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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
G SPOT
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 Part Southern Comfort
1 Part Chambord
1 Part Orange Juice
Shake over ice, then strain into a shot glass.
G-STRING
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1.5 oz. Vodka
0.25 oz. Brown Creme de Cacao
0.25 oz. Cream
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
GRAPE SNOSHOT
Serve in a Snowcone Cup
2 shots DeKuyper Grape Pucker Schnapps Ice (shaved)
Pack shaved ice into a snowcone cup and pour liquor over shaved ice. Feel free to experiment by adding Rum, Vodka or other ingredients. SnoShots are original ShotDrinks.com recipes.
GREEN BABE
Serve in a Highball Glass
1.5 oz. Bacardi Limon Rum
1.5 oz. Vodka 1 oz. Melon Liqueur Juice of Cranberry Juice dash Sour Mix
Serve in a glass with lots of ice.
HOT SHOTS
Serve in a Highball Glass
0.5 oz. Peppermint Schnapps 3 drops Tabasco Sauce
0.5 oz. Vodka
Pour schnapps and vodka into a glass. Finish with a few drops of Tabasco Sauce.
INSTANT DEATH
Serve in a Highball Glass
3 oz. Bacardi 151 3 oz. Everclear 3 oz. Jagermeister 5 oz. Water Salt
Add alcohol first and water last, then salt.
IRISH COFFEE
Serve in an Irish Coffee Cup
2 oz. Irish Whiskey 1 tsp. Sugar 4 oz. Coffee (black) 2 oz. Cream
Pour ingredients, except cream, into an irish coffee cup. Stir well. Carefully float cream on top.
JAGER MINT
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 Part Jagermeister 1 Part Peppermint Schnapps
Serve ice cold in a shot glass. Also called a Gestapo or a Screaming Nazi.
JAGER MONSTER
Serve in a Highball Glass
1.5 oz. Jagermeister
0.5 oz. Amaretto fill Orange Juice
0.5 oz. Grenadine
Build over ice in a highball glass. Fill with orange juice and float grenadine on top.
KOOL-AID SLAMMER
Serve in a Shot Glass
1/2 oz. Kool-Aid 1/2 oz. Vodka
Fill half a shot glass with Kool-Aid. Place a paper towel over top of glass and slowly pour vodka.
LANDSLIDE
Serve in a Shot Glass
0.25 oz. Irish Cream
0.25 oz. Apricot Brandy
0.25 oz. Banana Liqueur
0.25 oz. Kahlua
Layer ingredients.
LEMON DROP SHOT
Serve in a Shot Glass
0.75 oz. Vodka 1 Lemon(s) 1 Sugar
0.25 oz. Lemon Juice
Mix vodka and lemon juice in a shot glass, then sprinkle sugar on lemon. Shoot the vodka and then suck on the lemon.
LIFESAVER
Serve in a Whiskey Sour Glass
1 oz. Midori Melon Liqueur 1 oz. Light Rum 3 oz. Pineapple Juice
Place liqours and juice in a shaker. Shake well. Serve in a rocks glass.
MELONBALL
Serve in a Collins Glass
2 oz. Midori Melon Liqueur
1 oz. Vodka
Pour melon liqueur and vodka into a tall glass with ice. Fill with juice. Orange juice may be used.
MEMORY LOSS
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 oz. Banana Liqueur
1.5 oz. Cranberry Juice
1.5 oz. Orange Juice 1 oz. Vodka 1 oz. Chambord
Mix ingredients in a glass with ice. Serve as shots in two shot glasses or pour into a larger glass and serve as a drink.
MIDORI ILLUSION
Serve in a Highball Glass
30 ml. Melon Liqueur 15 ml. Cointreau 15 ml. Vodka45 ml. Lemon Juice 15 ml. Lime Juice
Pour over ice into a shaker and shake.
MOJITO
Serve in a Collins Glass
3 Mint Sprig(s) 2 Sugar 3 Lemon Juice 1 1/2 oz. Light Rum Club Soda
In a tall thin glass, crush part of the mint with a fork to coat the inside. Add sugar and lemon juice. Stir thoroughly. Top with ice. Add rum and mix. Top off with club soda (or seltzer). Add a lemon slice and remaining mint.
MONKEY GLAND
Serve in an Old Fashioned Glass
1 1/2 oz. Gin 1 Orange Juice Benedictine Grenadine
Stir with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into an old fashioned glass over plenty of ice.
