Martini
(Top 15, #1)

[image]

Glass: Cocktail

• Gin or Vodka, 2 oz
• Dry Vermouth, 1/3 oz
• Garnish: olives

1. Chill glass.
2. Fill mixing glass 3/4 ice.
3. Pour ingredients into mixing glass.
4. Stir well.
5. Empty glass.
6. Strain mix into glass.
7. Add garnish.

Manhattan
(Top 15, #2)
(Rob Roy - use Scotch in place of Rye Whiskey)

[image]

Glass: Cocktail

• Rye Whiskey (or Bourbon), 1-2/3 oz
• Red Vermouth (sweet), 2/3 oz
• Angostura Bitters, 1 dash
• Garnish: cherry (alt: orange twist)

1. Chill glass.
2. Fill mixing glass 3/4 ice.
3. Pour ingredients into mixing glass.
4. Stir well.
5. Empty glass.
6. Strain mix into glass.
7. Add garnish.

Margarita
(Top 15, #3)

[image]

Glass: Coupette

• Tequila, 1-1/5 oz
• Triple Sec (Cointreau), 2/3 oz
• Fresh Lime Juice, 1/2 oz
• Garnish (optional): lime wedge

1. Rim glass with salt.
2. Fill shaker 3/4 ice.
3. Pour ingredients into shaker.
4. Shake well.
5. Strain into glass.
[optional] 6. Add garnish.

Black/White Russian
(Top 15, #4)

[image]

Glass: Old-fashioned

• Vodka, 1-2/3 oz
• Coffee Liqueur (Kahlua or Tia Maria), 2/3 oz
• (white only) Fresh Cream, 1 oz

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Pour ingredients into glass.
3. Stir gently.
(white only) 4. Add cream on the top and stir lightly.

Long Island Ice Tea
(Top 15, #5)

[image]

Glass: Highball

• Tequila (white), 1/2 oz
• Vodka, 1/2 oz
• Rum (white), 1/2 oz
• Triple Sec (Cointreau), 1/2 oz
• Gin, 1/2 oz
• Fresh Lemon Juice, 1 oz
• Gomme Syrup, 1 oz
• Garnish: lemon slice or spiral

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Pour ingredients into glass.
3. Stir gently.
4. Add garnish.
5. Serve with straw.

Old-Fashioned
(Top 15, #6)

[image]

Glass: Old-Fashioned

• Bourbon or Rye whiskey, 1-1/2 oz
• Angostura Bitters, 2 dashes
• 1 sugar cube
• Plain water, a few dashes
• Garnish: orange slice and cocktail cherry

1. Put sugar cube in old-fashioned glass.
2. Saturate with bitters.
3. Add a few dashes of water.
4. Muddle until dissolved.
5. Fill glass with ice cubes.
6. Add whiskey.
7. Add garnish.

Negroni
(Top 15, #7)

[image]

Glass: Old-Fashioned

• Gin, 1 oz
• Campari, 1 oz
• Red Vermouth (sweet), 1 oz
• Garnish: orange slice

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Pour ingredients into glass.
3. Stir gently.
4. Add garnish.

Bloody Mary
(Top 15, #8)
(Bloody Maria - use Tequila in place of vodka)

[image]

Glass: Highball

• Vodka (alt: Tequila), 1-1/2 oz
• Tomato Juice, 3 oz
• Fresh Lemon Juice, 1/2 oz
• Worcestershire Sauce, 2-3 dashes
• Tabasco Sauce, 1-2 dashes (to taste)
• Celery Salt, 1 tsp
• Pepper, 1-3 pinches (to taste)
• Garnish: celery and lemon wedge

[optional] 1. Rim glass with Tahin Clasico Seasoning.
2. Pour all ingredients into highball glass.
3. Stir gently.
4. Add garnish.

Cosmopolitan
(Top 15, #9)

[image]

Glass: Cocktail

• Vodka (Absolut Citron), 1-1/3 oz
• Triple Sec (Cointreau), 1/2 oz
• Cranberry Juice, 1 oz
• Fresh Lime Juice, 1/2 oz
• Garnish: lime wedge (or slice or twist), orange slice, or cherry

1. Chill glass.
2. Fill shaker 3/4 ice.
3. Pour ingredients into shaker.
4. Shake shaker 3 times over shoulder.
5. Empty glass.
6. Strain mix into glass.
7. Add garnish.

