Shaken Cocktails Flashcards
Describe the technique used for shaken cocktails.
- Fill a lowball/highball glass with ice and set aside
- Add ingredients and ice to a master glass
- Shake the master glass
- Strain into prepared lowball/highball glass
- Garnish
Can you mix more than 2 cocktails in a single shaker?
no, never
How long should you shake for drinks with easily mixable ingredients?
10 seconds
How long should you shake for heavier drinks with eggs, syrup, or cream?
20 seconds
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Tom Collins
(aka Gin Fizz)
2 oz gin
1/2 oz lemon juice
1 tsp of sugar
Shake and strain into Collins glass
Splash club soda
Garnish with cherry
*Collins mix can substitute lemon juice, sugar and club soda - don’t shake Collins mix
In the following Collins drinks, what should be substituted for gin?
Vodka Collins
2 oz vodka
In the following Collins drinks, what should be substituted for gin?
Rum Collins
2 oz rum
In the following Collins drinks, what should be substituted for gin?
Colonel Collins
2 oz bourbon whiskey
In the following Collins drinks, what should be substituted for gin?
John Collins
2 oz bourbon whiskey
Splash ginger ale
(instead of club soda)
In the following Collins drinks, what should be substituted for gin?
Sloe Gin Fizz
2 oz Sloe Gin
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
French 75
2 oz cognac
1/2 oz lemon juice
1 tsp of sugar
Shake and strain into Collins glass
Add 4 oz champagne
Garnish with lemon twist
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Margarita
Salt the rim of a lowball glass
1 1/2 oz tequila
1/2 oz triple sec
1 oz lime juice
Shake and strain into prepared glass
Garnish with lime
*Margarita mix can substitute Triple Sec and lime juice
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Classic Daiquiri
1.5 oz light rum
1/2 oz lime juice
1 tsp sugar
Shake and strain into frosted (optional) lowball glass
Garnish with lime
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Acapulco
2 oz light rum or tequila
1/2 oz triple sec
1 oz lime juice
1 tsp sugar
Shake and strain into a lowball glass
Garnish with mint sprig
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Kamikaze
1.5 oz vodka
1 oz triple sec (Blue Kamikaze: use blue curacao)
1/2 oz Rose’s lime juice
Shake and strain into lowball glass
Garnish with lime