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Classic Cocktails Flashcards

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Matador

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1.5oz Tequila
3oz Pineapple juice
1/2oz Lime juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with ice

Highball glass, Lime wedge

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Bloody Mary

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1.5oz Vodka
4oz Tomato Juice
1/2oz Lemon Juice
3 dashes Tabasco Sauce
3 dashes Worcestershire Sauce
Salt & Cracked Black Pepper to taste
1/2tsp. Horseradish (optional)

Build the drink in an ice filled glass

Highball, celery stick

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Bellini

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2 parts Prosecco
1 part White Peach puree
dash Raspberry puree

Pour Prosecco over puree in glass. Stir gently

Champagne flute

Drink is better when made with fresh white peaches. named from the name of Venetian painter Giovanni Bellini ( c. 1430–1516): the cocktail is said to have been invented in Venice during a major exhibition of the artist’s work in 1948.

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Boulevardier

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1oz Bourbon
1oz Sweet Vermouth
1oz Campari

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain

Cocktail glass, orange twist

Bourbon takes center stage in Negroni mold

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Irish Coffee

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1.5oz Irish Whiskey
1tsp. Brown Sugar
6oz Hot Coffee
Heavy Cream

Add Whiskey, Coffee, and Sugar to the mug. Top with cold cream

Coffee Mug

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Last Word

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3/4oz Gin
3/4oz Lime juice
3/4oz Green Chartreuse
3/4oz Maraschino Liqueur

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain

Cocktail glass

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Mimosa

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4oz Brut Champagne
2oz Orange juice
1 Barspoon Grand Marnier (optional)

Build all ingredients in the glass

Champagne flute

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Blood and Sand

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1oz Blended Scotch Whisky
3/4oz Sweet Vermouth
3/4oz Cherry Heering
1oz Orange Juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain.

Cocktail glass, orange twist

Named for a ’20s silent film starring Rudolph Valentino

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Dark ‘n’ Stormy

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2oz Gosling’s Black Seal rum
1/2oz Lime juice (optional)
Ginger Beer

Build ingredients over ice

Highball glass, lime wedge

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Daiquiri

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2oz Rum
3/4oz Lime juice
3/4oz Simple syrup

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain

Cocktail glass, lime wedge/wheel

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Corpse Reviver #2

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3/4oz Gin
3/4oz Cointreau
3/4oz Lillet Blanc
3/4oz Lemon Juice
Absinthe (Glass rinse)

Rinse cocktail glass with Absinthe and discard the excess. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into glass

Cocktail glass, cherry

While there are a few version floating around, this is more than likely the expected recipe when a generic Corpse Reviver is ordered

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Americano

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1oz Campari
1oz Sweet Vermouth
Soda Water

Serve over ice

Lowball glass, orange slice

Precursor to Negroni

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Mai Tai

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1oz Dark Jamaican Rum
1oz Amber Martinique Rum
1oz Lime juice
1/2oz Curacao
1/4oz Orgeat syrup
1/4oz Rock candy syrup

Shake with crushed ice and pour without straining

Old fashioned glass, spent half lime (submerged), Mint sprig

The two rum combo is meant to replicate a rum which is no longer available

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Moscow Mule

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2oz Vodka (originally Smirnoff’s)
1/2oz Lime juice
4oz Ginger Beer

Pour Vodka and Lime juice into ice-filled mug and top with Ginger Beer

Copper mug, Lime wedge

Quality of Ginger beer is huge! Don’t let people steal yo mugzzz

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Horse’s Neck

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2oz Bourbon
2-3 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Ginger Ale

Build the ingredients in an ice-filled glass

Highball glass, Lemon twist

The garnish is really its defining characteristic: the easy way to create the “horse’s neck” is to use a channel knife to make and extra long lemon twist, making sure a bit of length peeks out of the glass. For those a bit more ambitious, use a pairing knife to create a wider swath of lemon peel. Avoiding the pith, and pare the lemon like you would an apple, creating one continuous peel.

