This document contains recipes for 44 classic cocktails. It provides the name, base spirit, recommended glass, garnish and detailed method for each cocktail. Some of the more common cocktails included are the Manhattan, Old Fashioned, Martini, Mojito, Margarita and Pina Colada. For each recipe, precise measurements are given for all liquid and other ingredients used in the preparation of each drink.

1. Standard Cocktails – Table of Contents
Page No. Cocktail Page No. Cocktail
1. Manhattan (served on the rocks) 23. Mojito
2. Godfather 24. Tequila Sunrise
3. Old Fashioned 25. Kir
4. Whiskey Sour 26. Kir Royale
5. Rusty Nail 27. Bucks Fizz
6. Martini (served straight up) 28. Mimosa
7. Pink Gin 29. Ducks Fizz
8. Pink Lady 30. Bellini
9. Screwdriver 31. Daiquiri
10. Black Russian 32. Bloody Mary
11. Harvey Wallbanger 33. Rob Roy
12. Salty Dog 34. Martini (served on the rocks)
13. Cosmopolitan 35. Blue Lady
14. Sidecar 36. White Lady
15. Stinger (served straight up) 37. Singapore Sling
16. Between the Sheets 38. White Russian
17. Frozen Daiquiri 39. Stinger (Served on the rocks)
18. Cuba Libre 40. Zombie
19. Planters Punch 41. Black Velvet
20. Pina Colada 42. B 52

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21. Margarita 43. Champagne Cocktail
22. Frozen Margarita 44. Long Island Iced Tea
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Name : Manhattan (served on the rocks)
Base : Rye Whiskey
Glass : Old fashioned glass
Garnish : Cocktail Cherry (maraschino only)
Ingredients :
1. Canadian Club – 45ml
2. Red Vermouth – 15ml
3. Angostura – dash
Method :
1. Fill Old fashioned glass with ice.
2. Put a dash of angostura bitter.
3. Add whiskey and Vermouth.
4. Stir.
5. Garnish with a cocktail cherry. Serve.
Manhattan : (Served straight up)
Glass : Cocktail
Method :
1. In a mixing glass, put ice.
2. Put a dash of Angostura, add whiskey and Vermouth.
3. Stir; strain and pour.
4. Garnish with cocktail cherry. Serve.
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Name : Godfather
Base : Scotch Whisky
Glass : Old Fashioned
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Scotch whisky ( Pouring Brand) -45ml
2. Amaretto -15ml
Method :
1. Put ice in the Old-fashioned glass.
2. Build with Scotch and Amaretto.
3. Serve.
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Name : Old Fashioned
Base : Bourbon whiskey
Glass : Old fashioned
Garnish : Cherry (maraschino only) and Orange slice
Ingredients :
1. Cube Sugar -1no.
2. Angostura -dash
3. Bourbon whiskey -60ml
4. Ginger Ale
Method :
1. Put the sugar cube in the Old-fashioned glass.
2. Add Angostura bitter and Bourbon.
3. Muddle.
4. Fill with ice.
5. Top up with Ginger Ale.
6. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Whiskey Sour
Base : Rye whiskey (unless any other specified by guest)
Glass : Sour glass / AP Wine glass
Garnish : Slice of orange and cherry(maraschino only)
Ingredients :
1. Canadian club (or other Rye) -60ml
2. Lemon juice -45ml
3. Sugar syrup -30ml
4. Angostura –dash
5. Egg white -half no.
(preferably use processed egg powder)
Method :
1. Fill shaker with ice.
2. Add egg white, lemon juice, sugar syrup,
Angostura bitter and the whiskey.
3. Shake, strain and pour.
4. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Rusty Nail
Base : Scotch whisky
Glass : Old fashioned
Garnish : Lemon twist
Ingredients :
1. Scotch (Pouring Brand) -60ml
2. Drambuie -15ml
Method :
1. Over ice, pour the scotch and Drambuie.
2. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Martini (served straight up)
Base : Gin
Glass : Martini glass / Cocktail glass
Garnish : Pitted olive on a cocktail sword
Ingredients :
1. Dry Gin -60ml
2. Dry Vermouth -2 drops
Method :
1. In a mixing glass, add ice and ingredients.
2. Stir.
3. Strain into the martini/cocktail glass.
4. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Pink Gin
Base : Gin
Glass : Paris Goblet or Red Wine
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Gin -60ml
2. Angostura -dash
3. Water -30ml (check for guest preference on the quantity)
Method :
