COCKTAIL RECIPES a-f
MEASUREMENTS AND CONVERSIONS
Measurements:
1 dash = 1/32 fluid ounce 1 splash = 1/32 fluid ounce 1 teaspoon (tsp) = 1/8 fluid ounce 1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 3/8 fluid ounce 1 pony = 1 fluid ounce1 jigger = 1 1/2 fluid ounces1 bar glass = 1 1/2 fluid ounces1 shot = 1 1/2 fluid ounces1 snit = 3 fluid ounces1 wineglass = 4 fluid ounces 1 split = 6 fluid ounces1 cup = 8 fluid ounces1 pint (pt) = 16 fluid ounces 1 fifth = 25.6 fluid ounces 1 quart (qt) = 32 fluid ounces 1 gallon (gal) = 128 fluid ounces
Conversion: U.S. to Metric - Capacity
1/5 teaspoon = 1 milliliter 1 teaspoon = 5 milliliters 1 tablespoon = 15 milliliters 1/5 cup = 50 milliliters1 cup = 240 milliliters2 cups (1 pint) = 470 milliliters4 cups (1 quart) = .95 liter 4 quarts (1 gallon) = 3.8 liters
Conversion: U.S. to Metric - Weight
1 fluid ounces = 30 milliliters1 fluid ounces = 28 grams 1 pound = 454 grams
Conversion: Metric to U.S. - Capacity
1 milliliters = 1/5 teaspoon 5 milliliters = 1 teaspoon 15 milliliters = 1 tablespoon 34 milliliters = 1 fluid ounces 100 milliliters = 3.4 fluid ounces 240 milliliters = 1 cup 1 liter = 34 fluid ounces 1 liter = 4.2 cups 1 liter = 2.1 pints 1 liter = 1.06 quarts 1 liter = .26 gallon
Conversion: Metric to U.S. - Weight
1 gram = .035 ounce 100 grams = 3.5 ounces 500 grams = 1.10 pounds 1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds 1 kilogram = 35 ounces
Standard Sizes of Glasses:
Champagne = 5 oz to 6 oz Claret = 4 oz Cocktail = 2 oz to 3 1/2 oz Cordial = 3/4 oz to 1 oz Delmonico = 5 oz to 7 oz Goblet =8 oz to12 oz Highball = 8 oz to 10 oz Old Fashioned = 4 oz to 6 oz Pony =1 oz Sauterne = 4 oz Sherry =2 oz to2 1/2 oz Shot =1 1/2 ozto2 oz Tom Collins = 10 oz to 14 oz Tumbler = 8 oz to 12 oz Whiskey =1 oz to2 1/2 oz
007
Serve in a Collins Glass
1 Part 7-Up 1 Part Orange Juice 1 Part Stolichnaya Ohranj Vodka
Mix in tall glass, preferrably over ice.
357 MAGNUM
Serve in a Collins Glass
1 oz. Smirnoff Vodka 1 oz. Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum 1 1/2 oz. Amaretto fill 7-Up
Pour vodka and rum over ice. Add 7-Up and stir. Add Amaretto (without stirring).
4TH OF JULY
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1.5 oz. Vodka
0.5 oz. Triple Sec
0.5 oz. Sweet & Sour Mix
0.5 oz. Curacao 1 dash Grenadine
Mix ingredients, except grenadine, in a shaker and chill. Serve in a martini glass. Add grenadine.
57 CHEVY
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 shot Southern Comfort 1 shot Gin 1 shot Vodka Orange Juice Pineapple Juice Grenadine
Put Southern Comfort, gin and vodka in a glass. Fill with orange juice and pineapple juice, then top with grenadine. Don't stir.
8 SECONDS
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 oz. Jagermeister 1 oz. Goldschlager 1 oz. Hot Damn Cinnamon Schnapps 1 oz. Rumplemintz
Mix ingredients with ice and strain. Serve chilled.
9 1/2 WEEKS
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
2 oz. Absolut Citron 1/2 oz. Orange Curacao 1 Splash Strawberry Liqueur 1 oz. Orange Juice
Combine ingredients in glass mixer, chill and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a sliced strawberry.