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Champagne Cocktail

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Champagne/Sparkling wine
Angostura Bitters
Sugar Cube

Place a cocktail napkin on top of the flute and adorn with sugar cube, liberally apply bitters to the said cube, fold the napkin in half and deposit the sugar in the flute, top with fizzy stuff, express the oils of a lemon peel over the surface of the drink and throw peel out

Champagne flute, lemon peel (discarded)

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Greyhound

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1.5oz Gin/Vodka
1/2oz Grapefruit

Serve over ice

Highball glass

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Black Russian

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1.5oz Vodka
3/4 Kahlua Liqueur

Pour ingredients over ice

Lowball glass

Not too interesting. Try a more flavorsome coffee liqueur like Galliano Ristretto

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Kamikaze

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1oz Vodka
1oz Triple Sec
1oz Lime juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain

Cocktail glass, Lime slice

For those who like Margaritas without all that Tequila deliciousness

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French 75

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1.5oz Gin
3/4oz Lemon Juice
1/2oz Simple Syrup
Champagne

Shake Gin, Simple Syrup, and Lemon juice with ice and strain into ice-filled glass or chilled flute. Top with Champagne

Highball glass, lemon twist

Created at Harry’s in Paris, owes its name to 75mm French artillery used in WWII

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Cosmopolitan

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1.5oz Vodka
1/2oz Triple Sec
1/2oz Cranberry juice
1/2oz Lime juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into cocktail glass

Cocktail glass, lime twist

Cheryl Cook’s name often bandied about when discussing the Cosmo’s origin. Working in south beach in the mid-1980’s, Cook based original recipe on the then-new Absolute Citron Vodka, triple sec, Rose’s lime cordial, and “just enough cranberry to make it oh so pretty pink”

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Manhattan

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2oz Rye Whiskey
1oz Sweet Vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Stir all ingredient with ice and strain

Cocktail glass, Cherry

New York’s Manhattan Club claims the drink was made for Lady Randolph Churchill, Sir Winston’s mum in 1874. For a Perfect Manhattan, use 1oz Vermouth, half dry and half sweet. A dry Manhattan replaces sweet vermouth with the drier stuff entirely

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Hemingway Daquiri

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2oz White Rum (Havana Club)
3/4oz Lime juice
1/2oz Grapefruit juice
1/2oz Maraschino Liqueur
1/4oz Simple syrup

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain

Cocktail class, lime wedge/wheel

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Gin Fizz

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2oz Gin
3/4oz Lemon juice
3/4oz Simple Syrup
Soda water

Combine Gin, Lemon, and Simple in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into an empty Collins glass, with no ice. Top with soda water

Collins glass

Fundamental difference between a fizz and a collins is the use or disuse of ice. Also a collins is built directly in the glass where a fizz is shaken. Some variations on the collins include: silver fizz (use of an egg white), golden fizz (use of an egg yolk), royal fizz (use of the whole egg), and the diamond fizz (substitute sparkling wine for soda water).

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Gibson

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2.5oz Gin
1/2oz Dry Vermouth

Stir ingredients with ice and strain

Cocktail glass, pearl onion

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Aviation

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1.5oz London dry gin
1/2oz Maraschino Liqueur
3/4oz Lemon Juice
1 Barspoon Creme de Violette

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake to chill. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass

Cocktail glass, Cherry (Maraschino, Amarena, Brandied Cherry) or Lemon peel

Name indicates the desired color of the cocktail–a light blue that should be reminiscent of the sky. A drier variation, the Casino, swaps a few dashes of Orange bitters for the violet liquer

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Martinez

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1oz Genever
2oz Sweet Vermouth
1/4oz Maraschino Liqueur
2 dashes Booker’s or Angostura Bitters

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain

Cocktail glass, twist of Lemon or Orange

Generally credited as the forerunner to the dry Martini

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Long Island Iced Tea

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1/2oz Vodka
1/2oz Tequila
1/2oz White Rum
1/2oz Triple Sec
1/2oz Gin
3/4 Lemon juice
1oz Simple Syrup
1oz Coca-Cola

