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Buck

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Base Formula: Spirit + Lemon or Lime Juice + Ginger Beer/Ale

Glass: Highball, Collins, Cup

Garnish: Lemon/Lime Wedge or Wheel

Serve: On the Rocks

Defining Characteristic: Ginger Beer/Ale

Examples: Gin Buck, Moscow Mule

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Cobbler

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Base Formula: Spirit or Wine + Sweetener + Fruit+ Carbonated Water

Glass: Goblet, Collins, Highball, or Cobbler

Garnish: Fruits

Serve: Shaken with Crushed Ice and a Straw

Defining Characteristic: Fruit Garnish and Additions + crushed ice

Notes: Any liqueur or fruit syrup can be used as the sweetener/Not all require fruit to be muddled

Examples: Bramble, Brandy Cobbler

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Colada

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Base Formula: Spirit + Fruit Juice + Sweetener

Glass: Colada Glass

Garnish: Fruit

Serve: Blended with Crushed Ice

Defining Characteristic: Blending

Example: Pina Colada

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Collins

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Base Formula: Spirit + Lemon or Lime Juice + Sweetener + Carbonated Water

Glass: Collins

Garnish: drink specific

Serve: Stirred or Shaken over ice

Defining Characteristic: Lime Juice + Carbonated Water

Notes: Sweetener can be sugar, syrup, or liqueur

Example: Tom Collins, John Collins

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Cooler

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Base Formula: Spirit or Wine + Carbonated Beverage

Glass: Collins

Garnish: Long Citrus Peel

Serve: Built in Glass with Ice

Defining Characteristic: Citrus Peel Garnish + Carbonated Beverage

Notes: Often bitters and flavored syrup/liqueurs are added, Carbonated Beverage could be sparkling water, ginger ale/beer, tonic water, club soda, soda etc

Example: Klondike Cooler, Harvard Cooler

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Crusta

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Base Formula: Spirit + Maraschino Liqueur + Orange Liqueur + Lemon Juice + Sugar+ Bitters

Glass: Champagne Flute or Wine Glass

Garnish: Long Citrus Peel, Crusted Sugar-Coated Glass Rim

Serve: Shaken and Up

Defining Characteristic: Crusted Sugar-Coated Rim + Citrus Peel

Notes: Original Called for Luxardo and Cointreu

Example: Brandy Crusta, Bourbon Crusta, Feather Duster Crusta

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Cup

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Base Formula 1: Spirit + Vermouth or Wine + Orange Liqueur + Bitters + Carbonated Beverage

Base Formula 2: Brandy + Orange Liqueur + Carbonated Water + Fruits + Sugar + Wine or Bubbles

Glass: Pitchers, Goblet, Collins, Highball, Wine Glass

Garnish: Citrus Slices, Mint Leaves and Sprigs

Serve: Stir in glass over ice

Defining Characteristic:

Notes: Different variations between Difford’s Guide and Old MR Boston Deluxe Guide

Example: Bourdon Fruit Cup, Claret Cup

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Daisy

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Base Formula: Spirit + Sweet Cordial or Liqueur + Lemon or Lime Juice

Glass: Coupe, Old-Fashioned, Goblet, Copper Mug, Highball

Garnish: Fruit

Serve: Shaken, Up, with Crushed Ice, Large Ice Block,

Defining Characteristic:

Notes: Often used with orange liqueur and grenadine as

Example: Perfect 36, Margarita, Daiquiri, Cosmopolitan

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(Egg) Nog

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Base Formula: Spirit + Sweetener + Whole Egg + Milk or Cream

Glass: Double Rocks, Collins, Highball, Toddy, Bowl

Garnish: Nutmeg

Serve: Shaken and Up. Also can be served hot

Defining Characteristic: Egg and Milk

Notes: Sweetener can be both sugar and/or liqueur

Example: Eggnog

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Fix

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Base Formula: Spirit + Lemon Juice + Sugar (Syrup)

Glass: Old-Fashioned, Highball, Double Rocks, Goblet

Garnish: Fruits, Berries

Serve: Shaken and over crushed ice and a straw

Defining Characteristics: Crushed Ice + Fruit

Notes: A miniature Cobbler

Example: Gin Fix, Whiskey Fix

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Fizz

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Base Formula: Spirit or Liqueur + Citrus Juice + Sugar + Carbonated Beverage

Glass: Highball

Garnish: Drink Specific

Serve: Shaken and Straight Up into Chilled Glass

Defining Characteristic: Shaken Method and adding egg white

Notes: Calls for Egg whites and yolks, cream, any carbonated mixer including bubbles. A morning

Example: Ramos Gin Fizz, Silver Fizz, Golden Fizz

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Flip

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Base Formula: Spirit + Sugar + Whole Egg

Glass: Coupe or Wine Glass

Garnish: Nutmeg

Serve: Shaken and Up. Can be served Hot

Defining Characteristic: Including a Whole Egg

Notes: Can also be with a fortified wine. similar to Egg Nogs but don’t have cream.

Example: Brandy Flip, Whiskey Flip

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Frozen

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Base Formula: Spirit or Liqueur-based Cocktail

Glass: Any

Garnish: Drink Specific

Serve: Blended with Crushed Ice

Defining Characteristic: Blended Cocktail with slushy consistency

Notes: Any cocktail can be used.

