New era

Question 1

Bee’s knees

Answer 1

Martini glass

52.5 ml Dry Gin
2 teaspoons Honey Syrup
22.5 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
22.5 ml Fresh Orange Juice

Stir honey with lemon and orange juices until it dissolves, add gin and shake with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Optionally garnish with a lemon or orange zest.

Question 2

Fernandito

Answer 2

Double old fashioned glass

50 ml Fernet Branca
Fill up with Cola

Pour the Fernet Branca into a double old fashioned glass with ice, fill the glass up with Cola. Gently stir.

Question 3

Illegal

Answer 3

Cocktail glass or on the rocks in a clay or terracotta mug

30 ml Espadin Mezcal
15 ml Jamaica Overproof White Rum
15 ml Falernum
1 Bar Spoon Maraschino Luxardo
22.5 ml Fresh Lime Juice
15 ml Simple Syrup
Few Drops of Egg White (Optional)

Pour all ingredients into the shaker. Shake vigorously with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, or “on the rocks” in a traditional clay or terracotta mug.

Question 4

Lemon drop martini

Answer 4

Martini or champagne glass

30 ml Vodka Citron
20 ml Triple Sec
15 ml Fresh Lemon Juice

Garnish with sugar rim around the glass. Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Question 5

Old cuban

Answer 5

Cocktail glass

6/8 pcs Mint Leaves
45 ml Aged Rum
22.5 ml Fresh Lime Juice
30 ml Simple Syrup
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
60 ml Brut Champagne or Prosecco

Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker except the wine, shake well with ice, strain into chilled elegant cocktail glass. Top up with the sparkling wine.

Garnish with mint springs.

Question 6

Penicillin

Answer 6

Old fashioned glass

60 ml Blended Scotch Whisky
7.5 ml Lagavulin 16y Whisky
22.5 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
22.5 ml Honey Syrup
2-3 quarter size Sliced Fresh Ginger

Muddle fresh ginger in a shaker and add the remaining ingredients, except for the Islay single malt whiskey. Fill the shaker with ice and shake. Double-strain into a chilled old fashioned glass with ice. Float the single malt whisky on top.

Garnish with candied ginger.

Question 7

Trinidad sour

Answer 7

Cocktail glass

45 ml Angostura Bitters
30 ml Orgeat Syrup
22.5 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
15 ml Rye Whisky

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Question 8

Bramble

Answer 8

Low ball glass

50 ml Gin
25 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
12,5 ml Sugar Syrup
15 ml Crème de Mûre

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker except the Crème de Mûre, shake well with ice, strain into chilled old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice, then pour the blackberry liqueur (Crème de Mûre) over the top of the drink, in a circular motion.

Garnish optionally with a lemon slice and blackberries.

Question 9

Barracuda

Answer 9

Highball glass

45 ml Gold Rum
15 ml Galliano
60 ml Fresh Pineapple Juice
1 dash Fresh Lime Juice
Top up with Prosecco

Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker except the Prosecco, shake well with ice, strain into chilled highball glass filled with ice and top up with Prosecco.

Pineapple and Cherry, optional mint sprig for additional aroma.

Question 10

Canchanchara

Answer 10

Lowball glass

60 ml Cuban Aguardiente
15 ml Fresh Lime Juice
15 ml Raw Honey
50 ml Water

Mix honey with water and lime juice and spread the mixture on the bottom and sides of the glass. Add cracked ice, and then the rum. End by energetically stirring from bottom to top.

Lime wedge.

Question 11

Dark ‘n’ Stormy

Answer 11

Highball Glass

60 ml Goslings Rum
100 ml Ginger Beer

In a highball glass filled with ice pour the ginger beer and top floating with the Rum.

Garnish with a lime wedge or slice.

Question 12

Espresso Martini

Answer 12

Martini Glass

50 ml Vodka
30 ml Kahlúa
10 ml Sugar Syrup
1 strong Espresso

Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Optional garnish with 3 coffee beans

Question 13

French Martini

Answer 13

Martini Glass

45 ml Vodka
15 ml Raspberry Liqueur
15 ml Fresh Pineapple Juice

Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Squeeze oil from lemon peel onto the drink.

