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What is a Highball?
What is a Highball?
What is the main ingredient in a Scotch and Soda?
What is the main ingredient in a Scotch and Soda?
Scotch
How much whiskey is used in a 7 and 7?
How much whiskey is used in a 7 and 7?
1 oz. Seagrams 7 crown whiskey
The drink Rum and Coke is made with ___ and Coke.
The drink Rum and Coke is made with ___ and Coke.
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Match the following drinks to their ingredients:
Match the following drinks to their ingredients:
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A Bloody Mary is typically served in a Collins glass.
A Bloody Mary is typically served in a Collins glass.
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What glass is used for serving a Martini?
What glass is used for serving a Martini?
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In an Extra Dry Martini, you use ___ drops of dry vermouth.
In an Extra Dry Martini, you use ___ drops of dry vermouth.
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What is the garnish for a Gibson?
What is the garnish for a Gibson?
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Tequila Sunrise is typically served in a Highball glass.
Tequila Sunrise is typically served in a Highball glass.
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Study Notes
Highball Drinks
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Highball Glass: Generally used for mixed drinks with a base spirit and a non-alcoholic mixer.
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Common Ingredients: Usually includes ice, a spirit (e.g., bourbon, scotch, rum), and a mixer (e.g., ginger ale, soda, coke).
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Highball: 1 oz Bourbon + fill with ginger ale.
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Scotch and Soda: 1 oz Scotch + fill with soda.
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7 and 7: 1 oz Seagrams 7 Crown Whiskey + fill with 7-Up.
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Whiskey and Water: 1 oz Scotch Whiskey + fill with water.
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Rum and Coke: 1 oz Light Rum + fill with coke.
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Cuba Libre: Rum and coke with a squeeze of lime.
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Gin and Tonic: 1 oz Gin + fill with tonic, garnished with lime.
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Presbyterian: 1 oz Bourbon + fill with ginger ale and soda.
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Gin Rickey: 1 oz Gin + fill with soda, garnished with lime.
Classic Cocktails
- Old Fashioned: 1/2 oz simple syrup or 1 tsp sugar, 2 dashes bitters, 1 orange slice, 1 cherry; muddled, then add 1 oz bourbon and fill with soda; garnished with an orange flag.
Collins-Style Drinks
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Mojito: Collins glass with 2 bar spoons sugar, squeezed lime, muddled mint (6-8 leaves), 1 oz white rum, soda water, filled with ice.
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Bloody Mary: 1 oz Vodka, 2 dashes salt and pepper, 2 dashes celery salt, 4 drops Worcestershire sauce, optional Tabasco, filled with tomato juice; stir and garnish with a celery stick or lime.
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Greyhound: 1 oz Vodka + fill with grapefruit juice.
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Salty Dog: Greyhound with a salted rim.
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Screwdriver: 1 oz Vodka + fill with orange juice.
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Harvey Wallbanger: Screwdriver with a float of Galliano.
Sunrise and Breeze Drinks
- Tequila Sunrise: 1 oz Tequila, filled with orange juice, float grenadine; garnished with a cherry.
- Cape Cod: 1 oz Vodka + fill with cranberry juice; garnished with lime.
- Sea Breeze: 1 oz Vodka + cranberry and grapefruit juice; garnished with a cherry.
- Bay Breeze: 1 oz Vodka + cranberry and pineapple juice; garnished with a cherry.
- Madras: 1 oz Vodka + cranberry and orange juice; garnished with a cherry.
- Sex on the Beach: 1 oz Vodka, 1/2 oz Peach Schnapps + fill with orange and cranberry juice.
Specialty Fruit Drinks
- Slow Screw: 1 oz Sloe Gin + fill with orange juice; garnished with a cherry.
- Slow Comfortable Screw: 1 oz Sloe Gin, 1/2 oz Southern Comfort + fill with orange juice; garnished with a cherry.
- Bocce Ball: 1 oz Amaretto, 2 oz Orange juice + fill with soda.
- Melon Ball: 1 oz Vodka, fill with orange juice, float Midori.
- Fuzzy Navel: 1 oz Peach Schnapps + fill with orange juice.
Layered Drinks
- Up Against a Wall: Float of Galliano.
- Screaming: Float of vodka.
- Electric: Float of tequila.
- Multiple: Float of Frangelico.
Martini Variations
- Martini: Rocks glass or chilled cocktail glass, 6 drops Dry Vermouth, 2 oz Gin or Vodka; garnished with an olive.
- Dry Martini: 3 drops Dry Vermouth, 2 oz Gin or Vodka; garnished with an olive.
- Extra Dry Martini: 0-1 drops Dry Vermouth, 2 oz Gin or Vodka; garnished with an olive.
- Gibson: 6 drops Dry Vermouth, 2 oz Gin or Vodka; garnished with an onion.
- Manhattan: 1/4 oz Sweet Vermouth, 2 oz Bourbon; garnished with a cherry.
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Test your knowledge on popular highball cocktails with these flashcards. You will learn the ingredients and preparation methods for drinks such as Highball, Scotch and Soda, and Whiskey and Water. Perfect for aspiring bartenders or cocktail enthusiasts!