A PIECE OF ASS
Serve in a Shot Glass
1/2 shot Amaretto
3/4 shot Southern Comfort
Ice
splash Sour Mix
Add ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a shot glass.
ABC (APRICOT BRANDY CREAM)
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1.5 oz. Apricot Brandy
0.5 oz. Cream
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
ABSOLUT APPLE
Serve in a Collins Glass
3 oz. Lemon Lime Soda 3 oz. Apple Juice 1 oz. Dekuyper Sour Apple Pucker Schnapps 1 oz. Absolut Vodka Ice
In a tall glass with ice, add the two alcohols. Add apple juice and soda. Stir.
ABSOLUT CHAMPAGNE
Serve in a Collins Glass
4 cl. Champagne
1 Cream
2 cl. Absolut Vodka
Pour vodka in a glass and pour champagne in it. Top with cream.
ABSOLUT LEMONADE
Serve in a Beer Mug
3/4 shot Absolut Citron 3/4 shot Amaretto Sweet & Sour Mix Splash 7-Up Ice
Pour ingredients into a pint glass filled with ice.
ACID COOKIE
Serve in a Shot Glass
1/3 oz. Bailey's Irish Cream 1/3 oz. Butterscotch Schnapps 1/3 oz. Hot Damn Cinnamon Schnapps Splash Bacardi 151
Shake with ice and strain into a rocks glass. Tastes like a cookie, but watch out for the "acid".
ADAM AND EVE
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 oz. Brandy 1 oz. Gin 1 oz. Forbidden Fruit 1 dash Lemon Juice
Combine and shake ingredients well with cracked ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.
ADAM BOMB
Serve in a Shot Glass
0.5 Shot: Dekuyper Sour Apple Pucker Schnapps
0.5 shot Goldschlager
Mix ingredients.
ADULT HOT CHOCOLATE
Serve in an Irish Coffee Cup
1 cup Hot Cocoa 1 1/2 oz. Peppermint Schnapps 1 tbs. Whipped Cream
Pour hot chocolate and schnapps into a warmed mug and stir well. Top with whipped cream.
ADULT KOOL-AID
Serve in a Collins Glass
1 oz. Amaretto 1 oz. Grenadine 1 oz. Melon Liqueur 2 oz. Pineapple Juice
1.5 oz. Sweet & Sour Mix
Pour over ice in order listed.
AFFAIR
Serve in a Highball Glass
2 oz. Strawberry Peach Schnapps 2 oz. Orange Juice 2 oz. Cranberry Juice Club Soda Ice
Pour schnapps, orange juice and cranberry juice over ice in a highball glass. Top with club soda.
AFTER DINNER MINT
Serve in an Irish Coffee Cup
0.75 oz. Creme de Menthe 1 oz. Southern Comfort
0.5 oz. Vodka fill with Hot Cocoa
Combine ingredients in an irish coffee cup. Garnish with whipped cream and an Andes Mint, if desired.
AGGIE SLAMMER
Serve in a Highball Glass
1 oz. Southern Comfort 1 oz. Hennessy Splash Grenadine Splash Sweet & Sour Mix
Shake with ice and strain into a rocks glass.
ALABAMA SLAMMER
Serve in a Highball Glass
1 oz. Southern Comfort 1 oz. Amaretto 1/2 oz. Sloe Gin 1 dash of Lemon Juice Ice
Pour ingredients, except lemon juice, over ice in a highball glass. Stir. Add a dash of lemon juice.
ALAMO SPLASH
Serve in a Collins Glass
1 1/2 oz. Jose Cuervo Tequila 1 oz. Orange Juice 1/2 oz. Pineapple Juice 1 Splash Lemon Lime SodaIce
Stir and strain into a collins glass filled with cracked ice.
ALIEN SECRETION
Serve in a Collins Glass
1 oz. Melon Liqueur 1 oz. Vodka 2 oz. Pineapple Juice Soda Water Ice
Mix ingredients in a collins glass. Drink glows in the dark.
ALL AMERICAN PUNCH
Serve in a Punch Bowl
15 oz. Southern Comfort 60 oz. Coca Cola 12 oz. Soda Water 1 oz. Maraschino Cherry Juice 5 Oranges 3 Lemon(s) 2 Lime(s) 12 Cherries
Mix in punch bowl, stir and add block ice or ice ring.
