Cocktails

and other mixed drinks

Contents

• Before-dinner cocktails
  • Six basic drinks
    • Manhattan
    • Martini
    • Old Fashioned
    • Daiquiri
    • Sidecar
    • Jack Rose
  • Variations
  • Other aromatic cocktails
• After-dinner cocktails
• Long Drinks
• Fancy Drinks
• Categorical Drinks
• Non-alcoholic Drinks
• Terminology
• References

Before-Dinner Cocktail - Dry or Medium

• These are the six basic drinks listed in David A. Embury’s classic The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks.

Variations

Manhattan

• Manhattan (basic recipe) — 5 parts rye whisky, 1 part Italian (sweet) vermouth, dash Angostura bitters; stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve garnished with a maraschino cherry.
• Manhattan Dry — made with dry vermouth instead of sweet vermouth and served with a twist.
• Manhattan Medium
• Rob Roy — made with Scotch whisky, omit bitters
  • Beadlestone Cocktail — whisky : vermouth : : 3 : 2
  • Bobby Burns — add Bénédictine 
  • Highland Fling — add orange bitters
  • Dry Rob Roy  — use dry vermouth
  • Perfect Rob Roy  — use equal parts sweet and dry vermouth
  • Royal Rob Roy — use equal parts Scotch whisky and Drambuie, and equal parts sweet and dry vermouth
  • Affinity Cocktail — Perfect Rob Roy with orange bitters
• Perfect Manhattan — made with equal parts sweet and dry vermouth.
• Brandy Manhattan — made with brandy rather than whisky.
• Metropolitan — similar to a Brandy Manhattan, but with a 3:1 ratio of brandy to vermouth.
• Cuban Manhattan — a Perfect Manhattan with dark rum as its principal ingredient.
• Latin Manhattan — made with equal parts of white rum, sweet and dry vermouth, and a splash of Maraschino cherry juice, served with a twist.
• Swiss Manhattan — blended whiskey, dry vermouth, kirsch, with bitters
• Dubonnet Manhattan — bourbon, Dubonnet Rouge, orange bitters, orange wheel
• Rye Manhattan — use Rye whiskey; omit bitters
  • Dry Rye Manhattan — use dry vermouth
  • Perfect Rye Manhattan — use equal parts sweet and dry vermouth
  • Shaker Heights — rye whisky, gin, brandy, orange bitters
• Martinez — gin (originally sweet gin), sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur, sugar syrup
• Southern Comfort Manhattan — Southern Comfort replaces whisky
• Brooklyn — 2 oz rye or Canadian whisky; 1 oz dry vermouth; 1/4 oz Maraschino liqueur; 1/4 oz Picon or a few dashes of Angostura bitters; stir over ice; strain into a chilled Martini glass, garnish Maraschino cherry, and serve straight up.

Martini

• Martini (basic recipe) — 6 parts English gin; 1 part French (dry) vermouth; stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, twist lemon peel over the top and serve garnished with an olive, preferably one stuffed with any kind of nut.
• Martini (Dry) — uses dry vermouth
• Martini (Gibson) — garnished with an onion rather than an olive
• Martini (Perfect) — equal parts sweet and dry vermouth
  • Bronx — a Perfect Martini with orange juice added
  • Queens — a Perfect Martini with pineapple juice, and sometimes lemon juice added
• Martini (Sweet) — uses sweet vermouth
• Martini (Vodka) — also known as a “Kangaroo”: uses vodka instead of gin
• Bradford — shaken rather than stirred
• Tuxedo — 3 cl gin (Old Tom), 3 cl dry Vermouth, 1/2 barspoon Maraschino, 1/4 barspoon Absinthe, 3 dashes orange bitters; stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass; garnish with a cherry and a twist of lemon zest.
• Bronx — a Perfect Martini with orange juice and slightly more dry vermouth
• Golf Martini — add bitters
• Saketini — uses sake instead of vermouth
• Hawaiian Martini — a Perfect Martini with pineapple juice added
• Fifty-Fifty — uses equal parts gin and vermouth
• Cajun Martini — uses pepper vodka; garnish with jalapeño pepper
• Vesper or Vesper Martini — Originally (as in Ian Fleming's Casino Royale): 3 parts Gordon's gin, one part Vodka, half part Kina Lillet; shake; serve straight up in a cocktail glass with a lemon flag. Kina Lillet is no longer available, so Cocchi Americano can be substituted.
• French Martini — 3 parts Vodka, 1 part Raspberry Liqueur, 1 part Fresh Pineapple Juice; shaken; strain into chilled cocktail glass; garnish with lemon peel.
• Lemon drop Martini — 30 ml Vodka Citron, 20 ml Triple Sec ,15 ml Fresh Lemon Juice; shaken; cocktail glass with sugar rim.
• Recipe from about.com

