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CLASSIC COCKTAILS
 WHITE RUSSIAN
RECIPE HISTORY

 Vodka The White Russian came about in the 1960s

 Coffee liqueur when someone added a bit of cream to the
Black Russian, rendering it white. Neither
 Fresh Cream
drink is actually Russian in origin—the Black
Russian itself is thought to have originated in
 Preparation: Pour coffee liqueur and vodka Belgium, where it was first created for a U.S.
into an Old Fashioned glass filled with ice. ambassador to Luxembourg.
Float fresh cream on top and stir slowly.
 Served: On the rocks: poured over ice
 Drinkware: Old Fashioned glass
 BELLINI
RECIPE HISTORY

 Prosecco The Founder of Harry's Bar, Giuseppe

Cipriani, named his cocktail in 1948 after the
 Peach Puree
rosy colours used by the Venetian
Renaissance painter, Giovanni Bellini.
 Preparation: Pour peach puree into chilled
glass, add sparkling wine. Stir gently.
 Served: Straight up; chilled, without ice.
 Drinkware: Champagne flute
 CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL
RECIPE HISTORY
 Champagne
 Cognac
A recipe for the cocktail appears as early as
"Professor" Jerry Thomas' Bon Vivant's
 Angostura Bitters
Companion (1862), which omits the brandy or
 Sugar
cognac and is considered to be the "classic"
American version. Harry Johnson was one of
 Preparation: Add dash of Angostura bitter onto sugar cube
and drop it into Champagne flute. Add Cognac followed by
the bartenders who revived the model by
gently pouring chilled Champagne. Garnish with Orange adding other fruit to the mix.
slice and Maraschino Cherry.
 Served: Straight up; chilled, without ice.
 Standard garnish: Orange Slice & Maraschino Cherry
 Drinkware: Champagne flute
 IRISH COFFEE
RECIPE HISTORY

 Irish Whiskey The Irish Coffee was born on a typically

 Fresh Cream stormy winters night on the wild west coast of
 Brown Sugar Ireland in 1942.
 Hot Coffee

 Preparation: Heat the coffee, whiskey and sugar;

do not boil. Pour into glass and top with cream;
serve hot.
 Served: Hot
 Drinkware: Irish coffee mug
 VESPER
RECIPE HISTORY

 Vodka The Vesper, also known as the Vesper

 Lillet Blonde (Vermouth) Martini, was invented by author Ian Fleming
 Gin
for his iconic British secret agent, James
Bond.

 Preparation: Shake over ice until well chilled,

then strain into a deep goblet and garnish with a
thin slice of lemon peel.
 Served: Straight up; without ice
 Standard garnish: Lemon Peel
 Drinkware: Champagne Coupe, Cocktail glass
 CAIPIRINHA

RECIPE HISTORY
 Cachaca
 Brown Sugar According to historians, the caipirinha
 Lime Wedges was invented by landowning farmers in the
region of Piracicaba, the interior of the State
of São Paulo during the 19th century as a
 Preparation: Place lime and sugar into old
fashioned glass and muddle (mash the two local drink for 'high standard' events and
ingredients together using a muddler or a wooden parties.
spoon). Fill the glass with crushed ice and add the
Cachaça.
 Served: On the rocks; poured over ice
 Standard garnish: Lime, Sugar cane
 Drinkware: Old Fashioned glass
 TOM COLLINS
RECIPE HISTORY
 Gin
By 1878, the Tom Collins was being served in
 Sugar Syrup
the bar rooms everywhere, establishing itself
 Lemon Juice as an international icon. In 1891, gum syrup,
 Soda was replaced in the recipe by sugar as well as
the use of Old Tom gin, a lightly sweetened
 Preparation: Mix the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup gin popular in 18th-century England. The Tom
in a tall glass with ice, top up with soda water, garnish Collins became the cocktail of the hour.
and serve.
 Served: On the rocks; poured over ice
 Standard garnish: Lemon slice, Maraschino cherry
 Drinkware: Collins glass
 PAINKILLER
RECIPE HISTORY

