cacao
1 oz cream
2 bar spoon
whipped cream
and sprinkle nutmeg

Shake first 3 ingredients, serve in Martini glass, add whipped cream and sprinkle nutmeg.

41
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Pousse Café

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2 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz liqueur de cerise
1 oz Chartreuse

Served in an old fashion glass

42
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Horse’s Neck

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2 oz brandy
2 oz ginger ale
the peel of one lemon

Served in a highball glass.

43
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Side Car

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2 oz brandy
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz lemon juice

Shake and strain into a Martini glass

44
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French Connection

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2 oz brandy
2 oz Amaretto

Served in an old fashion glass

45
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Deauville

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1 oz brandy
3⁄4 oz Calvados
1⁄2 oz Triple Sec
3⁄4 oz lemon juice

Shake and strain into a Martini glass.

46
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Stinger

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1 1⁄2 oz brandy
1⁄4 oz white crème de menthe

Shake and strain into a Martini glass.

47
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Rye Highball

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2 oz Rye Whisky
ginger ale or soda water

Served in a highball glass

48
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Manhattan

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1 1⁄2 oz Rye Whiskey
1 oz red Vermouth
Angostura Bitter

Shake and strain into a Martini glass.

49
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Rob Roy

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1 1⁄2 oz Scotch Whisky
1⁄2 sweet Vermouth
Angostura Bitter

Shake and strain into a Martini glass.

50
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Old Fashion

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2 1⁄2 oz Rye Whiskey
1⁄2 bar spoon sugar syrup
Angostura bitter

Served in an old fashion glass, garnish with half orange wheel and a maraschino cherry

51
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Rusty Nale

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1 1⁄2 oz Scotch Whisky
3⁄4 oz Drambuie

Served in an old fashion glass.

52
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Whisky Sour

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2 oz Whisky
1 oz sugar syrup
1 oz lemon juice (martini glass)

Shake and strain into a Martini glass.

53
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Godfather

A

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch Whisky
3⁄4 oz Amaretto

Served in an old fashion glass

54
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Sazerac

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2 1⁄2 oz Rye Whiskey
2 bar spoon Herbsaint (or Absinte)
1 bar spoon sugar syrup
3 dashes Peychaud’s Bitter

Served in a highball glass, garnish with a lemon twist

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Affinity

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3⁄4 oz Scotch Whiskey
3⁄4 oz dry Vermouth
3⁄4 oz sweet Vermouth
Angostura Bitter

Shake and strain into a Martini glass, garnish with a lemon twist.

56
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Brooklyn

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1 oz Rye Whiskey
3⁄4 oz red Vermouth
dash Maraschino liqueur

Shake and strain into a Martini glass.

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