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Duos and Trios: CHART 1

Of particular note in this family is the bond that ties the Black and White Russians to the Mudslide. Could Bailey's be substituted for the cream in any of these Trios? It certainly looks that way. Definition: Duos are composed of two ingredients, usually a base spirit and a liqueur, and are normally served in an old-fashioned glass. Definition: Trios are Duos to which cream or a cream liqueur has been added. Note: Not all Duos can be made into Trios. Not all Trios start out as Duos. Item
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Cocktail name Godfather Godson Godmother Goddaughter Chocolate Martini Alexander Brandy Alexander Planter's Cocktail Amaretto Alexander Pink Squirrel Golden Cadillac Black Russian White Russian Mudslide Brave Bull Toasted Almond Stinger White Spider Grasshopper French Connection Raspberry Martini Pacific Rim Debonaire

Base scotch scotch vodka vodka vodka gin cognac rum amaretto crme de noyau galliano vodka vodka vodka tequila amaretto brandy vodka white crme de cacao cognac raspberry vodka gin or vodka scotch amaretto amaretto amaretto amaretto

Liqueur

Cream cream cream cream cream cream cream cream cream Baileys cream

white crme de cacao white crme de cacao dark crme de cacao Godiva Chocolate Liqueur white crme de cacao white crme de cacao white crme de cacao Kahlua Kahlua Kahlua Kahlua Kahlua white crme de cacao white crme de cacao green crme de cacao Grand Marnier Grand Marnier ginger liqueur ginger liqueur

cream

Duos and Trios: CHART 2


The second chart in this family is composed entirely of Duos, tied together by their base ingredient. The room for expansion in this family is massive. Definition: Duos are composed of two ingredients, usually a base spirit and a liqueur, and are normally served in an old-fashioned glass. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cocktail name Tremblement de Terre Burnished Gold Dubonnet Cocktail Starry Night Alaska Apple Martini Irish Peach Cream Copper Swan Cocktail Burnet Rusty Nail Base cognac cognac gin gin gin gin or vodka Liqueur absinthe Frangelico Dubonnet Goldschlager cinnamon schnapps yellow Chartreuse green-apple schnapps

peach vodka Baileys scotch scotch scotch apricot brandy cherry brandy Drambuie

Duos and Trios: CHART 3


The most important Duos and Trios are in this chart; all are also listed in the previous charts. Definition: Duos are composed of two ingredients, usually a base spirit and a liqueur, and are normally served in an old-fashioned glass. Definition: Trios are Duos to which cream or a cream liqueur has been added. Note: Not all Duos can be made into Trios. Not all Trios start out as Duos. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Cocktail name Godfather Godmother Rusty Nail Dubonnet Cocktail Apple Martini Black Russian White Russian Mudslide Toasted Almond Chocolate Martini Alexander Brandy Alexander Stinger White Spider Grasshopper Base scotch vodka scotch gin gin or vodka vodka vodka vodka amaretto vodka gin cognac brandy vodka white crme de cacao Liqueur amaretto amaretto Drambuie Dubonnet green-apple schnapps Kahlua Kahlua Kahlua Kahlua white crme de cacao white crme de cacao dark crme de cacao white crme de cacao white crme de cacao green crme de cacao Cream

cream Baileys cream cream cream

cream

French-Italian Family: Gin and Vodka: CHART 1


The similarities between the first five drinks here are obvious, but you should also pay attention to the following two, and to the band of three that follow them. The Caricature Cocktail makes a bridge for liqueurs to be introduced to this family, and the remaining drinks omit any fruit juices but remain fairly closely bound.

Definition: French-Italian drinks contain a distilled spirit and sweet or dry vermouth, sometimes both. They can be modified by other ingredients. Item Cocktail name Spirit 1 Dry Martini gin or vodka 2 3 4 5 Gibson Dirty Martini Third Degree gin or vodka gin or vodka gin Vermouth dry vermouth dry vermouth dry vermouth dry vermouth Lillet orange juice orange zest and orange bitters Angostura orange bitters Angostura absinthe triple sec Campari triple sec triple sec crme de cassis apricot brandy Juice Modifier Modifier (onion garnish) olive brine absinthe

