Cocktails A-B Flashcards

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Abbey Cocktail

A

Gin

Lillet Blanc

Orange Juice

Bitters

Memory:
“Abbey & Lilly GLOB onto bitter people”

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2
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Algonquin

A

Rye

Dry Vermouth

Pineapple Juice

Peychaud’s Bitters

Mental image:
- Think of a Native American holding Dry Rye wheat and a pineapple.

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Amalfi Cocktail

A

Bourbon

Galliano

Lemon Juice

Orgeat

Club Soda

  • Mental:
  • *B-GLOC**
  • “They only serve Bourbon and Galliano at the Amalfi coast Orgy Club”*
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Americano

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Recipe #1:
(highball style)
-Campari
-Sweet Vermouth
-Club Soda

Recipe #2:
(negroni style)
-Campari
-Sweet Vermouth
-Vodka

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Q

Antibes

A

Gin

Benedictine

Grapefruit Juice

  • Mental:
  • *GBG**
  • “It’s the Anti-Best cocktail because its gross.”*
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Aviation

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London Dry Gin

Maraschino Liqueur

Lemon Juice

Creme Violette

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Q

Bee’s Knees

A

Gin

Honey

Lemon Juice

  • Mental:
  • “Jenny’s Bees like Honey & Lemon”*
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Bellini

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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.

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Bijou

A

Gin

Green Chartreuse

Sweet Vermouth

Orange Bitters

  • Mental:
  • *GGSO**
  • “Bijou is Truly Sweet & Bitter”*
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Black Velvet

A

Champagne

Guinness

NOTE:
This is both a gross and sacreligious thing to do to Guinness!

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Blackthorn

A

Irish Whiskey

Sweet Vermouth

Angostura Bitters

Absinthe
(wash)

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Blood & Sand

A

Blended Scotch Whisky

Sweet Vermouth

Cherry Heering

Orange Juice

  • Mental:
  • Sweet Blood Red Cherries on an Orange beach in Scotland*
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13
Q

Bobby Burns

A

Blended Scotch Whisky

Benedictine

Sweet Vermouth

  • Mental:
  • *BBS** = Bobby BurnS
  • “Bobby was a Sweet Scottish Monk”*
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Boothby Cocktail

A
  • *Bourbon**
  • (or Rye)*

Sweet Vermouth

Angostura Bitters

Orange Bitters

Champagne

  • Mental:
  • *BS-AOC**
  • “Boothby is a very (2) Bitter Bull Shit AOC Champagne!*
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Q

Boston Cocktail

A

Gin

Apricot Brandy

Lemon Juice

Grenadine

  • Mental:
  • *LAGG**
  • “Boston Red Sox always LAGG behind the Yankees, becuase they drink Apricot Brandy and Grenadine.”*
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16
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Boulevardier

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Bourbon

Sweet Vermouth

Campari

Note:
- Negroni with Bourbon. Called a Boulevardier becuase I would rather lick asphalt than drink it!

17
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Bramble

A

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)*
18
Q

Bronx Cocktail

A

Gin

Sweet Vermouth

Dry Vermouth

Orange Juice

  • Mental:
  • Screwdriver for ALL of the Italians in the Bronx (Sweet & Dry Vermouths)*
19
Q

Brooklyn Cocktail

A

Rye

Dry Vermouth

Maraschino Liqueur

Amer Picon

  • Mental:
  • Brooklynites are hipsters. Thats why they had to change the Negroni recipe, and add Maraschino cherries!*
20
Q

Buck’s Fizz

A

Champagne

OJ