Old Fashioned

• Old Fashioned  (basic recipe) — 12 parts whisky, 1 part simple syrup, 1-3 dashes Angostura bitters; in an old-fashioned glass, add bitters to simple syrup and stir. Add about 1 ounce of whisky and stir again. Add two cubes of cracked, but not crushed, ice and top off with the rest of the whisky. Twist lemon peel over the top and serve garnished with the lemon peel and a maraschino cherry. (Originally known simply as a “whisky cocktail”; as other cocktails made with whisky became popular, for clarity it became known as an “old fashioned whisky cocktail”; finally, the “whisky cocktail” part was dropped.)
• Brandy Old Fashioned — brandy instead of whisky; omit fruit slices; serve in a chilled glass
• Bourbon Old Fashioned — use bourbon whiskey (double old fashioned glass)
• Irish Old Fashioned — use Irish whiskey, orange slice, lemon wedge, maraschino cherry, sugar cube (double old fashioned glass)
• Scotch Old Fashioned — use Scotch whisky, sugar, bitters, orange slice, lemon wedge, maraschino cherry (double old fashioned glass)

Sidecar

• Sidecar (basic recipe) —8 parts brandy (Cognac or Armagnac); 2 parts lemon juice; 1 part Cointreau or triple sec; Shake vigorously with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon, if desired.
• Between the Sheets — white rum, cognac, triple sec, and lemon juice 
• Bourbon Sidecar — bourbon replaces the brandy base
• Brandy Daisy — yellow Chartreuse, grenadine syrup, or another sweetener often replaces the triple sec
• Chelsea Sidecar — gin replaces the brandy base
• Jack Rose — Calvados replaces the brandy base; Grenadine replaces the Cointreau or triple sec
• Los Angeles cocktail — whiskey, lemon juice, sugar syrup, raw egg, dash of sweet vermouth (old fashioned glass)
• Margarita — tequila replaces the brandy base: tequila mixed with triple sec and lime or lemon juice, served on the rocks in a Margarita glass, often served with salt on the glass rim.
• Pisco Sidecar — Pisco replaces the brandy base
• Ritz Sidecar — Ritz Fine Champagne 1865 Cognac replaces the brandy base
• Rum Sidecar — golden or dark rum is substituted for brandy
  • Boston Sidecar — both light or golden rum and brandy are used, along with lime replacing lemon
  • Spiced Sidecar — Morgan’s Spiced Rum is used as well as brandy.
• Serbian Sidecar — made with Slivovitz plum brandy, served with orange slice garnish
• Tuaca Sidecar — Tuaca replaces the brandy base plus triple-sec or Grand Marnier, freshly muddled lemons, sugar rimmed
• White Lady (or Delilah) — gin replaces brandy; sometimes an egg white, sugar, or cream is added (in which case, serve in a coupe glass)

Daiquiri

• Daiquiri (basic recipe) — 8 parts (white Cuban) rum; 2 parts lime juice; 1 part simple syrup; Shake with lots of finely crushed ice and strain well into a chilled cocktail glass.
• Banana Daiquiri — rum, lime juice, banana, ice, blended (wine glass)
• Frozen Daiquiri — rum, lime juice, simple sugar, ice, blended (wine glass)
• Bacardi Cocktail — Bacardi rum, lime juice, grenadine, served straight up in a cocktail glass
• Caipirinha — Cachaça, ½ lemon (or lime) cut into 4 wedges (or tahiti lime, but not key lime), sugar, served on the rocks (old fashioned glass) [The national cocktail of Brazil]
• Ti'Punch or Créole Ti'Punch — rhum agricole, lime, and cane syrup
• Hurricane — One part each dark rum and white rum; half part over proofed rum; passion fruit syrup; lemon juice; shake ingredients with ice, then pour into a hurricane glass and serve over ice.

Other aromatic cocktails

• Kir — white wine with crème de cassis served in a white wine glass
  • Kir Royal — made with champagne; served in a champagne flute
  • Cidre Royal — made with cider instead of wine
    • Kir Breton — made with Breton cider
    • Kir Normand — made with Normandy cider
  • Communard or Cardinal — made with red wine instead of white
  • Kir Pêche - made with peach liqueur
  • Pink Russian — made with milk instead of wine
• Mai Tai — 3 cl amber Jamaican rum; 3 cl Martinique molasses rum; 1.5 cl orange curaçao; 1.5 cl orgeat syrup; 3 cl fresh lime juice; 0.75 cl simple syrup; shake all ingredients with ice; pour unstrained into old fashioned glass; garnish with spearmint leaves and serve with a straw.
• Negroni — gin, vermouth, and Campari served on the rocks in a lowball (Old Fashioned) glass
  • Americano — Campari and sweet vermouth, club soda, orange slice, lemon peel, served on the rocks in a Collins glass
  • Boulevardier — Whiskey replaces gin
  • Negroni Sbagliato (“”Wrong“” Negroni) — Spumante brut substituted for gin
  • Negroski — vodka substituted for gin
  • Sparkling Negroni — champagne or prosecco added, served straight up in a cocktail glass usually with an orange twist
• Paradise — 7 parts gin, 4 parts apricot brandy, 3 parts orange juice, shake together with ice; serve straight up in a cocktail glass.
• Rose — vermouth, Kirsch, and cherry brandy, served straight up in a cocktail glass, garnished with a Maraschino cherry.
• Yellow Bird — 3 cl white rum; 1.5 cl Galliano; 1.5 cl triple sec; 1.5 cl lime juice; pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