Vesper Martini gin or vodka Riveredge Cocktail

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gin

dry vermouth Lillet

Abbey Cocktail gin Bronx Cocktail gin Income Tax Cocktail Maurice Cocktail Caricature Cocktail Chanticleer Claridge Cocktail Pompier Cocktail gin gin gin gin gin gin

orange juice dry and sweet orange vermouth juice dry and sweet orange vermouth juice dry and sweet orange vermouth juice sweet vermouth dry vermouth dry vermouth dry vermouth grapefruit juice

French-Italian Family: Gin and Vodka: CHART 1


The similarities between the first five drinks here are obvious, but you should also pay attention to the following two, and to the band of three that follow them. The Caricature Cocktail makes a bridge for liqueurs to be introduced to this family, and the remaining drinks omit any fruit juices but remain fairly closely bound.

Definition: French-Italian drinks contain a distilled spirit and sweet or dry vermouth, sometimes both. They can be modified by other ingredients. Item Cocktail name 15 16 17 18 Goldfish Cocktail gin Spirit Vermouth dry vermouth dry vermouth sweet vermouth sweet vermouth Juice Modifier Danziger goldwass er kummel Modifier

Allies Cocktail gin Martinez gin

Bermuda Rose gin

maraschi Angostura no apricot grenadine brandy

French-Italian Family: Gin and Vodka: CHART 2


The cocktails in the chart below, which are also listed in the previous chart, are the most important drinks in this family. Definition: French-Italian drinks contain a distilled spirit and sweet or dry vermouth, sometimes both. They can be modified by other ingredients. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cocktail name Dry Martini Gibson Dirty Martini Vesper Martini Bronx Cocktail Martinez Spirit gin or vodka gin or vodka gin or vodka gin or vodka gin gin Vermouth dry vermouth dry vermouth dry vermouth Lillet dry and sweet vermouth sweet vermouth orange juice maraschino orange bitters Angostura Juice Modifier Modifier

(onion garnish) olive brine

French-Italian Family: Whiskey and Brandy: Chart 1


You should pay attention to a number of aspects in these formulas. Note the relationship between the Paddy Cocktail and the Blackthorne; the Bobby Burns and the Preakness; and the Remember the Maine and Blood and Sand. Also of note here are the similarities between Deadly Sin, created by a Spanish cocktailian, and the Millennium Manhatten, a creation of Mardee's and mine. Both drinks were conceived independently, but we all went in the same direction. The same thing happened with the Black Feather and the CEO Cocktails, the first created by Robert Hess, the second by Dr. Cocktail. Definition: French-Italian drinks contain a distilled spirit and sweet or dry vermouth, sometimes both. They can be modified by other ingredients. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Cocktail name Paddy Cocktail Blackthorne Manhattan Rob Roy Phoebe Snow Cocktail Corpse Reviver No. 1 Bobby Burns Preakness Cocktail Remember the Maine Blood and Sand Dubliner Deadly Sin Millennium Manhattan Spirit Irish Whiskey Irish Whiskey bourbon scotch brandy applejack scotch bourbon bourbon scotch Irish Whiskey bourbon bourbon Vermouth sweet vermouth sweet vermouth sweet vermouth sweet vermouth Dubonnet sweet vermouth sweet vermouth sweet vermouth sweet vermouth sweet vermouth sweet vermouth sweet vermouth sweet vermouth orange juice absinthe brandy Benedictine Benedictine Angostura cherry brandy cherry brandy Grand Marnier Angostura and absinthe Juice Modifier Modifier Angostura Angostura and absinthe Angostura Peychaud's

orange bitters orange maraschino bitters peach Angostura schnapps

French-Italian Family: Whiskey and Brandy: Chart 1


You should pay attention to a number of aspects in these formulas. Note the relationship between the Paddy Cocktail and the Blackthorne; the Bobby Burns and the Preakness; and the Remember the Maine and Blood and Sand. Also of note here are the similarities between Deadly Sin, created by a Spanish cocktailian, and the Millennium Manhatten, a creation of Mardee's and mine. Both drinks were conceived independently, but we all went in the same direction. The same thing happened with the Black Feather and the CEO Cocktails, the first created by Robert Hess, the second by Dr. Cocktail. Definition: French-Italian drinks contain a distilled spirit and sweet or dry vermouth, sometimes both. They can be modified by other ingredients. Item 14 15 16 17 18 Cocktail name Algonquin Cocktail Arawak Cocktail Princess Mary's Pride Bleack Feather Cocktail CEO Cocktail Spirit rye whiskey Vermouth dry vermouth dry bourbon vermouth dry applejack vermouth dry brandy vermouth brandy Lillet Blonde Juice pineapple juice pineapple juice Modifier Modifier

