Cocktails A-B Flashcards
Abbey Cocktail
Gin
Lillet Blanc
Orange Juice
Bitters
Memory:
“Abbey & Lilly GLOB onto bitter people”
Algonquin
Rye
Dry Vermouth
Pineapple Juice
Peychaud’s Bitters
Mental image:
- Think of a Native American holding Dry Rye wheat and a pineapple.
Amalfi Cocktail
Bourbon
Galliano
Lemon Juice
Orgeat
Club Soda
- Mental:
- *B-GLOC**
- “They only serve Bourbon and Galliano at the Amalfi coast Orgy Club”*
Americano
Recipe #1:
(highball style)
-Campari
-Sweet Vermouth
-Club Soda
Recipe #2:
(negroni style)
-Campari
-Sweet Vermouth
-Vodka
Antibes
Gin
Benedictine
Grapefruit Juice
- Mental:
- *GBG**
- “It’s the Anti-Best cocktail because its gross.”*
Aviation
London Dry Gin
Maraschino Liqueur
Lemon Juice
Creme Violette
Bee’s Knees
Gin
Honey
Lemon Juice
- Mental:
- “Jenny’s Bees like Honey & Lemon”*
Bellini
Champagne
Peach Juice/Purée
Note:
Said to be named after the artist Bellini because the color of the cocktail is very remniscent of the colors Bellini used in his works.
Bijou
Gin
Green Chartreuse
Sweet Vermouth
Orange Bitters
- Mental:
- *GGSO**
- “Bijou is Truly Sweet & Bitter”*
Black Velvet
Champagne
Guinness
NOTE:
This is both a gross and sacreligious thing to do to Guinness!
Blackthorn
Irish Whiskey
Sweet Vermouth
Angostura Bitters
Absinthe
(wash)
Blood & Sand
Blended Scotch Whisky
Sweet Vermouth
Cherry Heering
Orange Juice
- Mental:
- Sweet Blood Red Cherries on an Orange beach in Scotland*
Bobby Burns
Blended Scotch Whisky
Benedictine
Sweet Vermouth
- Mental:
- *BBS** = Bobby BurnS
- “Bobby was a Sweet Scottish Monk”*
Boothby Cocktail
- *Bourbon**
- (or Rye)*
Sweet Vermouth
Angostura Bitters
Orange Bitters
Champagne
- Mental:
- *BS-AOC**
- “Boothby is a very (2) Bitter Bull Shit AOC Champagne!*
Boston Cocktail
Gin
Apricot Brandy
Lemon Juice
Grenadine
- Mental:
- *LAGG**
- “Boston Red Sox always LAGG behind the Yankees, becuase they drink Apricot Brandy and Grenadine.”*
Boulevardier
Bourbon
Sweet Vermouth
Campari
Note:
- Negroni with Bourbon. Called a Boulevardier becuase I would rather lick asphalt than drink it!
Bramble
Gin
Lemon Juice
Simple Syrup
- *Creme de Mure**
- (or blackberry liqueur)*
- Mental:
- Bramble Berries = Herbs (gin), acid (lemon), and sweet berries (s.s. + blackberry liqueur)*
Bronx Cocktail
Gin
Sweet Vermouth
Dry Vermouth
Orange Juice
- Mental:
- Screwdriver for ALL of the Italians in the Bronx (Sweet & Dry Vermouths)*
Brooklyn Cocktail
Rye
Dry Vermouth
Maraschino Liqueur
Amer Picon
- Mental:
- Brooklynites are hipsters. Thats why they had to change the Negroni recipe, and add Maraschino cherries!*
Buck’s Fizz
Champagne
OJ
