| Basic Stirred Cocktails:
These drinks should be served in a chilled cocktail
glass, unless they are ordered 'on the rocks' or 'with
ice.' If you're serving the drink with ice, first
fill a lowball glass with modest ice and then add the
ingredients of the cocktail to the lowball glass. Click
for more information about
mixing cocktails.
The few tricks that you'll want to learn are in bold
text, while the rest of the list should be self-explanatory:
| Martini |
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The classic martini has about 6 parts gin
to 1 part vermouth, garnished with a single, pitted,
green olive.. The following drinks are variations
on this theme:
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| Dry
Martini |
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If somebody asks for a drier martini, mix
it with about 12 parts gin to 1 part vermouth.
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| Gibson |
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A Gibson is a martini garnished with a cocktail
onion.
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Manhattans:
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The classic Manhattan is made with 3/4 an
ounce of sweet vermouth, 3 ounces of blended whiskey,
and a dash of bitters. Garnish all Manhattans
with a cherry.
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| Dry
Manhattan |
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Prepare a Manhattan with dry vermouth instead
of sweet vermouth.
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| Rum
Manhattan |
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Build a classic Manhattan with Rum instead
of Whiskey.
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| Rob
Roy |
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A Rob Roy is a Scotch Manhattan - create a
classic Manhattan with Scotch instead of Whiskey.
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| Comfort
Manhattan |
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A Comfort Manhattan is made with Southern
Comfort instead of Whiskey.
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Stingers:
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2 oz. Brandy, 2 oz. white créme de
menthe.
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Shaken Cocktails:
This is the final portion of our online course - and
it's the most complex. It's also information that you
may or may not need. Because of this, we havne't
listed any drinks here that we're not sure that you'll
need to know. Instead, we recommend that you identify
the categories of drinks that you think will be the
most appropriate to your situation and study those.
Sours:
| Whiskey
Sour |
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2 oz Whiskey, 1 oz. Sour Mix.
Garnish with a cherry and an orange slice.
Serve in a sour glass.
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| Rum
Sour |
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Substitute Rum for the Whiskey in a Whiskey Sour..
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| Vodka
Sour |
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Substitute Vodka for the Whiskey in a Whiskey
Sour..
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Eight |
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2 oz. Whiskey, 1 oz. Sour Mix, 
oz. Grenadine
Garnish with a cherry and an orange slice.
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Depending on whom you will be mixing drinks for, you
may also want to learn recipes for
popular shot drinks, martinis,
or coffee drinks.
There are a number of important cocktails which we haven't
mentioned in these articles. We recommend that you also
learn these classic
drinks.
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Next steps:
This article is the conclusion of our ten article series
designed to teach beginners how to be competent mixers
of drinks. The syllabus (and links to all ten articles)
can be found here If you've read all ten articles, click here for your final exam.
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