John Collins
(Top 15, #10)
(Tom Collins - use Old Tom Gin)

[image]

Glass: Collins (alt: Highball)

• Gin, 1-1/2 oz
• Fresh Lemon Juice, 1 oz
• Simple Syrup, 1/2 oz
• Soda Water, 2 oz
• Garnish: lemon wheel and cherry
• Angostura bitters, 1 dash

1. Fill glass 3/4 ice.
2. Pour gin, lemon juice, and syrup into glass.
3. Stir gently.
4. Top up with soda water.
5. Add garnish.
6. Add bitters.
7. Serve with straw.

Whiskey Sour
(Top 15, #11)

[image]

Glass: Cocktail (alt: Old-Fashioned)

• Bourbon Whiskey, 1-1/2 oz
• Sugar Syrup, 1/2 oz
• Fresh Lemon Juice, 1 oz
• Garnish: half orange slice and maraschino cherry

1. Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Pour ingredients into shaker.
3. Shake well.
4. Strain into cocktail glass.
Alternate ('on the rocks'): Strain into old-fashioned glass filled with ice.
5. Add garnish.

Mai-Tai
(Top 15, #12)

[image]

Glass: Highball, or Hurricane

• Rum (white), 1-1/3 oz
• Dark Rum, 2/3 oz
• Orange Curacao, 1/2 oz
• Orgeat (almond) Syrup, 1/2 oz
• Fresh Lime Juice, 1/3 oz
• Garnish: pineapple spear, mint leaves, and lime peel

1. Fill shaker 3/4 ice.
2. Fill glass with ice.
3. Pour ingredients into shaker.
4. Shake vigorously.
5. Strain mix into glass.
6. Add garnish.
7. Serve with straw.

Mojito
(Top 15, #13)

[image]

Glass: Highball

• White Cuban Rum, 1-1/3 oz
• Fresh Lime Juice, 1 oz
• 6 Mint Sprigs
• Sugar, 2 tsp
• Soda Water
• Garnish: sprig of mint leaves and lemon slice

1. Muddle mint sprigs with sugar and lime juice.
2. Add splash of soda water.
3. Fill glass with ice.
4. Add rum.
5. Top off with soda water.
6. Add garnish.
7. Serve with straw.

Moscow Mule
(Top 15, #14)

[image]

Glass: Highball (alt: Copper Mug)

• Vodka, 1-1/2 oz
• Ginger Beer, 4 oz
• Fresh Lime Juice, 1/2 oz
• Garnish: lime slice

1. Put a few ice cubes in glass.
2. Squeeze lime juice into glass.
3. Add vodka.
4. Add ginger beer.
5. Stir gently.
6. Add garnish.

Daiquiri
(Top 15, #15)

[image]

Glass: Cocktail (goblet type)

• Rum (white), 1-1/2 oz
• Fresh Lime Juice, 0.85 oz
• Simple Syrup, 1/2 oz
• Garnish (optional): lime twist

1. Fill shaker 3/4 ice.
2. Pour ingredients into shaker.
3. Shake.
4. Strain mix into glass.
[optional] 5. Add garnish.

Gin and Tonic

[image]

Glass: Highball

• Gin, 2 oz
• Tonic Water, 5 oz
• Fresh Lime Juice, 1 tsp
• Garnish: lime wedge

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Add gin; add tonic.
3. Stir well.
4. Add garnish.
5. Serve with straw.

Cuba Libre

[image]

Glass: Highball

• Rum (white), 1-2/3 oz
• Cola, 4 oz
• Fresh Lime Juice, 1/3 oz
• Garnish: lime wedge

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Pour ingredients into glass.
3. Add garnish.

Jack and Coke
(Alt: Lynchburg Beer)

[image]

Glass: Highball (alt: Root Beer mug)

• Jack Daniels, 2 oz
• Coke or Diet Coke (alt: Root Beer or Diet Root Beer), 10 oz

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Pour ingredients into glass.
3. Stir well.

Seven and Seven

[image]

Glass: Highball

• Seagram's Seven Crown whiskey, 1-1/2 oz
• 7-Up, 6 oz
• Garnish (optional): lime wedge

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Add whiskey; add 7-Up.
3. Stir gently.
[optional] 5. Add garnish.

