How to Prepare Cocktails

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Vodka

Black Russian

50 ml Vodka
25 ml Coffee Liqueur
Pour the liqueurs into an Old Fashioned glass with plenty of ice. Stir.

Bloody Mary

50 ml Vodka
15 ml Lemon Juice
1 Dash Worcestershire Sauce
1 Dash Tabasco Sauce
Fresh Pepper
Salt
125 ml Tomato Juice
Add all ingredients (except the tomato juice) to a tall glass with ice. Mix well, top off with tomato juice, and stir again. Garnish with a sprig of fresh celery and a straw.

Blue Lagoon

50 ml Vodka
25 ml Blue Curacao
25 ml Triple Sec
50 ml Pineapple Juice
Mix all ingredients (except the Pineapple Juice) in a cocktail shaker with crushed ice. Shake and serve (including the ice) in a tall glass, topping with pineapple juice.

Blue Monday

50 ml Vodka
25 ml Cointreau
25 ml Blue Curacao
Mix everything in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and serve in a Martini glass.

Russian Coffee

50 ml Vodka
1 cup Hot Black Coffee
Granulated Sugar
Whipped Cream
Prepare the coffee and add sugar to taste. Pour the vodka into a coffee glass (or glass mug) and add the coffee slowly until the glass is half full. Stir gently and top with whipped cream.

Godmother

50 ml Vodka
30 ml Amaretto
Add the ingredients to an Old Fashioned glass with plenty of ice. Stir.

Harvey Wallbanger

50 ml Vodka
30 ml Galliano
125 ml Orange Juice
Pour the vodka into a tall glass with ice and fill almost to the top with orange juice (like a Screwdriver). Float the Galliano on top.

Caipiroska

2 Key Limes (cut into quarters)
Granulated Sugar
60 ml Vodka
Place the quartered limes in an Old Fashioned glass and add a heaping spoonful of sugar. Use a muddler to press the limes, releasing their juice to mix with the sugar. Then, fill the glass with crushed ice and add vodka to the top. Stir gently and garnish with a slice of key lime.
Bar Tip: For a milder drink, fill the glass halfway with vodka and top with pineapple juice.

Kamikaze

80 ml Vodka
1 Dash Triple Sec
1 Dash Lemon Juice
Mix everything in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and serve in a cocktail glass.

Screwdriver

70 ml Vodka
Orange Juice
Pour the vodka into a tall glass with ice. Fill with orange juice and garnish with an orange slice.

Sex on the Beach

50 ml Vodka
40 ml Tonic Water
80 ml Cranberry Juice
80 ml Pineapple Juice
Add all ingredients to a tall glass with ice and stir.

Velvet Hammer

70 ml Vodka
30 ml Cacao Liqueur
30 ml Cream
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve in a cocktail glass.

Vodka Collins

50 ml Vodka
15 ml Lemon Juice
Powdered Sugar (2-3 Teaspoons)
Sparkling Water
Put the vodka, lemon juice, and powdered sugar in a tall glass with ice and stir quickly and gently. Top with sparkling water. Garnish with a lemon slice.

Vodkatini

80 ml Vodka
1 Dash Dry Vermouth
1 Green Olive
Pour the vodka and dry vermouth into a tall glass with ice. Stir (do not shake) quickly and strain immediately into a martini glass. (If an ice chip falls into the drink, remove it with a small spoon). Garnish with a green olive.

White Russian

50 ml Vodka
30 ml Coffee Liqueur
30 ml Cream
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve in a cocktail glass.

Rum

Banana Daiquiri

50 ml Rum
15 ml Triple Sec
15 ml Lemon Juice
25 ml Cream
Powdered Sugar (1-2 Teaspoons)
3/4 of a Banana
Place all ingredients in a blender with crushed ice and blend at medium speed. Serve in a fancy glass and garnish with a slice of key lime.

Blue Hawaiian

50 ml Rum
50 ml Blue Curacao
50 ml Coconut Cream
100 ml Pineapple Juice
Mix everything in a shaker with crushed ice. Shake and serve (including the ice) in a fancy glass and garnish with a piece of fresh pineapple and a maraschino cherry.

Jamaican Coffee

50 ml Rum
1 cup Hot Black Coffee
Granulated Sugar
Whipped Cream
Prepare the coffee and add sugar to taste. Pour the rum into a coffee glass (or glass mug) and slowly add the coffee until the glass is 3/4 full. Stir gently and top with whipped cream.

Caipiríssima

2 Key Limes (cut into quarters)
Granulated Sugar
60 ml Rum
Place the quartered limes in an Old Fashioned glass and add a heaping spoonful of sugar. Use a muddler to press the limes, releasing their juice to mix with the sugar. Fill the glass with crushed ice and add rum to the top. Stir gently and garnish with a slice of key lime.
Bar Tip: For a milder drink, fill the glass 3/4 with rum and top it off with pineapple juice.

