Cocktail
Highball
SUMMARY
- ⅔ ice
- 1½ oz liquor
- liquor:mixer = 1:4
- Virgin = no alcohol
- Highball glass
- usually one kind of liquor and at least one non-alcoholic mixer.
- stir if the mixer is juice; left to self-stir if the mixer is carbonated.
- never shake
- drinks with tonic mixers will always take a lime
- usually mild
Screwdriver
- 1½ oz of Vodka
- Fill with Orange Juice
Greyhound
- 1½ oz of Vodka
- Fill with Grapefruit Juice
Salty Dog
- Greyhound w/salted rim
Orange Blossom(aka Gin and Juice)
- 1½ oz of Gin
- Fill with Orange Juice
Sandy Sour
- 1½ oz of Gin
- Fill with Grapefruit Juice
Cape Codder
- 1½ oz of Vodka
- Fill with Cranberry Juice
Sea Breeze
- 1½ oz of Vodka
- Fill with ½ Grapefruit and ½ Cranberry Juice
Bay Breeze
- 1½ oz of Vodka
- Fill with ½ Pineapple Juice and ½ Cranberry Juice
Malibu Bay Breeze
- 1½ oz of Malibu
- Fill with ½ Pineapple and ½ Cranberry Juice
Blue Hawaiian
- 1 oz Light Rum
- 1 oz Blue Curacao
- Fill with Pineapple Juice
- Garnish with a Cherry and Pineapple
Madras
- 1½ oz of Vodka
- Fill with ½ Cranberry and ½ Orange Juice
Bocce Ball
- 1½ oz of Vodka
- Fill with Orange Juice
- (or ¾ oz Amaretto and ¾ oz Southern Comfort)
Tequila Sunrise
- 1½ oz of Tequila
- Fill with Orange Juice
- Sink ½ oz Grenadine down sides of glass
Scarlet O’Hara
- 1½ oz of Southern Comfort
- Fill with Cranberry Juice
Cuba Libre(aka Rum and Coke)
- 1½ oz (Light or Dark) Rum
- Fill with Coke
- Garnish with a Lime, or Lemon if making with Diet Coke
Cooler
- 1½ oz of Appropriate Liquor
- Fill with Ginger Ale
- Garnish with a Twist
Melon Ball
- 1 oz of Vodka
- ½ oz of Melon Liquor
- Fill with Orange Juice
Pearl Harbor
- 1 oz of Vodka
- ½ oz of Melon Liquor
- Fill with Pineapple Juice
Harvey Wallbanger
- 1½ oz of Vodka
- Fill with Orange Juice
- Add a splash of Galliano
Sloe Screw
- 1 oz of Vodka
- ½ oz of Sloe Gin
- Fill with Orange Juice
Sloe Comfortable Screw
- ½ oz of Vodka
- ½ oz of Sloe Gin
- ½ oz of Southern Comfort
- Fill with Orange Juice
Sloe Comfortable Screw(Up Against the Wall)
- Sloe Comfortable Screw with a splash of Galliano
Fuzzy Navel
- 1½ oz of Peach Schnapps
- Fill with Orange Juice
Hairy Navel
- ¾ oz Vodka
- ¾ oz Peach Schnapps
- Fill with Orange Juice
Sex on the Beach
- ¾ oz Vodka
- ¾ oz Peach Schnapps
- Fill with ½ Cranberry and ½ Orange Juice
Brass Monkey
- ½ oz Vodka
- ½ oz Rum
- Fill with Orange Juice
Apple Brandy Highball
- 2 oz Apple Brandy
- Fill with chilled club soda
- Apple peel spiral garnish
Bloody Mary
- 1½ oz Vodka
- Fill with Tomato Juice
- Add:
- 3 drops Worcestershire sauce
- 3 drops Tabasco Sauce
- A pinch of Celery Salt
- A pinch of Pepper
- A dab of Horseradish
- A dash of Sour Mix or Lemon Juice
- A Celery Stick garnish (put in glass before pouring drink)
Bloody Maria
- Bloody Mary with Tequila substituted for Vodka
Freddy Fudpucker
- 1½ oz Silver Tequila
- Fill with OJ
- Splash of Galliano
Goldilocks
- ¾ oz dark Rum
- ¾ oz Malibu
