Cocktails Flashcards

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The Negroni

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Can be served on the rocks or up in a cocktail glass.

1 oz. gin
1 oz. Campari
1 oz. sweet vermouth 
Garnish: Orange twist
Glass: cocktail or double rocks

Stir ingredients, strain into cocktail glass or ice filled rocks glass.

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The Boulevadier

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Cousin of the Negroni, but subs gin for bourbon.

1 1/2 oz. bourbon
1 oz. Campari
1 oz. sweet vermouth
Garnish: Orange slice, lemon twist or cherry
Glass: cocktail

Stir long and well with ice in a mixing glass and strain into cocktail glass.

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Old Fashioned

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2 oz. bourbon or rye whiskey
2 dashes bitters, Orange bitters
1/4 oz. simple syrup or sugar cube

Peel Orange, express, rim and garnish.

Add sugar/syrup and bitters. Then add ice and bourbon.

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Manhattan

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2 oz. bourbon
1 oz. sweet vermouth
2 dashes bitters
Garnish: cherry
*if they want cherry juice

Stir ingredients, strain into chilled cocktail glass and drop cherry.

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Sazerac

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Can be served in cocktail or on the rocks

2 oz. rye whiskey
1/2 oz. simple syrup
2 dashes bitters
Absinthe or herbsaint
Garnish: lemon twist

Give glass an absinthe or herbsaint rinse and set aside. Stir ingredients, strain into the chilled glass and garnish.

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Hemingway Daquiri

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1 1/2 oz. white rum
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
1/4 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
1/4 oz. maraschino liqueur 
Garnish: lime wedge

Shake ingredients, strain into a chilled glass and garnish.

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What is important about cocktails?

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  1. Put proper ingredients into shaker w ice and either shake or stir, then strain into chilled glass.
  2. Some can be made on the rocks.
  3. Chill cocktail glasses while making drinks.
  4. Don’t forget to garnish
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Corpse Recover/Reviver #2

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1 oz. gin
1 oz. Cointreau
1 oz. Lillet Blanc
1 oz. fresh lemon juice
1 dash absinthe
Garnish: Orange peel

Shake all ingredients, strain into chilled glass and garnish.

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Tom Collins

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Collins glass

2 oz. gin
1 oz. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. simple syrup 
Soda water
Garnish: lemon slice and cherry

Combine ingredients in ice-filled glass and stir. Top with soda water and garnish.

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Zombie

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Loads: Collins

1/2 oz. 151
1 oz. pineapple
1 oz. Orange
1 oz. Passion fruit 
1 tsp. sugar
2 oz. light rum
1 oz. dark rum
1 oz. lime juice 

Blend all with ice except for 151. Pour into glass, float 151 on top. Garnish w fruit slice, sprig of mint, and cherry.

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Martini

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Ask if they want it dry or not

1/2 oz. dry vermouth
2 1/2 oz. gin
*bitters are optional
Garnish: lemon twist or olives

Stir ingredients, strain into chilled cocktail glass. Add bitters if desired. Garnish, and if with lemon twist: squeeze it over the drink and line the rim if possible.

Variations:

Perfect martini: equal parts sweet and dry vermouth

Dirty martini: add small amount of olive juice

Vodka martini: replace gin with vodka

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French 75

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Glass: Flute

1 oz. gin
1 oz. simple syrup 
3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
3 oz. champagne or sparkling wine
Garnish: lemon twist

Shake everything but champagne. Strain into chilled glass. Top with champagne and garnish.

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Dark N Stormy

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Fun fact: national drink of Bermuda

Glass: lowball on the rocks

2 oz. dark rum
4 oz. Ginger beer
Garnish: lime

Combine ingredients, add ice and stir. Garnish.

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Moscow Mule

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Glass: Highball

2 oz. vodka
1 oz. fresh lime juice
4 oz. Ginger beer
Garnish: lime wedge

Pour vodka and lime juice into ice-filled glass. Add ginger beer, stir and garnish.

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Pimms Cup

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Glass: highball

2 oz. Pimm’s No. 1
1/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
Ginger beer
Garnish: cucumber

Pour Pimm’s and lemon juice into an ice-filled glass. Top with Ginger beer, stir and garnish.

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What is important about cocktails mixed with beer?

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Mix liquor first with ice, add beer and STIR!!!

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Cosmopolitan

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Vodka
Lime juice
Triple sec
Splash of cranberry
Splash of sprite for liveliness  
Squeeze fresh limes into mix if possible
Garnish: lime

Shake ingredients except for sprite. Add splash of sprite and Shake once. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish.

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Side Car

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2 oz. cognac
1 oz. Cointreau
3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
Garnish: sugared rim (optional)

Shake ingredients and strain into chilled glass.