ALMOND JOY
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1/2 oz. Amaretto 1/2 oz. White Creme de Cacao 2 oz. Light Cream
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
AMERICAN PIE
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 oz. Brandy
0.5 oz. Vermouth (Dry)
0.5 oz. Tawny Port 1 tsp. Creme de Menthe 1 oz. Orange Juice
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
APPLE JOLLY RANCHER
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 Splash Sprite
1 oz. Dekuyper Sour Apple Pucker Schnapps
1 Splash Sweet & Sour Mix
0.5 oz. Triple Sec
0.5 oz. Absolut Citron
Mix in a shoter glass full of ice and strain. No garnish.
APPLE PIE SHOT
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 oz. Vodka
1 tsp. Cinnamon Schnapps
0.25 oz. Apple Juice
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain into a shot glass.
B-52
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 oz. Kahlua
1 oz. Bailey's Irish Cream
1 oz. Amaretto
Pour Kahlua into a cocktail glass. Take a teaspoon, touch the edge of the spoon to the inside side of the glass right near the surface of the Kahlua, round back side of the teaspoon up. Gently pour Bailey's onto the round backside of the spoon.
BABY GUINNESS
Serve in a Shot Glass
1.5 oz. Coffee Liqueur
0.5 oz. Irish Cream
Pour coffee liquor in a shot glass. Float bailey's on top. It looks like a baby guinness.
BAHAMA MAMA
Serve in a Collins Glass
1/4 oz. Coffee Vodka 1/2 oz. Dark Rum 1/2 oz. Coconut Vodka 1/4 oz. 151 Proof Rum Juice of 1/2 Lemon(s) 4 oz. Pineapple Juice
Combine ingredients and pour over cracked ice in a collins glass. Garnish with a strawberry or cherry.
BAZOOKA BUBBLE GUM
Serve in a Shot Glass
1/2 oz. Southern Comfort 1/2 oz. Banana Liqueur 1/2 oz. Cream 1/2 oz. Grenadine
Mix ingredients and pour into shot glasses.
BERMUDA TRIANGLE
Serve in an Old Fashioned Glass
1 oz. Peach Schnapps 1/2 oz. Spiced Rum 3 oz. Orange Juice
Pour ingredients into an ice filled old fashioned glass.
BLACK & BLUE
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 oz. Black Death Vodka
0.5 oz. Blue Curacao
0.5 oz. Cranberry Juice
Mix ingredients and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
BLACK & TAN
Serve in a Beer Mug
1 Bass Pale Ale
1 Guinness Stout
Fill a stein half full with Bass. Pour Guinness over a spoon slowly until glass is full. If done correctly the Guinness will stay on top and the Bass on bottom.
BLACK CHERRY
Serve in a Highball Glass
3/4 oz. Raspberry Liqueur 3/4 oz. Bailey's Irish Cream 3/4 oz. Kahlua 3/4 oz. Absolut Vodka 3/4 oz. Half 'n Half 1 Splash Coca Cola
Fill a highball glass with ice. Add ingredients and shake. Top with a cherry.
BLACK FOREST CAKE
Serve in a Shot Glass
0.5 oz. Cherry Brandy
0.5 oz. Kahlua
0.5 oz. Irish Cream
Mix wild cherry brandy and Kahlua in shaker with ice. Strain into a shot glass. Pour Bailey's over top.
BLIND MELON
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 oz. Midori Melon Liqueur
0.5 oz. Vodka
0.5 oz. Light Rum
0.5 oz. Triple Sec
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
BLIND RUSSIAN
Serve in a Highball Glass
3/4 oz. Bailey's Irish Cream 3/4 oz. Godiva Liqueur 3/4 oz. Kahlua 1/2 oz. Butterscotch Schnapps
Fill glass with ice. Add all liquors. Add milk. Shake.
BLUE SUEDE JUICE
Serve in a Collins Glass
1 oz. Absolut Citron
0.25 oz. Curacao
0.75 oz. Triple Sec fill with Sour Mix Splash Lemon Lime Soda
Combine all but 7-Up. Shake. Pour over ice. Splash 7-Up.
