2011 Classic Cocktail Recipes
Ultimate Cocktail Challenge
April 5-8, 2011
Astor Center, New York City
G100. Gin & Genever Recipes
Ingredients
3 ounces gin
1 ounce dry vermouth
Preparation: Prepare a tall mixing glass with ice. Stir ingredients well with ice in a mixing glass.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
3 ounces gin
1 ounce dry vermouth
Preparation: Prepare a tall mixing glass with ice. Stir ingredients well with ice in a mixing glass.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
Ingredients
2 ounces gin
4 ounces tonic water
Lime wedge garnish
Preparation: Fill a 12-ounce highball glass with ice and add gin. Fill with tonic water and garnish with a lime wedge.
2 ounces gin
4 ounces tonic water
Lime wedge garnish
Preparation: Fill a 12-ounce highball glass with ice and add gin. Fill with tonic water and garnish with a lime wedge.
Ingredients
2 ounces gin
½ ounce Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
¾ ounce lemon juice
¼ ounce crème de violette
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
2 ounces gin
½ ounce Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
¾ ounce lemon juice
¼ ounce crème de violette
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Ingredients
1 ¼ ounce gin
1 ¼ ounce Campari
1 ¼ ounce sweet vermouth
Preparation: Combine all ingredients in an iced double old-fashioned glass and stir. Garnish with an orange slice.
1 ¼ ounce gin
1 ¼ ounce Campari
1 ¼ ounce sweet vermouth
Preparation: Combine all ingredients in an iced double old-fashioned glass and stir. Garnish with an orange slice.
V150. Vodka & Aquavit Recipes
Ingredients
1 ½ ounces vodka, (flavored/unflavored)
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
4 dashes Tabasco sauce
pinch of Kosher salt, black pepper, celery salt
¼ ounce fresh lemon juice
4 ounces tomato juice
Preparation: Combine all ingredients in mixing glass and roll back and forth to mix. Strain into Collins glass. Garnish with celery stalk.
1 ½ ounces vodka, (flavored/unflavored)
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
4 dashes Tabasco sauce
pinch of Kosher salt, black pepper, celery salt
¼ ounce fresh lemon juice
4 ounces tomato juice
Preparation: Combine all ingredients in mixing glass and roll back and forth to mix. Strain into Collins glass. Garnish with celery stalk.
Ingredients
2 ounces vodka, flavored or unflavored
¾ ounce Cointreau
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
½ ounce cranberry juice cocktail
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange zest twisted over the top of the drink and dropped into the drink.
2 ounces vodka, flavored or unflavored
¾ ounce Cointreau
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
½ ounce cranberry juice cocktail
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange zest twisted over the top of the drink and dropped into the drink.
Ingredients
2 ounces vodka
5 ounces tonic water
lime wedge garnish
Preparation: Fill a 12-ounce highball glass with ice and add vodka. Fill with tonic water and garnish with a lime wedge.
2 ounces vodka
5 ounces tonic water
lime wedge garnish
Preparation: Fill a 12-ounce highball glass with ice and add vodka. Fill with tonic water and garnish with a lime wedge.
T200. Tequila & Mezcal Recipes
Ingredients
2 ounces tequila
¾ ounce Cointreau
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
¼ ounce agave syrup
lime wedge
Preparation: Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Salt optional. Salting the rim: Frost half of the outside edge of the cocktail glass by rubbing a lime wedge on the outside rim of the glass, then dipping it into a saucer of coarse salt.
2 ounces tequila
¾ ounce Cointreau
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
¼ ounce agave syrup
lime wedge
Preparation: Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Salt optional. Salting the rim: Frost half of the outside edge of the cocktail glass by rubbing a lime wedge on the outside rim of the glass, then dipping it into a saucer of coarse salt.
Ingredients
2 ounces tequila
½ ounce limejuice
2 ounces grapefruit soda
lime wedge garnish
Preparation: Build in Collins glass with ice and add tequila and limejuice. Top with grapefruit soda. Garnish with half grapefruit wheel.
2 ounces tequila
½ ounce limejuice
2 ounces grapefruit soda
lime wedge garnish
Preparation: Build in Collins glass with ice and add tequila and limejuice. Top with grapefruit soda. Garnish with half grapefruit wheel.
