Cocktails Flashcards
What is in a Margarita?
Tequila (Bianco)
Cointreau
Fresh lime juice
Simple syrup or agave syrup
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into salt-rimmed glass. With or without ice
Daiquiri
White rum
Lime juice
Sugar syrup
What is in a Mojito?
White Rum
Lime Juice
Sugar
Mint Leaves
Soda Water
Mint Julep
Bourbon
Mint Leaves
Simple Syrup
What is in a Collins vs Tom Collins
Basically a highball
Bourbon or Gin
Lemon Juice
Simple Syrup
Chilled Club Soda
It would be correct to only make a Tom Collins with Old Tom Gin, and to make a John Collins with any other type of gin or American whiskey.
What is in a Martinez?
Considered the pre-runner to the Martini
Gin (Old Tom)
Sweet Vermouth,
Maraschino* Liqueur,
Orange bitters
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain. Serve with twist of lemon or Orange 🍊
*cherry liqueur made with Marasca cherries
What is in a Sherry Cobbler?
Amontillado Sherry
Sugar
Orange Slices
Preparation: Muddle the orange slices and sugar at the bottom of the serving glass. Add the sherry on top and cover with crushed (cobbled) ice
What is in a Sazerac?
One of the famous cocktails created in New Orleans
Sazerac Rye Whiskey
Peychaud’s Bitters*
Absinthe
Sugar Cube
*Peychaud’s bitters is a bitters distributed by the American Sazerac Company
It is a gentian-based bitters, comparable to Angostura bitters, but with a predominant anisearoma combined with a background of mint.
What is in a Bellini?
Prosecco (2)
White Peach Purée (1)
dash of raspberry purée
(2:1)
Created in Venice (Veneto is the wine region for Prosecco)
What is in a Daiquiri?
White rum
Lime juice
Sugar syrup
Magarita
Blanco) tequila
Cointreau
Fresh lime juice
(Agave) or simple syrup
What is in a Moscow Mule?
Vodka
Lime Juice
Ginger Beer
Pour vodka and lime juice into ice-filled mug and top with ginger beer
What is in The Old Fashioned Cocktail?
Rye or Bourbon
A sugar cube
Angostura bitters
What is in a Mint Julep?
Bourbon
Mint Leaves
Simple Syrup
Layers of crushed ice
*Preparation basically, mint and syrup base. Then 2 alternating layers of whiskey and crushed ice, mixing well. Sprigs of mint to garnish
What is in a Tom and Jerry?
Eggs
Jamaican Rum
Spices, Sugar
Brandy, Hot Water
1) Separate egg whites and yolks. Beat egg whites = stiff. Beat yolks = watery
2) Combine whites & yolks and add spices and rum. Then add sugar = batter
3) To serve: Batter + Brandy + Boiling water
What is in a Manhattan?
Rye Whiskey
Sweet Vermouth
Angostura Bitters
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain
*Serve in cocktail glass with cherry
What is in a Sidecar?
Cognac, Lemon Juice, Cointreau
(2:1:1)
Shake with ice and strain in cocktail coupe. Garnish with sugar rim
What is in an Espresso Martini?
Vodka
Coffee liqueur
Espresso
*not a true martini as it does not contain gin or vermouth
What makes up a Martini?
Gin & (Dry) Vermouth
Stir ingredients with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with olives or lemon peel
*Martini = Gin / Manhattan = Whisky (Sweet vermouth)
What is in a Cosmopolitan?
Vodka
Triple Sec or Cointreau
Cranberry Juice
Lime Juice
Highball glass
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail / highball glass. Garnish with lime twist
What is in a Negroni?
Equal parts:
Gin, Campari, (Sweet) Vermouth
*Vermouth = aromatised, fortified wine
What is in a Whiskey Sour?
Bourbon or Rye Whiskey,
Lemon Juice
Simple Syrup
(Egg White optional)
Shake and strain into an ice-filled glass.
French 75
Gin
Champagne
Lemon Juice
Simple Syrup
Served in a flute
Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Hendricks
Kir Royale
Creme de Cassis
Champagne
Served in flute
Traditionally made with cremant de bourgogne/aligote
Gimlet
Gin
Lime cordial or Lime Juice
Served in martini (cocktail) glass
Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Hendricks
Gin Fizz
Gin
Lemon Juice
Simple Syrup
Egg White
Club Soda
Highball glass
White Lady
Gin
Triple Sec
Lemon Juice
Egg White
Cocktail glass
Cape Cod
Vodka Cranberry with lime
Mai Tai
Dark Rum
Light Rum
Amaretto
Orange Juice
Pineapple Juice
splash of grenadine
Highball or Old-fashioned glass
Last Word Cocktail
Gin
Chartreuse
Maraschino Liqueur
Lime juice
Vesper
Gin
Vodka
Lillet (white vermouth)
Cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon peel
Pina Colada
White Rum
Pineapple Juice
Coconut cream or Malibu
Blended with crushed ice. Served in Highball glass
Pink Lady
Dry gin
Grenadine
Egg white
Mix, shake, strain into small cocktail glass.
*can have some aperol (inside off white lady’s triple sec)
Shirley Temple
Pour ginger ale into an ice-filled Highball glass.
Add some drops of Grenadine, stir and serve.
Pussyfoot Cocktail
Orange Juice, lemon juice, lime juice
(1,1,1)
Egg yolk (1)
Dash of grenadine
Mix, Shake, Strain into a wine glass.
Brandy Alexander
Brandy (1/3)
Brown Crème de Cacao (1/3)
Cream (1/3)
Mix, shake, strain. Serve in a cocktail glass. Grated nutmeg
*AFTER DINNER COCKTAIL
Pencillin
2 ounces blended scotch
3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
3/4 ounce honey-ginger syrup*
1/4 ounce Islay single malt scotch
Garnish: candied ginger
Old fashioned whisky glass
