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Cocktails Flashcards

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Aviation

A
  • 1.5 oz Gin
  • .75 oz Maraschino
  • .5 oz Lemon
  • .25 oz Crème de Violet

(Shake and Garnish with a Cherry)

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Boulevardier

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  • 1 oz Bourbon
  • 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
  • 1 oz Campari

(Stir and Garnish with a Lemon Peel)

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Corpse Reviver No. 2 (4 pt =)

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  • Absinthe, to rinse
  • .75 oz London Dry Gin
  • .75 oz Lillet Blanc
  • .75 oz Orange Liqueur
  • .75 oz Lemon Juice

(Shake and strain into a coupe glass)

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Cosmopolitan (4pt)

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  • 1.5 oz Vodka
  • 1 oz Cranberry Juice
  • .5 oz Cointreau
  • .5 oz Fresh Lime Juice

(Shake well and double strain. Garnish with a lime wheel)

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Daiquiri

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  • 1.5 oz Rum
  • .75 oz Lime Juice
  • .75 oz Simple

Syrup (Shake and Garnish with a Lime)

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Dark ‘N’ Stormy

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  • 2 oz Dark Rum
  • .5 oz Lime Juice
  • Ginger beer, to top (about 5 oz)

(Garnish with a Lime)

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Egg White Sour

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Add ingredients to a shaker and dry-shake for 30 seconds without ice.

Add ice and shake again until well-chilled.

Strain into a coupe glass.

(When using egg white, you’ll want to perform a “dry shake” and shake all the ingredients without ice before shaking again with fresh ice. This pro move incorporates the ingredients together into one cohesive package.)

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Espresso Martini

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  • 2 oz Vodka
  • 1 oz Espresso (or cold brew concentrate)
  • .5 oz Coffee Liqueur (usually Kahlúa)
  • .5 oz simple syrup

(Shake and strain, garnish with a coffee bean)

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French 75

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  • 1 oz Gin
  • .5 oz Lemon Juice
  • .5 oz Simple Syrup
  • Dry Sparkling Wine

(Shake all ingredients, not the sparkling wine though, and strain into a flute. Garnish with a lemon twist.)

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French 76

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  • 1 oz Vodka
  • .5 oz Lemon Juice
  • .5 oz Simple Syrup
  • Dry Sparkling Wine

(Shake all ingredients, not the sparkling wine though, and strain into a flute. Garnish with a lemon twist.)

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Gimlet

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  • 1.5 oz Gin
  • .75 oz Lime Juice
  • .75 oz Simple Syrup

(Shake and Garnish with a Lime)

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Kir

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  • .5 oz Crème De Cassis
  • 5-6 Ounces Dry White Wine, Chilled
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Kir Royale

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  • .5 oz Crème De Cassis
  • 5-6 Ounces Dry Sparkling White Wine, Chilled
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Last Word (4pt =)

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  • .75 oz Gin
  • .75 oz Green Chartreuse
  • .75 oz ml Maraschino Luxardo
  • .75 oz ml Fresh Lime Juice

(Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass)

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Lemon Drop

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  • 1.5 oz Vodka
  • .75 oz Triple Sec
  • .75 oz Lemon Juice
  • .25 oz Simple

(Shake and strain into a sugar-rimmed glass)

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Mai Tai

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  • 1.5 oz Aged Rum
  • .5 oz Dark Rum
  • .5 oz Orange Curaćao
  • .5 oz Orgeat syrup
  • .25 oz Simple Simple Syrup
  • .75 oz Fresh Lime Juice

(Shake ingredients vigorously, and garnish with lime and a sprig of fresh mint.)

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Manhattan

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  • 2 oz Bourbon Or Rye
  • 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
  • 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
  • 1 Dash Orange Bitters

(Stir until well-chilled and garnish with a brandied cherry)

18
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Margarita

A
  • 2 oz Tequila Blanco
  • 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1 oz Cointreau

(Salt Rim ad Garnish with Lime)

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Mojito

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  • 3 Mint Leaves
  • 2 oz White Rum
  • .75 oz Simple Syrup
  • .75 oz Lime Juice
  • Soda Top

(Lightly muddle the mint with the simple syrup in a shaker. Add the rum, lime juice, and ice, and give it a brief shake. Strain and top with the club soda. Garnish with a mint sprig and lime.)

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Moscow Mule

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  • 2 oz Vodka
  • .5 oz Lime Juice
  • Ginger beer, to top (about 4 oz)

(Garnish with a Lime)

21
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Negroni

A
  • 1 oz Gin
  • 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
  • 1 oz Campari

(Stir and Garnish with an Orange Peel)

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Old Fashioned

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  • 2 oz Bourbon Or Rye
  • .25 oz Simple Syrup
  • 5 Dash Angostura Bitters
  • 1 Dash Orange Bitters

(Stir and Garnish with an Orange Peel for Bourbon or Lemon for Rye)

23
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Paloma

A
  • 1.5 oz Tequila
  • 2 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
  • .5 ounce Lime Juice
  • .5 ounce Agave Nectar Or Simple Syrup
  • Soda Top (Grapefruit Soda Where Possible)

(Salt Rim ad Garnish with Lime)

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Paper Plane

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  • .75 oz Bourbon
  • .75 oz Aperol
  • .75 oz Amaro Nonino
  • .75 oz ounce Lemon Juice

(Shake and strain into a coupe glass)

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Sazerac

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  • Absinthe, to rinse
  • 2 oz Rye Whiskey
  • .25 oz Simple Syrup (Demerara Preferred)
  • 5 Dashes of Peychaud’s bitters
  • 2 Dashes of Angostura bitters

(Garnish with a Lemon Twist)

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Sidecar

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  • 1.5 oz Cognac
  • .75 oz Cointreau
  • .75 oz Lemon Juice
  • .25 oz Simple Syrup

(Shake all ingredients with ice. Rim half a chilled coupe glass with sugar. Garnish with a lemon twist.)

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Vesper

A
  • 1 oz Gin
  • 1 oz Vodka
  • .5 oz Lillet Blanc or Cocchi Americano
  • 2 Dashes Orange Bitters

(Stir until well-chilled and garnish with a lemon twist)

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