Cocktails Flashcards
(117 cards)
4th Regiment
1 oz Rye Whiskey
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 dash each: Orange bitters, Peychaud’s bitters, Celery bitters
Shake, strain, serve in a cocktail coupe
Garnish: lemon peel
Abbey Cocktail
1 1/2 oz Gin
3/4 oz Orange Juice
3/4 oz Cocchi Americano
2 dashes bitters
Shake, strain, serve in a cocktail coupe
Garnish: cherry
Absinthe Frappé
1 1/2 oz Absinthe
1/2 oz sugar syrup
6-8 mint leaves
Muddle the mint, add the absinthe and sugar syrup, pack full with crushed ice. Serve with a straw in an old fashioned glass
Garnish: Mint
Adonis
2 oz Fino Sherry
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
2 dashed Orange bitters
Stir all ingredients with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail coupe
Garnish: Orange twist
Alexander Cocktail
3/4 oz VS Cognac
3/4 oz White Crème de Cacao
3/4 oz Cream
Shake all ingredients with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail coupe
Garnish: Grated nutmeg
Algonquin
1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey
3/4 oz Dry Vermouth
3/4 oz Pineapple Juice
2 dashed Peychaud’s bitters (optional)
Shake with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail coupe; bitters can be incorporated into the drink or reserved to garnish with the foamy surface
Americano
1 oz Campari
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
Soda Water
Serve over ice
Garnish: Orange slice
Antibes
2 oz Gin
3/4 oz Benedictine
1 oz Grapefruit Juice
Shake with ice, strain, serve in an old fashioned glass
Garnish: Orange slice
Aviation
1 1/2 oz London Dry Gin
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
2 dashes Maraschino Liqueur
2 dashes Crème Yvette
Shake with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail glass
Garnish: cherry or lemon peel
Bamboo
1 1/2 oz Fino Sherry
1 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 dashes Orange bitters
Stir with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail coupe
Garnish: Orange and/or Lemon twist
Bee’s Knees
1 1/2 oz Gin
3/4 oz Honey
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
Shake with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail glass
Garnish: Lemon twist
Bellini
2 parts Prosecco
1 part White Peach Purée
Dash of Raspberry Purée
Pour Prosecco over the purées in a flute, stir gently
Bijou
1 oz Gin
1 oz Green Chartreuse
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
Dash Orange bitters
Stir with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail coupe
Garnish: Lemon twist
Black Russian
1 1/2 oz Vodka
3/4 oz Kahlùa
Pour ingredients over ice in a lowball glass
Blood & Sand
3/4 oz Scotch
3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth
3/4 oz Cherry Heering
3/4 oz Orange Juice
Shake with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail glass
Garnish: Orange twist (flamed)
Bloody Mary
Bonus: Make it a Bloody Maria
1 1/2 oz Vodka 4 oz Tomato Juice 1/2 oz Lemon Juice 1/2 tsp Horseradish 3 dashes Tabasco 3 dashed Worcestershire Salt, to taste Cracked Black Pepper, to taste Celery Salt, to taste
Build the drink in a mixing glass, roll with ice to mix and chill, serve in a highball glass
Garnish: Celery stick
*Bonus: swap the vodka for tequila
Bobby Burns
1 1/4 oz Blended Scotch
3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 dash Orange bitters
1 dash Absinthe
Stir with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail glass
Garnish: Lemon twist
Boothby Cocktail
1 1/2 oz Whiskey (Bourbon or Rye) 3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth 2 dashes Angostura bitters 2 dashes Orange bitters 1 oz Champagne
Stir the first 4 ingredients into a cocktail coupe, top with Champagne
Garnish: Orange peel
Boston Cocktail
3/4 oz Gin
3/4 oz Apricot Brandy
1/4 oz Lemon Juice
1/4 oz Grenadine
Shake with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail coupe
Garnish: Lemon twist
Boulevardier
1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 oz Campari
Stir with ice, strain, serve in a cocktail glass
Garnish: Orange twist
Bronx Cocktail
1 oz Gin
1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
1/2 oz Orange Juice
Shake, strain, serve in a cocktail glass
Garnish: Orange slice (optional)
Brooklyn Cocktail
1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey
1 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
Dash Maraschino Liqueur
Dash Amer Picon bitters
Stir with ice, strain, serve up or on the rocks
Garnish: Lemon twist, Orange twist, or both
Caipirinha
2 oz Cachaça
Two lime quarters
2 tsp Sugar
Muddle sugar and lime quarters until sugar is dissolved, add crushed ice and cachaça, serve in a lowball glass
Garnish: Lime wedge
Cape Codder
1 1/2 oz Vodka
4 oz Cranberry Juice
1/4 oz Lime Juice
Pour ingredients over ice, serve in a highball glass
Garnish: Lime wedge