Corkscrew

50 ml Rum
50 ml Dry Vermouth
50 ml Apricot Liqueur
Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve in a martini glass and garnish with a lemon slice.

Cuba Libre

50 ml Rum
Cola
Lemon Slice
Place the lemon slice and rum in a tall glass with ice. Top off with cola.
Bar Tip: Adding juice from 3/4 of a key lime makes the drink tastier.

Daiquiri

50 ml Rum
15 ml Triple Sec
15 ml Lemon Juice
2-3 teaspoons Powdered Sugar
Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve in a cocktail glass.

Havana Cocktail

50 ml Rum
50 ml Pineapple Juice
1 Dash Lemon Juice
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve in a martini glass.

Mai Tai

50 ml White Rum
50 ml Dark Rum
70 ml Orange Juice
70 ml Pineapple Juice
1 Dash Horchata
Put all ingredients in the shaker with crushed ice. Shake and serve in a fancy glass.

Mojito

50 ml Rum
15 ml Lemon Juice
Powdered Sugar (2-3 Teaspoons)
Fresh Mint Leaves
Sparkling Water
Place mint leaves, powdered sugar, and lemon juice in a tall glass and muddle for a few minutes. Add ice, rum, and top with sparkling water.

Piña Colada

60 ml Rum
80 ml Pineapple Juice
40 ml Coconut Cream
Place all ingredients in a shaker with crushed ice. Shake and serve (including the crushed ice) in a fancy glass. Garnish with a piece of fresh pineapple and maraschino cherries.

Planter's Punch

50 ml Dark Rum
50 ml White Rum
70 ml Pineapple Juice
70 ml Orange Juice
1 Dash Grenadine
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with crushed ice. Shake and serve (including the crushed ice) in a fancy glass.

Strawberry Daiquiri

50 ml Rum
15 ml Triple Sec
15 ml Lemon Juice
25 ml Cream
Powdered Sugar (1-2 Teaspoons)
5-7 Fresh Strawberries (or frozen if fresh is not available)
Place all ingredients in a blender with crushed ice and blend at medium speed. Serve in a fancy glass and garnish with a strawberry on the rim.

Zombie

50 ml Dark Rum
50 ml White Rum
30 ml Overproof Rum (50%)
30 ml Triple Sec
1 Dash Pernod
30 ml Lemon Juice
30 ml Orange Juice
30 ml Pineapple Juice
30 ml Guava Juice
1 Dash Grenadine
1 Dash Horchata
Combine all ingredients in a blender with crushed ice. Blend at medium speed and serve in a fancy glass.

Tequila

Blue Margarita

50 ml Tequila
25 ml Blue Curacao
25 ml Lemon Juice
Mix everything in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve in a margarita glass with a salted rim. Garnish with a slice of key lime.

Mexican Coffee

50 ml Tequila
1 cup Hot Black Coffee
Granulated Sugar
Whipped Cream
Prepare the coffee and add sugar to taste. Pour the tequila into a coffee glass (or glass mug) and slowly add coffee until the glass is 3/4 full. Stir gently and top with whipped cream.

Cucaracha

30 ml Tequila
30 ml Coffee Liqueur
In a tequila glass, pour the coffee liqueur and slowly add the tequila to the top, trying not to mix it with the coffee liqueur below. Light the drink on fire using a standard lighter (do not use matches or Zippo-style lighters) by warming the top of the drink until a blue flame appears (this process takes a couple of minutes). Once the drink has its beautiful blue flame, insert a straw, and drink immediately before the straw melts.

Margarita

50 ml Tequila
30 ml Triple Sec
30 ml Lemon Juice
Salt

Before starting the preparation, take the glass (ideally a margarita glass, or otherwise a wide champagne or martini glass) and salt the rim as follows: Take a lemon wedge and rub it along the rim of the glass. Then, dip the lemon-coated rim into fine salt placed on a plate (a thin layer of a couple of millimeters). Let it sit for a few minutes before pouring the drink inside. For the preparation, place all ingredients (except the salt, which was just for the rim) in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve in the salted glass. Garnish with a slice of key lime on the rim.
Note: For a Frozen Margarita, blend everything in a blender with crushed ice and serve without straining directly into the glass.
Bar Secret: You can replace lemon juice with fresh fruit, such as strawberries, raspberries, pineapple, etc.

