Cocktail Cheat Sheet

Essential Cocktails Glass Ingredients Method Notes
2 shots Aperol
2 shots prosecco Build in the order given in an
2 shots soda ice-filled wine glass. Lightly Complex drink great to
Aperol Spritz White Wine 1 orange slice for garnish stir. Add the garnish. introduce to gin drinkers
Add the peach puree to the
1 1/2 shots peach puree flute. Gently top with Experiment with different
Bellini Flute Top with prosecco prosecco. Lightly stir. flavours of puree
2 shots vodka
1 shot coffee liqueur Build & stir in an old-
Black Russian Old-Fashioned 1 cherry for garnish fashioned. Add the garnish.
Ask your guest how spicy
they'd like it on a scale of 1-
10 and adjust the amount of
2 shots vodka hot sauce you add
3/4 shot fresh lemon accordingly. Use normal salt
2 dashes Worcestershire if you don't have celery salt.
4 dashes hot sauce Use a collins glass if no
4 shots tomato juice hurricane glass. Make sure
Black pepper to taste Roll all the ingredients over the celery stick garnish is
Celery salt to taste ice 7-8 times. Strain into an crisp & fresh. Feel free to
1 celery stick for garnish ice-filled hurricane glass. Add experiement with the
Bloody Mary Hurricane 1 lemon wedge for garnish the garnishes. proportions.
Muddle the limes & sugar in
4-6 lime wedges the glass. Add crushed ice &
2 shots cachaça rum cachaça, then stir thoroughly.
Capriniha Old-Fashioned 1 bar spoon of white sugar Crown with crushed ice.
Muddle the limes & sugar in Great to experiement with.
4-6 lime wedges the glass. Add crushed ice & Add different fruits, syrups &
2 shots vodka vodka, then stir thoroughly. liqueurs to create anything
Caprioska Old-Fashioned 1 bar spoon of white sugar Crown with crushed ice. you like.
1 sugar cube Soak sugar cube in bitters.
Angostura bitters Add to flute glass then gently
Top with champagne top with champage. Add the
Champagne Cocktail Flute 1 lemon twist for garnish garnish.
1 1/2 shots citrus vodka
1/2 shot triple sec
1/4 shot simple syrup
1/2 shot fresh lime Shake & fine strain into a
3/4 shot cranberry juice chilled martini glass. Add the
Cosmopolitan (Cosmo) Martini 1 flamed orange for garnish garnish.
Essentially a rum sour - the
daiquiri is a flexible recipe
2 shots white rum you can experiment a lot
1 shot fresh lime Shake & fine strain into a with. To make frozen
3/4 shot simple simple chilled martini glass. Add the variations, blend the mix with
Daiquiri Martini 1 lime wheel for garnish garnish. a scoop of crushed ice.
2 shots Irish whiskey Build in an Irish coffee glass.
1 shot simple syrup Float the whipped cream on
4-5 shots hot coffee top. Serve with a long
Irish Coffee Irish Coffee Glass Top with whipped cream teaspoon
1/2 shot vodka
1/2 shot white rum
1/2 shot blanco tequila
1/2 shot gin
1/2 shot triple sec
1/2 shot fresh lemon juice An easy way to remember
1/2 shot simple syrup Shake & strain into an ice- this cocktail is that it's equal
Top with cola filled hurricane glass. Top with parts 5 white spirits with
Long Island Iced Tea Hurricane 1 lemon wedge for garnish cola. Add the garnish. lemon juice & sugar syrup.
1 shot dark rum
1 shot white rum Shake & strain into a large
1/2 shot triple sec old-fashioned glass filled with
3/4 shot orgeat syrup crushed ice. Crown with
1 shot fresh lime juice crushed ice. Add the Arguably the most popular
Mai Tai Lge Old-Fashioned 2-3 mint sprigs for garnish garnishes. tiki drink on the planet.
A dry manhattan is made
with dry vermouth instead.
A perfect manhattan is
made with equal parts dry &
2 shots bourbon or rye sweet vermouth.
1 shot sweet vermouth Always ask your guest what
2 dashes angostura bitters Stir & strain into a chilled bourbon or rye whiskey
Manhattan Martini 1 cherry for garnish martini glass. Add the garnish. they'd prefer.
Ask your guest if they'd like a
salt rim - only ever rim half
1 1/2 shots blanco tequila the glass.