Stir all ingredients with ice

Highball Glass, Lemon twist

Popular among bro’s

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Harvey Wallbanger

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1oz Vodka
1/2oz Galliano
4oz Orange juice

Pour Vodka and Orange juice in a ice-filled glass. Float Galliano on top

Highball glass, Orange slice

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Old Fashioned

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2oz Rye Whiskey
3 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 bar spoon Simple Syrup

Stir and strain over fresh ice

Old fashioned glass, Orange peel

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Mint Julep

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2oz Bourbon
10-12 Mint Leaves
1/2oz Simple syrup

Add Simple and Mint leaves to the base of the glass and muddle. Add crushed ice and 1oz of Bourbon to the glass and mix with a bar spoon. Add more crushed ice and the rest of the bourbon to the glass, mixing again. Cap with crushed ice and garnish with two mint sprigs. Arrange the straws next to the mint sprigs.

Silver or Pewter julep mug, Mint

The cocktail’s name is supposedly derived from the Arabic julab, or “rose water.” When adding the mint sprigs for garnish, “wake” them by whacking them against your hand.

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Margarita

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2oz Tequila
3/4oz Cointreau (or Combier)
3/4oz Lime juice
Simple Syrup to taste (optional)

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into salt rimmed glass, with or without ice

Cocktail glass, Lime wedge

“Tommy’s Margarita” uses Agave nectar in place of the Orange liqueur

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Bee’s Knees

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1.5oz Gin
3/4oz Honey
3/4oz Lemon Juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain

Cocktail glass, twist of lemon

Important to augment honey in a way that makes it mixable, as it will lock up completely when it comes into contact with the ice

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Cable Car

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1.5oz Captain Morgan spiced rum
3/4oz Marie Brizard Orange Curacao
1oz Lemon Juice
1/2oz Simple syrup

Rim the glass with cinnamon and sugar. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain

Cocktail glass, orange twist

A modern day favorite from Tony Abou-Ganim, think of this as a rum-based Sidecar

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Hurricane

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4oz Dark Jamaican Rum
2oz Lemon juice
2oz Passion fruit syrup

Shake with ice and pour without straining

Hurricane glass, Lemon wheel

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Negroni

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1oz Gin
1oz Sweet Vermouth
1oz Campari

Stir ingredients together with ice

Old fashioned glass, Orange peel

For a brunch friendly alternative, omit the Gin and lengthen with Prosecco to create a Negroni Sbagliato

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Grasshopper

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1oz Green Creme de Menthe
1oz White Creme de Cacao
1oz Cream

Shake all ingredients over ice and strain

Cocktail glass

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Mojito

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1.5oz White Rum
3/4oz Lime juice
2tsp. Sugar
8-10 Mint leaves
Soda water

Muddle Mint, Lime, and Sugar, add ice and rum, and top with soda

Highball glass, Mint sprig

Try swapping the soda water for bubbly!

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Martini (Classic)

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2.5oz Gin
1/2oz Dry Vermouth

Stir ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass

Cocktail glass, Olives or Lemon peel

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Bobby Burns

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2oz Blended Scotch
1/4oz Benedictine
1oz Sweet Vermouth

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain

Cocktail glass, lemon twist

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Caipirinha

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2oz Cachaca
Juice of two lime quarters
2tsp. Sugar

Muddle sugar and lime quarters until sugar is dissolved.. Add crushed ice and Cachaca

Lowball glass, lime wedge

Taste as you go to make sure everything is in balance

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Cape Codder

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1.5oz Vodka
4oz Cranberry juice
1/4 Lime juice

Pour over ice

Highball glass, lime wedge

Allegedly named after MA’s Cape Codder Resort. Omit the lime juice to make a Cape Cod

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Gimlet

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2oz Plymouth Gin
3/4oz Lime juice
3/4oz Simple Syrup

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain

Cocktail glass, wedge of lime

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Madras

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2oz Vodka
2oz Cranberry juice
2oz Orange juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with ice

Highball glass, Orange slice

Sweeter variation of a Sea Breeze

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