Ingredients
2 ounces tequila
5 ounces orange juice
¼ ounce grenadine
Preparation: Fill a 12-ounce highball glass with ice and add tequila. Fill with orange juice. Pour the grenadine down through the juice. No garnish.
2 ounces tequila
5 ounces orange juice
¼ ounce grenadine
Preparation: Fill a 12-ounce highball glass with ice and add tequila. Fill with orange juice. Pour the grenadine down through the juice. No garnish.
R300. Rum Recipes
Ingredients
2 ounces rum
¾ ounce simple syrup
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a small cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wheel.
2 ounces rum
¾ ounce simple syrup
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a small cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wheel.
Ingredients
2 ounces rum
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce simple syrup
8 mint leaves plus 1 sprig (use tender, young mint sprigs)
1 ounce club soda
Preparation: Gently muddle the mint leaves with the simple syrup and the limejuice in the bottom of the serving glass. Add the rum and the ice; shake and strain in Collins glass and top with club soda. Garnish with the mint sprig.
2 ounces rum
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce simple syrup
8 mint leaves plus 1 sprig (use tender, young mint sprigs)
1 ounce club soda
Preparation: Gently muddle the mint leaves with the simple syrup and the limejuice in the bottom of the serving glass. Add the rum and the ice; shake and strain in Collins glass and top with club soda. Garnish with the mint sprig.
Ingredients
2 ounces rum
½ ounce orange curaçao
1 ounce fresh lime juice
½ ounce orgeat syrup
Preparation: Shake well with ice and strain into a double old-fashioned glass filled with ice. No garnish.
2 ounces rum
½ ounce orange curaçao
1 ounce fresh lime juice
½ ounce orgeat syrup
Preparation: Shake well with ice and strain into a double old-fashioned glass filled with ice. No garnish.
C310. Cachaça Recipes
Ingredients
2 ounces cachaça
½ lime, quartered
2 barspoons Demarara sugar
double old-fashioned glass
Preparation: Place lime quarters in the bottom of mixing glass, add the sugar and muddle extracting the juice and the oil in the skin from the lime quarters. Chill a double old-fashioned glass with cracked ice. Add cachaca to the mixture in the mixing glass and dump the ice into the mixing glass and shake well. Pour the entire contents of the mixing glass back into the chilled double old-fashioned glass and serve. No garnish.
2 ounces cachaça
½ lime, quartered
2 barspoons Demarara sugar
double old-fashioned glass
Preparation: Place lime quarters in the bottom of mixing glass, add the sugar and muddle extracting the juice and the oil in the skin from the lime quarters. Chill a double old-fashioned glass with cracked ice. Add cachaca to the mixture in the mixing glass and dump the ice into the mixing glass and shake well. Pour the entire contents of the mixing glass back into the chilled double old-fashioned glass and serve. No garnish.
Ingredients
2 ounces cachaça
½ cup fresh strawberries
2 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup ice
Preparation: Place all ingredients in blender for 30 seconds. Serve in doube old-fashioned glass with strawberry slice garnish.
2 ounces cachaça
½ cup fresh strawberries
2 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup ice
Preparation: Place all ingredients in blender for 30 seconds. Serve in doube old-fashioned glass with strawberry slice garnish.
Ingredients
2 ounces cachaça
4 lime wedges
7 green grapes
3 tablespoons gewurztraminer or Riesling white wine
2 teaspoons Demarara sugar
Preparation: Muddle lime wedges, 5 grapes and sugar in cocktail shaker. Add cachaca, wine and ice. Shake well. Strain into old-fashioned glass. Spear 2 remaining grapes onto skewer and place in drink.
2 ounces cachaça
4 lime wedges
7 green grapes
3 tablespoons gewurztraminer or Riesling white wine
2 teaspoons Demarara sugar
Preparation: Muddle lime wedges, 5 grapes and sugar in cocktail shaker. Add cachaca, wine and ice. Shake well. Strain into old-fashioned glass. Spear 2 remaining grapes onto skewer and place in drink.
C400. Cognac/Brandy Recipes
Ingredients
2 ounces cognac
¾ ounce Cointreau
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
¼ ounce simple syrup
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass with sugared rim. Garnish with lemon twist.
2 ounces cognac
¾ ounce Cointreau
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
¼ ounce simple syrup
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass with sugared rim. Garnish with lemon twist.
