Cocktails Flashcards
Classic Martini Ingredients
2 ounces gin
½ ounce dry vermouth
Ice
Olive for garnish
Classic Martini Instructions
Chill a martini glass or coupe.
In a mixing glass, add ice, gin, and dry vermouth.
Stir rapidly to chill.
Strain into chilled glass.
Garnish with olive.
Bloody Mary Ingredients
2 ounces vodka
4 ounces tomato juice
½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
¼ ounce Tobasco
¼ ounce horseradish
2-3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
Pinch celery salt
Pinch black pepper
Pinch smoked paprika
Ice
Lime wedge and celery stick for garnish
Bloody Mary Instructions
In a highball or pint glass, add ice, vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, Tobasco, horseradish, Worcestershire, celery salt, black pepper, and smoked paprika.
Stir rapidly to mix.
Garnish with lime wedge and celery stick.
Old Fashioned Ingredients
Sugar cube
2 dashes aromatic bitters
2 ounces bourbon
Splash of water
Ice
Orange peel for garnish
Old Fashioned Instructions
In a rocks glass, muddle sugar cube and bitters.
Add ice, bourbon, and a splash of water.
Stir to mix.
Garnish with orange peel.
Gin & Tonic Ingredients
2 ounces gin
Ice
Tonic to top off
Lime wedge
Gin & Tonic Instructions
In a highball glass, add ice and gin.
Top off with tonic.
Garnish
Kamikaze Ingredients
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce orange liqueur
1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
Ice
Lime wedge
Kamikaze Instructions
In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, orange liqueur, and lime juice.
Shake to chill.
Strain into rocks glass.
Garnish with lime wedge.
Lemon Drop Ingredients
1½ ounces vodka
¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ ounce simple syrup
Ice
Lemon twist for garnish
Lemon Drop Instructions
Chill a martini glass or coupe.
In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
Shake to chill.
Strain into chilled glass.
Garnish with lemon twist.
Long island Iced Tea Ingredients
½ ounce vodka
½ ounce gin
½ ounce rum
½ ounce tequila
½ ounce orange liqueur
¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ ounce simple syrup
4 ounces cola
Ice
Lemon wheel for garnish
Long island Iced Tea Instructions
In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, gin, rum, tequila, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
Shake to chill.
Strain into highball glass over fresh ice.
Add cola.
Garnish with lemon wheel.
Tom Collins Ingredients
2 ounces gin
2 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice
1½ ounces simple syrup
Ice
Club soda to top off
Lemon wheel for garnish
Tom Collins Instructions
In a cocktail shaker, add ice, gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
Shake to chill.
Strain into highball glass over fresh ice.
Top off with club soda.
Garnish with lemon wheel.
Manhattan Ingredients
2 ounces rye whiskey
1 ounce sweet vermouth
Ice
Cherry for garnish
Manhattan Instructions
Chill a martini glass or coupe.
In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rye whiskey, and sweet vermouth.
Stir rapidly to chill.
Strain into chilled glass.
Garnish with cherry.
Margarita Ingredients
Lime wedge and salt for rim
2 ounces tequila
1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
½ ounce orange liqueur
½ ounce simple syrup
Ice
Lime wedge for garnish
Margarita Instructions
To prepare rim, rub the rim of the glass with the lime wedge.
With the salt on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the salt to coat.
In a cocktail shaker, add ice, tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and simple syrup.
Shake to chill.
Strain into prepared glass.
Garnish with lime wedge.
Daiquiri Ingredients
3 ounces white rum
1½ ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
½ ounce simple syrup
Ice
Lime wedge for garnish, optional
Daiquiri Instructions
Chill a martini glass or coupe.
In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rum, lime juice, and simple syrup.
Shake to chill.
Strain into chilled glass.
Garnish with lime wedge, if desired.
Gimlet Ingredients
2 ounces gin
¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
¾ ounce simple syrup
Ice
Lime wheel for garnish
Gimlet Instructions
In a cocktail shaker, add ice, gin, lime juice, and simple syrup.
Shake to chill.
Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
Garnish with lime wheel.
Mojito Ingredients
8-10 fresh mint leaves
¾ ounce simple syrup
¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
2 ounces white rum
Ice
Club soda to top off
Mint leaves and lime wedge for garnish
Mojito Instructions
In a cocktail shaker, muddle mint leaves with a splash of simple syrup and rum.
Add lime juice, rum, and remaining simple syrup.
Shake to mix and chill.
