Intro to Bartending Recipe Book

How to build:

• Method of mixing: Build over ice
• Glass: Short or Tall
• Ice: Rocks
• 1-2 oz Vodka
• Top Soda
• Garnish: Lemon or Lime

Common Vodka Highballs:

• Vodka Grapefruit, Greyhound
• Vodka Cranberry, Cape Cod

How to build:

• Method of mixing: Build over ice
• Glass: Wine Glass
• Ice: Rocks
• 2 oz Aperol
• 3 oz Sparkling wine
• Splash of Soda
• Garnish: Orange Wheel

Notes:

• The recipe to this cocktail lives on the back of the Aperol bottle.
• A Campari Spritz can be made by using Campari instead of Aperol.
  

How to build:

• Method of mixing: Build over ice
• Glass: Rocks
• Ice: Rocks
• 1.5 oz Vodka
• 0.5 oz Coffee Liqueur
• Garnish: Cherry

Notes:

• Can be made into a White Russian by adding cream.
• Can be made into a Paralyzer by serving in a tall glass and adding coke and cream.
  

How to build:

• Method of mixing: Build over ice
• Glass: Tall
• Ice: Rocks
• 2 oz Vodka
• 4 Dashes Tabasco
• 4 Dashes Worcestershire
• Top Clamato Juice
• Garnish: Celery Salt Rim, All the Food

Notes:

• The national cocktail of Canada.
• The Canadian version of the Bloody Mary.
• Always ask your guest how spicy they like their Caesar.

How to build:

• Method of mixing: Build over ice
• Glass: Mule Tin
• Ice: Rocks
• 2 oz Vodka
• 0.5 oz Lime Juice
• Top Ginger beer
• Garnish: Lime Wheel

Notes:

• The first successfully marketed cocktail.
• Ginger beer will usually be poured out of a bottle or can.
  

How to build:

• Method of mixing: Build over ice
• Glass: Collins
• Ice: Rocks
• 2 oz Rum
• 3 to 4 Limes
• ¾ Simple Syrup
• Muddle before adding mint
• 5-6 Mint Leaves
• Top Soda
• Garnish:
  Lime Wheel and Mint Sprig

How to build:

• Method of mixing: Shake and strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: None
• 1.5 oz Vodka
• 0.5 oz Cointreau or Triple Sec
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• Shake
• Garnish: Sugar Rim, Lemon Twist

Notes:

• Often made as a shot.
• The sugar rim combats the tart ratio featured.
• Can be made sweeter by adding 0.25 oz more orange liqueur.

How to build:

• Method of mixing: Build over ice
• Glass: Rocks
• Ice: Large Cube
• 1 oz Gin
• 1 oz Campari
• 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
• Garnish: Orange Twist

Notes:

• The national cocktail of Italy.
• A bitter-sweet cocktail.
• The orange expression is very important to reduce bitterness.

How to build:

• Method of mixing: Shake and pour or blended
• Glass: Collins
• Ice: None
• 1 oz Coconut Cream
• 2 oz White Rum
• 3 oz Pineapple Juice
• Garnish: Lime Wheel and Pineapple Frond

Notes:

• A Blue Hawaiian can be made by swapping some rum for Blue Curacao.

How to build:

• Method of mixing: Wet and dry shake and strain
• Glass: Rocks
• Ice: Usually none
• 2 oz Rye or Bourbon
• ¾ oz Lemon Juice
• ¾ oz Simple Syrup
• ¾ oz Egg whites
• (Dry & Wet Shake)
• Garnish: Bitters or Lemon Twist

Notes:

• Sometimes served with or without ice.
• Replace whisky with amaretto and remove the simple syrup for an Amaretto sour.

How to build:

• Method of Mixing: Stir and strain
• Glass: Rocks
• Ice: Large Cube
• 2 oz Rye or Bourbon
• ¼ to ½ Simple Syrup
• 4 Dashes of Bitters
• Garnish: Orange Peel

Notes:

• Sweetness can be adjusted by altering the amount of syrup used.
• The old style of making this cocktail calls for muddling a sugar cube in place of syrup.

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