Ingredients
2 ounces cognac
¾ ounce white crème de menthe
Preparation: Shake both ingredients with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice.
2 ounces cognac
¾ ounce white crème de menthe
Preparation: Shake both ingredients with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice.
Ingredients
2 ½ ounces cognac
½ ounce simple syrup
8 mint leaves and 3 mint sprigs
Preparation: Muddle the mint leaves in the bottom of a highball glass with simple syrup. Fill the glass with crushed ice and add half of the cognac stirring well. Top with crushed ice and add the remaining cognac. Stir with a barspoon until the outside of the glass frosts. Garnish with the sprigs of mint.
2 ½ ounces cognac
½ ounce simple syrup
8 mint leaves and 3 mint sprigs
Preparation: Muddle the mint leaves in the bottom of a highball glass with simple syrup. Fill the glass with crushed ice and add half of the cognac stirring well. Top with crushed ice and add the remaining cognac. Stir with a barspoon until the outside of the glass frosts. Garnish with the sprigs of mint.
B450. Apple Brandy/Calvados recipes
Ingredients
2 ounces applejack or calvados
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
¾ ounce grenadine
Preparation: Shake all ingredients and strain into small cocktail glass. No garnish.
2 ounces applejack or calvados
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
¾ ounce grenadine
Preparation: Shake all ingredients and strain into small cocktail glass. No garnish.
Ingredients
2 ounces applejack
¾ ounce simple syrup
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
2 ounces club soda
Preparation: Shake spirits, sugar and lemon juice with ice and strain into an iced Collins glass and fill with soda. Garnish with a Luxardo Maraschino cherry and an orange slice.
2 ounces applejack
¾ ounce simple syrup
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
2 ounces club soda
Preparation: Shake spirits, sugar and lemon juice with ice and strain into an iced Collins glass and fill with soda. Garnish with a Luxardo Maraschino cherry and an orange slice.
P470. Pisco Recipe
Ingredients
2 ounces pisco
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
¾ ounce simple syrup
several drops of Angostura Bitters
one small egg white
Preparation: Shake all ingredients to a fifty count with ice and strain into a small double old-fashioned glass, no ice. Garnish with several drops of Angostura Bitters on top of the foam created by the egg white.
2 ounces pisco
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
¾ ounce simple syrup
several drops of Angostura Bitters
one small egg white
Preparation: Shake all ingredients to a fifty count with ice and strain into a small double old-fashioned glass, no ice. Garnish with several drops of Angostura Bitters on top of the foam created by the egg white.
Ingredients
1 pineapple
gum syrup
1 pint distilled water
10 ounces fresh lemon juice
24 ounces pisco
Preparation: Cut pineapple into 1 inch squares. Place squares into gum syrup and soak overnight. Next day, mix 8 ounces of flavored gum syrup, water, lemon juice and pisco in large bowl. Serve very cold.
1 pineapple
gum syrup
1 pint distilled water
10 ounces fresh lemon juice
24 ounces pisco
Preparation: Cut pineapple into 1 inch squares. Place squares into gum syrup and soak overnight. Next day, mix 8 ounces of flavored gum syrup, water, lemon juice and pisco in large bowl. Serve very cold.
Ingredients
1 ounce pisco
¾ ounce Cointreau
¾ ounce apricot brandy
1 ounce fresh orange juice
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice; strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with flamed orange peel.
1 ounce pisco
¾ ounce Cointreau
¾ ounce apricot brandy
1 ounce fresh orange juice
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice; strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with flamed orange peel.
W500. Irish Whiskey Recipes
Ingredients
1 ½ ounces Irish whiskey
2 domino dots
4 ounces coffee
lightly whipped unsweetened heavy cream
Preparation: Begin with the two dots in the bottom of the glass. Add the hot coffee and stir to dissolve sugar cubes, then add Irish whiskey. Float one inch of unsweetened hand whipped cream on top.
1 ½ ounces Irish whiskey
2 domino dots
4 ounces coffee
lightly whipped unsweetened heavy cream
Preparation: Begin with the two dots in the bottom of the glass. Add the hot coffee and stir to dissolve sugar cubes, then add Irish whiskey. Float one inch of unsweetened hand whipped cream on top.
Ingredients
1 ½ ounces Irish whiskey
¼ ounce grenadine
½ ounce fresh lime juice
2 ounces club soda
Preparation: Shake whiskey, grenadine and lime juice with ice; strain into collins glass and top with club soda. Add ice cubes and stir. No garnish.