tamarind juice Dubonnet triple sec crme de cassis

Angostura

Angostura orange bitters

French-Italian Family: Whiskey and Brandy: Chart 2


This quartet of cocktails includes the most important drinks in this family. Definition: French-Italian drinks contain a distilled spirit and sweet or dry vermouth, sometimes both. They can be modified by other ingredients. Item 1 2 3 4 Cocktail name Manhattan Rob Roy Bobby Burns Spirit bourbon scotch scotch Vermouth Juice sweet vermouth sweet vermouth sweet vermouth sweet orange vermouth juice Modifier Modifier Angostura Peychaud's Benedictine cherry brandy

Blood and Sand scotch

Highballs
This is, by definition, a simple family of drinks, and most of these formulas are obvious from the name of the drink. Note the lime juice in both the Gin Rickey and the Cuba Libre; it can be incorporated by squeezing extra wedges into the glass or by the addition of fresh juice, but it's an intergral part of both drinks. Definition: Highballs are built in highball glasses; they call for a base spirit and a mixer, such as soda or water. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Cocktail name Bourbon and Branch Bourbon and Coke Brandy and Soda Gin Rickey Gin Buck Gin and Tonic Jack and Coke Pimm's Cup Cuba Libre Dark and Stormy Presbyterian Rye and Ginger Scotch and Water Scotch and Soda Mamie Taylor Seven and Seven Moscow Mule Vodka and Tonic Base bourbon bourbon brandy gin gin gin Jack Daniel's Pimm's No. 1 rum rum rye whiskey rye whiskey scotch scotch scotch Seagram's Seven-Crown whiskey vodka vodka Mixer bottled water Coca-Cola club soda club soda ginger ale tonic water Coca-Cola ginger ale, lemon-lime soda, or club soda cola ginger beer ginger ale, club soda ginger ale bottled water club soda ginger ale 7UP ginger beer tonic water Juice

lime juice

lime juice

Florida Highballs
It's easy to see how these drinks come together as a family. It's also quite obvious that if one were to start substituting different liqueurs in some of these drinks, the family could explode. Definition: Florida Highballs are mixed drinks built in a highball glass that contain orange or grapefruit juice, but not cranberry juice. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Cocktail name Screwdriver Fuzzy Navel Base vodka vodka Spirit peach schnapps Galliano Galliano grenadine amaretto vodka sloe gin amaretto amaretto Liqueur Juice orange juice orange juice orange juice orange juice orange juice orange juice orange juice orange juice Modifier

Harvey Wallbanger vodka Freddie Fudpacker tequila Tequila Sunrise Bocce Ball Sloe Comfortable Screw Alabama Slammer tequila

Southern sloe gin Comfort rum

Black-Eyed Susan vodka Greyhound Salty Dog Salty Chihuahua Muddy Waters vodka vodka tequila rum

orange juice, triple sec pineapple juice grapefruit juice grapefruit juice grapefruit juice grapefruit juice

salt-rimmed glass salt-rimmed glass lime wedges

New England Highballs


The New Englanders are a small family, but it's fun to look at how secondary juices are introduced; then comes peach schnapps, and finally the Woo Woo holds on to the schnapps but decides against a second juice. Definition: All New England Highballs contain cranberry juice and are built in a highball glass. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cocktail name Cape Codder Sea Breeze Bay Breeze Madras Sex on the Beach Woo Woo Base vodka vodka rum vodka vodka vodka peach schnapps peach schnapps Liqueur Juice cranberry juice cranberry juice cranberry juice cranberry juice cranberry juice cranberry juice Juice

grapefruit juice pineapple juice orange juice orange juice

Florida Meets New England


This small chart points out what can happen to Floridian Highballs when they visit New England.