1 shot triple sec Rim half of the glass with salt Add a shot of cranberry and
3/4 shot fresh lime juice first. Shake & fine strain into you've made a Tequila
Margarita Martini Half salt rim for garnish a chilled margarita glass. Cosmo
For a drier martini, add less
2 1/2 shots gin or vodka vermouth. For a wetter
1/2 shot dry vermouth martini, add more vermouth.
1 olive for garnish, or Stir & strain into a chilled For a dirty martini, add olive
Dry Martini Martini 1 lemon twist for garnish martini glass. Add the garnish. brine.
Always use fresh espresso if
possible.
Great to experiment with.
1 1/2 shots vodka One of my favourite
1/2 shot coffee liqueur variations uses dark rum,
1 shot espresso Shake & fine strain into a vanilla syrup and a top with
1/2 shot vanilla syrup chilled coupe glass. Add the whipped cream - it's
Espresso Martini Coupe 3 espresso beans for garnish garnish. delicious!
Muddle the lime wedges with
the sugar in the bottom of a
collins glass. Clap the mint
4-6 lime wedges leaves and add them to the
6-8 fresh mint leaves glass with the rum. Fill with
2 shots white rum crushed ice and stir
2-3 teaspoons of white sugar thoroughly. Top with soda
Top with soda water. Crown with crushed Arguably the most popular
Mojito Collins 2-3 mint sprigs for garnish ice. Add the garnish. summer cocktail in the world.
2 shots vodka
1 shot fresh lime juice Build in an ice-filled copper
Top with ginger beer mug. Top with ginger beer. If you don't have a copper
Moscow Mule Copper Mug 1 lime wedge for garnish Add the garnish. mug, use a collins glass.
1 shot gin
1 shot Campari Build in an ice-filled rocks
1 shot sweet vermouth glass. Lightly stir. Add the To add some flair, garnish
Negroni Rocks 1 Orange twist for garnish garnish. with a flaming orange.
1 sugar cube Muddle the sugar & bitters in
2 1/2 shots bourbon or rye an old-fashioned glass. Add
3 dashes angostura bitters ice and whiskey, then stir. Add For the fruit version, muddle
1 cherry for garnish, or more ice & stir again. Add the 2 cherries & 2 orange slices
Old Fashioned Old-Fashioned 1 orange twist for garnish garnish. with the sugar & bitters.
2 shots Pimm’s No.1
1 shot fresh lemon juice Time the recipe by 5 to make
Top with sprite a pitcher/jug.
1 lemon slice for garnish Other variations use ginger-
1 orange slice for garnish ale, club soda, or lemon-lime
1 cucumber slice for garnish Shake & strain into a collins soda for the top.
1/2 strawberry for garnish glass. Add ice-cubes. Top Garnish with whatever fruits
Pimm’s Cup Collins 2 mint leaves for garnish with sprite. Add the garnishes. you like
If you don’t have coconut
cream, use 1 shot of heavy
cream instead and add 1/2
2 shots white rum shot of coconut liqueur or
2 shots pineapple juice coconut syrup (or both) to
1 1/2 shots coconut cream Shake & strain into an ice- add that coconut flavour.
1 cherry for garnish filled collins or hurricane For a frozen version, blend
Pina Colada Hurricane 1 pineapple wedge for garnish glass. Add the garnishes. with crushed ice
1 1/2 shots vanilla vodka
1/2 shot passionfruit liqueur Shake & fine strain the first 5
1/2 shot vanilla syrup ingredients into a chilled
1/2 shot fresh lime juice martini glass. Float the half
Half a passionfruit for pulp passionfruit on top for garnish.
Half a passionfruit for garnish Serve alongside a shot of
Porn Star Martini Martini 1 shot champagne served on side champagne.
1 1/2 shots cognac Rim half the coupe glass with
1 shot triple sec sugar. Shake & fine strain Led the way for other great
3/4 shot fresh lemon juice into the chilled coupe glass. cocktails like the margarita &
Sidecar Coupe 1 lemon twist for garnish Add the garnish. kamikaze
2 shots bourbon
1 shot fresh lemon juice
3/4 shot simple syrup Dry shake then shake &
1/2 an egg white strain into a large ice-filled
1 cherry for granish old-fashioned glass. Add the
Whiskey Sour Lge Old-Fashioned 1 orange slice for garnish garnishes.
1 1/2 shots vodka
3/4 shot coffee liqueur Shake & strain into an ice-
1 shot heavy cream filled old-fashioned glass. Add A variation to the black
White Russian Old-Fashioned Grated nutmeg for garnish the garnish. Russian

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