Shaken Cocktails and Cream Drinks Flashcards
Shaken cocktails and cream drinks may require a very precise form of preparation; learn how to mix these popular varieties.
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
How long should you shake for heavier drinks with eggs, syrup, or cream?
20 seconds
How long should you shake for drinks with easily mixable ingredients?
10 seconds
Can you mix more than 2 cocktails in a single shaker?
No, never
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
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
New Yorker
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1 oz lime juice
- 1 tsp sugar
- Dash grenadine
- Shake and strain into a lowball glass
- Garnish with lemon twist
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Mai Tai
- 1 oz light rum
- 1 oz dark rum
- 1/2 oz Triple Sec
- 1/2 oz Orgeat (almond syrup)
- 1/2 oz Rose’s lime juice
- Shake and strain into highball glass
- Garnish with a cherry
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Zombie
- 1.5 oz light rum
- 1/2 oz dark rum
- 1/2 oz Apricot Brandy
- 1/2 oz Rose’s lime juice
- Add equal orange and pineapple juice
- Shake and strain into highball glass
- Garnish with fruit
- Float 1/2 oz 151-proof rum
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Planter’s Punch
- 2 oz dark rum
- 1/2 oz triple sec
- 1 oz lime juice
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp grenadine
- Fill orange juice
- Shake and strain into highball glass
- Garnish with orange and cherry
- Sprinkle with nutmeg
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Singapore Sling
- 2 oz gin
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 1 tsp sugar
- Shake and strain into highball glass
- Splash club soda
- Float 1 oz cherry brandy on top
- Garnish with orange and cherry
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Long Island Iced Tea
- 1/2 oz gin
- 1/2 oz vodka
- 1/2 oz rum
- 1/2 oz tequila
- 1/2 oz triple sec
- 1 tsp bar sugar
- Shake and strain into highball glass
- Splash coke
- Garnish with lemon or mint leaves
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Alabama Slammer
- 1 oz Southern Comfort
- 1 oz Amaretto
- 1/2 oz Sloe Gin
- 1/2 oz lemon juice
- Shake and strain into a highball glass
- Garnish with cherry
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Jack Rose
- 1.5 oz Apple Jack Brandy
- 1 tsp bar sugar
- 1/2 oz lemon juice
- Add a few drops of grenadine
- Shake, strain into a highball glass
- Garnish with a cherry
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Between the Sheets
- 1 oz light rum
- 1 oz brandy
- 1 oz triple sec
- 1 tsp bar sugar
- 1 oz lemon juice
- Shake, strain into a highball glass
- Garnish with lemon or lime twist
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Knock Out
- 3/4 oz gin
- 3/4 oz dry vermouth
- 1/2 Pernod (or any absinthe substitute)
- 1 tsp white crème de menthe
- Shake, strain into highball glass
- Garnish with a cherry
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Cosmopolitan
- Frost rim
- 1 1/2 oz vodka (common with Absolut Citron or Stoli Vodka)
- 1/2 oz Triple Sec (common with Cointreau)
- Fill/color with cranberry juice
5./ Shake, strain into a martini glass - Garnish with a lime twist
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Gimlet
- Frost rim
- 2 oz gin
- 1/2 oz Rose’s lime juice
- Shake, strain into martini glass
- Garnish with a lime
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Vodka Gimlet
- Frost rim
- 2 oz vodka
- 1/2 oz Rose’s lime juice
- Shake, strain into martini glass
- Garnish with a lime
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Sidecar
- Frost rim
- 1.5 oz brandy
- 3/4 oz Cointreau
- 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
- Shake, strain into a martini glass
Describe the technique for creating the following shaken cocktail:
Cape Cod
- Frost rim
- 1.5 oz vodka
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- Fill/color with cranberry juice
- Shake, strain into a martini glass
- Garnish with lime
What is the technique for creating shaken cream drinks?
- Shake all ingredients and ice in a master glass
- Remove lid from master glass and pour (don’t strain!) all contents into a lowball glass
No garnish unless specified
Describe the method associated with the following shaken cream drink:
Creamsicle
- 1/2 oz Galliano
- 1/2 oz Triple Sec
- 1/2 oz White Crème de Cacao
- 1/2 oz cream
- Add orange juice
- Shake, pour
Describe the method associated with the following shaken cream drink:
Sombrero
- 1.5 oz Kahlua
- Add 1 oz cream
- Shake, pour
Describe the method associated with the following shaken cream drink:
Cocaine Lady
- 1.5 oz Kahlua
- Add 1 oz cream
- Shake, pour
- Splash Coca-Cola