Item 1 2 3 4

Cocktail name Greyhound Sea Breeze Fuzzy Navel Sex on the Beach

Highball Family Florida

Base vodka

Liqueur

Juice

Juice grapefruit juice grapefruit juice orange juice

New England vodka Florida vodka peach schnapps peach schnapps

cranberry juice

New England vodka

cranberry juice

orange juice

International Coffees
BUILD the drink with 4 to 5 ounces of hot coffee in an Irish coffee glass. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Name American No.1 American No.2 American No. 3 American No. 4 Caribbean French Gaelic German Greek No. 1 Greek No. 2 Italian No. 1 Italian No. 2 Italian No. 3 Jamaican No. 1 Jamaican No. 2 Keoke Mexican New Orleans Spanish Liquor or Liqueur 1 Bourbon Bourbon Rye Whiskey Bourbon Spiced Rum Cognac Scotch Jagermeister Metaxa Ouzo Frangelico Amaretto Limoncello Dark Rum Tia Maria Brandy Kahlua Rye Whiskey Brandy de Jerez Herbsaint Cuarenta y Tres Kahlua and dark crme de cacao (optional) Tia Maria Simple Syrup Liquor or Liqueur 2 Peach Schnapps Southern Comfort Cinnamon Schnapps Wild Turkey Liqueur Tia Maria Grand Marnier Drambuie or Glayva

Sours: CHART 1
In this, the first of the Sour families, it's best to separate the drinks by base liquor--you can see at a glance how similar many of these drinks are. The curveball here is the Jack Rose, which I placed among the rums just to illustrate that it's a Bacardi Cocktail made with applejack as a base. Definition: Sours contain a base liquor, lime or lemon juice, and a non-alcoholic sweetening agent, such as simple syrup, grenadine, or pineapple juice. If a base of a sour is a liqueur, no additional sweetening agent is required. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Cocktail name Amaretto Sour Apricot Sour Delicious Cocktail Base amaretto apricot brandy gin Modifier Juice lemon juice lemon juice lime juice lime juice egg white lemon juice lime juice lime juice lemon juice lime juice, pineapple juice lime juice, pineapple juice cranberry juice peach brandy lime juice simple syrup simple syrup, Angostura raspberry syrup simple syrup grenadine grenadine grenadine grenadine, Angostura simple syrup Sweetening Agent

Bennett Cocktail gin Clover Club Daiquiri gin

rum rum Bacardi Cocktail (Bacardi) applejack Jack Rose El Presidente rum

Tropical Cocktail rum Old San Juan Sour Fish House Cocktail Bolero Cocktail Apple Sidecar Lemon Drop Tea Tini rum rum and brandy rum and brandy vodka citrus vodka orange vodka

lime juice, lemon juice simple syrup simple syrup tangerine juice simple syrup sweet iced tea

orange juice lime juice apple brandy lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice

Sours: CHART 1
In this, the first of the Sour families, it's best to separate the drinks by base liquor--you can see at a glance how similar many of these drinks are. The curveball here is the Jack Rose, which I placed among the rums just to illustrate that it's a Bacardi Cocktail made with applejack as a base. Definition: Sours contain a base liquor, lime or lemon juice, and a non-alcoholic sweetening agent, such as simple syrup, grenadine, or pineapple juice. If a base of a sour is a liqueur, no additional sweetening agent is required. Item 17 18 19 20 21 Cocktail name OP Lemonade Whiskey Sour Scofflaw Cocktail Ward Eight Pisco Sour Base Modifier Juice Sweetening Agent simple syrup simple syrup grenadine, orange bitters grenadine simple syrup, Angostura

OP vodka peach puree lemon juice bourbon bourbon rye whiskey pisco brandy lemon juice dry vermouth lemon juice orange juice lemon juice egg white lemon juice

Sours: CHART 2
The Sours in this chart, which also appear on the previous chart, are the most important drinks in this family. Definition: Sours contain a base liquor, lime or lemon juice, and a non-alcoholic sweetening agent, such as simple syrup, grenadine, or pineapple juice. If a base of a sour is a liqueur, no additional sweetening agent is required. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cocktail name Amaretto Sour Apricot Sour Daiquiri Bacardi Cocktail Jack Rose Lemon Drop Whiskey Sour Pisco Sour Base amaretto apricot brandy rum rum (Bacardi) applejack citrus vodka bourbon pisco brandy egg white Modifier Juice lemon juice lemon juice lime juice lime juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice simple syrup grenadine grenadine simple syrup simple syrup simple syrup, Angostura Sweetening Agent