1 ½ ounces Irish whiskey
¼ ounce grenadine
½ ounce fresh lime juice
2 ounces club soda
Preparation: Shake whiskey, grenadine and lime juice with ice; strain into collins glass and top with club soda. Add ice cubes and stir. No garnish.
Ingredients
2 ounces Irish whiskey
1 ounce dry vermouth
2 dashes of Angostura Bitters
3 dashes absinthe
Preparation: Stir with ice and strain into a chilled, absinthe-rinsed martini glass. Garnish with a lemon zest twisted over the top of the drink and dropped into the drink.
2 ounces Irish whiskey
1 ounce dry vermouth
2 dashes of Angostura Bitters
3 dashes absinthe
Preparation: Stir with ice and strain into a chilled, absinthe-rinsed martini glass. Garnish with a lemon zest twisted over the top of the drink and dropped into the drink.
W600. Whisky Scotch Recipes
Ingredients
2 ½ ounces Scotch
¾ ounce sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
lemon zest garnish
Preparation: Pour all ingredients over ice in a mixing glass and stir as you would a Martini. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with lemon zest.
2 ½ ounces Scotch
¾ ounce sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
lemon zest garnish
Preparation: Pour all ingredients over ice in a mixing glass and stir as you would a Martini. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with lemon zest.
Ingredients
1 ½ ounces Scotch
½ ounce Cherry Heering
½ ounce sweet vermouth
¾ ounce fresh orange juice
Preparation: Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. No garnish.
1 ½ ounces Scotch
½ ounce Cherry Heering
½ ounce sweet vermouth
¾ ounce fresh orange juice
Preparation: Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. No garnish.
Ingredients
2 ounces Scotch
¾ ounce Drambuie
Preparation: Pour Scotch over ice and float the Drambuie on top. Garnish with orange twist.
2 ounces Scotch
¾ ounce Drambuie
Preparation: Pour Scotch over ice and float the Drambuie on top. Garnish with orange twist.
W650. Canadian Whisky Recipe
Ingredients
2 ounces Canadian whisky
1 ounce dry vermouth
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
¾ ounce grenadine
lemon zest garnish
Preparation: Shake all ingredients except the garnish well with ice, Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and twist the lemon zest over the top of the drink and drop it into the drink.
2 ounces Canadian whisky
1 ounce dry vermouth
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
¾ ounce grenadine
lemon zest garnish
Preparation: Shake all ingredients except the garnish well with ice, Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and twist the lemon zest over the top of the drink and drop it into the drink.
W700. U.S. Whiskey Recipes/Bourbon & Rye
Ingredients
2 ounces American whiskey (bourbon or rye)
1 ounce sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Preparation: Pour all ingredients over ice in a mixing glass and stir as you would a Martini. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a Luxardo Maraschino cherry.
2 ounces American whiskey (bourbon or rye)
1 ounce sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Preparation: Pour all ingredients over ice in a mixing glass and stir as you would a Martini. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a Luxardo Maraschino cherry.
Ingredients
2 ounces American whiskey (bourbon or rye)
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 Demarara sugar cube
lemon peel garnish
Preparation: Muddle the sugar and the Angostura Bitters in the splash of club soda (about a teaspoon--no more) until the sugar is dissolved, forming a syrup in the bottom of the glass. Add the whiskey and the ice; stir. Garnish with a lemon zest twisted over the top of the drink and dropped into the drink.
2 ounces American whiskey (bourbon or rye)
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 Demarara sugar cube
lemon peel garnish
Preparation: Muddle the sugar and the Angostura Bitters in the splash of club soda (about a teaspoon--no more) until the sugar is dissolved, forming a syrup in the bottom of the glass. Add the whiskey and the ice; stir. Garnish with a lemon zest twisted over the top of the drink and dropped into the drink.
Ingredients
2½ ounces American whiskey (bourbon)
½ ounce simple syrup
3 sprigs of mint (use tender, young mint sprigs)
8 mint leaves
Preparation: Muddle mint leaves in the bottom of a highball glass with sugar syrup. Fill the glass with crushed ice and add half of the whiskey stirring well. Top with crushed ice and add the remaining whiskey stir with a bar spoon until the outside of the glass frosts. Garnish with the sprigs of mint.
