Gin Base Flashcards

Question

Bronx Cocktail

Answer 1

``` 1 oz. Gin 1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth 1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth 1/2 oz. orange juice Shake all ingredients with ice and strain. Cocktail Glass, Orange Slice (optional) ``` Bartender Comments: Essentially a perfect martini sweetened with a bit of orange. This cocktail's popularity peaked during the early 1900s and it was featured in the works of several American literary giants, most notably F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Answer 2

2.5 oz. Gin 1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth Stir ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. Cocktail Glass, Olives or Lemon Peel Bartender Comments: There is no shortage of information and opinion regarding the most iconic of mixed drinks. You'll have to do your own research on this one.

Answer 3

1.5 oz. Gin 1.5 oz. Orange Juice 1/4 oz. Grenadine Absinthe Rinse glass with Absinthe and discard the excess. Shake all other ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Cocktail Glass, Flamed Orange Peel Bartender Comments: The name may be attributed to the pioneering work of French physician Serge Voronoff who gained fame (and later ridicule) for his early attempts at male hormone replacement therapy; let's avoid further details

Answer 4

``` 2 oz. Gin 1/4 oz. Fernet Branca 1/2 oz. Grand Marnier 1/2 oz. Dubonnet Blanc Stir all ingredients with ice and strain. Cocktail Glass, Lemon Twist ``` Bartender Comments: Pretty boozy, as befits a drink with this moniker. The combination might sound a bit funky, but its a good kind of funky. A lesser known entry from the Savoy Cocktail Book.

Answer 5

1 oz. Gin 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth 1 oz. Campari Stir ingredients together with ice. Old Fashioned Glass, Orange Peel Bartender Comments: Although this cocktail may be polarizing, it is a favorite among many chefs, bartenders and sommeliers. Bracing and assertive, you know you're drinking a serious cocktail. For a brunch-friendly alternative, omit the gin and lengthen with Prosecco to create a Negroni Sbagliato.

Answer 6

3/4 oz. Gin 3/4 oz. Noilly Prat 2 dashes Crème de Cassis Stir ingredients with ice and strain. Cocktail Glass, Lemon Peel (Can be Flamed) Bartender Comments: Basically a 50-50 Martini with a bit of fruit from the cassis.

Answer 7

``` 2 oz. London Dry Gin 1/2 oz. Curaçao 1/2 oz. Lime Juice 1 dash Angostura Bitters 1 dash Orange Bitters Shake all ingredients with ice and strain. Cocktail Glass, Lime Wedge ``` Bartender Comments: As noted in Monty Python's The Life of Brian, the Roman Empire brought sanitation, medicine, education, wine, sanitation, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health wherever they conquered. The British gave us this elixir. It also happens to be a favorite of a particular MS...

Answer 8

``` 1.5 oz. London Dry Gin 1/2 oz. Applejack 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice 1/4 oz. Grenadine 1 Egg White Dry shake all ingredients first, then shake with ice and strain. Cocktail Glass, Cherry ``` Bartender Comments: Dale DeGroff offers some colorful imagery in his introduction to the Pink Lady, involving a seedy bar filled with imposing leather-clad gay bikers, all knocking these back. Try it sometime. The drink, I mean.

Answer 9

2 oz. Plymouth Gin 3-4 dashes Angostura bitters Pour bitters into glass and turn to coat. Stir gin with ice and strain into glass. Cocktail Glass Bartender Comments: One of my personal favorites, this is an outlier in mixology terms as it does not belong to any standard category of mixed drinks; it's not cocktail, a sour, a sling, a cobbler, a cooler, etc.

