Cocktails Flashcards
Moscow Mule
Vodka, lime juice, ginger beer
Screwdriver
Vodka and OJ
Gimlet
Gin: Gin and sweetened lime juice
Vodka: vodka, lime and simple syrup.
Bloody Mary
Vodka, Bloody Mary
mix, celery salt, Worcestershire sauce
Note: Bloody Mary mixes and additives
will vary from bar to bar
Cosmopolitan
Citron vodka (citron is lemon flavored), triple sec, cranberry, lime juice
Lemon Drop Martini
citron Vodka, triple sec, lemon juice, simple syrup
Appletini
Vodka, apple pucker (schnapps), splash of sweet/sour
Pomegranate Martini
Vodka
Pomegranate juice
Triple Sec
Lemon juice
Simple syrup
Negroni
Gin, sweet vermouth, Campari
French 75
Gin, lemon juice, triple sec, champagne
Martini
Vodka/Gin and vermouth
Dry Martini: Refers to the amount of vermouth in your Martini. The less vermouth, the drier it is.
Dirty Martini: Using a bit of olive juice makes a Martini dirty. The olive juice can be used instead of or with the vermouth.
Straight up: A Martini ‘straight up’ means shaken or stirred with ice and strained into the glass.
Mojito
White rum, simple syrup, lime juice, mint, club soda
Daiquiri
White rum, lime juice, simple syrup
Pina Colada
White Rum, pineapple juice, coco Lopez (cream OF coconut)
Margarita
tequila, triple sec, and lime juice
Paloma
tequila, lime juice, and a grapefruit-flavored soda such as Fresca, Squirt, or Jarritos
Old Fashioned
whiskey/ bourbon, sugar, bitters, and muddling orange and cherry
Manhattan
whiskey (usually rye), sweet vermouth, and bitters
Difference between Old Fashioned and Manhattan
The Old Fashioned is sweetened with sugar. More specifically, it is supposed to be sweetened with a sugar cube that is dissolved in a splash of water. However, some mixologists will also sweeten their Old Fashioned with simple syrup. A Manhattan on the other hand is sweetened with sweet vermouth.
Long Island Iced Tea
vodka, tequila, light rum, triple sec, gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and a splash of cola
Irish Coffee
Irish whiskey (Jameson), hot coffee, and sugar, which has been stirred and topped with cream
French Martini
vodka, pineapple juice, and chambord (raspberry liqueur)
Mimosa
Champagne and OJ
Espresso Martini
Espresso, Kahlua (coffee liqueur), and vodka.