After-Dinner Cocktail - Sweet

• Alexander — 1 part gin, 1 part brown Crème de cacao, 1 part fresh cream, serve in a cocktail glass straight up, garnished with fresh ground nutmeg
  • Brandy Alexander — brandy (Cognac) instead of gin (This is the IBA official recipe for an Alexander.)
  • Alexander the Great — coconut rum, melon liqueur (Midori), pineapple juice (shot glass)
  • Amaretto Alexander — use Amaretto for gin
  • Coffee Alexander — use coffee liqueur (such as Kahlúa) for gin
  • Blue Alexander — use  blue curaçao for gin
  • Panama — brandy (Cognac), white Crème de cacao, fresh cream, served in a cocktail glass straight up, garnished with nutmeg
• Amaretto cocktails
  • French Connection — Cognac and Amaretto (old fashioned glass)
  • Godfather — Amaretto and Scotch whisky (old fashioned glass)
  • Godmother — Amaretto and vodka (old fashioned glass)
    • Fairy Godmother — crème de Noyaux in place of Amaretto
  • Ladyfriend - Amaretto and grapefruit juice (old fashioned glass)
  • Amaretto Sour — Amaretto, lemon juice, and sugar syrup (sour glass)
  • Splash — Amaretto and orange juice (highball glass)
  • Gin Bulag — Ginebra™ San Miguel and Amaretto
• B & B — Bénédictine and Cognac (comes ready mixed: usually served on the rocks in a cordial glass)
• Black Russian — vodka and coffee liqueur (old fashioned glass)
  • White Russian — vodka, coffee liqueur, and fresh cream (old fashioned glass)
• Brave Bull — tequila and Kahlúa (old fashioned glass)
• French Connection — equal parts Cognac and Amaretto; serve on the rocks in an old fashioned glass
• Golden Cadillac — crème de menthe, Galliano,  orange juice, and cream
• Golden Dream — Liquore Galliano, Cointreau, orange juice, and fresh cream (cocktail glass)
• Grasshopper — Crème de menthe (green), Creme de Cacao (white), fresh cream (cocktail glass)
• Rusty Nail — Drambuie and Scotch whisky (old fashioned glass)
• Sazerac — 5 cl Cognac; 1 cl Absinthe; one sugar cube; two dashes Peychaud’s Bitters; rinse a chilled old-fashioned glass with the absinthe, add crushed ice, and set aside; stir the remaining ingredients over ice and set aside; discard the ice and any excess absinthe from the prepared glass, and strain the drink into the glass; add lemon peel for garnish. Note: The original recipe changed in the latter part of the 19th century: rye whiskey was substituted when cognac became difficult to obtain.