Answer 10

``` 1.5 oz. Dry Gin 5 drops Orange Flower Water 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice 1/2 oz. Lime Juice 1 Egg White 1 oz. Heavy Cream 1 oz. Simple Syrup Soda Water 2 drops Vanilla Extract (optional) Vigorously shake all ingredients except soda water and strain into glass without ice. Top with soda water. Highball Glass, Grated Nutmeg ``` Bartender Comments: This drink isn't as difficult to make as some make out. Just be sure to shake thoroughly and use a bar spoon to stir in the soda water as it is added. Great with brunch

Answer 11

``` 2 oz. Gin 1 oz. Grand Marnier 1/4 oz. Grenadine 3/4 oz. Lemon Juice 3/4 oz. Orange Juice Shake all ingredients with ice and strain. Cocktail Glass ``` Bartender Comments: Developed by Arthur Tarling for a 1933 cocktail competition in London. A great sour-style cocktail with added richness from the Grand Marnier.

Answer 12

``` 3/4 oz. Gin 3/4 oz. Grand Marnier 3/4 oz. Dry Vermouth 3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth 1/2 oz. Orange Juice 5 dashes Orange Bitters Shake all ingredients with ice and strain. Cocktail Glass ``` Bartender Comments: What starts out as a Perfect Martini (gin with sweet and dry vermouth) morphs into a Bronx with the addition of orange juice. It then puts emphasis on the orange with the addition of liqueur and bitters. Plus, the name is pretty freakin' cool.

Answer 13

``` 2 oz. Gin 3/4 oz. Cherry Heering 2 tsp. Benedictine 2 tsp. Cointreau 2 oz. Pineapple Juice 3/4 oz. Lime Juice 2 dashes Grenadine 1 dash Angostura Bitters Soda Water Shake all ingredients except soda water with ice and strain into glass filled with ice. Top with Soda Water. Hurricane Glass, Cherry, Pineapple Slice, and Orange ``` Bartender Comments: Unless you find yourself at the bar in the Raffles Hotel, don't bother.

Answer 14

``` 2 oz. Dry Gin 3/4 oz. Lime Juice 3/4 oz. Simple Syrup 10 Mint Leaves Muddle the mint in a shaker with the liquid ingredients. Add ice and shake, strain. Cocktail Glass, Mint Sprig ``` Bartender Comments: A fine strain is optional - sometimes little broken bits of mint look appealing. Depends on whom you talk to. Make this drink into a fizz by serving in a highball topped with soda. Swap the soda for bubbly and you have a Southside Royal. A great ambassador for those silly people who don't like gin.

Answer 15

``` 2 oz. Old Tom or London Dry Gin 1 oz. Lemon Juice 1 tsp. Simple Syrup 3 oz. Soda Water Build all ingredients except soda water and strain into glass filled with ice. Top with Soda Water. Highball Glass, Slice of Lemon and Cherry ``` Bartender Comments: I would recommend using an Old Tom style gin here (I like Hayman's, though Ransom is good, too). The above recipe will make a Collins on the tart side.

Answer 16

3 measures London Dry Gin 1 measure Vodka (preferably grain) 1/2 measure Lillet Blanc Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. Cocktail Glass, Lemon Peel Bartender Comments: A goodly amount of contemporary recipes will go for a 4:2:1 ratio of gin to vodka to Lillet. The original recipe calls for Gordon's Dry Gin and Kina Lillet, the latter of which of course is no longer made. To regain that bitter edge you may want to try adding a dash or two of orange bitters, or swapping out Lillet Blanc for Cocchi Americano. And while stirring the drink would seem appropriate, Mr. Bond does call for this drink to be shaken. And you don't want to cross that sumumabitch. For a fun alternative try adding a quarter of an ounce of Green Chartreuse for a Green Vesper.

Answer 17

1 oz. Gin 1 oz. Cointreau 1 oz. Lemon Juice Shake all ingredients and strain. Cocktail Glass, Cherry Bartender Comments: The white lady as we know it today has undergone quite an evolution before the recipe was standardized. (Anyone for brandy, triple sec and crème de menthe?) Some recipes add egg white, but I like the firm texture created by its omission.

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