1. Put a dash of Angostura bitter; swirl the glass and lose excess.
2. Pour the gin.
3. Add water to guest preference.
4. Serve.
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Name : Pink Lady
Base : Gin
Glass : Cocktail
Garnish : Cherry (maraschino only)
Ingredients :
1. Gin -60ml
2. Grenadine -15ml
3. Egg white -half no.
(preferably use processed egg powder)
Method :
1. In a shaker with ice, add egg white, gin, Grenadine.
2. Shake.
3. Pour the drink into the cocktail glass
4. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Screwdriver
Base : Vodka
Glass : Hiball
Garnish : Orange Slice
Ingredients :
1. Vodka - 45ml
2. Orange Juice -90ml
Method :
1. Add ice into the Hiball glass.
2. Build with vodka and orange juice.
3. Garnish and Serve.
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Name : Black Russian
Base : Vodka
Glass : Old Fashioned
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Vodka -45ml
2. Kahlua -15ml
Method :
1. Add ice into the Old fashioned glass.
2. Build with vodka and Kahlua.
3. Serve.
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Name : Harvey Wallbanger
Base : Vodka
Glass : Hiball
Garnish : Cherry (Maraschino only) and orange slice
Ingredients :
1. Vodka -45ml
2. Orange juice -90ml
3. Galliano -15ml
Method :
1. Pour vodka over ice.
2. Add orange juice almost to the top.
3. Float Galliano over it.
4. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Salty Dog
Base : Vodka
Glass : Hiball
Garnish : use Grapefruit slice, if available
Ingredients :
1. Vodka -45ml
2. Grapefruit juice -90ml
Method :
1. Rim the glass with salt.
2. Over ice, pour vodka and grapefruit juice.
3. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Cosmopolitan
Base : Vodka
Glass : Cocktail
Garnish : Twist of orange peel rubbed on the rim
Ingredients :
1. Vodka -45ml
2. Cointreau -15ml
3. Cranberry juice -15ml
Method :
1. In a shaker with ice, add ingredients.
2. Shake, strain and pour.
3. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Sidecar
Base : Brandy
Glass : Cocktail
Garnish : Lemon twist
Ingredients :
1. Cognac -45ml
2. Cointreau -15ml
3. Lemon Juice -15ml
Method :
1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice.
3. Add the ingredients.
4. Shake.
2. Strain into the cocktail glass.
3. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Stinger (served straight up)
Base : Brandy
Glass : Cocktail
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Brandy -45ml
2. Crème de Menthe(white) -15ml
Method :
1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice.
2. Add the ingredients.
3. Shake and strain.
4. Serve.
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Name : Between the sheets
Base : Cognac
Glass : Cocktail
Garnish : Lemon twist
Ingredients :
1. Cognac -15ml
2. Cointreau -15ml
3. White Rum -15ml
4. Lemon Juice -10ml
Method :
1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice.
2. Add ingredients.
3. Shake and strain.
4. Garnish with a lemon twist.
5. Serve.
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Name : Frozen Daiquiri
Base : White rum
Glass : Cocktail
Garnish : Appropriate fruit (shown here: apple)
Ingredients :
1. White rum -60ml
2. Lemon juice -10ml
3. Sugar syrup (used if the flavouring used is tart)
4. Crushed ice
Method :
1. In a blender, add crushed ice, lime juice, sugar syrup, rum.
2. Blend.
3. Garnish and serve.
Note: Preferably fresh fruit or any fruit crush can be
used to make various fruit Daiquiris.
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Name : Cuba Libre
Base : White rum
Glass : Collins
Garnish : None
(since lemon wedge is squeezed and dropped into the glass)
Ingredients :
1. White rum -60ml
2. Cola - to top up
3. Lemon wedge
Method :
1. Fill the glass with ice cubes.
2. Add the white rum.
3. Top up with cola.
4. Slightly squeeze the lemon wedge and drop inside.
5. Serve.
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Name : Planters Punch
Base : Dark Rum
Glass : Zombie / Any other tall glass
Garnish : Orange slice and cherry (maraschino only)
Ingredients :
1. Dark Rum -60ml
2. Pineapple and orange juice - equal quantities
3. Grenadine -15ml
Method :