Long Drink - Collins Type

• Bellini — sparkling wine (traditionally Prosecco) and peach purée (champagne flute)
• Bloody Mary — 3 parts vodka, 6 parts tomato juice, 1 part lemon juice, and usually other spices or flavorings such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consomme or bouillon, horseradish, celery, olive, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and celery salt; stir (highball glass)
  • Bloodless Mary — without tomato juice
  • Bloody Bishop — sherry in equal measure to vodka
  • Bloody Bull — vodka, tomato juice, beef bullion, lemon juice, black pepper, celery salt Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, lemon wedge
  • Bloody Cab — cabernet sauvignon replacing or in addition to the vodka
  • Bloody Caesar — clam-tomato juice replaces tomato juice
  • Bloody Maria (or Tequila Mary) — tequila replacing vodka
  • Bloody Maureen — Guinness replacing vodka
  • Bloody Molly — Irish whiskey replacing vodka
  • Bloody Pirate — dark rum replacing vodka
  • Bloody Scotsman — Scotch whisky replacing vodka
  • Ruddy Mary (or Gin Bloody Mary) — gin replacing vodka
  • Virgin Caesar — non-alcoholic Bloody Caesar
  • Virgin Mary, Bloody Shame, or Bloody Virgin (the second term is commonly used in Australia) — without alcohol
• Gin Fizz — gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water (highball glass, two ice cubes)
  • Silver Fizz — addition of egg white
  • Golden Fizz — addition of egg yolk
  • Royal Fizz — addition of whole egg
  • Diamond Fizz — sparkling wine instead of carbonated water
  • Green Fizz — addition of a dash of green crème de menthe
  • Ramos Gin Fizz — gin, lemon juice, lime juice, egg white, sugar, cream, orange flower water, and soda water, served in a large glass, such as a Zombie glass or Collins glass, served straight up (no ice)
  • Sloe Gin Fizz — sloe gin, lemon juice, sugar, egg white, and carbonated water
    • variation: sloe gin, lemon juice, superfine sugar, and club soda (with no egg white)
  • Whiskey Fizz — whiskey replacing gin
  • Manhattan Cooler — Scotch, lemon juice, sugar, and lemon-lime soda
  • Chicago Fizz — rum, port wine, lemon juice, sugar, and egg white
  • Buck’s Fizz — champagne, orange juice, sometimes grenadine
    • variant Mimosa — three parts champagne (or other sparkling wine) and two parts thoroughly chilled orange juice, traditionally served in a tall champagne flute
  • Japanese Gin Fizz — a standard Gin Fizz with a shot of Lychee liquor added
  • Champagne Fizz — gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup, champagne (champagne flute)
  • Grapefruit Fizz — grapefruit juice, lemon-lime soda, dash of bitters (omit for a nonalcoholic drink) (Collins glass)
  • Applejack Fizz — applejack, lemon juice, sugar syrup, club soda; lemon wedge (wine glass)
  • Apricot Fizz  — apricot brandy, ", ", "; orange wheel
  • Bourbon Fizz — bourbon, ", ", "; "
  • Brandy Fizz — brandy, ", ", "; lemon twist
  • Irish Fizz — Irish whiskey, ", ", "; lemon twist
  • Lemon-Lime Fizz — lemon juice, lime juice, ginger beer, club soda [nonalcoholic] (Collins glass)
  • Manila Fizz — gin, sugar syrup, egg, root beer (Collins glass)
  • Morning Glory Fizz — vodka, crème de cacao, light cream, club soda, nutmeg (Collins glass)
  • Rum Fizz — dark rum, lime juice, ", "; lime wedge
  • Scotch Fizz — Scotch whisky, lemon juice, “”, “”; lemon twist
  • Tequila Fizz — dark rum, lime juice, ", "; lime wedge
• Irish Coffee — hot coffee, Irish whiskey, and sugar, stirred, and topped with thick cream, served in an Irish Coffee mug
  • Italian Coffee — hot coffee, hazelnut liqueur (e.g. Frangelico), whipped cream
  • Jamaican Coffee — hot coffee, Tia Maria, whipped cream
  • Keoki Coffee — hot coffee, brandy, coffee liqueur (e.g. Kahlúa), whipped cream
  • Mexican Coffee — hot coffee, Kahlúa, whipped cream
  • Monk’s Coffee — hot coffee, Chartreuse, whipped cream
• Tom Collins — 3 parts Old Tom Gin; 2 parts freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 part sugar syrup; 4 parts carbonated water to taste; Mix the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a tall (Collins) glass with ice, top up with soda water, garnish and serve.
  • John Collins — the original name for a Tom Collins; today usually means a Collins drink with whisky (or dry gin) instead of Old Tom
  • Pedro Collins (aka Rum Collins) — rum replacing gin
  • Sandy Collins or Jock Collins — Scotch whisky replacing gin
  • Mike Collins — Irish whiskey replacing gin
  • Brandy Collins — brandy replacing gin
  • Jack Collins — applejack replacing gin
  • Vodka Collins — vodka replacing gin
• Planter’s Punch — dark rum, lemon juice, Grenadine syrup, soda water, with Angostura bitters, garnished lemon and orange slices (highball glass)
• Piña Colada — one part hard rum; one part coconut cream; 3 parts pineapple juice; Mix with crushed ice until smooth. Pour into chilled glass (goblet, hurricane, tiki, or pint glass), garnish with a pineapple wedge or a maraschino cherry, and serve.
  • Chi-Chi — vodka instead of rum
  • Staten Island Ferry — Malibu rum and pineapple juice
• Screwdriver — 1 part vodka; 2 parts orange juice; mix in a highball glass with ice. Garnish with an orange slice and serve.
  • Sonic Screwdriver — equal parts vanilla vodka and Blue Curaçao topped with lemon-lime soda
  • Dew Driver — equal parts vodka and Mountain Dew
  • Mexican Screwdriver — one part Tequila and two parts orange juice
  • Sloe Screwdriver — one part Sloe Gin and two parts orange juice
  • Comfortable Screw — one part Southern Comfort and two parts orange juice
  • Sloe Comfortable Screw — two parts Sloe Gin, one part Southern Comfort and filled with orange juice
  • Harvey Wallbanger — three parts vodka, six parts orange juice, one part Galliano
  • Phillips Screwdriver — vodka and milk of magnesia
• Singapore Sling — 8 parts gin; 4 parts cherry brandy (Heering Cherry Liqueur); 1 part Cointreau; 1 part DOM Bénédictine; 2 parts Grenadine; 16 parts pineapple juice; 6 parts fresh lemon juice; dash Angostura bitters; Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake (or sling!) well. Strain into hurricane or Poco Grande glass. Garnish with pineapple and maraschino cherry. 
  • Applejack Sling — applejack, sugar syrup, lemon juice, club soda, lemon wedge
  • Bourbon Sling — bourbon, Southern Comfort, lemon juice, club soda, lemon wedge
  • Brandy Sling — brandy, Grand Marnier, lemon juice, sugar syrup, orange wheel, maraschino cherry
  • Gin Sling — gin, triple sec, lemon juice, club soda, lemon wedge
  • Irish Sling — Irish whiskey, cherry brandy, lemon juice, club soda, lemon wedge
  • Rum Sling — light rum, sugar syrup, lemon juice, club soda, lemon wedge
  • Scotch Sling — Scotch whisky, apricot brandy, lemon juice, club soda, lemon wedge
  • Whisky Sling — (Canadian) whisky, sugar syrup, lemon juice, club soda, lemon wedge
• Tequila Sunrise — tequila, orange juice, and grenadine (highball glass)

