Classic Cocktails & Spirits Flashcards

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Rob Roy

A
2oz Scotch
3/4 Sweet vermouth
3 dashes Angostura bitters
Stirred and strained into coupe
Cherry Garnish
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Vieux Carre’

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2 tsp Benedictine
3/4 Cognac
3/4 Rye whiskey
3/4 Sweet Vermouth
Stirred and strained into coupe
Cherry Garnish
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3
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Whiskey Smash

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2oz Bourbon
3/4 Simple syrup
half lemon
4 mint leaves
Muddle Lemon then shake other ingredients, double Strained and served over ice.
Mint Garnish
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Aviation

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2oz Gin
1/2 Maraschino liqueur 
1/4 Creme de Violette
3/4 Lemon Juice
Shaken with all ingredients and strained into coupe glass
Cherry Garnish
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Manhattan

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2oz Rye whiskey
1oz Sweet Vermouth
5 drops Angostura bitters
Stirred and strained into coupe glass
Cherry Garnish
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Daiquiri

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2oz Dark Rum
1oz Lime juice
1oz Simple syrup
Shaken and strained into martini 
Lime wheel Garnish
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French 75

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1 1/2 Gin
3/4 Lemon juice
3/4 Simple Syrup
1 oz Champagne
Add ingredients other than champagne to shaker and strain in flute. top with Champagne.
Lemon Twist Garnish
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Boulevardier

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1 1/4 Rye whiskey
1oz Campari 
1oz Sweet Vermouth
Stirred and strained into martini glass
Orange twist Garnish
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Vesper

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3oz Gin
1oz Vodka
1/2 oz lillet blanc
Stirred and strained into martini glass
Lemon twist garnish
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Last word

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3/4 Gin
3/4 Maraschino 
3/4 Green Chartreuse
3/4 Lime juice
Shake and strained into coupe glass 
No Garnish
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Hanky Panky

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1 1/2 Gin
1 1/2 Sweet vermouth
1 1/2 Fernet Branca
Stirred and strained into martini glass
Orange Peel garnish
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Moscow Mule

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2oz Vodka
3 oz Ginger Beer
Lime juice
Build in copper mug
Garnish with Lime wheel
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Americano

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1 1/2 Campari
1 1/2 Sweet vermouth
Club soda
Build in glass
Orange twist Garnish
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Sazerac

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2oz Rye whiskey
3 dashes Peychaud Bitters
Absinthe rinse
1 sugar cube
Rinse glass with Absinthe, set aside
Muddle sugar with bitters and rye ice and stir
Strain into Rocks glass Poured neat
Lemon Peel garnish
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Paper plane

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Equal parts
Bourbon
Apperol
Nonino 
Lemon juice
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16
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Pimm’s

A
Pimms 
Gin
Lemon 
Lime
Simple Syrup
17
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Pisco Sour

A
Pisco
Egg whites
Lemon or Lime
Simple syrup
Angustora bitters
18
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Kamikaze

A

Vodka
Triple sec
lime juice

19
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Rusty Nail

A

Scotch

Drambuie

20
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What is Drambuie?

A

A liqueur made from scotch, honey, herbs and spices

21
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Pina colada

A

White rum
Creme of Coconut
Pineapple

22
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Paloma

A

Tequila
lime
Grapefruit soda

23
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Old Pal

A

Rye whiskey
dry vermouth
campari

24
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Cape Codder

A

Vodka
cranberry
lime juice

25
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French Martini

A

Vodka
Chambord
Pineapple juice

26
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Champagne Cocktail

A

Champagne
Cognac or brandy
bitters

27
Q

Name 3 highland scotches

A

Glenmorangie
Dalmore
Oban

28
Q

Name 3 speyside scotches

A

Balvenie
Glenfiddich
Glenlivet
Macallan

29
Q

Name 3 Islay Scotches

A

Bruichladdich
Laphroigh
lagavulin

30
Q

Name 3 blended scotches

A

Johnny walker
Chivas
Dewars

31
Q

What is the minimum required aging for bourbon?

A

2 years

32
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Name 3 Low land scotches

A

Glenkinchie
Auchentoshan
Bladnoch

33
Q

Match the flavor profiles to each scotch producing region:

  1. Pronounced peatiness:
  2. Mild and fruity:
  3. Soft, smooth, and least peaty:
A
  1. Island scotches
  2. Speyside scotches
  3. low land scotches
34
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Difference between Irish whiskey and scotch whisky in terms of production

A

Irish whiskey uses a much lower proportion of malted barley and do not rely on peat bogs fires to dry their damp malts.

35
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What are peat bogs

A

Scottish wetlands with decayed vegetation several meters under ground.

36
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Name 3 Irish whiskeys

A

Tulamore dew
Jameson
Bushmills