NOONER
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1.5 oz. Vodka 1 oz. Coffee Brandy
0.5 oz. Cream Sherry 1 tsp. Lime Juice
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
NORMANDY COCKTAIL
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1.5 oz. Gin
0.75 oz. Applejack
0.5 oz. Brandy dashes Lemon Juice
Shake ingredients with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
NUCLEAR RAINBOW
Serve in a Champagne Flute
1/2 oz. Grenadine 1/2 oz. Rumplemintz 1/2 oz. Jagermeister 1/2 oz. Midori Melon Liqueur 1/2 oz. Crown Royal Bourbon 1/2 oz. Bacardi 151 1/2 oz. Amaretto
Layer ingredients over a spoon in the order above.
OATMEAL COOKIE
Serve in a Shot Glass
1/2 shot Cinnamon Schnapps 1/4 shot Bailey's Irish Cream Splash Kahlua Splash Frangelico Splash Cream
Mix and pour into shot glass.
ORANG-A-TANG
Serve in a Pitcher
1 Orange Juice 1 Cranberry Juice
Place ingredients in a blender, cover and blend on medium until well blended. Pour in one tall, 2 medium or 3 small glasses.
ORGASM
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1/2 oz. White Creme de Cacao 1/2 oz. Amaretto 1/2 oz. Triple Sec 1/2 oz. Vodka 1 oz. Light Cream
Shake ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
PAINT BALL
Serve in a Highball Glass
1 oz. Banana Liqueur 1 oz. Blue Curacao 1 oz. Irish Cream 1 oz. Southern Comfort 1 oz. Triple Sec
Mix and stir well.
PEACH NEHI
Serve in a Shot Glass
3/4 oz. Vodka 3/4 oz. Peach Schnapps 3/4 oz. Dekuyper Cheri-berri Pucker 1 Splash Sour Mix 1 Splash Pineapple Juice 1 Splash 7-Up
Shake and strain over ice.
PEPPERMINT STICK
Serve in a Champagne Flute
1 oz. Peppermint Peach Schnapps 1 1/2 oz. White Creme de Cacao 1 oz. Light Cream
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a champagne flute.
PINA COLADA
Serve in a Collins Glass
3 oz. Light Rum
3 tbs. Coconut Milk
3 tbs. Crushed Pineapple
Put ingredients in a blender with 2 cups crushed ice. Blend at a high speed for a short length of time. Strain into a collins glass and serve with a straw.
PINK LADY
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 1/2 oz. Gin 1 tsp. Grenadine 1 tsp. Light Cream 1 Egg White
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
PINK LEMONADE
Serve in a Highball Glass
1 1/2 oz. Absolut Citron
1/2 oz. Chambord
2 oz. Sour Mix
Mix and shake. Serve straight up or on the rocks.
POISON IVY
Serve in a Shot Glass
1/2 shot Aftershock Cinnamon Schnapps 1/2 shot Kahlua
Pour chilled ingredients into a shot glass. Can be made layered or mixed. If layered pour Aftershock first, then slowly layer Kahlua on top.
PROHIBITION
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 dash Apricot Brandy 1 oz. Gin 2 dashes Orange Juice 1 oz. Lillet
Pour ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled glass.
PURPLE HAZE
Serve in a Brandy Snifter
1.5 oz. Lemon Vodka
0.5 oz. Chambord 1 oz. Lemon Lime Soda
Pour vodka and lemon-lime soda into a snifter. Drop Chambord into the middle of the drink, but do not stir.
PURPLE RUSSIAN
Serve in a Highball Glass
1 oz. Cream 2 oz. Vodka 2 oz. Chambord
Mix ingredients in a glass with ice.
QUIET BUT QUICK
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 1/2 oz. Vodka 1/2 oz. Cherry Brandy 1 oz. Orange Juice 1 dash Orange Bitters
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
RAJUN CAJUN
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 shot Triple Sec 1 shot Jagermeister 1 shot Southern Comfort to taste Grenadine splash Pineapple Juice
Pour ingredients in a shaker with ice (grenadine to taste), shake and strain into a shot glass. Makes four to five shots.