Additional highballs

• Brass Monkey — Either refers to a mixture of vodka, rum, and orange juice, or a mixture of malt liquor and orange juice.
• Dark ’n’ Stormy — 6 cl dark rum; 10 cl ginger beer; fill highball glass with ice, add ginger beer and top with rum; garnish with lime wedge.
• Gin and Tonic — gin and tonic water
• Fuzzy Navel — equal parts peach schnapps and orange juice; serve over ice in a zombie glass.
• Horse’s Neck — 1 part brandy; 3 parts ginger ale; dash of Angostura bitters (optional); pour brandy and ginger ale directly into highball glass with ice cubes; if desired, add dashes of Angostura bitters; stir gently; garnish with long twist of lemon zest.
• Jack and Coke — Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and Coca-Cola
• Lynchburg Lemonade — Jack Daniel’s, orange liqueur, sour mix, and lemon-lime soda, served over ice with a lemon wedge or maraschino cherry garnish
• Moscow Mule — vodka, ginger beer, and lime, served in a copper mug
• Paloma — 50 ml 100% agave tequila; 5 ml fresh lime juice; pinch of salt; 100 ml pink grapefruit soda; pour tequila into highball glass; squeeze lime juice; add ice and salt, top with soda and stir gently
• Pimm’s Cup — Pimm’s No.1 Cup, and ginger ale, lemon-lime soft drink, or carbonated water
• Zombie — 45 ml Jamaican dark rum; 45 ml Puerto Rican gold rum; 30 ml Demerara rum; 20 ml fresh lime juice; 25 ml absinthe; 15 ml falernum; 15 ml Donn’s Mix (2 parts fresh yellow grapefruit and 1 part cinnamon syrup); 1 tsp Grenadine syrup; 1 dash Angostura bitters; 6 drops Pernod; mix ingredients in a shaker with crushed ice; pour into a zombie glass; because of the high proof rum, this cocktail can be lit if desired.