- Fill with ½ Pineapple Juice and ½ Orange Juice
Heatwave
- 1 oz Dark Rum
- ½ oz Peach Schnapps
- Fill with Pineapple
- Dribble Grenadine and stir slowly
Monkey Wrench
- 1½ oz white Rum
- Fill with ½ Grapefruit juice and ½ sparkling lemonade
Rickey
- 1½ oz of Appropriate Liquor
- Fill with Seltzer
- Garnish with a Twist
Skinny Dipper
- 2 oz melon liqueur
- Fill with Cranberry Juice
007
- 1½ oz Mandarin Vodka
- Fill with ½ Orange Juice and ½ 7-up/Sprite
7&7
- 1½ oz of Seagram’s 7 Blended Whiskey
- Fill with 7Up and garnish with Cherry and Orange
Shaken Drinks
SUMMARY
- Fill mixing glass ⅔ full with ice
- Shake drink vigorously
- Served over ice(on the rocks) unless otherwise specified by the customer
- Served in Highball or Collins glasses or margarita glasses
- usually more than one type of liquor or liqueur and multiple mixers
- always add the carbonated mixer AFTER shaking the drink
Sours
- 1½ oz of the appropriate liquor or liqueur
- 3 oz of sour mix
- Flag garnish
Collins(aka Fizzes)
- A Sour with 1 oz of seltzer added AFTER shaking
- Flag garnish, served in a Collins glass
Tom Collins
- A Gin Collins
Sloe Gin Fizz
- A Collins with ¾ oz Sloe Gin and ¾ oz Gin
Singapore Sling
- A Collins with ¾ oz Cherry Brandy, ¾ oz Gin
Daiquiri
- 2 oz Light Rum and enough Sour mix or Fresh Lime juice to fill the glass
- Lime Garnish
Blue Whale
- 1 ½ oz Vodka
- 1 oz Blue Curacao
- 3 oz Sour Mix
Alabama Slammer
- 1 oz Southern Comfort
- ½ oz Amaretto
- ½ oz of Sloe Gin
- Fill with Orange Juice
Margarita
- 1½ oz Tequila
- ½ oz Triple Sec
- ½ oz Roses Lime Juice
- 2 oz Sour Mix
- Salt rim if requested
- Serve straight up or on the rocks w/ lime garnish
Acapulco
- A Margarita with ½ oz Light Rum added
Long Island Iced Tea
- ½ oz Vodka
- ½ oz Gin
- ½ oz Rum
- ½ oz Tequila
- ½ oz Triple Sec
- Fill with Sour Mix
- Splash of Coke for color
- Lemon garnish
Long Beach Iced Tea
- Long Island Iced Tea with Cranberry Juice instead of Sour Mix and Coke
Adios Motherfucker
- ½ oz Vodka
- ½ oz Gin
- ½ oz Rum
- ½ oz Tequila
- ½ oz Blue Curacao
- Fill with Sour Mix
- Splash of 7-up
- Lemon garnish
Mai Tai
- 3 oz Light Rum
- ¼ oz Triple Sec
- ¼ oz Amaretto
- ½ oz Roses Lime Juice
- ½ oz Grenadine for color
- ¾ oz Sour Mix
- garnish with lime, mint sprig, or pineapple slice
Peanut Butter & Jelly
- ¾ oz Vodka
- ¾ oz Amaretto
- ¾ oz Frangelico
- ¾ oz Chambord
- Fill with Cranberry Juice
Red Devil(cross between a Kamikaze and Alabama Slammer)
- ½ oz Vodka
- ½ oz Southern Comfort
- ½ oz Amaretto
- ½ oz Sloe Gin
- ½ oz Triple Sec
- Splash of Roses Lime Juice
- Fill with Orange Juice
Mongolian Motherf**ker(cross between a Long Island and an Alabama Slammer)
- ¼ oz Vodka
- ¼ oz Gin
- ¼ oz Light Rum
- ¼ oz Tequila
- ¼ oz Triple Sec
- ¼ oz Southern Comfort
- ¼ oz Amaretto
- ¼ oz Sloe Gin
- ¼ oz Midori
- ¼ oz Peach Schnapps
- ¼ oz Blackberry Brandy
- ¼ oz Banana Liqueur
- ¼ oz Chambord
- Dash of Grenadine, OJ, Cranberry, Grapefruit, Pineapple, Sour Mix
- Shake like a ….
