Essential Classics

Question 1

Aviation

Answer 1

2 oz gin
1⁄2 oz lemon juice
1⁄2 oz maraschino liqueur
Bar spoon Crème Yvette

Question 2

Bellini

Answer 2

1 oz white peach puree
4 oz champagne
2 peach slices

Preparation: Put peach puree in bottom of mixing glass, no ice. Slowly pour Champagne while gently stirring, so as not to lose the effervescence. Strain into a Champagne flute

Question 3

Blood and Sand

Answer 3

1 1/2 oz blended Scotch
1 oz sweet vermouth
3⁄4 oz Cherry Heering
3⁄4 oz fresh-squeezed orange juice

Question 4

Bloody Mary

Answer 4

2 oz vodka
4 oz tomato juice
1⁄2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz Worcestershire sauce
5 dashes hot sauce
Pinch of salt and pepper
1/4 tsp celery salt
Celery stick
Lemon wedge

Preparation: Roll seven times between glass and tin to mix

Question 5

Capiarinha

Answer 5

2 oz cachaça
2 Demerera sugar cubes
1⁄2 lime cut into wheels

Muddle lime slices and sugar. Shake with enough ice for a rocks glass, then pour, unstrained directly into glass and serve.

Question 6

Tom Collins

Answer 6

2 oz Old Tom gin
3⁄4 oz lemon juice
3⁄4 oz simple syrup
Club soda

Preparation: Shake ingredients, strain, pour over ice, top with soda

Question 7

Cosmopolitan

Answer 7

1 1⁄2 oz vodka
1 oz cranberry juice
3⁄4 oz Cointreau
1⁄4 oz fresh lime juice

Question 8

Daiquiri

Answer 8

2 oz white rum
3⁄4 oz simple syrup
3⁄4 oz fresh lime juice
Lime wheel

Question 9

Gimlet

Answer 9

2 1⁄2 oz gin

1⁄2 oz preserved lime juice

Question 10

Gin Fizz

Answer 10

1 1⁄2 oz gin
3⁄4 oz fresh lemon juice
3⁄4 oz simple syrup (or 1 teaspoon superfine sugar)
Club soda

Preparation: Shake ingredients, strain, pour, top with soda

Question 11

Hot Toddy

Answer 11

2 oz Scotch or Irish whisky
1 well-filled barspoon Demerara sugar or 1⁄4 ounce honey
1 strip of thin-cut lemon peel
2-4 oz boiling water

Preparation: Rinse glass with boiling water to warm it. dd the sugar or honey, the lemon peel and half an ounce or so boiling water. Stir until sugar or honey has dissolved. Add the whisky and another 1 1⁄2 to 2 1⁄2 ounces water, depending on how stiff a drink is required.

Question 12

Irish Coffee

Answer 12

2 oz Irish whisky
1/2 oz rich simple syrup (or brown sugar cubes)
6 oz coffee
Lightly whipped unsweetened cream

Question 13

Mai Tai

Answer 13

1 oz aged rum
1 oz heavy rum
1 oz lime juice
1/2 oz Grand Marnier
1/2 oz orgeat
Mint sprig

Question 14

Manhattan

Answer 14

2 oz rye
1 oz sweet vermouth
2-3 dashes Angostura
Orange twist or preserved cherry

Substitute Scotch for Rob Roy, Irish for Emerald

Question 15

Margarita

Answer 15

2 oz tequila
3/4 oz Cointreau
3⁄4 oz fresh lime juice
Coarse salt
Lime wheel

Question 16

Dry Martini

Answer 16

2 1/4 oz dry gin
3/4 oz dry vermouth
Lemon twist or olive

Question 17

Mint Julep

Answer 17

2 1⁄2 oz bourbon
1/2 oz simple syrup
8 mint leaves
2-4 sprigs of mint

Question 18

Mojito

Answer 18

2 oz white rum
1 oz simple syrup
3⁄4 oz fresh lime juice
1 mint sprig 
8 mint leaves
1 oz soda

Question 19

Negroni

Answer 19

2 oz dry gin
3/4 oz Campari
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
Orange twist

Question 20

Old Fashioned

Answer 20

2 oz rye
1/2 oz simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura
Lemon

Question 21

Pisco Sour

Answer 21

2 oz pisco
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 oz simple syrup
Egg white
5 drops of Angostura Bitters

Question 22

Sidecar

Answer 22

2 oz cognac
3/4 oz Cointreau
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1/4 oz simple syrup

Question 23

Sazerac

Answer 23

2 1/2 oz rye
1/4 oz absinthe or herbsaint
1 sugar cube
3 dashes Peychaud's
1 dash Angostura
Lemon twist

Question 24

Stinger

Answer 24

2 oz cognac
1 oz crème de menthe

Prep: Shake, serve over crushed ice or up in coupe

Question 25

Whiskey Sour

Answer 25

2 oz bourbon 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice 3/4 oz simple syrup Cherry or orange twist

Question 26

Gin and Tonic

Answer 26

2 oz gin 3 oz chilled tonic Lime wedge or lemon twist Prep: Build gin, ice, tonic (in that order) in highball

Question 27

French 75

Answer 27

``` 1 oz dry gin 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz simple syrup 2 oz champagne Lemon twist ```

Question 28

Martinez

Answer 28

``` 2 oz sweet vermouth 1 oz Old Tom gin 1 bar spoon maraschino 1 dash Angostura Lemon twist ```

Question 29

Champagne Cocktail

Answer 29

Sugar cube 2 dashes Angostura 5 oz champagne Lemon twist

Question 30

Americano

Answer 30

1 oz sweet vermouth 1 oz Campari 3 oz seltzer 1/2 orange wheel