Fancy Drink — Long, medium, short

• Apple Martini (or Appletini) — vodka, apple schnapps, Cointreau, shaken, in a chilled cocktail glass, garnished with apple slices and cherry
• B-52 — a layered shooter drink: 1 part coffee liqueur (Kahlúa or Tía María) on the bottom; then 1 part (Bailey’s) Irish Cream; topped with 1 part orange brandy (triple sec or Grand Marnier); serve neat in a shot glass with a stirrer on the side
  • B-51 — rum or Frangelico hazelnut liqueur replaces the orange brandy
  • B-52 with Bombay Doors — add Bombay gin
  • B-52 on a Mission — serve flaming
  • B-52 in the Desert, or a B-52 with a Mexican Tailgunner, a B-52 with tequila rather than Bailey’s Irish cream
  • B-52 with a Full Payload, a B-52 with a 4th layer of Frangelico and a 5th layer of Bacardi 151 rum flaming.
  • B-53 — Sambuca replaces the Irish cream
  • B-54 — add green crème de menthe or Amaretto
  • B-55 — absinthe replaces triple sec; also known as B-52 Gunship
  • B-57 — a B-52 with peppermint schnapps instead of Grand Marnier
• Boilermaker — A glass of beer with a shot of whisky.
  • Traditionally the whisky is drunk and the beer sipped, as a chaser.
  • Depth charge — the shot glass with whisky or vodka is dropped in the glass of beer.
  • Irish car bomb — a shot of Irish cream and whiskey and a glass of stout
  • U-boot — vodka and beer
  • Landshark — tequila and Mexican beer
• Cosmopolitan — 40 ml  vodka (Vodka Citron); 15 ml Cointreau or Triple Sec; 15 ml fresh-squeezed lime juice or sweetened lime juice; 30 ml cranberry juice; Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and double strain into large cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wheel. Note: The drink should be a frothy bright pink color.
  • Metropolitan — vodka, sweetened lime juice, fresh lime juice, cranberry juice, lime wedge (cocktail glass)
• Cuba Libre — rum, cola, and lime juice (highball glass)
• (Gin) Gimlet — gin, sweetened lime juice (e.g. Rose’s), lime wedge (old fashioned glass)
  • Vodka Gimlet — vodka replaces gin
• Greyhound — 1 part gin, 4 parts grapefruit juice; pour over ice into an Old Fashioned glass; serve with a twist
  • Vodka greyhound — uses vodka instead of gin
  • Salty Dog — vodka or gin, grapefruit juice, served in a Collins glass with a salted rim
  • Dalmatian — has black pepper syrup and vodka
  • Italian greyhound — uses Campari and vodka instead of gin 
• Japanese Slipper — Midori, Cointreau, and lemon juice (cocktail glass)
• Kamikaze — vodka, Triple Sec, and lime juice, served straight up in a cocktail glass
• Long Island Iced Tea — 1.5 cl vodka, 1.5 cl tequila, 1.5 cl white rum, 1.5 cl triple sec, 1.5 cl gin, 2.5 cl lemon juice, 3.0 cl simple syrup; top with cola (highball glass; on the rocks)
  • Long Beach Iced Tea — use cranberry juice instead of cola
  • Tokyo Iced Tea — use Midori instead of triple sec and lemon-lime soda instead of cola
• Mai-Tai — white rum, orange Curaçao, Orgeat syrup, rock candy syrup, lime juice, shaken, with dark rum floated on the top (highball glass)
• Mint Julep — simple sugar, bourbon, crushed ice, mint sprigs (Julep cup)
  • Brandy Julep — brandy replaces bourbon
  • Champagne Julep — add champagne (Champagne flute)
  • Irish Julep — Irish whiskey replaces bourbon
  • Peach Brandy Julep — peach brandy, bitters, crushed ice
• Pousse-Café — a layered drink: grenadine, topped with green crème de menthe, topped with light rum (Pousse-Café glass)
• Sea Breeze — vodka, cranberry juice, and grapefruit juice (highball glass)
• Tiger’s Milk — gold rum, cognac, half-and-half, sugar syrup; garnish with grated nutmeg (chilled wine goblet)
• Vieux Carré — 1 oz each rye whiskey, brandy (cognac preferred), vermouth, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 2 dashes Peychauds (or orange) bitters, 1/8 - 1/4 oz Bénédictine; stir with ice in a mixing glass; strain into an old fashioned glass on the rocks