2½ ounces American whiskey (bourbon)
½ ounce simple syrup
3 sprigs of mint (use tender, young mint sprigs)
8 mint leaves
Preparation: Muddle mint leaves in the bottom of a highball glass with sugar syrup. Fill the glass with crushed ice and add half of the whiskey stirring well. Top with crushed ice and add the remaining whiskey stir with a bar spoon until the outside of the glass frosts. Garnish with the sprigs of mint.
X800. Champagne, Prosecco & Sparkling Recipes
Ingredients
6 ½ ounces champagne/prosecco/sparkling
1 Angostura Bitters-soaked sugar cube
Preparation: Place a small sugar cube in the bottom of a champagne glass. Add two dashes of Angostura Bitters and fill the glass with champagne/sparkling/prosecco. Garnish with lemon twist.
6 ½ ounces champagne/prosecco/sparkling
1 Angostura Bitters-soaked sugar cube
Preparation: Place a small sugar cube in the bottom of a champagne glass. Add two dashes of Angostura Bitters and fill the glass with champagne/sparkling/prosecco. Garnish with lemon twist.
Ingredients
1 ounce gin
½ ounce simple syrup
½ ounce fresh lemon juice
1 ounce champagne/sparkling
lemon peel garnish
Preparation: Shake the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup well with ice and strain into an ice filled wine glass and top with champagne/sparkling. Garnish with lemon peel.
1 ounce gin
½ ounce simple syrup
½ ounce fresh lemon juice
1 ounce champagne/sparkling
lemon peel garnish
Preparation: Shake the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup well with ice and strain into an ice filled wine glass and top with champagne/sparkling. Garnish with lemon peel.
L900. Orange Liqueur/Triple Sec Recipes
Ingredients
2 ounces tequila
¾ ounce orange liqueur/triple sec/curaçao
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
¼ ounce agave syrup
coarse salt
lime wedge
Preparation: Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Salt optional. Salting the rim: Frost half of the outside edge of the cocktail glass by rubbing a lime wedge on the outside rim of the glass, then dipping it into a saucer of coarse salt.
2 ounces tequila
¾ ounce orange liqueur/triple sec/curaçao
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
¼ ounce agave syrup
coarse salt
lime wedge
Preparation: Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Salt optional. Salting the rim: Frost half of the outside edge of the cocktail glass by rubbing a lime wedge on the outside rim of the glass, then dipping it into a saucer of coarse salt.
Ingredients
1 ½ ounces white peach purée
4 ounces prosecco
Preparation: Put peach purée in bottom of mixing glass, no ice. Slowly pour prosecco while gently stirring, so as not to lose the effervescence. Strain into a champagne flute.
1 ½ ounces white peach purée
4 ounces prosecco
Preparation: Put peach purée in bottom of mixing glass, no ice. Slowly pour prosecco while gently stirring, so as not to lose the effervescence. Strain into a champagne flute.
Ingredients
2 ounces cognac
¾ ounce orange liqueur/triple sec/curaçao
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
¼ ounce simple syrup
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass with sugared rim. Garnish with lemon twist.
2 ounces cognac
¾ ounce orange liqueur/triple sec/curaçao
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
¼ ounce simple syrup
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass with sugared rim. Garnish with lemon twist.
Ingredients
2 ounces vodka, unflavored
¾ ounce orange liqueur/triple sec/curaçao
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
½ ounce cranberry juice cocktail
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange zest twisted over the top of the drink and dropped into the drink.
2 ounces vodka, unflavored
¾ ounce orange liqueur/triple sec/curaçao
¾ ounce fresh lime juice
½ ounce cranberry juice cocktail
Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange zest twisted over the top of the drink and dropped into the drink.
V950. Dry Vermouth in Dry Martini Recipe
Ingredients
3 ounces gin
1 ounce dry vermouth
Preparation: Prepare a tall mixing glass with ice. Stir ingredients well with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. No garnish.
B450. Brandy Apple-Based/Calvados Recipes
3 ounces gin
1 ounce dry vermouth
Preparation: Prepare a tall mixing glass with ice. Stir ingredients well with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. No garnish.
Ingredients
2 ounces applejack or calvados
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
3/4 ounce grenadine
Preparation: Shake all ingredients and strain into small cocktail glass. No garnish.