1. Pour the juices.
2. Add grenadine and float rum on top.
3. Serve.
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Name : Pina Colada
Base : White Rum
Glass : Iced Tea glass / Collins glass
Garnish : Pineapple slice and cherry (maraschino only)
Ingredients :
1. White rum -45ml
2. Caribbean coconut cream -60ml
3. Pineapple juice -80ml
Method :
1. In a blender, add crushed ice.
2. Add the ingredients. Blend.
3. Pour into the glass.
4. Serve.
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Name : Margarita
Base : Tequila
Glass : Cocktail
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Tequila -45ml
2. Cointreau -15ml
3. Lime juice -dash
Method :
1. Frost the rim of the glass with salt.
2. In a cocktail shaker, add ice.
3. Add ingredients. Shake and strain into the glass.
4. Serve.
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Name : Frozen Margarita
Base : Tequila
Glass : Cocktail
Garnish : Lemon twist
Ingredients :
1. Tequila -45ml
2. Cointreau -15ml
3. Crushed ice
4. Flavouring
5. Lime juice -15ml
6. Sugar syrup - if too tart
Method :
1. Half salt rim the glass.
2. In a blender, add crushed ice.
3. Add ingredients. Add sugar syrup if too tart.
4. Blend and pour into glass.
5. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Mojito
Base : White Rum
Glass : Hiball
Garnish : Mint leaf
Ingredients :
1. White Rum -60ml
2. Lemon juice -15ml
3. Mint leaves -5nos.
4. Caster sugar - 5g
5. Soda -to top
Method :
1. In a hiball glass, put caster sugar, mint, little water (to moisten).
2. Muddle. Add crushed ice.
3. Pour the rum, lemon juice and top with soda.
4. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Tequila Sunrise
Base : Tequila
Glass : Collins
Garnish : Slice of orange and cherry(maraschino only)
Ingredients :
1. Tequila -60ml
2. Grenadine -15ml
3. Orange Juice
Method :
1. Add ice into the Collins glass.
2. Pour orange juice with tequila over it.
3. Stir. Add Grenadine.
4. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Kir
Base : White wine
Glass : White wine glass
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Crème de Cassis –5ml
2. Dry white wine – to top up
Method :
1. Pour the Crème de Cassis into the wine glass.
2. Add the white wine.
3. Serve.
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Name : Kir Royale
Base : Champagne
Glass : Champagne flute
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Crème de Cassis -5ml
2. Champagne - to top up
Method :
1. Pour the Crème de Cassis into the Champagne flute.
2. Top with Champagne.
3. Serve.
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Name : Bucks Fizz
Base : Champagne
Glass : Champagne Flute
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Champagne – to top up
2. Orange Juice - 120ml
Method :
1. Pour the orange juice into the Champagne flute.
2. Top with Champagne.
3. Serve.
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Name : Mimosa
Base : Champagne
Glass : Champagne Flute
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Champagne -pour till just below the rim of the glass
2. Orange Juice -120 ml
3. Cointreau -15ml
Method :
1. Pour the Orange Juice into the Champagne flute.
2. Add the Champagne.
3. Float Cointreau on top.
4. Serve.
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Name : Ducks Fizz
Base : Champagne
Glass : Champagne Flute
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Champagne
2. Grapefruit Juice (1:1)
Method :
1. Pour the grapefruit juice into the Champagne flute.
2. Top with Champagne.
3. Serve.
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Name : Bellini
Base : Champagne
Glass : Champagne Flute
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Peach Juice
2. Peach Schnapps -dash
3. Champagne – to top up
Method :
1. Add peach nectar, peach schnapps.
2. Top up with Champagne.
3. Serve.
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Name : Daiquiri
Base : White rum
Glass : Cocktail
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. White rum -60ml
2. Lemon juice -10ml
3. Sugar syrup
Method :
1. Fill the shaker with ice.
2. Add lemon juice, sugar syrup and rum. Shake.
3. Strain into glass.
4. Serve.
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Name : Bloody Mary
Base : Vodka
Glass : Roly Poly or Hiball
Garnish : Celery Stick and lemon wedge
Ingredients :
1. Vodka -60ml
2. Tomato juice -120ml
3. Tabasco -one dash
4. Worcestershire sauce -2 dashes
5. Salt
6. Pepper
7. Lemon juice -15ml
Method :