Categorical Drinks

• Buck — Fill a Collins glass with ice and add .5 oz base spirit and juice of half a lemon or lime. Fill with ginger ale and stir briefly. 
  • Gin Buck — use gin
  • Bourbon Buck — use bourbon
  • Brandy Buck — use brandy
  • Irish Buck — use Irish whiskey
  • Rum Buck — use light rum
  • Scotch Buck — use Scotch whisky
  • Whisky Buck — use Canadian whisky
• Cobbler — base spirit or wine, sugar syrup, crushed ice, stirred (wine glass), topped with fruit slices
  • Applejack Cobbler — use applejack; garnish with a lemon wedge
  • Bourbon Cobbler — use bourbon; garnish with lemon wedge
  • Brandy Cobbler — use brandy; garnish with lemon twist
  • Champagne Cobbler — sparkling wine, Grand Marnier, crushed ice, orange slice
  • Gin Cobbler — use gin; garnish with lemon wedge
  • Irish Cobbler — use Irish whiskey
  • Port Wine Cobbler  — use ruby port; garnish with orange wheel
  • Rum Cobbler — use dark rum; garnish with pineapple spear
  • Scotch Cobbler — use Scotch whisky; garnish with lemon twist
  • Sherry Cobbler — pineapple syrup, Curaçao, Amontillado, lemon twist, pineapple stick, mint sprig
• Collins — (see above, under Tom Collins)
• Remsen Cooler — gin, club soda, ice, lemon twist (Collins glass)
  • Applejack Cooler — applejack, ginger ale replace gin, club soda
  • Apricot Cooler — apricot brandy replaces gin
  • Brandy Cooler — brandy replaces gin
  • Irish Cooler — Irish whiskey and ginger ale replace gin and club soda
  • Pineapple-Cherry Cooler — gin, cherry brandy, pineapple juice
  • Red Wine Cooler — dry red wine, lemon-lime soda, ice, lemon twist
  • Rum Cooler — dark rum, ginger ale for gin, club soda
  • Scotch Cooler — Scotch whisky, ginger ale replace gin, club soda
  • Tequila Cooler — tequila, lemon-lime soda, replace gin, club soda
  • Whisky Cooler — (Canadian) whisky, ginger ale replace gin, club soda
• Crusta — brandy, lemon juice, maraschino liqueur, lemon peel spiral, served straight up (sugar-coated Sour glass)
  • Bourbon Crusta — bourbon replaces brandy
  • Brandy Crusta — brandy, lemon juice, maraschino liqueur, lemon peel spiral, served straight up (sugar-coated Sour glass)
  • Gin Crusta — gin replaces brandy
  • Irish Crusta — Irish whiskey replaces brandy
  • Rum Crusta — dark rum replaces brandy
  • Scotch Crusta —Scotch whisky replaces brandy
  • Whisky Crusta — (Canadian) whisky replaces brandy
• Daisy — base spirit, lemon juice, grenadine, crushed ice, lemon twist (highball glass)
  • Gin Daisy — use gin
  • Brandy Daisy — use brandy
  • Canadian Daisy — use Canadian whisky
  • Irish Daisy — use Irish whiskey
  • Rum Daisy — use light rum
  • Scotch Daisy — use Scotch whisky
• Fix — base spirit, lemon juice, pineapple juice, crushed ice, fresh fruit garnish (highball glass)
  • Gin Fix — use gin, garnished with a pineapple spear
  • Bourbon Fix — use bourbon
  • Brandy Fix — use brandy
  • Rum Fix — use light rum
  • Scotch Fix — use Scotch whisky; garnish with lemon twist
  • Scotch Orange Fix — use Scotch whisky, lemon juice, sugar syrup; top with Curaçao; garnish with orange peel curlicue (double old fashioned glass)
  • Tequila Fix — (not a true fix) use tequila; lime juice replaces lemon juice; garnish with pineapple spear
  • Vodka Fix — use vodka
  • Whisky Fix — Canadian whisky replaces gin
• Fizz — (see above, under Gin Fizz)
• Flip — base spirit, wine, or beer; sugar syrup, whole raw egg, served straight up (traditionally hot), garnished with nutmeg (or other spice) (wine glass)
  • Bourbon Flip — use bourbon
  • Brandy Flip — use brandy
  • Gin Flip — use gin
  • Port Wine Flip — use Port wine
  • Porto Flip — use brandy, Port wine, and egg yolk (cocktail glass)
  • Rum Flip — use dark rum
  • Scotch Flip — use Scotch whisky
  • Sherry Flip — use dry sherry
  • Whisky Flip — use (Canadian) whisky
• (Lime) Rickey — 2 oz gin, rum, vodka, or whiskey (rye or bourbon); half a lime squeezed and dropped in the glass; with carbonated water; Combine spirit, lime and shell in a highball or wine glass. Add ice, stir and then add sparkling mineral water. (Without the alcohol, the drink is called a Lucy.)
  • Gin Rickey — gin, club soda
  • Applejack Rickey — applejack, club soda
  • Apricot Rickey — apricot brandy, club soda
  • Whiskey Rickey — whiskey, lime juice, sugar syrup, club soda, with a lime twist (Collins glass)
  • Vodka Rickey — vodka, club soda
  • Rum Rickey — light rum, club soda
  • Cherry Brandy Rickey — cherry brandy, club soda
  • Mojito — white rum, sugar, lime, carbonated water and mint (highball glass)
• Sangaree — made from a base of beer, wine, or spirit, plus a sweetener, garnished with grated nutmeg (wine glass)
  • Applejack Sangaree — applejack and cherry brandy
  • Brandy Sangaree — brandy and Grand Marnier
  • Irish Sangaree — Irish whiskey and Irish Mist
  • Port Wine Sangaree — Port wine and sugar syrup
  • Rum Sangaree — dark rum, ruby port, and triple sec
  • Scotch Sangaree — Scotch whisky, ruby port, and Drambuie
  • Sherry Sangaree — dry sherry and sugar syrup
  • Stout Sangaree — stout and ruby port
• Sling — (See above, under Singapore Sling)
• Smash — base spirit, sugar syrup, crushed mint leaves, crushed ice, garnished with mint sprig (old fashioned glass)
  • Applejack Smash — use applejack
  • Bourbon Smash — use bourbon
  • Brandy Smash — use brandy
  • Irish Smash — use Irish whiskey
  • Rum Smash — use dark rum
  • Scotch Smash — use Scotch whisky
• Sour —  mixed drink consisting of a base liquor, lemon or lime juice, and a sweetener
  • Whisky Sour — 3 parts whisky, 2 parts lemon juice, 1 part simple syrup, optionally with an egg white, shake, serve straight up or on the rocks, garnish with an orange slice and Maraschino cherry (sour or coupe glass or  lowball glass)
  • Amaretto Sour — amaretto replaces whisky
  • Apricot Sour — apricot brandy replaces whisky
  • Brandy Sour — brandy replaces whisky
  • Gin Sour — gin replaces whisky
    • Aviation — gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette (optional), and lemon juice; served straight up in a cocktail glass
  • Irish Sour  — Irish whiskey
  • Pisco Sour — Pisco brandy, lemon juice, sugar syrup, egg white, Angostura bitters (cocktail glass)
  • Rum Sour — light rum replaces whisky
  • Scotch Sour — Scotch whisky
  • Southern Comfort Sour — Southern Comfort replaces whisky
  • Tequila Sour — white tequila, lime juice, sugar syrup, lime wedge
  • Vodka Sour — vodka, lemon juice, sugar syrup, orange wheel, maraschino cherry
• Stinger — 5 parts brandy (Cognac), 2 parts white crème de menthe, stir in a mixing glass with ice, strain and serve straight up in a cocktail glass or wine glass.
  • Amaretto Stinger — 3 parts Amaretto instead of brandy
  • Irish Stinger — equal parts Irish cream liqueur and white crème de menthe
  • Kentucky Stinger — Bourbon and Southern Comfort replace brandy
  • Mexican Stinger — Tequila replaces brands
  • Saskatoon Stinger — Canadian whisky, peppermint schnapps (or white crème de menthe), Lemon twist, on the rocks (old fashioned glass)
  • White Spider (or Vodka Stinger) — vodka replaces brandy
  • White Way Cocktail — gin replaces brandy
• Swizzle — base spirit, citrus juice, sugar syrup or a liqueur, carbonated beverage, garnished with fresh fruit (Collins glass, with swizzle stick)
  • Rum Swizzle — rum, lemon juice, triple sec, ginger ale, lemon wheel
  • Applejack Swizzle — applejack, cherry brandy replace rum, triple sec
  • Bourbon Swizzle — bourbon, lemon juice, apricot brandy or Southern Comfort, ginger ale, lemon wheel
  • Brandy Swizzle — brandy, lemon juice, cherry brandy, ginger ale, lemon wheel
  • Gin Swizzle — gin, lime juice, triple sec, ginger ale, lemon wheel
  • Irish Swizzle — Irish whiskey, lemon juice, Curaçao, ginger ale, lemon wheel
  • Scotch Swizzle — Scotch whisky, lemon juice, triple sec, ginger ale, lemon wheel
  • Whisky Swizzle —  (Canadian) whisky, lemon juice, sugar syrup or liqueur (e.g., Yukon Jack), ginger ale, lemon wheel