International Sours: CHART 1


When these drinks are arranged by the secondary ingredient, their similarities immediately become apparent. Definition: International Sours call for a base liquor and either lime or lemon juice, and are sweetened by a liqueur, another fruit juice, or both. Item Cocktail name 1 Stiletto Disaronno 2 Margarita Jockey Club 3 Cocktail 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Delmarva No. 3 Canteen Marini Charlie Chaplin Millionaire Cocktail No. 4 Hop Toad English Rose rum rum gin Base bourbon tequila gin rye whiskey rum Liqueur amaretto amaretto amaretto amaretto amaretto apricot brandy apricot brandy apricot brandy apricot brandy apricot brandy dry vermouth Southern Comfort sloe gin sloe gin Modifier Juice lime juice lime juice lemon juice lemon juice lime juice lime juice lime juice lime juice dry vermouth orange juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice Angostura grenadine Angostura Modifier

Paradise Cocktail gin Twentiethgin Century Cocktail Delmarva No. 2 rye whiskey

white crme dry de cacao vermouth white crme dry de cacao vermouth white crme sweet de cacao vermouth white crme de cacao maraschino liqueur

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lemon juice

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El Floridita No. 2 rum Kretchma Cocktail

lime juice

grenadine

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vodka

lemon juice

grenadine

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Aviation Cocktail gin

lemon juice

International Sours: CHART 1


When these drinks are arranged by the secondary ingredient, their similarities immediately become apparent. Definition: International Sours call for a base liquor and either lime or lemon juice, and are sweetened by a liqueur, another fruit juice, or both. Item 16 17 Cocktail name Base Liqueur maraschino liqueur Modifier Juice lime juice lime juice, grapefruit juice lime juice sweet vermouth lemon juice Modifier simple syrup simple syrup

El Floridita No. 1 rum An Apple a Day Millionaire's Margarita Leap-Year Cocktail gin

maraschino apple liqueur liqueur Grand Marnier Grand Marnier

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tequila gin

International Sours: CHART 2


The remaining International Sours. Definition: International Sours call for a base liquor and either lime or lemon juice, and are sweetened by a liqueur, another fruit juice, or both. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cocktail name Chatham Cocktail Delmarva Cocktail Gotham Cocktail Modernista RBS Special Liqueur ginger gin liqueur rye white crme whiskey de menthe crme de brandy cassis scotch absinthe and rum Base Other Juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice lime juice, orange juice lemon juice, Frangelico tangerine juice lime juice, cranberry juice Other

dry vermouth dry vermouth

orange bitters grenadine simple syrup

rye kummel whiskey A Quick Little Pick-MeBranca bourbon Menta Up Fernandito spiced rum Chambord

Bistro Sidecar

brandy

Tuaca

Chaya Candy Apple Cosmo

apple vodka

Cuarenta y Tres

International Sours: CHART 3


All these formulas are listed on the previous two charts, but these are the most important International Sours to the cocktailian bartender. Definition: International Sours call for a base liquor and either lime or lemon juice, and are sweetened by a liqueur, another fruit juice, or both. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cocktail name Stiletto Aviation Cocktail Base bourbon gin Liqueur amaretto maraschino liqueur white crme de cacao apricot brandy maraschino liqueur white crme de cacao Other Juice lime juice lemon juice lemon juice lime juice lime juice sweet vermouth lime juice simple syrup grenadine Other

Twentieth-Century gin Cocktail Millionaire Cocktail rum No. 4 El Floridita No. 1 El Floridita No. 2 rum rum

dry vermouth sloe gin

New Orleans Sours: CHART 1


It's obvious that this is a very important family--look who's here: the Margarita, the Sidecar, the Cosmopolitan, the Metropolitan, and the Kamikaze. This chart displays how relatively simple it is to take a proven formula and run with it. Definition: New Orleans Sours call for a base spirit, lemon or lime juice, and triple sec or another orange-flavored liqueur, such as curacao. Item Cocktail name 1 Margarita 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sidecar Cacharita Deauville Cocktail Crux Cocktail Base tequila brandy pisco brandy brand and applejack brandy Liqueur triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec cranberry juice cranberry juice grapefruit juice peach schnapps cranberry juice Dubonnet Rouge maraschino liqueur cherry brandy pineapple juice Other Juice lime juice lemon juice lime juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice Angostura Other