RASPBERRY BLUSH
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 oz. Rum (Dark)
0.5 oz. Vermouth (Dry) 1 oz. Lime Juice 2 tsp. Raspberry Syrup
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
RED APPLE
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 oz. 100-Proof Vodka 1 oz. Apple Juice 1 tbs. Lemon Juice 1 tsp. Grenadine
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 oz. Aftershock Cinnamon Schnapps 1 oz. Goldschlager 1 oz. Peppermint Schnapps
Layer. Aftershock, then Goldschlager and peppermint schnapps on top.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
Serve in a Highball Glass
2 oz. Amaretto 6 oz. Cranberry Juice 2 oz. Southern Comfort
Mix ingredients and pour over ice in a highball glass.
RUSTY NAIL
Serve in an Old Fashioned Glass
1 1/2 oz. Scotch 1/2 oz. Drambuie 1 Lemon Twist
Pour scotch and Drambuie into an old fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well. Garnish with a lemon twist.
SAKETINI
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
2 1/2 oz. Gin
1 1/2 tsp. Sake
1 Cocktail Olive
In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine gin or vodka with sake. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an olive.
SAMBUCA SLIDE
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 oz. Sambuca 1/2 oz. Vodka 1/2 oz. Light Cream
Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass.
SAPHIRE SENSATION
Serve in a Punch Bowl
1 Fifth Blue Curacao 4 Fifths Champagne 8 oz. Lemon Juice
In large punch bowl, combine lemon and curacao. Slowly stir in champagne. Serve immediately.
SCREAMING ORGASM
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
0.5 oz. Vodka
0.5 oz. Amaretto
0.5 oz. Creme de Cacao
0.5 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Cream
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
SCREWBALL
Serve in a Collins Glass
2 oz. Whiskey fill with Orange Juice
In an 8 oz glass, pour 2 oz whiskey and fill with orange juice. Whiskey can be adjusted to taste.
SUMMER TEA
Serve in an Irish Coffee Cup
2 cups Sugar 1 cup Grape Juice 1 cup Lemon Juice 1 1/2 Gal. Iced Tea
Make tea and add ingredients. Mix. Pour into irish coffee cups.
SUNSET ISLAND
Serve in a Collins Glass
1 1/2 oz. Pineapple Juice 1 oz. Grape Juice 1 1/2 oz. Lemon Lime Soda 1 tsp. Simple Syrup
Combine in a shaker over a few ice cubes. Shake thoroughly. Pour into a collins glass.
SWEET REVENGE
Serve in a Highball Glass
1.5 oz. Cointreau
1.5 oz. Melon Liqueur 3 oz. Orange Juice
Build in a highball glass.
SWEET TART
Serve in a Shot Glass
1 Part Chambord
1 Part Sour Mix
1 Part Southern Comfort
Shake over ice, then strain into a shot glass.
TANQARITA
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 1/2 oz. Tanqueray Gin
3 oz. Margarita Mix
1 Splash Triple Sec
Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
TEQUILA GHOST
Serve in an Old Fashioned Glass
0.5 oz. Lemon Juice
2 oz. Jose Cuervo Tequila
1 oz. Pernod
Add ingredients to mixing glass filled with ice. Shake and strain into a glass filled with ice.
TETANUS SHOT
Serve in an Old Fashioned Glass
1 Part DeKuyper Peachtree Schnapps
1 Part Cherry Brandy
1 Part Irish Cream
Serve in a lowball glass.
THERMOMETER
Serve in a Highball Glass
2 oz. Vodka 1 oz. Cranberry Juice 4 oz. Club Soda
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients, except club soda, into shaker and shake well. Fill a highball glass almost full with ice cubes and strain drink into the glass. Add club soda and stir well.
THREE WISEMEN
Serve in a Highball Glass
1 oz. Jack Daniel's 1 oz. Jim Beam 1 oz. Jose Cuervo Tequila
Line them up and put them down.
TINY TIM
Serve in a Collins Glass
1 oz. Brandy 1 oz. Vermouth (Dry)
0.5 oz. Triple Sec 1 tsp. Sugar
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Fill a tumbler almost full of ice cubes and strain into tumbler.
TOOTSIE POP
Serve in a Shot Glass
3 parts Goldenbarr Chocolate Vodka
1 part Orange Juice
splash Triple Sec
Shake ingredients well with ice.
