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Sidecar

Sidecar The sidecar is a cocktail traditionally made with cognac, orange liqueur, plus lemon juice. In its ingredients, the drink is perhaps most closely related to the older brandy crusta, which differs both in presentation and in proportions of its components.  Main alcohol:  Brandy Ingredients:  2 oz Cognac, 3/4 oz Lemon juice, 3/4 oz Triple sec Preparation:  Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Served:  Straight up (without ice) Drink ware:  Cocktail glass IBA specified ingredients:  5 cl cognac; 2 cl triple sec; 2 cl lemon juice

Long Island Iced Tea

Long Island Iced Tea A Long Island Iced Tea is a type of alcoholic mixed drink typically made with vodka, tequila, light rum, triple sec, gin, and a splash of cola, which gives the drink the same amber hue as its namesake. A popular version mixes equal parts vodka, gin, rum, triple sec, with ​1 ¹⁄₂ parts sour mix and a splash of cola. Ingredients:  1/2 ounce triple sec 1/2 ounce light rum 1/2 ounce gin 1/2 ounce vodka 1/2 ounce tequila 1-ounce sour mix 7 ounces Cola (or enough to top off a Collins glass) Garnish: lemon wedge Preparation:  Add all ingredients into highball glass filled with ice. Stir gently. Garnish with lemon spiral. Serve with straw. Served:  On the rocks; poured over ice Standard garnish:  Lemon spiral Drinkware:  Highball glass

Mojito

Mojito                            Mojito is a traditional Cuban highball. Traditionally, a mojito is a cocktail that consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water, and mint. Its combination of sweetness, citrus, and mint flavors is intended to complement the rum, and has made the mojito a popular summer drink. Main alcohol:  Rum Ingredients:  1 1/2 oz White rum, 6 leaves of Mint, Soda Water, 1 oz Fresh lime juice, 2 teaspoons Sugar Preparation:  Mint sprigs muddled with sugar and lime juice. Rum added and topped with soda water. Garnished with sprig of mint leaves. Served with a straw. Served:  On the rocks; poured over ice Standard garnish:  Sprig of mint, Yerba buena Drinkware:  Collins glass.

Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary. A Bloody Mary is a cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice, and combinations of other spices and flavorings including Worcestershire sauce, hot sauces, garlic, herbs, horseradish, celery, olives, salt, black pepper, lemon juice, lime juice and/or celery salt. Main alcohol:  Vodka Ingredients:  Worcestershire Sauce, Pepper, salt,Tabasco,lemon juice,Tomato juice&vodka. Preparation:  Add dashes of Worcestershire Sauce, Tabasco, salt and pepper into highball glass, then pour all ingredients into highball with ice cubes. Stir gently. Garnish with celery stalk and lemon wedge (optional). Served:  On the rocks; poured over ice. Standard garnish:  Celery stalk or dill pickle spear Drinkware:  Highball glass.

Manhattan

Manhattan A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters. While rye is the traditional whiskey of choice, other commonly used whiskeys include Canadian whisky, bourbon, blended whiskey and Tennessee whiskey. Main alcohol:  Whisky Ingredients:  Maraschino cherry (Garnish), Dash Angostura bitters, 2 oz Rye or Canadian whisky, 3/4 oz Sweet red vermouth Preparation:  Stirred over ice, strained into a chilled glass, garnished, and served straight up . Served:  Straight up; without ice Standard garnish:  Cherry Drinkware:  Cocktail glass

Daiquiri

Daiquiri Daiquiri is a family of cocktails whose main ingredients are rum, citrus juice, and sugar or other sweetener. The daiquiri is one of the six basic drinks listed in David A. Embury's classic The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, which also lists some variations.  Main alcohol:  Rum Ingredients:  1 1/2 oz White rum, 1/2 oz Simple syrup, 1 oz Lime juice Preparation:  Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain in chilled cocktail glass. Served:  Straight up; without ice Drinkware:  Cocktail glass