Classic Cocktail brandy Cherry Blossom brandy East India Cocktail Calvados Cocktail Kamikaze Footloose Cocktail Cosmopolitan Metropolitan Rosebud Cocktail Marin-i-tini Lola Martini brandy calvados vodka raspberry vodka citrus vodka currant vodka citrus vodka vodka OP vodka

orange juice lemon juice orange bitters lime juice lime juice lime juice lime juice lime juice lime juice lime juice blue curacao elderflower syrup Peychaud's

New Orleans Sours: CHART 2


The rest of the New Orleans Sours. It's no coincidence that both whiskey-based drinks in this family call for sweet vermouth; the James Joyce was based on the Oriental. Definition: New Orleans Sours call for a base spirit, lemon or lime juice, and triple sec or another orange-flavored liqueur, such as curacao. Item 1 2 3 Cocktail name Mount Gay Rumrita Missing Link Between the Sheets Caribbean Cosmopolitan Beachcomber Cocktail Big Pine Key Cocktail Pegu Club Cocktail Maiden's Blush Cocktail Corpse Reviver No. 2 Maiden's Prayer James Joyce Cocktail Base rum rum rum and brandy Liqueur triple sec triple sec triple sec Other Juice lime juice lemon juice lemon juice cranberry juice, lime juice pineapple juice maraschino lime juice liqueur lime juice lime juice grenadine Lillet lemon juice lemon juice absinthe Angostura Angostura and orange bitters Other

citrus rum triple sec

Angostura

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rum gin gin gin gin gin

triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec

orange juice lemon juice sweet vermouth sweet vermouth lime juice lemon juice

Irish whiskey rye Oriental Cocktail whiskey

New Orleans Sours: CHART 3


All these formulas are in Chart 1, but these are the most important drinks in the New Orleans Sour family--a six-pack that every cocktailian bartender should know. Definition: New Orleans Sours call for a base spirit, lemon or lime juice, and triple sec or another orange-flavored liqueur, such as curacao. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cocktail name Margarita Sidecar Kamikaze Cosmopolitan Metropolitan Pink Lemonade Base tequila brandy vodka citrus vodka currant vodka citrus rum Liqueur triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec triple sec cranberry juice cranberry juice cranberry juice Other Juice lime juice lemon juice lime juice lime juice lime juice lemon juice

Sparkling Sours
As you can see from this chart, Tom and John Collins have a third brother in the Sloe Gin Fizz. Those three drinks, along with the Singapore Sling No. 2 and the Long Island Iced Tea, are the most important drinks in this family. The Ramos Gin Fizz is also a handy formula to have memorized. Definition: Sparkling Sours contain a base spirit, lemon or lime juice, a sweetening agent, and a carbonated beverage. Item 1 2 3 4 5 Cocktail name Apricot Fizz Base apricot brandy Sweetening Agent Other Juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice Sparkling Beverage club soda club soda club soda club soda Other

John Collins bourbon simple syrup Tom Collins gin Sloe Gin sloe gin Fizz Carbonated rum Piston Slinger Van Gogh Pretty in Wild Pink Appel Vodka vodka, Long Island gin, rum, and Iced Tea tequila Singapore Sling No. 1 Singapore Sling No. 2 gin simple syrup simple syrup sloe gin

lime juice club soda

crme de noyau

lemon juice

club soda

triple sec

lemon juice lemon juice

cola Angostura and orange bitters Angostura

Benedictine

kirsch

club soda

gin

lime juice, Benedictine cherry pineapple club soda and triple sec brandy juice lime juice, lemon club soda juice

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Ramos Gin Fizz

gin

simple syrup

cream, egg white, orangeflower water

Sparkling Sours
As you can see from this chart, Tom and John Collins have a third brother in the Sloe Gin Fizz. Those three drinks, along with the Singapore Sling No. 2 and the Long Island Iced Tea, are the most important drinks in this family. The Ramos Gin Fizz is also a handy formula to have memorized. Definition: Sparkling Sours contain a base spirit, lemon or lime juice, a sweetening agent, and a carbonated beverage. Item Cocktail name Maravel Sling Base Sweetening Agent Benedictine Other Juice lemon juice, mango nectar Sparkling Beverage club soda Other Angostura, tamarind juice

