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Essential Cocktail Recipes Flashcards

Train yourself on the basic drinks that every amateur bartender should know. Internalize the instructions and ingredients you need to make delicious cocktails like a pro.

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How do you mix a:

Alabama Slammer

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  • 1/2 oz Southern Comfort
  • 1/2 oz Amaretto
  • 1/2 oz sloe gin
  • Dash of fresh lemon juice
  • Cherry or lemon slice
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Apple Martini

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  • 1-1/2 oz. vodka (regular or apple flavored)
  • ½ oz. apple liqueur
  • Splash of lemon juice
  • Apple slice or apple candy
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How do you mix a:

Bahama Mama

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  • ½ oz. 151-proof rum
  • ½ oz. coconut rum
  • ½ oz. dark rum
  • ½ oz. coffee liqueur
  • 4 oz. pineapple juice
  • Juice of ½ a fresh lemon
  • Fresh fruit
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How do you mix a:

Black Russian

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  • 1-½ oz. vodka
  • ¾ oz. Kahlua
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How do you mix a:

Black Velvet

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  • 1 oz. Guinness or other stout
  • 3 oz. champagne
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How do you mix a:

Bloody Mary

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  • 1-1/2 oz. Vodka
  • 3 oz. tomato juice
  • ½ oz. fresh lemon juice
  • Few drops of Worcestershire Sauce, to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Dash of celery salt
  • Grated horseradish
  • Tabasco sauce
  • Lemon wedge and celery stick
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How do you mix a:

Bombay Punch

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  • 3 oz. Maraschino syrup or Grenadine
  • 3 oz. apricot liqueur
  • 3 oz. Curacao or Cointreau
  • 2 cups sherry
  • 2 cups brandy
  • 1 liter soda water
  • 1 liter ginger ale (or ½ liter ginger ale plus
  • ½ liter champagne)
  • Fresh fruit and sprigs of sugared mint
  • (25 5-oz. servings)
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How do you mix a:

Champagne Punch

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  • 4 oz. fresh lemon juice
  • 4 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
  • 3 oz. grenadine or maraschino syrup
  • 1 cup brandy
  • 3 oz. triple sec or Cointreau
  • 1 (750 mL) bottle of white wine
  • 2 bottles (750 mL each) chilled champagne
  • Fruit slices and fresh strawberries
  • (20 5-oz. servings)
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How do you mix a:

Classic Martini

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  • 1-1/2 oz. gin (or vodka)
  • ½ oz. dry vermouth
  • Lemon peel or olive

Note: For a Dirty Martini, add a splash of olive brine.

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How do you mix a:

Cosmopolitan

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  • 2 oz. vodka
  • 2 oz. cranberry juice
  • 1 oz. fresh lime juice
  • ¾ oz. Cointreau
  • Lime wedge
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How do you mix a:

Egg Nog

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  • 12 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 quart heavy cream
  • 1 quart milk
  • 1 quart blended whiskey or bourbon
  • 1 cup rum or brandy
  • (30-40 servings)
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How do you mix a:

Fuzzy Navel

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  • 2 oz. peach schnapps
  • 4 oz. fresh orange juice
  • Orange peel or peach slice
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How do you mix a:

Gin and Tonic

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  • Gin
  • Tonic water
  • Lime wedge
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How do you mix a:

Irish Coffee

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  • 1-½ oz. Irish or blended whiskey
  • 1-½ oz. tsp. sugar
  • 4 oz. hot, strong, black coffee
  • Sprinkle of cinnamon or chocolate curls
  • Whipped cream
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How do you mix a:

Kamikaze

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  • 1-½ oz. vodka
  • 1 oz. triple sec
  • 1 oz. fresh lime juice
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How do you mix a:

Lemon Drop

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  • 1-1/2 oz. lemon-flavored vodka
  • ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp. simple sugar
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How do you mix a:

Long Island Iced Tea

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  • ¾ oz. rum
  • ¾ oz. gin
  • ¾ oz. vodka
  • ¾ oz. tequila
  • ¾ oz. triple sec
  • 1 oz. fresh lemon juice
  • Cola
  • Lemon wedge
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How do you mix a:

Manhattan

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  • 1-1/2 oz. blended whiskey
  • ¾ oz. sweet vermouth
  • Dash of bitters
  • Maraschino cherry
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How do you mix a:

Margarita

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  • 1-½ oz. tequila
  • ½ oz. triple sec
  • Juice of ½ fresh lime
  • Lime wedge
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How do you mix a:

Metropolitan

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  • 1-1/4 oz. brandy
  • 1-1/4 oz. sweet vermouth
  • ½ tsp. simple syrup
  • Dash of bitters
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How do you mix a:

Mimosa

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  • Champagne
  • Freshly squeezed orange juice (no seeds)
  • Dash of Grand Marnier
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How do you mix a:

Mind Eraser

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  • 1-1/2 oz. vodka
  • 1-1/2 oz. Kahlua
  • Soda Water
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How do you mix a:

Mojito

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  • 1-½ oz. light rum
  • 1 tsp. simple syrup
  • Juice of 1 fresh lime
  • Soda water
  • Mint leaves
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How do you mix a:

Mudslide

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  • ¾ oz. vodka
  • ¾ oz. Kahlua
  • ¾ oz. Irish cream liqueur
  • Chocolate curls

Note: Can also be served frozen by blending all ingredients with crushed ice.

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How do you mix a:

New York Cocktail

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  • 1-1/2 oz. blended whiskey
  • 1 tsp. simple syrup
  • Few dashes of Grenadine
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Lemon twist or orange peel
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How do you mix a:

Old Fashioned

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  • 2 oz. bourbon or blended whiskey
  • 1 sugar cube
  • 2 dashes of bitters
  • Cherry for garnish
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How do you mix a:

Piña Colada

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  • 1-½ oz. golden rum
  • 1-½ oz. coconut cream
  • 4 oz. pineapple juice
  • 4-5 ice cubes
  • Pineapple chunks
  • Cherry
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How do you mix a:

Rob Roy

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  • 1-1/2 oz. scotch
  • ¾ oz. sweet vermouth
  • Dash of bitters
  • Cherry
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How do you mix a:

Rum Punch

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  • 6 lemons, juiced and grated
  • 6 oz. sugar
  • 2 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1 bottle (750 mL) golden rum
  • 1 bottle (750 mL) brandy
  • 1 cup sherry
  • 1-1/2 quarts boiling water
  • (12 5-ounce servings)
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How do you mix a:

Sangria

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  • 1 bottle (750 mL) full-bodied red wine
  • 2 oz. brandy
  • 2 oz. simple syrup
  • Sliced oranges and lemons
  • 1 cup soda water

Note: For additional sweetness, substitute ginger ale or lemon/lime soda for soda water.

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How do you mix a:

Screwdriver

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  • 2 oz. vodka
  • 4 oz. freshly squeezed orange juice
  • Orange slice
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How do you mix a:

Sex on the Beach

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  • 1 oz. vodka
  • 3 oz. cranberry juice
  • 3 oz. pineapple juice (or orange juice)
  • 1 oz. peach schnapps
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How do you mix a:

Sidecar

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  • 1-1/2 oz. cognac or brandy
  • ¾ oz. Cointreau
  • Juice of ¼ of a lemon
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How do you mix a:

Strawberry Daiquiri

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  • 1-½ oz. light rum
  • ¾ oz. Curacao or triple sec
  • ¾ oz. lime juice
  • ½ tsp. sugar
  • 6 ripe strawberries, hulled
  • 4-5 ice cubes
  • Slice of fresh fruit
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How do you mix a:

Tequila Sunrise

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  • 1-1/2 oz. tequila
  • 6 oz. fresh orange juice
  • ½ oz. Grenadine
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How do you mix a:

Tom Collins

A
  • 2 oz. gin
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • Juice of ½ fresh lemon
  • Soda water
  • Lemon wedge
  • Cherry
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How do you mix a:

Whiskey Sour

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  • 2 oz. blended whiskey
  • ½ oz. simple syrup
  • Juice of ½ a fresh lemon
  • Orange slice
  • Cherry
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How do you mix a:

White Russian

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  • 1 oz. vodka
  • 1 oz. Kahlua
  • 1 oz. heavy cream

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