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An Old Fashioned

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Bourbon or rye
Angostura bitters
1 sugar cube
Ice cubes
Few dashes of plain water

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What is bourbon made from

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Corn: Bourbon is a type of American whiskey, a barrel-aged distilled liquor made primarily from cor

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What is Angostura Bitters made from?

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Herbs and spices by House of Angostura in Trinidad and Tobago with extracts of grasses, roots, leaves and fruits dissolved in alcohol.

Gentian root (image) gives it its bitterness.

Orange peel, cassia bark, (which is like cinnamon and of same family, but a lot stronger), cascarilla, (spicy, peppery bark) and cinchona bark (contains quinine - dangerous in overdose).

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What is a Moscow Mule?

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Vodka

Lime juice

Ginger beer

Ice cubes

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What is a Negroni

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Gin,

Campari

Vermouth

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What is Vermouth?

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According to Italian law:

Vermouth is a product made up of at least 75% wine, fortified and flavored with an alcoholic infusion of herbs and spices which must include artemisia (mugwort). It is this herb and its dried buds that mainly characterizes the recipe of vermouth.

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What is Campari?

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Campari is an Italian alcoholic liqueur, considered an apéritif - obtained from the infusion of herbs and fruit (including chinotto and cascarilla) in alcohol and water. It is a bitters, characterised by its dark red colour.

Chinotto is a type of carbonated soft drink produced from the juice of the fruit of the myrtle-leaved orange tree.
Cascarilla bark is also used to flavor the liqueurs Campari and Vermouth.

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Carbonated water, sugar, lemon juice, and gin are ingredients for which cocktail?

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Tom Collins

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What is the difference between a White Russian and a Black Russian cocktail?

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A White Russian cocktail contains cream or milk

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Which spirit is used in a Pina Colada cocktail

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Rum

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Which ingredients are used for a classic Old Fashioned?

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Orange twist, plain water, sugar, bitters, and bourbon

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A “Sombrero” is a cocktail made with half-and-half cream and coffee liqueur. What is the other name of this beverage?

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Muddy River

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What ingredient makes a “John Collins” cocktail different from a “Tom Collins” cocktail?

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Bourbon

Tom Collins is gin

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Which red liquid gives some drinks, such as Shirley Temple”, the red colour

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Grenadine

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How is the popular cocktail “Sex on the Beach” often served?

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In a rocks glass or as a shot.

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Which of the following is a main ingredient in Dark ‘N Stormy

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Dark Rum

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Which ingredient is added to make a plain martini become a dirty martini?

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Olive juice

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Which drink is often served in a copper mug?

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Moscow Mule

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Brandy, sweetener, chopped fruit, and wine are ingredients in which cocktail?

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Sangria

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Which was a favourite drink of Ernest Hemingway?

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Daiquiri

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Which classic cocktail, consisting of Angostura bitters, vermouth, and bourbon, was popularised by Marilyn Monroe in the movie “Cocktail”?

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Manhattan

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In “Casino Royale”, James Bond invents which cocktail with Angostura bitters, white Lillet, vodka, lemon zest, and gin?

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A Vesper

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23
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When did the first known written mention of cocktail appear as an alcoholic drink?

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Around 1800

24
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What is a highball cocktail?

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Containing only a mixer and a distilled spirit.

25
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Which spirit is used in a Salty Dog?

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Gin

26
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What are the main ingredients in a traditional Appletini?

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Apple Pucker and vodka

27
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Which cocktail contains grapefruit juice, cranberry juice, and vodka?

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Sea Breeze

28
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“Pina colada”, literally meaning strained pineapple, is the national drink of which country?

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Puerto Rico

29
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The Sidecar cocktail was first invented at the end of World War I in which European country?

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Paris, France

30
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Harvey Wallbanger is a mixed drink made with Galliano, vodka, and which fruit juice?

A

Orange Juice

31
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Which cocktail mixes Sambuca and Baileys Irish Cream?

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Slippery Nipple

32
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  1. Which cocktail is made with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed or sweetened lime juice?
A

Cosmopolitan

33
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  1. Which cocktail is made with whisky, sweet vermouth and bitters?
A

Manhattan

34
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  1. Which cocktail is a mixed drink composed of vodka, Galliano, and orange juice?
A

Harvey Wallbanger

35
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  1. What are the two ingredients found in a screwdriver?
A

Orange Juice and vodka

36
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  1. Which cocktail is vodka and coffee liqueur?
A

A Black Russian

37
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  1. Which cocktail consists of tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice often served with salt on the rim of the glass?
A

Margarita

38
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  1. In most pina coladas what is the only alcoholic ingredient?
A

Rum

39
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  1. Which famous cocktail was developed by a bartender at the Raffles Hotel in 1913?
A

A Singapore Sling

40
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  1. Which cocktail is made from gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water?
A

A Tom Collins

41
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  1. What would you call a beer cocktail made from Guinness and Champagne?
A

A Black Velvet

42
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  1. Which cocktail containing vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice and cranberry juice is usually consumed during summer months?
A

Sex on the Beach

43
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  1. Which cocktail served unmixed in a tall glass is made of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine syrup?
A

A Tequila Sunrise

44
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  1. A Pink Lady is a pink colour due to adding which non-alcoholic ingredient?
A

Grenadine

45
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Daiquirí is also the name of a beach near the second largest city in which country?

A

Cuba

46
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  1. Which mixed drink is made with bourbon, lemon juice, a teaspoon of sugar, and an optional egg white?
A

Whiskey Sour

47
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  1. Which cherries are an ingredient in many cocktails, giving them the nickname “cocktail cherries”?
A

Maraschino Cherries

48
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  1. Which tequila-based cocktail, also known as “the working man’s drink”, is the Spanish word for “dove”?
A

Paloma

49
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  1. What’s the primary alcoholic drink in a mint julep?
A

Bourbon

50
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  1. Which cocktail is typically made with 2 parts gin and 1 part lime juice?
A

Gimlet

51
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Which traditional Cuban highball consists of white rum, lime juice, sugar, soda water, and mint?

A

Mojito

52
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  1. One of the most popular cocktails in the United Kingdom is a ‘porn star’ what?
A

A porn star martini (well…have never heard of it myself..but hey!)

53
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  1. Which popular Italian cocktail is made of one part gin, one part vermouth rosso, and one part Campari, garnished with orange peel?
A

A negroni

54
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What is ginger beer?

A

Traditional ginger beer is a sweetened and carbonated, usually non-alcoholic beverage. Historically it was produced by the natural fermentation of prepared ginger spice, yeast and sugar.

55
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What flavour is Galliano Liqueur?

A

Vanilla and anise. (with lemony and woody undertones).

56
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What is a Triple Sec?

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Triple sec is an orange-flavoured liqueur that originated in France. Used in preparing many mixed drinks such as margaritas, cosmopolitans, sidecars, Long Island iced teas, and mai tais.

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