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Cocktails Stars Flashcards

20 Most Popular Drinks and Breakdown of Ingredients

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1
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What is a Classic Mojito?

A 
3/4 oz. Simple Syrup
1/4 oz. Soda Water
2 oz. White Rum
1/2 Lime into Wedges
8-10 Mint Leaves
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What is a Cosmopolitan Martini (Cosmo)?

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2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Cointreau Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Cranberry Juice
1/4 Lime Juiced

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What is a Mai Tai?

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3/4 oz. Light Rum
1/4 oz. Dark Rum
1/2 oz. Orange Curaçao
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
1/4 oz. Orgeat Syrup
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup
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What is Orgeat Syrup?

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A syrup flavoured with almonds, rose water, orange, water, and sugar.

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What is a Mint Julep?

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2 oz. Bourbon
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup
5 Mint Leaves

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What is a Caipirinha?

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2 oz. Cachaça
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup
1/2 Lime into Wedges

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What is Cachaça?

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A Brazilian rum.

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What is a Margarita?

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1 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Lime Juice

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What is a Manhattan?

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2 oz. Whisky
2 dashes Vermouth
1 dash Angostura Bitters

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What is Angostura?

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Bitters with an ABV of 44.7% and over 40 ingredients. Named after the city of Bolívar, in Venezuela. Doesn’t contain angostura bark at all (medicinal plant from South America). Has notes of orange, cinnamon, freshness, and spice.

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What are Fortified Wines? Give examples.

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A wine to which a distilled spirit (usually brandy) has been added. Examples include:

Vermouth (fortified wine aromatised with botanicals);
Port (from Portugal);
Sherry (from Spain);
Madeira (from Africa);
Marsala (from Italy).
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What is a Piña Colada?

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1 1/4 oz. Dark Rum
2 oz. Pineapple Juice
2 oz. Cream of Coconut

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What is a Long Island Iced Tea?

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1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Tequila
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
Fill Cola
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What is an Apple Martini (Appletini)?

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1 1/2 oz. Vodka

1 1/2 oz. Apple Schnapps

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What is a Kir Royale?

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1 oz. Crème de Cassis

Fill Sparkling Wine

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What is a Bellini?

A

1 oz. Peach Purée

Fill Sparkling Wine

17
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What is a Negroni?

A

1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. (Sweet) Vermouth
1/2 oz. Campari

18
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What is an Old Fashioned?

A 
1 Orange Slice
1 Cherry
Soda Water
1 1/2 oz. Whisky
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 Sugar Cube
19
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What is a Daiquiri?

A

1 1/4 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup

20
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What is a Classic Martini?

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2 oz. Gin

1 dash Extra Dry Vermouth

21
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What is a Whiskey Sour?

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1 1/2 oz. Whiskey
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
2 tsp. Superfine Sugar

22
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What is a Moscow Mule?

A

2 oz. Vodka

4 oz. Ginger Beer

23
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What is a particularity of the Moscow Mule?

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Served in a bronze cup or mug. Garnished with 2 lime wedges. Created circa 1941 by either Jack Morgan, owner of the Los Angeles pub Cock ‘n’ Bull, or Wes Price, the pub’s head bartender. At the time, the bar had ordered too much ginger beer and vodka wasn’t quite the popular liquor it is today. Marketer John G. Martin was trying to sell off is newly bought brand of vodka, Smirnoff. This is how the drink is told to have come to life.

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What is an Espresso Martini?

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1 1/2 oz. Vodka
3/4 oz. Coffee Liqueur
1/4 oz. Crème de Cacao
1 oz. Cold-Brewed Espresso

25
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What is an Aperol Spritz?

A

3 parts Prosecco
2 parts Aperol
1 dash Soda Water

26
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What is Aperol?

A

An 11% ABV apéritif from Italy with bright flavours of bitter and sweet oranges, ideal for high-end but simple cocktails.

27
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What is another classic Italian drink? What is the recipe?

A

The Americano:
1 oz. Vermouth
1 oz. Campari
Fill Soda Water

28
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What is a Boulevardier (Whiskey Negroni)?

A

1 1/2 oz. Whiskey
1 oz. (Sweet) Vermouth
1 oz. Campari

29
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What is a Bloody Mary?

A 
1 1/4 oz. Vodka
2 1/2 oz. Tomato Juice
1 dash Worcestershire
1 dash Tobasco
1 dash Lemon Juice
Pepper and Salt
30
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What is a Bloody Caesar?

A 
1 1/4 oz. Vodka
2 1/2 oz. Clamato Juice
1 dash Worcestershire
1 dash Tobasco
Pepper and Salt
31
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What is a Gin Fizz?

A

2 oz. Gin
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup
1 Lemon Juiced
Fill Club Soda

32
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What is a Vieux Carré?

A 
3/4 oz. Whiskey
3/4 oz. Brandy
3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1 dash Bénédictine
2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
33
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What is a Dark ‘n’ Stormy (Bermuda’s national drink)?

A

1 1/2 oz. Goslings Rum
4 oz. Ginger Beer
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup

34
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What is an Amaretto Sour?

A 
1 1/2 oz. Amaretto
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1 dash Egg White
1 dash Angostura Bitters

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