BRAIN ERASER
Serve in a Shot Glass
0.5 oz. Amaretto 1 fill Club Soda
0.5 oz. Coffee Liqueur 1 oz. Vodka
Fill a glass with ice. Add vodka, amaretto and Kahlua. Top off with club soda. Drink quickly through a straw.
CACTUS BITE
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
2 oz. Jose Cuervo Tequila 2 oz. Lemon Juice 2 tsp. Triple Sec 2 tsp. Drambuie 1/2 tsp. Sugar 1 dash Bitters
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
CAPTAIN DEW
Serve in a Beer Mug
12 oz. Mountain Dew 4 oz. Rum
Take a 16 oz bottle of Mountain Dew and pour out up to label. Replenish empty space in bottle with about 4 oz Captain Morgan. Carefully swirl.
CARAMEL APPLE
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 oz. Dekuyper Sour Apple Pucker Schnapps 3/4 oz. Butterscotch Schnapps
Chill in a shaker.
CARROT CAKE
Serve in a Shot Glass
0.5 oz. Butterscotch Schnapps
0.5 oz. Irish Cream
0.5 oz. Goldschlager
Mix ingredients.
CHAMELEON
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
0.75 oz. Curacao
0.75 oz. Rum 2 oz. Orange Juice 2 oz. Lemon Lime Soda
Pour blue curacao, white rum and orange juice over ice into a shaker. Shake ingredients, pour into cocktail glass, and top off with 2 oz 7-Up. The drink changes to a nice green color, appropriate for St. Paddy's Day celebrations.
CHERRY BLOW POP
Serve in a Shot Glass
1/3 oz. Southern Comfort 1/3 oz. Amaretto 1/3 oz. Grenadine
Pour ingredients into a shaker with ice. Allow to chill for a few seconds.
CHOCOLATE CAKE SHOT
Serve in a Shot Glass
1/2 shot Vodka 1/2 shot Frangelico 1 Lemon Slice 2 tbsp Sugar
Dip both sides of a lemon in sugar, lick the sugar off the lemon (don't swallow yet), take the shot, swallow and bite the lemon slice. You may taste the chocolate when you take the shot or when you bite the lemon.
CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY SHOT
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 Part Kahlua1 Part Amaretto 1 Part White Creme de Cacao 1 dash Grenadine
Add in the order above and mix. Add grenadine.
COLD DUCK COCKTAIL
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth 1 oz. Brandy 1/2 tsp. White Creme de Menthe
Stir ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
1 1/2 shot Creme de Cacao
1 1/2 shot Dr. McGillicuddy's Vanilla Schnapps
fill Milk Add the creme de cacao and vanilla schnapps and then fill with milk.
CROCODILE COOLER
Serve in a Parfait Glass
1 1/2 oz. Absolut Citron1 oz. Melon Liqueur 3/4 oz. Triple Sec 2 oz. Sour Mix 6 oz. Lemon Lime Soda
Place first four ingredients in parfait or hurricane glass filled with ice cubes, fill with soda and stir well, garnish with pineapple wedge and cherry or lime wheel.
CUERVO SUNRISE
Serve in a Highball Glass
1 1/2 oz. Jose Cuervo Tequila 3 oz. Cranberry Juice 1/2 oz. Lime Juice 1/2 oz. Grenadine
Shake. Garnish with lime.
DEATH CERTIFICATE
Serve in an Old Fashioned Glass
1 oz. Kahlua
0.5 oz. Rum 3 tbs. Ice Cream 3 Dashes. Tabasco Sauce
In an old fashioned glass, add brandy and Kahlua. Float ice cream on top and then add dashes of Tabasco on top of ice cream.
DISAPPOINTED LADY
Serve in a Highball Glass
3/4 oz. Brandy 3/4 oz. Tia Maria 3/4 oz. Orange Juice 3/4 oz. Creme de Noyaux 1 dash Grenadine
Shake and strain into a glass. Add a dash of grenadine. Sprinke nutmeg on top.
DOUBLE INTENTION
Serve in a Highball Glass
1/2 oz. Gin 1/2 oz. Vodka 1/2 oz. Blue Curacao 1/2 oz. Creme de Cacao 1/2 oz. Midori Melon Liqueur 4 oz. Half 'n Half 1/4 oz. Grenadine
Blend all the ingredients apart from the Grenadine. Pour grenadine on top of the drink when it's in the glass.