Irish Coffee

[image]

Glass: Hot Toddy

• Irish Whiskey, 1-1/3 oz
• Hot Coffee, 3 oz
• Fresh Cream, 1 oz
• Brown Sugar, 1 tsp

1. Warm the Irish whiskey.
2. Pour whiskey and coffee into glass.
3. Add brown sugar.
4. Stir well.
5. Float whip cream on top.

Sazerac

[image]

Glass: Old-Fashioned

• Cognac (alt: Rye Whiskey), 1-2/3 oz
• Absinthe, 1/3 oz
• 1 sugar cube
• Peychaud's bitters, 2 dashes
• Garnish: lemon peel

1. Chill glass.
2. Prepare sugar cube, bitters, and Cognac in mixing glass.
3. Add 1/2 ice to mixing glass.
4. Stir well.
5. Empty chilled glass.
6. Rinse chilled glass with Absinthe.
7. Strain mix into glass.
8. Add garnish.

Tequila Sunrise

[image]

Glass: Hurricane (or Highball)

• Tequila (white), 1-1/2 oz
• Orange Juice, 3 oz
• Grenadine, 1/2 oz
• Garnish: orange slice and cherry

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Pour tequila and orange juice into glass.
3. Add grenadine down the side to create effect.
4. Do not stir.
6. Add garnish.

Screwdriver

[image]

Glass: Highball

• Vodka, 1-2/3 oz
• Orange Juice, 3-1/3 oz
• Garnish: orange slice (alt: cherry, for color variation)

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Add vodka; add orange juice.
3. Stir gently.
4. Add garnish.

Piña Colada

[image]

Glass: Hurricane

• Rum (white), 1-1/2 oz
• Pineapple Juice, 4-1/2 oz
• Coconut Cream, 1-1/2 oz (avoid coconut milk)
• Garnish: pineapple slice and cherry

1. Blend ingredients in a blender with ice.
2. Pour into glass.
3. Add garnish.
4. Serve with straw.

Sea Breeze

[image]

Glass: Old-fashioned

• Vodka, 1-1/3 oz
• Cranberry Juice, 4 oz
• Grapefruit Juice, 1 oz
• Garnish: lime wedge

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Pour ingredients into glass.
3. Stir gently.
4. Add garnish

Sex on the Beach

[image]

Glass: Highball (alt: Hurricane)

• Vodka, 1-1/3 oz
• Peach Schnapps, 2/3 oz
• Cranberry Juice, 1-1/3 oz
• Orange Juice, 1-1/3 oz
• Garnish: orange slice

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Pour ingredients into glass.
3. Stir gently.
4. Add garnish.

Rusty Nail

[image]

Glass: Old-Fashioned (alt: Snifter, served warm)

• Scotch, 1-1/2 oz
• Drambuie, 0.85 oz
• (Alt: Lemon Juice, dash)
• Garnish: lemon twist (Alt: No garnish)

1. Fill old-fashioned glass with ice.
2. Add Scotch; add Drambuie.
3. Stir gently.
4. Add garnish.

Alternative (served warm):
1. Rinse snifter with hot water.
2. Add Scotch; add Drambuie. (No ice.)
3. Stir gently.
4. Add dash of lemon juice.

Melon Ball

[image]

Glass: Highball

• Vodka, 1 oz
• Melon Liqueur (Midori), 2 oz
• Pineapple Juice, 4 oz
• Garnish: melon ball or melon slice

1. Fill glass 1/2 ice.
2. Pour ingredients into glass.
3. Stir gently.
4. Add garnish.

Blue Hawaiian

 [image]

Glass: Hurricane

• Rum (white), 1 oz
• Blue Curacao, 1 oz
• Pineapple Juice, 3 oz
• Sweetened Coconut Cream, 1 oz
• Garnish: pineapple slice and cherry

1. Chill glass.
2. Fill shaker 1/2 ice.
3. Pour ingredients into shaker.
4. Shake well.
5. Empty glass.
6. Pour mix into glass (with ice).
[optional] 7. Add garnish.

B52

[image]

Glass: Large Shot Glass

• Kahlua, 2/3 oz
• Bailey's Irish Cream, 2/3 oz
• Grand Marnier, 2/3 oz

1. Layer ingredients in order (Kahlua, Bailey's, Grand Marnier).
2. Do not stir.
3. Flame the Grand Marnier, serve on fire.
4. Serve with small straw on the side.