 Rum This refreshing drink has a history that dates

 Pineapple Juice back to the 1970s and is closely associated
 Cream of Coconut with the British Virgin Islands. “The Painkiller
was created by a bartender named Daphne
 Orange Juice Henderson at the Soggy Dollar Bar on the
 Nutmeg island of Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin
Islands.
 Preparation: Shake & Garnish
 Served: On the rocks: poured over ice
 Standard garnish: Nutmeg
 BRAMBLE
RECIPE HISTORY
 Gin
 Lemon Juice The Bramble was created in London, in 1984,
 Sugar Syrup by Dick Bradsell. At the time, Bradsell worked
 Ceme de Mure (Blackberry Liqueur) at a bar in Soho called Fred's Club, and he
wanted to create a British cocktail. Memories
 Preparation: Pour all ingredients into a cocktail of going blackberrying in his childhood on the
shaker except the Crème de Mure, shake well with
ice, strain into chilled old fashioned glass filled with
Isle of Wight provided the inspiration for the
crushed ice, then pour the Crème de Mure over the Bramble.
top of the drink, in a circular motion.
 Served: On the rocks: poured over ice
 Standard drinkware: Old fashioned glass
 Standard garnish: Blackberry, lemon slice
 VODKA MARTINI
RECIPE HISTORY

 Vodka According to drinks writer David Wondrich, as

 Dry Vermouth quoted in Punch, the earliest ancestor of the
Dirty Martini dates to 1901, “when John E.
O'Connor served a Martini with muddled
 Preparation: Straight: Pour all ingredients into
mixing glass with ice cubes. Stir well. Strain in
olives at the Waldorf Astoria.”
chilled martini cocktail glass. Squeeze oil from
lemon peel onto the drink, or garnish with olive.
 Served: Straight (or on the rocks)
 Standard garnish: Lemon twist, Olive
 Drinkware: Cocktail / Martini glass
 HANKY PANKY
RECIPE HISTORY

 London Dry Gin The Hanky Panky is a sweet Martini with bitter
 Sweet Vermouth undertones. The cocktail was created by
bonafide bartending legend Ada 'Coley'
 Fernet-Branca (Amaro)
Coleman, who got in on the girl power action
long before any crop-top wearing pop power
 Preparation: Stirred over ice, strained into a combinations did, by becoming the first
chilled glass, garnished, and served up. female head bartender at the Savoy.
 Served: Straight up: chilled, without ice
 Standard drinkware: Cocktail glass
 Standard garnish: Orange zest
 WHITE LADY
RECIPE HISTORY

 Gin The White Lady is a classic cocktail that dates

 Triple Sec to the early 1900s. It was originally created by
Harry Craddock, a legendary bartender at The
 Lemon Juice
American Bar at The Savoy Hotel in London.

 Preparation: Add all ingredients into cocktail

shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain
into large cocktail glass
 Served: Straight up: chilled, without ice
 Standard drinkware: Cocktail / Martini glass
 PALOMA
RECIPE HISTORY

 Tequila Paloma is Spanish term which means

 Lime Juice 'dove'. Its origins are unknown although it is
 Grapefruit Soda/Tonic reputed to date back to the 1950s. Some
attribute its creation to the legendary Don
 Pinch of Salt Javier Delgado Corona, the former
owner/bartender of La Capilla (The Chapel) in
 Preparation: Stir together and serve over ice. Tequila, Mexico, who created the Batanga.
 Served: On the rocks; poured over ice
 Standard garnish: Lime wedge
 Drinkware: Highball glass
 COSMOPOLITAN
RECIPE HISTORY
 Vodka
 Cranberry Juice The most popular theory is that it was created
 Cointreau by Cheryl Cook, the Martini Queen of South
Beach, in the 1980s. Cook was surprised by
 Lime Juice
how many people ordered the classic Martini
cocktail, just to be seen with the glass in
 Preparation: Add all ingredients into cocktail
hand.
shaker filled with ice. Shake well and double strain
into large cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wheel.
 Served: Straight up; without ice
 Standard garnish: Lemon slice, Lime wedge
 Drinkware: Cocktail glass
 SIDECAR
RECIPE HISTORY

 Cognac The exact origin of the sidecar is unclear, but

 Lemon Juice it is thought to have been invented around the
end of World War I in either London or Paris.
 Triple Sec
The drink was directly named for the
motorcycle attachment, which was very
 Preparation: Pour all ingredients into cocktail commonly used at the time. The Ritz Hotel in
shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain Paris claims origin of the drink.
into cocktail glass.
 Served: Straight up (without ice)
 Drinkware: Cocktail glass
 FRENCH 75
RECIPE HISTORY
 Gin
The drink dates to World War I, and an early
 Lemon Juice form was created in 1915 at the New York Bar
 Sugar Syrup in Paris—later Harry's New York Bar—by
 Champagne barman Harry MacElhone. The combination
was said to have such a kick that it felt like
 Preparation: Combine gin, syrup, and lemon juice in being shelled with the powerful French 75mm
a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and field gun.
strain into an iced champagne glass. Top up with
Champagne. Stir gently.
 Drinkware: Champagne flute
 Served: Straight up: chilled, without ice
 AVIATION
RECIPE HISTORY
 Gin
The cocktail was invented in the early years of
 Lemon Juice
the 20th century and first showed up in a
 Maraschino Liqueur 1916 cocktail book called Recipes for Mixed
 Crème de Violette Drinks by Hugh Enslinn of the Hotel Wallick in
New York City.
 Preparation: Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker
filled with ice. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Garnish with a cherry.
 Served: Straight up; without ice
 Standard garnish: Cherry
 Drinkware: Cocktail glass
 AMERICANO
RECIPE HISTORY