Bourbon Milk Punch
- 2 oz Bourbon
- ½ oz dark Crème de Cacao
- Fill with 2% milk
- Dash of vanilla extract
- Dash of ground cinnamon
Rum Runner
- 1 oz Malibu
- ½ oz Blackberry Brandy
- 1 oz Cranberry Juice
- 1 oz Pineapple Juice
- 1 oz Orange Juice
Nuclear Waste
- 1 oz Vodka
- 1 oz Melon Liqueur
- ¼ oz Blue Curacao
- ¼ oz Bacardi 151
- Fill with Sour Mix
Zombie
- 1 oz Light Rum
- 1 oz Dark Rum
- ½ oz Spiced Rum
- 1 oz Sour Mix
- 1 oz Pineapple Juice
- 1 oz Roses Lime Juice
- Float a bit of 151 on top after shaking
- Pineapple and cherry garnish
Tie Me To The Bedpost
- ½ oz Malibu
- ½ oz Melon Liquor
- ½ oz Citron Vodka
- ½ oz Sour Mix
SHOOTERS
SUMMARY
- Shaken. Chilled in mixing glass / Served straight up
- 1½ - 2½ oz Liquor
- Small Rocks or Shot glass
Kamikaze
- 1 oz Vodka
- ½ oz Triple Sec
- ½ oz Roses Lime Juice
Wu Wu
- 1 oz Vodka
- ½ oz Peach Schnapps
- ½ oz Cranberry Juice
Mission Accomplished
- A Kamikaze with a dash of Grenadine
Jolly Rancher
- ½ oz Vodka
- ½ oz Triple Sec
- ½ oz Peach Schnapps
- ½ oz Melon Liquor
- Splash of Cranberry Juice
Surfer on Acid
- ½ oz Jagermeister
- ½ oz Malibu
- ½ oz Pineapple Juice
Jager Bomb
- Pour shot of Jagermeister
- Fill ½ of a medium glass with Red Bull
- Drop shot glass directly into the glass of Red Bull
Lemon Drop
- 2 oz Citron Vodka with sugared lemon garnish
German Chocolate Cake
- 1 oz Vanilla Vodka
- 1 oz Frangelico
- Sugared lemon garnish(can substitute Citron Vodka for Vanilla Vodka)
Blow Job
- 1 oz Kahlua
- ½ oz Crème de Cacao
- ½ oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
- Top with Whipped Cream
Screaming Orgasm
- ½ Vodka
- ½ oz Kahlua
- ½ oz Amaretto
- ½ oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
Prairie Fire
- 1½ oz Tequila, dash of Tabasco
Red Headed Slut
- 1 oz Jagermeister
- 1 oz Peach Schnapps
- Fill with Cranberry Juice
Blond Headed Slut
- 1 oz Grand Marnier
- 1 oz Peach Schnapps
- Splash of Pineapple Juice
Viagra
- 1 oz Vodka
- 1 oz Blue Curacao
Windex
- ½ oz Vodka
- ½ oz Triple Sec
- ½ oz Blue Curacao
666
- ½ oz Jack Daniels
- ½ oz Sambuca
- ½ oz Tequila
Great White Shark
- 2 oz Tequila
- Dash of Tabasco sauce
Italian Valium
- 1 oz Amaretto
- ½ oz Gin
Blue Balls
- ½ oz Blue Curacao
- ½ oz Malibu
- ½ oz Peach Schnapps
- Splash of lemon juice
Blue Bastard
- ½ oz Vodka
- ¾ oz Blueberry Schnapps
- ¾ oz Triple Sec
- Splash of clear sugar syrup
3 Wise Men
- ½ oz Jack Daniels
- ½ oz Johnny Walker Black
- ½ oz Jim Beam
Blue Polar Bear
- ¾ oz Vodka
- ¾ oz Peppermint Schnapps
- ½ oz Blue Curacao
Washington Apple
- 1 oz Crown Royal
- 1 oz Apple Puckers
- Splash of Cranberry Juice
Liquid Cocaine
- ½ oz Jagermeister
- ½ oz Goldschlager
- ½ oz Bacardi 151
Gigantickle
- 1 oz Southern Comfort
- 1 oz raspberry liqueur
- 1 oz orange juice
Martini
SUMMARY
- Can be considered lowball without the ice.