Non-alcoholic drinks

• Arnold Palmer — lemonade and iced tea
• Prairie oyster — raw egg, lemon juice, hot sauce, salt and pepper (old fashioned glass)
• Roy Rogers — cola, grenadine, maraschino cherry, ice (highball glass)
• Shirley Temple — orange juice, lemon juice, lime juice, lemon-lime soda, grenadine, cherry (Collins glass)

Terminology

• neat — served undiluted and at room temperature
• up or straight up — chilled and strained into a stemmed glass: served without ice
  • Note that the term straight is frequently used by bar patrons and some bartenders, but is ambiguous: it could mean neat or straight up.
• on the rocks — served over ice
• back — a small glass of something, such as water or cola, served to accompany a drink; e.g., a shot of whiskey with a water back.
• chaser — a mild drink, such as beer or a soft drink, drunk immediately after a shooter or neat shot of alcohol.
• shooter — a drink of alcohol, such as vodka or tequila, or a layered drink, such as a B-52, intended to be drunk in one “shot” or gulp. 
• call drink — a cocktail for which the patron specifies the specific brand of liquor and mixer; e.g., Bacardi and Coke.
• well drink — a cocktail for which the patron specifies neither the specific brand of liquor or mixer; e.g, gin and tonic. Well drinks are generally cheaper than call drinks.

• See also a list of wine bottle sizes (some also used for brandy).
• See also a list of glass types (for cocktails, wine, and beer).

See also

• Williams-Sonoma The Bar Guide, Ray Foley, Consulting Editor; Weldon Owen Inc., San Francisco, 1999
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mixing Drinks, Second Edition; Alan Axelrod and The Players, Alpha Books, Indianapolis, IN, 2003
• International Bartenders Association (IBA)
• liquor.com
• thebar.com
• allrecipes.com

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