 Campari The cocktail was first served in

 Vermouth creator Gaspare Campari's bar, Caffè
 Soda Campari in Milan, in the 1860s, an American
man, who was under the impression that
Campari was a long drink, ordered it, hated it,
 Preparation: Pour the Campari and vermouth
and said it would be better served iced and
over ice into glass, add a splash of soda water
and garnish with half orange slice. fizzy. He ordered a campari and soda which
became too bitter; after a few iterations he
 Served: On the rocks; poured over ice
and the esteemed bartender decided on
 Standard garnish: Half an Orange Slice Vermouth as the perfect blend.
 Drinkware: Old Fashioned glass
 MAI TAI
RECIPE HISTORY
 White Rum
 Dark Rum The tale of the Mai Tai started in 1944,
 Lime Juice according to Trader Vic. Victor Jules
 Orange Curacao Bergeron, better known as Trader Vic, was
 Orgeat Syrup the owner of a tiki restaurant of the same
name. Together with Donn Beach, from Donn
 Preparation: Shake all ingredients except the dark the Beachcomber, they were the first one to
rum together in a mixer with ice. Strain into glass and
float the dark rum onto the top. Garnish and serve
start the tiki culture.
with straw.
 Served: On the rocks; poured over ice.
 Standard garnish: Lime peel, Pineapple spear
 Drinkware: Highball glass / Old Fashioned Glass
 BOULEVARDIER
RECIPE HISTORY

 Campari "The Boulevardier was created in the late

 Sweet Vermouth 1920s by Erskine Gwynne, an expatriate
writer, socialite and Vanderbilt family relation
 Rye or Bourbon Whisky
who founded a Paris literary magazine called
The Boulevardier," says cocktail author
 Preparation: Stir with ice, strain, garnish and Robert Simonson in a New York Times article.
serve.
 Served: On the rocks; poured over ice
 Standard garnish: Cherry, Orange peel
 Drinkware: Old Fashioned glass
 CLOVER CLUB
RECIPE HISTORY

 Gin The Clover Club cocktail is a drink that pre-

 Egg White dates Prohibition in the United States, and is
 Raspbrry Syrup/ Grenadine named for the Philadelphia men's club of the
same name, which met in the Bellevue-
 Lmon Juice
Stratford Hotel at South Broad and Walnut
Streets in Center City. The Clover Club was
 Preparation: Dry shake ingredients to emulsify, chartered in 1882.
add ice, shake and served straight up.
 Served: Straight up; without ice
 Drinkware: Cocktail glass
 PENICILLIN
RECIPE HISTORY
 Scotch Whisky
 Ginger The Penicillin cocktail was created by
 Honey Syrup Sam Ross in the mid-2000s, when he
 Fresh Lime Juice was working at New York City's famous
Milk & Honey bar. The drink quickly
 Preparation: Muddle fresh ginger in a shaker and gained a foothold as a modern-classic
add the remaining ingredients, except for the Islay cocktail. It's now served around the
single malt whisky. Fill the shaker with ice and shake.
Double strain into a chilled old fashioned glass with world, proving its status as one of the
ice. Float the single malt whisky on top. 21st century's biggest cocktail success
 Served: On the rocks: poured over ice stories.
 Drinkware: Old fashioned glass
 Standard garnish: Candied Ginger
 SAZERAC
RECIPE HISTORY
 Rye Whiskey or Cognac
 Absinthe It all began when a French-owned family
 One Sugar Cube company began sending their world-renowned
 Three dashes Peychaud’s Bitters cognac to bars (formerly known as coffee
houses) in New Orleans. It so happened that
 Preparation: Rinse a chilled old-fashioned glass with the this particular cognac was a favorite of
absinthe, add crushed ice and set it aside. Stir the remaining
ingredients over ice and set it aside. Discard the ice and any
Antoine Peychaud, inventor of his
excess absinthe from the prepared glass, and strain the namesake’s bitters, and was used to
drink into the glass. Add the Lemon peel for garnish. create the original Sazerac Cocktail.
 Served: Straight up; without ice
 Standard garnish: Lemon peel
 Drinkware: Old Fashioned glass
 MOSCOW MULE
RECIPE HISTORY