- Chilled in Shaker / Served Straight Up
- Flavored Martinis Liquor:Liqueur = 6:1
- About 3 oz Liquor
- Martini glass
- in most cases, martinis will be requested with a call, premium or even top-shelf liquor, as martini drinkers tend to be sophisticated consumers.
Questions to ask:
- Gin or Vodka?
- How do you like it?(how dry)
- Shaken or stirred?
- Olives?
Martini
- Gin and Dry Vermouth with an olive garnish in these proportions:
- Regular: 8:1::Gin:Vermouth
- Dry: 10:1::Gin:Vermouth
- Very Dry: 12:1 :: Gin: Vermouth (coat martini glass with Vermouth, empty, shaken Gin alone with ice, pour into glass)
- Perfect: 16:1:1 :: Gin:Sweet Vermouth:Dry Vermouth
- Dirty: 16:1:1 :: Gin: Extra-Dry Vermouth: Splash of Olive Juice
- Naked: 1:0 (just Gin, no Vermouth)
Vodka Martini
- Substitute Vodka for Gin
Gibson
- A Martini with a Cocktail Onion rather than an Olive
Cosmopolitan
- 3 oz Citron Vodka
- 1 oz Triple Sec
- Splash of Rose’s Lime Juice(optional)
- Splash of Cranberry Juice for color
- Lime garnish
Sapphire Martini
- 3 oz Citron Vodka
- ½ oz Blue Curacao
- Lemon twist garnish
Emerald Martini
- 3 oz Citron Vodka
- ½ oz Melon liqueur
- Lemon twist garnish
Chocolate Martini
- 3 oz Vodka
- ½ oz Dark Crème de Cacao
- Mint sprig garnish
Raspberry Martini
- 3 oz Vodka
- ½ oz Chambord
- Raspberry garnish
French Martini
- 3 oz Vodka
- ½ oz Chambord
- Splash of Pineapple Juice
Peppermint Martini
- 3 oz Vodka
- ½ oz White Crème de Menthe
- Mint sprig garnish
Apple Martini
- 2 oz Citron Vodka
- 1½ oz Apple Pucker or Apple Schnapps
- A splash of Sour Mix
- Cherry garnish
COFFEE, CREAM, AND CORDIAL DRINKS
SUMMARY
- Chilled in Shaker
- Served with Ice
- W/O CREAM: 2-4 oz Liquor
- WITH CREAM: 1½ -2 oz Liquor
- Served in a variety of glasses
Black Russian
- 1½ oz Vodka
- ¾ oz Kahlua
Godfather
- 2 oz Scotch
- 1 oz Amaretto
Colorado Bulldog
- Black Russian with 3 oz of Coke (served in highball glass)
Godmother
- 2 oz Vodka
- 1 oz Amaretto
Black widow
- 1 oz gold Rum
- ¼ oz Southern Comfort
- Tsp of Sugar
- 1½ oz lime juice
Hpnotiq Breeze
- 2 oz Hpnotiq
- 1 oz Malibu
- Splash of Pineapple Juice
Incredible Hulk
- 2 oz Hpnotiq
- 2 oz Cognac
Pisco Sour
- 1½ oz Pisco Brandy
- ¾ lemon juice
- Dash of sugar
Superman
- 1 oz Hpnotiq
- 1 oz Alize
- 1 oz Cognac
Rusty Nail
- 1½ oz Scotch
- 1 oz Drambuie
- Lemon twist
Mudslide
- 1 oz Vodka
- 1 oz Kahlua
- 1 oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
- 1 oz Cream
Creamsicle
- 1 oz Triple Sec
- 1 oz White Crème de Cacao
- 1 oz Cream
Sombrero
- 2 oz Kahlua
- 1½ oz Cream
Girl Scout Cookie
- Sombrero with Peppermint Schnapps, ratio of 1:1:1
Toasted Almond
- Sombrero with Amaretto; ratio of 1:1:1
Orgasm(or Roasted Toasted Almond)
- A Toasted Almond with Vodka, ratio of 1:1:1:1
Grasshopper
- 1 oz Green Crème de Menthe
- 1 oz White Crème de Cacao
- 1 oz Cream
Creamy Kiss
- 1 oz Amaretto
- 1 oz Irish Cream
- 1 oz Peach Schnapps
- 1 oz Cream
Peaches and Cream
- 1 oz Peach Schnapps
- 1 oz Kahlua
- 1 oz Cream
Nuts and Berries