TROJAN
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 oz. Apple Brandy
1 oz. Pineapple Juice
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
TROJAN HORSE
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
0.75 oz. Brandy
0.75 oz. Dubonne
2 tsp. Maraschino Liqueur
0.5 oz. Lime Juice
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
TROPICAL HOOTER
Serve in a Shot Glass
1/2 oz. Chambord 1/3 oz. 7-Up 1/3 oz. Absolut Citron 1/3 oz. Watermelon Schnapps
Mix and pour into a shot glass.
VELVET PRESLEY
Serve in a Collins Glass
3 fingers Bourbon 8 Ounces Chocolate Milk
Pour bourbon over ice (optional). Add chocolate milk until creamy.
VITAMIN C
Serve in a Collins Glass
1.5 oz. Stolichnaya Ohranj Vodka 3 oz. Sweet & Sour Mix 3 oz. Orange Juice
Shake with ice and pour into a collins glass.
VODKA GRASSHOPPER
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
3/4 oz. Green Creme de Menthe 3/4 oz. White Creme de Cacao 3/4 oz. Vodka
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
WATERMELON CANDY MARTINI
Serve in a Martini Glass
1 oz Vodka 1/2 oz Melon Liqueur 1/2 oz Cranberry Juice splash Grenadine
Pour vodka, melon and cranberry juice into a shaker with ice. Shake. Swirl a splash of vermouth in a chilled martini glass and pour out. Strain shaker into martini glass and add splash of grenadine. Original ShotDrinks.com recipe.
WATERMELON SNOSHOT
Serve in a Snowcone Cup
2 shots Watermelon Schnapps
Ice (shaved)
Pack shaved ice into a snowcone cup and pour liquor over shaved ice. Feel free to experiment by adding Rum, Vodka or other ingredients. SnoShots are original ShotDrinks.com recipes.
WEDDING CAKE
Serve in a Hurricane Glass
1 1/2 oz Amaretto 1/2 oz White Creme de Cacao Milk Pineapple Juice
Pour amaretto, white creme de cacao and equal parts of milk and pineapple juice in a mixing glass filled with ice. Shake and pour into a highball or hurricane glass. Optionally blend with 3/4 cup of ice and serve in a hurricane glass for a frozen cocktail.
WIDOWMAKER
Serve in a Collins Glass
1 Part Banana 1 Part Ice 1 Part Passion Fruit Concentrate (frozen) 1 Part Strawberries 3 Parts Vodka
Put ingredients in a blender and blend well for about 1 minute. Pour into a tall glass.
WINDEX
Serve in a Highball Glass
2 oz. Vodka 1 oz. Light Rum
0.5 oz. Blue Curacao
0.5 oz. Lime Juice
Shake with ice and strain into a highball glass. Looks like windex.
WINTER PASSION
Serve in an Irish Coffee Cup
1 oz. La Grande Passion Liqueur
1 cup Hot Tea
Milk
Add La Grende Passion to hot tea and add milk or cream, if desired. Stir.
WINTER SUNSHINE
Serve in a Pitcher
2 Banana
1 cup Orange Juice
2 oz. Rum
2 oz. Vodka
Mix ingredients in a blender with 1 1/2 to 2 cups ice until smooth. Add 1 or 2 tsp sugar if too tart.
WOODSTOCK
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
1 1/2 oz. Gin 1 1/2 tsp. Maple Simple Syrup 1 oz. Lemon Juice 1 dash Orange Bitters
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
WU TANG
Serve in a Pint Glass
3 oz. Jack Daniel's
5 oz. Tang
Mix ingredients and stir.
YELLOW BIRD
Serve in a Highball Glass
0.75 oz. Malibu Coconut Rum
0.75 oz. Creme de Banana
0.75 oz. Apricot Brandy 4 oz. Orange Juice
Shake with ice and pour into a highball glass.
YELLOWJACKET
Serve in a Cocktail Glass
2 oz. Pineapple Juice 2 oz. Orange Juice 2 oz. Lemon Juice
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Z-28
Serve in a Shot Glass
1/3 oz. Creme de Menthe 1/3 oz. Banana Liqueur 1/3 oz. Jose Cuervo Tequila
Layer ingredients.
ZIPPER HEAD
Serve in a Highball Glass
1 oz. Lemon Lime Soda 1 oz. Absolut Vodka 1 oz. Chambord
In a small rocks glass with ice, pour each ingredient slowly, so they layer on top of each other. Drink through a straw.
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