 Vodka
The mule was born in Manhattan but "stalled"
 Lime Juice on the West Coast for the duration. The
 Ginger Beer birthplace of "Little Moscow" was in New
York's Chatham Hotel. That was back in 1941
when the first carload of Jack Morgan's Cock
 Preparation: Combine vodka and ginger beer in a
copper mug or highball glass filled with ice. Add 'n' Bull ginger beer was railing over the plains
lime juice. Stir gently and garnish with a lime slice. to give New Yorkers a happy surprise.
 Served: On the rocks; poured over ice.
 Drinkware: Copper mug or highball glass
 Standard drinkware: Copper mug
 APEROL SPRITZ
RECIPE HISTORY

 Aperol It is an Italian aperitif, originally created in

 Prosecco 1919 by bartender Raimondo Ricci. The drink
was invented as a means to combat the heat
 Soda
and humidity of Italy's summer months. It
became popular among people who wanted
 Preparation: Build into glass over ice, garnish something light to sip on before dinner.
and serve.
 Served: On the rocks; poured over ice
 Standard garnish: Orange Wedge
 Drinkware: Wine glass
 MARGARITA
RECIPE HISTORY

 Tequila One of the earliest stories is of the margarita

 Lime Juice being invented in 1938 by Carlos "Danny"
 Triple Sec Herrera at his restaurant Rancho La Gloria,
halfway between Tijuana and Rosarito, Baja
California, created for customer and former
 Preparation: Add all ingredients into a shaker
Ziegfeld dancer Marjorie King, who was
with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail
glass. allergic to many spirits, but not to tequila.
 Served: On the rocks; poured over ice
 Standard garnish: Lime slice, Salt on the rim
 Drinkware: Margarita glass
 ESPRESSO MARTINI
RECIPE HISTORY

 Vodka While many pretenders claim that they

 Coffee Liqueur invented the drink themselves, the real honor
 Espresso can be traced back to a British bartending
legend in Dick Bradsell. He invented the drink
at a club in the 1980s when a patron came up
 Preparation: Pour all ingredients into cocktail
to him asking for a drink that would both wake
shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled
cocktail glass him up and get him drunk.
 Served: Straight up: chilled, without ice
 Standard garnish: 3 coffee beans
 Drinkware: Martini Glass
 DRY MARTINI
RECIPE HISTORY

 Gin It was said to also be prepared for miners

 Dry Vermouth celebrating striking gold. Others believe it
was invented in 1911 at the Knickerbocker
Hotel in New York by bartender Martini di
 Preparation: Straight: Pour all ingredients into
mixing glass with ice cubes. Stir well. Strain in
Taggia, served to billionaire John
chilled martini cocktail glass. Squeeze oil from D. Rockerfeller with equal parts London dry
lemon peel onto the drink, or garnish with olive. gin and dry vermouth.
 Served: Straight (or on the rocks)
 Standard garnish: Lemon twist, Olive
 Drinkware: Cocktail glass
 MANHATTAN
RECIPE HISTORY

 Rye or Canadian Whisky

By one account it was invented in the 1860s
 Sweet Vermouth by a bartender named Black at a bar on
 Angostura Bitter Broadway near Houston Street. Some of the
 Maraschino Cherry earliest records of the cocktail can be found in
Charlie Paul's American and other Drinks and
O.H. Byron's The Modern Bartender's Guide,
 Preparation: Stirred over ice, strained into a both written in 1884.
chilled glass, garnished, and served straight up.
 Served: Straight up; without ice
 Standard garnish: Maraschino Cherry
 Drinkware: Cocktail glass
 DAIQUIRI
RECIPE HISTORY

 Rum The most widely accepted story claims

 Lime Juice that Jennings Cox, an American engineer,
 Sugar Syrup created the drink around 1898, after the
American invasion of Cuba during the War of
1898. Cox managed mines around the town
 Preparation: Pour all ingredients into shaker with
of Daiquirí and with the workday complete, he
ice cubes. Shake well. Strain in chilled cocktail
glass. invited a friend over for a drink to escape the
scorching heat.
 Served: Straight up; without ice
 Standard garnish: Half a lime slice
 Drinkware: Cocktail glass
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