Cocktails

Question 1

What is the base spirit in a Caipirinha?

Answer 1

Cachaça

Question 2

What does the Italian word amaro mean?

Answer 2

Bitter

Question 3

Long Island Iced Tea

Answer 3

vodka, rum, gin, triple sec and tequila, mixed with cola and sour mix, and garnished with a lemon wedge.

Question 4

Old Fashioned

Answer 4

Bourbon or Rye, Angostura Bitters, sugar cube, dash of water. Muddle, on the rocks, old fashioned glass, garnish with orange twist.

Question 5

Piña Colada

Answer 5

Rum, pineapple juice and coconut cream, blended with ice. Garnish with cherry or pineapple.

Question 6

Negroni

Answer 6

Gin, vermouth rosso and Campari, garnished with orange peel.

Question 7

Sex on the Beach

Answer 7

Peach schnapps, orange juice and cranberry juice with vodka. Build in highball filled with ice, garnish with orange.

Question 8

Black Russian

Answer 8

Two parts of vodka, and one part of Kahlua. On the rocks, old fashioned.

Question 9

Manhattan

Answer 9

Rye whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Bitters. Stirred. Straight up in a cocktail glass. Garnish with cherry.

Question 10

Perfect Manhattan

Answer 10

Rye, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth

Question 11

Perfect Martini

Answer 11

Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth

Question 12

Whiskey Sour

Answer 12

Bourbon, gomme syrup, Lemon Juice, egg white. Shake, on the rocks, cocktail glass, garnish with orange and cherry.

Question 13

Moscow Mule

Answer 13

Vodka, Lime Juice, Lemon Beer. Stir, on the rocks copper mug, garnish with lime.

Question 14

Tequila Sunrise

Answer 14

Blanco Tequila, Orange Juice, Grenadine. Stir, pour over ice, collins glass, garnish with orange and cherry.

Question 15

Kamikaze

Answer 15

Vodka, Triple Sec, shake, straight up, cocktail glass, garnish with lime.

Question 16

Mai Tai

Answer 16

Lime juice, White Rum, Dark Rum, Orange Curacao, Orgeat. Shaken, on the rocks, old fashioned. Garnish with pineapple, mint, lime peel.

Question 17

French 75

Answer 17

Gin, Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice, Champagne. Shaken. Straight up in a flute. Garnish with lemon.

Question 18

Singapore Sling

Answer 18

Gin, Cherry Liqueur, Cointreau, Benedictine, Grenadine, Pineapple Juice, Lime Juice, Angostura Bitters. Shaken, straight up, hurricane glass, garnish with pineapple or cherry.

Question 19

Sidecar

Answer 19

Cognac, Triple sec, Lemon Juice. Shaken, straight up, cocktail glass.

Question 20

Sazerac

Answer 20

Cognac, Absinthe, Peychaud’s Bitters, Sugar cube. Straight up, old fashioned glass, garnish with lemon peel.

Question 21

Brandy Alexander

Answer 21

Cognac, Creme de cacao, fresh cream. Shaken, straight up, cocktail glass, sprinkle with nutmeg.

Question 22

Cuba Libre

Answer 22

Cola, light rum, fresh lime juice. On the rocks in a Collins glass. Garnish with lime.

Question 23

Daiquiri

Answer 23

White rum, lime juice, simple syrup. Shaken, straight up, cocktail glass.

Question 24

Highball

Answer 24

A family of mixed alcoholic drinks with a base spirit and a larger proportion of a mixer usually served over ice. The glass is taller than an Old Fashioned, shorter than a Collins.

Question 25

Old Fashioned Glass

Answer 25

Also a Rocks Glass, a short tumbler for serving spirits on the rocks and for certain cocktails.

Question 26

Collins Glass

Answer 26

A tall narrow tumbler used to serve mixed drinks.

Question 27

Cosmopolitan

Answer 27

Vodka, Cointreau, lime juice, cranberry juice. Shaken. Straight up in cocktail glass. Garnish with lime.

Question 28

Dry Martini

Answer 28

Gin, dry vermouth, stirred, straight up in cocktail glass with olive or lemon twist.

Question 29

Dirty Martini

Answer 29

Gin, dry vermouth, olive brine, stirred, straight up in cocktail glass, garnish with olive.

Question 30

Margarita

Answer 30

Tequila, cointreau, lime juice. shaken, on the rocks in margarita glass or cocktail glass rimmed with salt.

Question 31

Mint Julep

Answer 31

Bourbon, mint, powdered sugar, water. Muddle mint, sugar, water in highball, add cracked ice, add bourbon and stir. Garnish with mint.

Question 32

Mojito

Answer 32

white rum, lime juice, mint, sugar, soda water. Muddle mint with sugar and lime, add soda, cracked ice, pour rum. Garnish with mint and lemon, serve with straw. Collins glass.

Question 33

Planter's Punch

Answer 33

Dark rum, orange juice, pineapple punch, lemon juice, grenadine, sugar, angostura bitter. Shake, high ball on rocks, garnish with cherry and pineapple.

Question 34

Tom Collins

Answer 34

Old Tom Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, carbonated water. Collins glass on the rocks with lemon and cherry garnish.

Question 35

Rusty Nail

Answer 35

Scotch, Drambuie, stir, on the rocks, old fashioned, garnish with lemon.

Question 36

Dark 'n' Stormy

Answer 36

Dark rum, ginger beer. Highball, pour rum over ice, top with ginger beer, garnish with lime.

Question 37

Death in the Afternoon features Champagne and __________

Answer 37

Absinthe

Question 38

If you replace gin in a Negroni with Bourbon, the cocktail is a:

Answer 38

Boulevardier

Question 39

A New York Sour is essentially a Whiskey Sour with the addition of

Answer 39

Red Wine

Question 40

A Kir Royale is a Champagne cocktail using _________ as a second ingredient.

Answer 40

Créme de Cassis

Question 41

What ingredient gives the Aviation cocktail its color?

Answer 41

Créme de Violette

Question 42

What ingredient replaces the gin in a Negroni to create the Americano cocktail?

Answer 42

Soda Water

Question 43

Gin Fizz

Answer 43

Gin, lemon juice, gomme syrup, soda water. Shaken, on the rocks, old fashioned.

Question 44

French Martini

Answer 44

Vodka, raspberry liqueur, pineapple juice. Shaken, straight up, cocktail glass. Squeeze lemon peel (oils) into drink.

Question 45

Kir

Answer 45

White wine, creme de cassis. Add creme de cassis to bottom of wine glass, top with white wine.

Question 46

Americano

Answer 46

Campari, sweet vermouth, club soda. On the rocks, old fashioned, garnish with half an orange.

Question 47

Traditionally what wine is mixed with cassis to make a Kir?

Answer 47

Pinot Blanc

Question 48

Aperol Spritz?

Answer 48

Prosecco, Aperol, Soda Water

Question 49

Martinez

Answer 49

gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur, Angostura bitters. | Garnish: lemon twist.

Question 50

Last Word

Answer 50

gin, lime, green chartreuse, maraschino liqueur.