Do not strain, pour into highball glass.
Top off with club soda.
Garnish with mint leaves and lime wedge.
Negroni Ingredients
1 ounce gin
1 ounce Campari
1 ounce sweet vermouth
Ice
Orange peel for garnish
Negroni Ingredients
In a mixing glass, add ice, gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth.
Stir rapidly to chill.
Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
Garnish with orange peel.
Whiskey Sour Ingredients
¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ ounce simple syrup
2 ounces whiskey
1 egg white
Ice
Cocktail cherry and orange slice for garnish
Whiskey Sour Instructions
In a cocktail shaker, add whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, and egg white.
Dry shake for approximately 45 seconds to mix ingredients and create a froth.
Add ice to shaker.
Shake to chill.
Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
Garnish with cocktail cherry and orange slice.
Moscow Mule Ingredients
2 ounces vodka
½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
Ice
Ginger beer to top off
Mint sprig and lime wedge for garnish
Moscow Mule Instructions
In a rocks glass or copper mug, add ice, vodka, and lime juice.
Top off with ginger beer.
Stir to mix.
Garnish with mint sprig and lime wedge.
Sazerac Ingredients
¼ ounce absinthe rinse
Ice
2 ounces rye whiskey
3-4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
½ ounce simple syrup
Lemon peel for garnish
Sazerac Instructions
Chill a rocks glass.
Rinse chilled glass with absinthe, discarding the rest.
In prepared glass, add ice, whiskey, bitters, and simple syrup.
Stir to mix.
Garnish with lemon peel.
Amaretto Sour Ingredients
1½ ounces amaretto liqueur
¾ ounce simple syrup
¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
Ice
Orange slice and cherry for garnish
Amaretto Sour Instructions
In a cocktail shaker, add ice, amaretto liqueur, simple syrup, and lemon juice.
Shake to chill.
Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
Garnish with orange slice and cherry.
French 75 Ingredients
1½ ounces gin
½ freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ ounce simple syrup
Ice
Prosecco to top off
Lemon ribbon for garnish
French 75 Instructions
Chill a Champagne flute.
In a cocktail shaker, add ice, gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
Shake to chill.
Strain into chilled flute.
Top off with prosecco.
Garnish with lemon ribbon.
Sidecar Ingredients
Lemon wedge and sugar for rim
¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
¾ ounce orange liqueur
1½ ounces Cognac
Ice
Orange twist for garnish, optional
Sidecar Instructions
Chill a martini glass or coupe.
To prepare rim, rub the rim of the martini glass or coupe with the lemon wedge.
With the sugar on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the sugar to coat.
In a cocktail shaker, add lemon juice, orange liqueur, Cognac, and ice.
Shake to chill.
Strain into prepared glass.
Garnish with orange twist, if desired.
Cosmopolitan Ingredients
½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
½ ounce cranberry juice
¾ ounce orange liqueur
2 ounces citron vodka
Ice
Lime wedge for garnish
Cosmopolitan Instructions
Chill a martini glass or coupe.
In a cocktail shaker, add lime juice, cranberry juice, orange liqueur, citron vodka, and ice.
Shake to chill.
Strain into chilled glass.
Garnish with lime wedge.
White Russian Ingredients
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce coffee liqueur
1 ounce heavy cream
Ice
White Russian Instructions
In a rocks glass, add ice, vodka, and coffee liqueur.
Top off with heavy cream.
Stir if desired.
What is the formula for Sour Cocktails? Examples?
Whisky Sours, Margaritas
1 part sweet (ex., simple syrup, agave nectar, or liqueur)
1 part sour (ex., lime or lemon juice)
2 parts strong (ex., distilled spirit)
Shake with ice
What is the formula for Fizz Cocktails? Examples?
Fizzes are mostly sours with some club soda added. For example, a gin fizz
1 part sweet
1 part sour
2 parts strong
Shake with ice and strain over ice in a rocks or highball glass. Stir in:
2 to 4 parts fizzy
Fizzy might include club soda, sparkling water, or even flavored soda, although you’ll want to adjust sweetness if you’re using a sweetened soda by adding less of your sweet component.
You can add herbs and other ingredients as well. A mojito is an example of a fizz that has muddled mint.
What is the formula for Old Fashions?
2 to 3 dashes bitters
1 sugar cube
Splash of soda water
Muddle these three ingredients in a rocks glass and add:
2 ounces brown spirit
Stir and drop in an ice cube. Try using different flavors of bitters or even a splash of absinthe.