Sangrita (for approximately 14 people)

750 ml Tequila (1 Bottle)
450 ml Tomato Juice
225 ml Orange Juice
115 ml Lemon Juice
¾ Jalapeño Pepper (seeded and finely chopped)
1 Dash Tabasco
2 Dashes Worcestershire Sauce
¾ Teaspoon Ground White Pepper
Salt to Taste

Mix all ingredients (except the tequila) in a large pitcher (at least 2 liters) and chill for at least one hour (the longer it chills, the spicier it gets). When ready, transfer the mixture to another room-temperature pitcher. The Sangrita is now ready. To drink, pour tequila into tequila glasses (caballitos, shot glasses, etc.) and serve the Sangrita in separate glasses. First, drink the tequila entirely, then immediately follow it with the Sangrita. Alternatively, Sangrita can be enjoyed on its own in an On the Rocks glass with ice.

Silk Stockings

50 ml Tequila
30 ml White Cacao Liqueur
50 ml Cream
1 Dash Grenadine
Ground Cinnamon

Combine all ingredients (except cinnamon) in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve in a cocktail glass. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.

Tequila Sunrise

50 ml Tequila
15 ml Grenadine
Orange Juice

In a tall glass with ice, add the tequila and fill with orange juice nearly to the top. Pour the grenadine gently over the drink.

Tequilinha

2 Key Limes (quartered)
Granulated Sugar
60 ml Tequila

Place the quartered key limes in an On the Rocks glass and add a heaping spoonful of sugar. Using a muddler, press the limes to release all their juice and mix with the sugar. Fill the glass with crushed ice and top with tequila. Stir the drink gently and garnish with a slice of key lime.
Bar Secret: For a milder drink, fill only ¾ of the glass with tequila and top off with pineapple juice.

Whiskey

Rusty Nail

50 ml Whiskey
50 ml Drambuie

Fill an On the Rocks glass with ice and add the ingredients in the order listed.

Godfather

50 ml Scotch Whiskey
30 ml Amaretto

Pour the ingredients into an On the Rocks glass with plenty of ice. Stir.

Irish Coffee

50 ml Irish Whiskey
1 cup Hot Black Coffee
Granulated Sugar
Whipped Cream

Prepare the coffee and add sugar to taste. Pour the whiskey into a coffee glass (or glass mug) and slowly add the coffee until it fills about ¾ of the glass. Stir gently and top with whipped cream.

John Collins

50 ml Whiskey
15 ml Lemon Juice
Powdered Sugar (2-3 teaspoons)
Sparkling Water

Place the whiskey, lemon juice, and powdered sugar in a tall glass with ice. Stir quickly and gently. Top with sparkling water and garnish with a lemon slice.

Manhattan

50 ml Rye Whiskey
30 ml Red Vermouth
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
1 Maraschino Cherry

Combine all ingredients (except the maraschino) in a tall glass with ice. Stir quickly, strain into a martini glass, and garnish with the maraschino cherry.
Note: If you don't have rye whiskey, replace it with bourbon.

Old Fashioned

50 ml Whiskey
Sugar Cubes
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
Sparkling Water
Lemon Peel

In an On the Rocks glass, place two sugar cubes and a few drops of Angostura bitters on them. Add a bit of sparkling water to dissolve the sugar. Add ice, whiskey, and lemon peel (without the white pith).

Rob Roy

70 ml Scotch Whiskey
30 ml Red Vermouth
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
1 Maraschino Cherry

Place all ingredients (except the maraschino) in a tall glass with ice. Stir quickly and serve (without ice) in a martini glass.

Pisco

Pisco Sour

70 ml Pisco
30 ml Lemon Juice
2-3 teaspoons Powdered Sugar
1 Egg White

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve in a sour glass.
Bar Secret: Add a few drops of Angostura bitters on top or do the same with whiskey.

L.S.D.

60 ml Pisco
25 ml Tequila
25 ml Raspberry Schnapps
1 Dash Blue Curaçao
Colored Ice

Fill a tall glass with ice and pour the ingredients in the order listed.

Andes Amables

60 ml Pisco
30 ml Vodka
15 ml Lemon Juice
Crushed Ice

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with crushed ice. Shake and serve (including the ice) in a cocktail glass.

Wine, Beer, and Champagne

Kir

50 ml Crème de Cassis
White Wine

Pour the crème de cassis into a champagne glass (ideally a tall flute) and top with white wine.

Kir Royale

50 ml Crème de Cassis
Champagne

Pour the crème de cassis into a champagne glass (ideally a tall flute) and top with champagne.

Mimosa

Champagne
Orange Juice

Pour champagne into a flute glass until halfway, then top with orange juice.

Sangria (recipe for 20 servings)

2 Bottles Red Wine
100 ml Brandy
100 ml Triple Sec
1 ¾ - 2 Oranges, peeled and diced
1 ¾ - 2 Lemons, peeled and diced
3-4 heaping tablespoons Powdered Sugar

Place the diced oranges and lemons in a cold container along with sugar, brandy, and triple sec for at least one hour. Then, mix with the wine in a large bowl. Add ice. Adjust with more brandy, triple sec, and/or sugar to taste.

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