- Peanut Butter and Jelly with Cream substituted for Cranberry
White Russian
- 2 oz Vodka
- 1 oz Kahlua
- 1 oz Cream
Pink Squirrel
- 1 oz Creme de Noyeaux
- 1 oz White Creme de Cacao
- 1 oz Cream
IRA Cocktail
- 1½ oz Jameson's Irish Whiskey
- 1 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
- On the rocks
Gigerbread Cookie
- 1½ oz Kahlua
- 1 oz Bailey's
- ½ oz Goldschlager
- Add Cream
- Sprinkle the top with Grond Cinnamon
LOWBALLS
SUMMARY
- opposite of Highballs: masculine drinks, hearty and rich in liquor-y flavor and often quite strong.
- Plenty of ice glass
- 2-3 oz Liquor
- 5:1 or 1:1 or 1:0 :: liquor:mixer
- Rocks glass or Lowball glass
Anything “On the rocks”
- 1½ - 3 oz of the appropriate liquor served over ice. The liquor should not come up to the top of the ice.
Gimlet
- 2½ oz of Gin
- ½ oz Roses Lime Juice
- Served straight up or on the rocks with a lime garnish
Vodka Gimlet
- A Gimlet with Vodka substituted for Gin
Sidebar
- 2 oz Cognac, ½ oz Triple Sec, ½ oz Rose’s Lime Juice (or Lemon Juice).
Old Fashioned
- Muddle a cherry, and orange slice, and a packet of sugar with a splash of seltzer. Add 2 oz of the “called” whiskey or bourbon, ice, and a dash of bitters. Top with seltzer. Stir and serve.
Mint Julep
- Fill a Collins glass with crushed ice. In a small glass, muddle the leaves from two mint sprigs, a packet of sugar, and splash of seltzer or water. When sugar is dissolved, add 2 oz of bourbon, stir, and pour over the crushed ice. Stir with a long handled spoon until Collins glass frosts.
Manhattan
- Rye Whiskey with Sweet Vermouth, and a dash of bitters with a cherry garnish.
Like a Gimlet, it is often served straight up as a Martini. Can be ordered in
these proportions:
- Regular-4:1 :: Whiskey: Sweet Vermouth
- Perfect-4:½ :½ :: Whiskey:Sweet Vermouth:Dry Vermouth
Mojito
- Muddle the leaves from 2 mint sprigs, a few lime wedges, and a packet of sugar with a splash of seltzer. Add ice and 2 oz of light rum. Top with seltzer. A splash of Roses Lime Juice is optional. Stir and serve.
FLOATERS / POUSSE CAFES
SUMMARY
- The heaviest liquor is poured first and thus on the bottom, and cream is always the last ingredient since it rises to the top.
- Served Neat
- 2-4 oz of Liquor
- Pousse Café or Cordial Glass
- Layer all ingredients
Angel’s Kiss
- Layer Crème de Cacao, Sloe Gin, Brandy, and Cream
Bailey’s Chocolate Cherry
- Layer Red Grenadine, Kahlua, and Bailey’s Irish Cream
Slippery Nipple
- 1 part Sambuca, then add a drop of grenadine in center, then 1 part Bailey’s Irish Cream on top (pick up glass and look at it from below)
B-52 Classic
- Layer Kahlua with Bailey’s floated and a dash of Grand Marnier on top
B-53
- B-52 with Frangelico
Undertaker
- Layer Cointreau, then Jagermeister, and finally White Rum
Pousse Café
- Begin with Red Grenadine, then add Cointreau, Crème de menthe, Galliano, and finish with a dark brandy
Brain Hemorrhage
- Fill shot glass with 1 oz Peach Schnapps. Add a small layer of Irish Cream and a few drops of grenadine.