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gin

Squirrel Sours
This simple category is easy to remember. I named the drinks for the country or state most representative of the base spirit; the "squirrel," of course, is derived from the nutty flavor of crme de noyau. Definition: Squirrel Sours call for a base spirit, lemon or lime juice, and crme de noyau or another nut-flavored liqueur. Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Cocktail name British Squirrel Carribean Squirrel Dutch Squirrel French Squirrel Irish Squirrel Kentucky Squirrel Maryland Squirrel Mexican Squirrel Base gin rum Van Gogh Wild Appel Vodka brandy Irish whiskey bourbon rye whiskey tequila Liqueur crme de noyau crme de noyau crme de noyau crme de noyau crme de noyau crme de noyau crme de noyau crme de noyau crme de noyau crme de noyau crme de noyau Juice lime juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice lemon juice lime juice lemon juice lime juice lemon juice

New Jersey Squirrel applejack Russian Squirrel Scottish Squirrel vodka scotch

Item

Family

Definition

Beer- And Cider-Based Mixed Beer- and cider-based mixed drinks contain beer or cider; it doesn't matter what ratio the beer or cider has to any other ingredient or groups of other ingredients. Drinks

Bottled Cocktails

Bottled cocktails are mixed drinks made for gatherings and parties, usually in advance of the event. Water should be added to the recipe to compensate for the lack of ice meltage present in cocktails mixed in a shaker or mixing glass. Champagne Cocktails are drinks that contain champagne or any other sparkling wine, no matter what ratio the champagne has to any other ingredient or groups of ingredients. Cobblers call for a base liquor and a sweetening agent, such as simple syrup, grenadine, or a liqueur; they are built in glasses filled to the brim with crushed ice and are garnished with an abundance of fruits. Duos are composed of two ingredients, usually a base spirit and a liqueur, and are normally served in an old-fashioned glass. Trios are Duos to which cream or a cream liqueur has been added. French-Italian drinks contain a distilled spirit and sweet or dry vermouth, sometimes both. They can be modified by other ingredients. Frozen drinks, made in an electric blender, call for enough ice to achieve a semisolid consistency after being thoroughly blended.

Champagne Cocktails

Cobblers

Duos and Trios

French-Italian Drinks

Frozen Drinks

Item

Family

Definition

Highballs

Highballs are built in highball glasses; they call for a base spirit and a mixer, such as soda or water. Florida Highballs are mixed drinks built in a highball glass that contain orange or grapefruit juice, but not cranberry juice. All New England Highballs contain cranberry juice and are built in a highball glass.

Highballs: Florida Highballs Highballs: New England Highballs Hot Drinks Infusions Jelly Shots Juleps Milanese Drinks Muddled Drinks

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Jelly Shots are drinks gelatinized by the addition of unflavored gelatin. Depend on fresh mint as a flavoring agent, or simply as an aromatic garnish. Use Campari as an ingredient. Muddled drinks are made by crushing some of the ingredients with a wooden muddler, or pestle, before adding ice and spirits. Those that don't fit into a family. Include the Sazerac, the Gimlet, the Kir, and the Monkey Gland Cocktail.

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Orphans

Item

Family

Definition

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Pousse-Cafes

Pousse-Cafes are drinks made by floating one ingreient on top of another, or several others, to create a multilayered effect. Punches are mixed drinks made in large quantities for parties and other social gatherings. Snappers are mixed drinks made with savory ingredients such as tomato juice, beef bouillon, and clam juice and seasoned with a variety of condiments. Sours contain a base liquor, lime or lemon juice, and a non-alcoholic sweetening agent, such as simple syrup, grenadine, or pineapple juice. If a base of a sour is a liqueur, no additional sweetening agent is required. International Sours call for a base liquor and either lime or lemon juice, and are sweetened by a liqueur, another fruit juice, or both. New Orleans Sours call for a base spirit, lemon or lime juice, and triple sec or another orange-flavored liqueur, such as curacao. Sparkling Sours contain a base spirit, lemon or lime juice, a sweetening agent, and a carbonated beverage. Squirrel Sours call for a base spirit, lemon or lime juice, and crme de noyau or another nut-flavored liqueur.

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Punches

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Snappers

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Sours

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Sours: International Sours

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Sours: New Orleans Sours

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Sours: Sparkling Sours

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Sours: Squirrel Sours Tropical Drinks

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