DUBLIN DOUBLER
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 1/2 oz. Irish Whiskey
1 1/2 oz. Irish Cream
Mix irish whiskey, irish cream, and ice cubes. Shake to chill. Serve with or without ice.
ELECTRIC WATERMELON
Serve in a Collins Glass
1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Midori Melon Liqueur
Pour liquor into glass, then top with equal amounts of 7-Up and orange juice. Float a little Grenadine on top. Serve on ice in an ice tea glass.
EMBRYO
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 shot Peppermint Schnapps 1 drops Half 'n Half
Fill a shot glass full of Peppermint Schnapps. Put a straw in the middle and run a drop of half and half down the straw. It will curdle. For added affect, run a drop of grenadine down the straw.
EROTICA
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 oz. Gin 4 oz. Champagne
0.25 oz. Lemon Juice 2 tsp. Sugar
Fill a collins glass almost full of ice cubes. Pour ingredients into the glass. Stir well. Garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry.
FIRE ON ICE
Serve in a Highball Glass
2 oz. Vodka fill Apple Cider
Pour vodka in a highball glass. Fill balance of glass with cider, stir. Add ice cubes if you like.
FROZEN MINT JULEP
Serve in a Pitcher
2 oz. Bourbon 1 oz. Lemon Juice 5 Mint Sprig(s) 1 oz. Sugar Syrup
Muddle bourbon, lemon juice, syrup, and mint leaves in a glass and then pour into a blender. Add about 6 oz crushed ice and blend on high for 15 to 20 seconds. Pour into a chilled glass.
MEASUREMENTS AND CONVERSIONS
Measurements:
1 dash = 1/32 fluid ounce 1 splash = 1/32 fluid ounce 1 teaspoon (tsp) = 1/8 fluid ounce 1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 3/8 fluid ounce 1 pony = 1 fluid ounce1 jigger = 1 1/2 fluid ounces1 bar glass = 1 1/2 fluid ounces1 shot = 1 1/2 fluid ounces1 snit = 3 fluid ounces1 wineglass = 4 fluid ounces 1 split = 6 fluid ounces1 cup = 8 fluid ounces1 pint (pt) = 16 fluid ounces 1 fifth = 25.6 fluid ounces 1 quart (qt) = 32 fluid ounces 1 gallon (gal) = 128 fluid ounces
Conversion: U.S. to Metric - Capacity
1/5 teaspoon = 1 milliliter 1 teaspoon = 5 milliliters 1 tablespoon = 15 milliliters 1/5 cup = 50 milliliters1 cup = 240 milliliters2 cups (1 pint) = 470 milliliters4 cups (1 quart) = .95 liter 4 quarts (1 gallon) = 3.8 liters
Conversion: U.S. to Metric - Weight
1 fluid ounces = 30 milliliters1 fluid ounces = 28 grams 1 pound = 454 grams
Conversion: Metric to U.S. - Capacity
1 milliliters = 1/5 teaspoon 5 milliliters = 1 teaspoon 15 milliliters = 1 tablespoon 34 milliliters = 1 fluid ounces 100 milliliters = 3.4 fluid ounces 240 milliliters = 1 cup 1 liter = 34 fluid ounces 1 liter = 4.2 cups 1 liter = 2.1 pints 1 liter = 1.06 quarts 1 liter = .26 gallon
Conversion: Metric to U.S. - Weight
1 gram = .035 ounce 100 grams = 3.5 ounces 500 grams = 1.10 pounds 1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds 1 kilogram = 35 ounces
Standard Sizes of Glasses:
Champagne = 5 oz to 6 oz Claret = 4 oz Cocktail = 2 oz to 3 1/2 oz Cordial = 3/4 oz to 1 oz Delmonico = 5 oz to 7 oz Goblet =8 oz to12 oz Highball = 8 oz to 10 oz Old Fashioned = 4 oz to 6 oz Pony =1 oz Sauterne = 4 oz Sherry =2 oz to2 1/2 oz Shot =1 1/2 ozto2 oz Tom Collins = 10 oz to 14 oz Tumbler = 8 oz to 12 oz Whiskey =1 oz to2 1/2 oz