Question 14

Naked and Famous

Answer 14

Cocktail Glass

22.5 ml Mezcal
22.5 ml Yellow Chartreuse
22.5 ml Aperol
22.5 ml Fresh Lime Juice

Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Question 15

New York Sour

Answer 15

Double Old Fashioned Glass

60 ml Rye Whiskey or Bourbon
22.5 ml Simple syrup
30 ml Fresh lemon juice
Few Drops of Egg White
15 ml Red wine (Shiraz or Malbech)

Pour all ingredients into the shaker. Shake vigorously with ice. Strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with ice. Float the wine on top.

Garnish with lemon or orange zest with cherry.

Question 16

Paloma

Answer 16

Highball Glass

50 ml 100% Agave Tequila
5 ml Fresh lime
A pinch of Salt
100 ml Pink Grapefruit Soda

Poor the tequila into a highball glass, squeeze the lime juice. Add ice and salt, fill up pink grapefruit soda. Stir gently.

Garnish with a slice of lime.

Question 17

Paper Plane

Answer 17

Cocktail glass

30 ml Bourbon Whiskey
30 ml Amaro Nonino
30 ml Aperol
30 ml Fresh Lemon Juice

Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Question 18

Russian Spring Punch

Answer 18

Large Tumbler Glass

25 ml Vodka
25 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
15 ml Crème de Cassis
10 ml Sugar syrup
Top up Sparkling wine

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker except the sparkling wine, shake well with ice, strain into a chilled tall tumbler glass filled with ice, and top up with sparkling wine.

Garnish with blackberries and optionally a lemon slice as well.

Question 19

Spicy Fifty

Answer 19

Cocktail Glass

50 ml Vodka Vanilla
15 ml Elderflower Cordial
15 ml Fresh Lime Juice
10 ml Monin Honey Syrup
2 thin Slices Red Chili Pepper

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, double-strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with a red chili pepper

Question 20

Aperol Spritz

Answer 20

Aperol Spritz glass or white wine glass

90 ml Prosecco
60 ml Aperol
Splash of Soda water

Build all ingredients into a wine glass filled with ice. Stir gently.

There are other versions of the Spritz that use Campari, Cynar or Select instead of Aperol.

Garnish with a slice of orange.

Question 21

Suffering Bastard

Answer 21

Suffering Bastard cup or Collins glass

30 ml Cognac or Brandy
30 ml Gin
15 ml Fresh Lime Juice
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Top up Ginger beer

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker except the ginger beer, shake well with ice, Pour unstrained into a Collins glass or in the original S. Bastard mug and top up with ginger beer.

Garnish with mint springs and optionally an orange slice as well.

Question 22

Tipperary

Answer 22

Martini Glass

50 ml Irish Whiskey
25 ml Sweet Red Vermouth
15 ml Green Chartreuse
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes. Stir well. Strain into chilled martini cocktail glass.

Garnish with a slice of orange.

Question 23

Tommy’s Margarita

Answer 23

Rocks glass

60 ml Tequila Agave 100% Reposado
30 ml Fresh Lime Juice (Persiano)
30 ml Agave Syrup (1/2 Water + 1/2 Agave Nectar)

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with ice.

Garnish with a lime slice.

Question 24

VE.N.TO

Answer 24

Lowball or small tumbler glass

45 ml White Smooth Grappa
22.5 ml Fresh lemon Juice
15 ml Honey mix (replace water with chamomile)*
15 ml Chamomile cordial
10ml Egg White (Optional)

Pour all ingredients into the shaker. Shake vigorously with ice. Strain into a chilled small tumbler glass filled with ice.
Notes:
*If desired water can be replaced by chamomile infusion in the honey mix.

Garnish with lemon zest and white grapes.

Question 25

Yellow Bird

Answer 25

Cocktail glass

30 ml White rum
15 ml Galliano
15 ml Triple Sec
15 ml Fresh Lime Juice

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.