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Cocktails Flashcards

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Americano

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1.5 ounces Campari
1.5 ounces sweet vermouth
Soda water, chilled, to top
Garnish: orange twist

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French 75

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1 ounce gin
1/2 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce simple syrup
3 ounces Champagne (or other sparkling wine)
Garnish: lemon twist

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Kamikaze

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2 ounces vodka
3/4 ounce orange liqueur
3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed

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Mojito

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3 mint leaves
1/2 ounce simple syrup
2 ounces white rum
3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
Club soda, to top
Garnish: mint sprig
Garnish: lime wheel

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Rusty Nail

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1 1/2 ounces scotch
3/4 ounce Drambuie

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Vieux Carre

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3/4 ounce George Dickel rye whiskey
3/4 ounce cognac
3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
2 teaspoons Benedictine liqueur
4 dashes Dale DeGroff’s pimento aromatic bitters
Garnish: maraschino cherry or lemon twist

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Aviation

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2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur
1/4 ounce creme de violette
3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Garnish: brandied cherry

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French Martini

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2 ounces vodka
1/4 ounce Chambord black raspberry liqueur
1 3/4 ounces pineapple juice

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Kir Royale

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1/2 ounce creme de cassis
Dry Champagne (or other sparkling wine), to top
Garnish: lemon twist

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Moscow Mule

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2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
3 ounces ginger beer, chilled
Garnish: lime wheel

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Sazerac

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Absinthe, to rinse
1 sugar cube
1/2 teaspoon cold water
4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
2 1/2 ounces rye whiskey
Garnish: lemon peel

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Whiskey Sour

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2 ounces bourbon
3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce simple syrup
1/2 ounce egg white (optional)
Garnish: Angostura bitters

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Caipirinha

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1 lime, cut into wedges
2 teaspoons sugar
2 ounces cachaça
Garnish: lime wheel

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Gibson

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2 1/2 ounces gin or vodka
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
Garnish: cocktail onion

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Mai Tai

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1 1/2 ounces white rum
3/4 ounce orange curaçao
3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce orgeat
1/2 ounce dark rum
Garnish: lime wheel
Garnish: mint sprig

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Negroni

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1 ounce gin
1 ounce Campari
1 ounce sweet vermouth
Garnish: orange peel

17
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Sea Breeze

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1 1/2 ounces vodka
3 ounces cranberry juice
1 1/2 ounces grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed
Garnish: lime wheel

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White Russian

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2 ounces vodka
1 ounce Kahlúa
1 ounce heavy cream

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Champagne Cocktail

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1 sugar cube
2 to 4 dashes Angostura bitters
Champagne (or other sparkling wine), chilled, to top
Garnish: lemon twist

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Gimlet

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2 1/2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce simple syrup
Garnish: lime wheel

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Manhattan

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2 ounces rye whiskey
1 ounce sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: brandied cherry (or lemon twist, if preferred)

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Old Fashioned

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1 teaspoon sugar
3 dashes Angostura bitters
1 teaspoon water
2 ounces bourbon (or rye whiskey, if preferred)
Garnish: orange twist

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Sidecar

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1 1/2 ounces cognac
3/4 ounce orange liqueur (such as Cointreau)
3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Garnish: orange twist
Garnish: sugar rim (optional)

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Cosmopolitan

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1 1/2 ounces citron vodka
3/4 ounce Cointreau
3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce cranberry juice cocktail
Garnish: lime wedge

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Greyhound

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1 1/2 ounces vodka or gin
Grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed, to top
Garnish: lime wheel

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Margarita

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2 ounces blanco tequila
1/2 ounce orange liqueur
1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce agave syrup
Garnish: lime wheel
Garnish: kosher salt (optional)

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Pimm’s Cup

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2 ounces Pimm’s No. 1
1/2 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Ginger ale, to top
Garnish: cucumber slice
Garnish: mint sprig
Garnish: strawberry
Garnish: lemon wheel (optional)
Garnish: orange wheel (optional)

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Tom Collins

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2 ounces London dry gin
1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce simple syrup
Club soda, to top
Garnish: lemon wheel
Garnish: maraschino cherry

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Daiquiri

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2 ounces light rum
1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
3/4 ounce demerara sugar syrup
Garnish: lime twist

30
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John Collins

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Ice

2 fluid ounces bourbon whiskey

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon white sugar

¼ cup club soda, or as needed

1 slice lemon

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Mint Julep

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8 mint leaves
1/4 ounce simple syrup
2 ounces bourbon
Garnish: mint sprig
Garnish: Angostura bitters (optional)

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Pisco Sour

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2 ounces pisco
1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce simple syrup
1 egg white
Garnish: Angostura bitters

33
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Vesper

A

3 ounces gin
1 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce Lillet blanc aperitif
Garnish: lemon twist

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