Mint Julep

[image]

Glass: Highball

• Bourbon, 2 oz
• Fresh Mint Sprigs, 4
• Powdered Sugar, 1 tsp
• Water, 2 tsp

1. Gently muddle 3 mint sprigs, sugar, and water in glass.
2. Fill glass with ice.
3. Add bourbon.
4. Stir well.
5. Garnish with last mint sprig.

Sidecar

[image]

Glass: Cocktail (or with ice use highball)

• Cognac (alt: Brandy), 1-2/3 oz
• Triple Sec (Cointreau), 2/3 oz
• Fresh Lemon Juice, 2/3 oz
• Garnish (optional): cherry

1. Chill glass.
[optional] 2. Rim glass with sugar.
3. Fill cocktail shaker with ice
4. Pour ingredients into shaker.
5. Shake well.
6. Strain mix into glass.
[optional] 7. Add garnish.

Pincho Verde

 [image]

Glass: Old-Fashioned

• White Tequila, 1-1/3 oz
• Green Chartreuse (Verte) Liqueur, 2/3 oz
• Fresh Lime Juice, 1/2 oz
• Tonic Water, 2 oz
• Garnish: lime wedge

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Pour ingredients into glass.
3. Stir gently.
4. Add garnish.

Sombrero

[image]

Glass: Old-Fashioned

• Kahlua, 1-1/2 oz
• Cream or Whole Milk, 1-1/2 oz

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Add Kahlua.
3. Stir gently for about 10 seconds.
4. Float cream using back of bar spoon.
5. Serve with straw.

Stardust

[image]

Glass: Highball

• Citron Vodka (or other citrus vodka), 1/2 oz
• Dry Curacao, 1/2 oz
• Green Chartreuse, 1/2 oz
• Fresh Lime Juice, 2 oz
• Grenadine, 1 splash
• Garnish: orange strip (flamed)

1. Fill shaker with 3/4 ice.
2. Pour all ingredients except Grenadine to shaker.
3. Shake well.
4. Fill glass with ice.
5. Strain mix into glass.
6. Add grenadine.
7. Add garnish.

Summer Wind

[image]

Glass: Highball

• Dry Gin, 1-1/2 oz
• Fresh Lemon Juice, 3/4 oz
• Simple Syrup, 3/4 oz
• Fresh Cucumber Juice, 1/2 oz
• Dill, 1 pinch
• Seltzer (or soda water)
• Garnish: 1 thin cucumber slice, cut lengthwise

1. Fill shaker 3/4 ice.
2. Pour all ingredients except seltzer into shaker.
3. Shake well.
4. Fill rocks glass with ice.
5. Strain shaker into glass.
6. Top with seltzer.
7. Add garnish, wrapped around inside of glass.

Pendergast

[image]

Glass: Old-Fashioned

• Bourbon, 1-1/2 oz
• Sweet Vermouth, 3/4 oz
• Benedictine, 1/2 oz
• Angostura bitters, 2 dashes
• Garnish: lemon twist

1. Fill mixing glass with 1/2 ice.
2. Pour ingredients into mixing glass.
3. Stir until chilled.
4. Strain mix into glass (no ice).
5. Add garnish.

Key Lime Martini (Florida cocktail)

[image]

Glass: Cocktail

• Vanilla Vodka, 2 oz
• Key lime juice or liqueur (or use Rose's lime juice), 1/2 oz
• Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut, 2 tbl
• Pineapple Juice, 1 oz
• Heavy Cream, 1 oz
• Garnish: lime wheel or lime twist
• Rim: graham cracker crumbs

1. Chill glass.
2. Fill martini shaker with ice.
3. Pour ingredients into shaker.
4. Shake well.
5. Use lime juice to rim glass with the graham cracker crumbs.
6. Strain mix into glass.
7. Add garnish.

Rum Runner (Florida cocktail)

[image]

Glass: Highball

• Aged Light Rum, 1 oz
• Blackberry Brandy, 1 oz
• Banana Liqueur, 1 oz
• Orange Juice, 1-1/2 oz
• Grenadine, splash
• Garnish (optional): orange slice

Traditional:

• Light Rum, 1 oz
• Dark Rum or Aged Rum, 1 oz
• Pineapple Juice, 1 oz
• Banana Liqueur, 1 oz
• Blackberry Liqueur, 1 oz
• Orange Juice, 1 oz
• Grenadine, splash

1. Fill glass with ice.
2. Pour ingredients except grenadine into glass.
3. Stir gently
4. Add grenadine.
[optional] 5. Add garnish.
6. Serve with straw.