Candy Cane
- Layer grenadine, then creme de menthe, then pepermint schnapps.
Original Sin
- Layer creme de menthe, then Irish Cream
Psychedelic Barney
- Layer Blue Curacao, then carefully add Jagermeister, and a few drops of cranberry juice
Satan's Mouthwash
- Layer black sambuca, and then top with Jack Daniel's. Leave layered or carefully stir together to create a swirl effect.
Army Green
- Lyer White Rum, Black Sambuca and Triple Sec.
BEER DRINKS
SUMMARY
- Served without ice
- Beer with varying liquors
Lager N Lime
- Beer with ½ oz of Roses Lime Juice
Coroné Limoné-(aka Limona Corona; Bacardi Bomb)
Open the Corona and have the customer drink down to the bottom of the neck of the beer. Pour a shot of Bacardi Limón directly into the bottle. Plug the bottle with your thumb or the palm of your hand, and turn upside-down to mix. Turn the bottle right side-up and serve.
Shandy
- Beer topped off 1 oz of 7up
Depth Charge
- Fill a shot glass with 1½ oz Rye Whiskey and drop in Beer
Boiler Maker
- A draft beer with a shot of Whiskey added in front of customer
Flaming Dr.Pepper
- Fill a shot glass 1:1 :: Vodka:Amaretto, and float Bacardi 151 on top. Light the shot on fire, and drop into beer
Irish Car Bomb
- Fill a shot glass with 1:1 :: Bailey’s Irish Cream:Jameson’s Irish Whiskey. Drop into a Guinness.
Black and Tan
- ½ glass of Ale, ½ glass of Guinness Stout
WINE & CHAMPAGNE DRINKS
SUMMARY
- May or may not take ice
- Varying proportions
- Served in wine or champagne glasses
Red Sangria
- 2 bottles chilled red wine
- 1 cup Cognac
- ½ cup Triple Sec or Cointreau
- ⅓ cup Superfine granulated sugar
- 1 orange, sliced or in chunks
- 1 lemon, sliced thin
- 2 cups chilled seltzer or Sprite
In a bowl, combine wine, cognac, Triple Sec and sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Add orange and lemon slices and chill for 1 hour. Pour in a punch bowl, stir seltzer or Sprit, and add ice. Makes 12.
Spritzer
- 1:1 :: Wine:Seltzer, although your customer will probably have their own proportions in mind. Best to ask what they’d like.
Kir
- 7:1 :: White Wine:Crème de Cassis
Kir Royale
- 7:1 :: Champagne:Framboise (Crème de Cassis if no Framboise available)
Mimosa
- 4 oz Champagne, 2 oz Orange Juice, dash of Triple Sec
Bellini
- 4 oz Champagne, 2 oz Peach Juice, dash of Peach Schnapps
FROZEN DRINKS
SUMMARY
- Lots of ice in the blender
- Large capacity glass
Pina Colada
- 1½ oz Light Rum
- 1 oz Coconut Cream
- 3 oz Pineapple Juice
- ½ oz Dark Rum (optional)
- ½ oz Cocoribe (optional)
- Splash of cream (optional)
- Pineapple slice garnish
Fruit Daiquiri
- 1½ oz Light Rum
- ½ oz Sour Mix
- Fresh Fruit to taste
- 1 oz Appropriate Fruit Liqueur
- 1 oz Honey
- ½ oz Cream
Fruit Margarita
- 1½ oz Tequila
- ½ oz Triple Sec
- 1 oz Sour Mix
- Fresh Fruit to taste
- 1 oz Appropriate Fruit Liqueur
Frozen Rum Runner
- 1 oz Light Rum
- ½ oz Blackberry Brandy
- ½ oz Banana Liqueur
- ½ oz Grenadine
- ¼ oz Rose’s Lime Juice
- Splash of Pineapple
- Splash of Sour Mix
- ¼ oz Bacardi 151 floated on top
- Garnish with a Lime and Cheery