Examples: Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri

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Grog

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Base Formula: Rum + Lemon Juice + Sweetener

Glass: (Double) Old-Fashioned

Garnish: Drink Specific

Serve: Shaken and On The Rocks

Defining Characteristic: Anything Rum and Diluted Water

Notes: Fruits and Spices can be included

Example: Grog

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Highball

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Base Formula: Spirit + Carbonated Beverage

Glass: Highball

Garnish: Drink Specific

Serve: Build in Glass with ice

Defining Characteristic: No Citrus

Notes: Similar to Collins. Mostly Carbonated Water but any carbonate can be used

Example: Whiskey Highball

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Julep

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Base Formula: Spirit + Sugar + Mint

Glass: Julep Cup

Garnish: Mint Leaves

Serve: Muddled (opt) Shaken over Crushed Ice and a Straw

Defining Characteristic: Mint

Notes: Can add liqueurs

Example: Mint Julep, Heather Julip

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Mist (Frappe)

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Base Formula: Spirit or Liqueur or Cocktail or Non-Alcoholic Liquid

Glass: Any

Garnish: Any

Serve: Over Crushed Ice

Defining Characteristics: Crushed Ice, Producing Mist

Example: Scotch Mist, Cointreau Mist

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Mull

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Base Formula: Wine + Herbs and Spices

Glass: Goblet, Wine Glass or Toddy

Garnish: Drink Specific

Serve: Stirred and Hot

Defining Characteristic: Wine

Example: Mulled Wine

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Pousse Cafe

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Base Formula: Spirit(s) + Liqueur(s) + Cordial(s) + Cream(s)

Glass: Shot Glass

Garnish: None

Serve: Layered in Glass

Defining Characteristic: Layers and Floats

Example: Pousse-Cafe

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Puff

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Base Formula: Spirit or Liqueur + Milk + Carbonated Water

Glass: Old-Fashioned

Garnish: Drink Specific

Serve: Shaken, Topped and Over Ice

Defining Characteristic: Milk + Carbonate

Example:

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Punch

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Base Formula: Spirit or Wine or Liqueur + Citrus Juice + Sweetener

Glass: Punch Cup, Bowl, Highball, Collins

Garnish: Any

Serve: Mixed in Glass with Ice

Defining Characteristic: Batch Quantity

Notes: Can also have spices, be hot with milk or cream base

Example: Bombay Punch, Fish House Punch

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Rickey

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Base Formula: Spirit + Lime Juice + Carbonated Water

Glass: Highball

Garnish: Lime Wedge

Serve: Build in Glass, Stir, Top off, On The Rocks

Defining Characteristic: Lime Juice, no sweetener

Example: Gin Rickey, Brandy Rickey

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Sangaree

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Base Formula: Wine or Port or Beer + Spirit + Sweetener

Glass: Various

Garnish: Nutmeg

Serve: Up or On The Rocks

Defining Characteristic: Nutmeg

Notes: Influenced by Sangria, Liqueur can be sweetener or sugar or syrup, Brandy Sangaree has Club Soda

Examples: Gin Sangaree, Brandy Sangaree, Rum Sangaree

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Scaffa

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Base Formula: Spirit + Liqueur + Bitters

Glass: Coupe or Nick & Nora

Garnish: Any

Serve: Room Temp, Neat

Defining Characteristic: Room Temp

Notes: Very strong

Examples:

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Screw

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Base Formula: (White) Spirit + Orange Juice

Glass: Collins

Garnish: Orange Wheel or Slice

Serve: Mixed in Glass, On The Rocks

Defining Characteristic: Orange Juice

Notes: Any cocktail that contains OJ and a White Spirit

Examples: Screwdriver

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Blazer

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Base Formula: Spirit + Sweetener

Glass: Snifter

Garnish: Any

Serve: Up and Warm

Defining Characteristic: Neat

Notes: Could be Liqueur

Examples: Warmed Grand Marriner

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Shrub

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Glass:

Garnish:

Serve:

Defining Characteristic:

Notes:

Examples:

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Sling

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Base Formula: Spirit + Lemon Juice + Sugar or Liqueur + Carbonated Water

Glass: Sling Glass, Highball

Garnish: Citrus Wedge

Serve: Shaken and Over Full Ice

Defining Characteristic: Lemon Juice, Liqueur as sweetener

Notes: Damn near similar to Collins

Examples: Singapore Slings, Gin Sling Brandy Sling

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Smash

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Base Formula: Spirit + Sugar + Mint

Glass: Old-Fashioned

Garnish: Fruit or Mint

Serve: Muddled, Shaken, Over Large Cube or Crushed Ice

Defining Characteristic: Served in Old-Fashioned Glass

Notes: How is this different from a Julep

Examples: Gin Basil Smash, Whiskey Smash

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Sour

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Base Formula: Spirit or Liqueur + Lemon or Lime Juice + Sugar

Glass: Old-Fashioned, Double Rocks

Garnish: Drink Specific

Serve: Shaken On The Rocks or Up

Defining Characteristic:

Notes: Bitters and Egg Whites are commonly included

Examples: Whiskey Sour

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Swizzle

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Defining Characteristic:

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Tea

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Toddy

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Defining Characteristic:

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