1. Salt rim the glass.
2. Add ice, salt, pepper, Tabasco, Worcester, lemon juice (or premix). Stir
3. Add vodka; top with tomato juice.
4. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Rob Roy
Base : Scotch Whisky
Glass : Cocktail glass
Garnish : Cocktail cherry (maraschino only)
Ingredients :
1. Scotch whisky (Pouring Brand) -45ml
2. Angostura -dash
3. Red Vermouth –15ml
Method :
1. In a mixing glass, put ice.
2. Put a dash of Angostura, add whisky and Vermouth.
3. Stir; strain and pour.
4. Garnish with cocktail cherry and serve.
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Name : Martini (served on the rocks)
Base : Gin
Glass : Old Fashioned
Garnish : Pitted olive on cocktail sword
Ingredients :
1. Dry Gin -60ml
2. Dry Vermouth -2 drops
Method:
1. Fill up the glass with ice.
2. For Dry martini, just release the top and add two drops vermouth.
3. Add Gin.
4. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Blue lady
Base : Gin
Glass : Cocktail
Garnish : Lemon twist
Ingredients :
1. Gin -60ml
2. Blue Curacao -30ml
3. Egg white -half number
4. Lemon juice -15ml
Method :
1. In a shaker with ice, add, lemon juice, egg white, gin, and grenadine.
2. Shake.
3. Pour and garnish; serve.
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Name : White Lady
Base : Gin
Glass : Cocktail
Garnish : Lemon twist
Ingredients :
1. Gin -60ml
2. Egg white -half no.
3. Cointreau -15ml
4. Lemon juice -15ml
Method :
1. In a shaker, add ice, lemon juice, gin, Cointreau, egg white.
2. Shake.
3. Pour and garnish; serve.
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Name : Singapore Sling
Base : Gin
Glass : Hiball
Garnish : Cherry & Orange slice
Ingredients :
1. Gin -45ml
2. Cherry Brandy -15ml
3. Lemon juice -15ml
4. Soda -30ml
Method :
1. Shake gin, lemon juice and cherry brandy.
2. Pour over ice and top with soda.
3. Garnish and serve.
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Name : White Russian
Base : Vodka
Glass : Old Fashioned
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
Vodka -45ml
Kahlua -15ml
Double Cream - to float
Method :
1. Over the ice, build vodka and Kahlua.
2. Top with double cream.
3. Do not forget the swizzle stick.
4. Serve.
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Name : Stinger (served on the rocks)
Base : Brandy
Glass : Old fashioned
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Brandy -45ml
2. Crème de menthe (white) – 15ml
Method :
1. Fill up an Old-fashioned glass with ice.
2. Add White Crème de menthe.
3. Add the brandy.
4. Serve.
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Name : Zombie
Base : Rum
Glass : Zombie
Garnish : Orange Slice
Ingredients :
1. White rum -45ml
2. Dark Rum -45ml
3. Caribbean coconut cream -60ml
4. Angostura -4 dash
5. Apricot Brandy -15ml
6. Pineapple juice -add till just below the rim
Method :
1. Add the ingredients in a shaker. Shake.
3. Pour into glass over crushed ice.
4. Float dark rum on top; place swizzle stick and straw in the glass.
5. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Black Velvet
Base : Champagne
Glass : Beer Goblet
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Champagne -half
2. Beer -half
Method :
1. Pour Guinness into the beer goblet.
2. Add Champagne.
3. Serve.
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Name : B-52
Base : Liqueurs
Glass : Shot Glass
Garnish : None
Ingredients :
1. Kahlua -30ml
2. Bailey’s Irish Cream - 30ml
3. Cointreau - 30ml
Method :
1. Build the pousse café (in the order of ingredients) over the back of a
spoon.
2. Serve.
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Name : Champagne Cocktail
Base : Champagne
Glass : Champagne Flute
Garnish : Orange slice and cherry (maraschino only)
Ingredients :
1. Sugar cube -1no.
2. Angostura –dash
3. Cognac -30ml
4. Champagne -to top up
Method :
1. Build the ingredients in the order stated.
2. Garnish and serve.
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Name : Long Island Iced Tea
Base : White spirits
Glass : Collins
Garnish : Lemon slice
Ingredients :
1. Gin – 15ml
2. White Rum –15ml
3. Vodka – 15ml
4. Tequila –15ml
5. Triple Sec -15ml
6. Lemon juice –30ml
7. Cola
Method :
1. Fill the glass with ice.
2. Add lemon juice.
3. Add all the stated spirits.
4. Top up with cola.
5. Place the straw and swizzle stick in the glass.
6. Garnish and serve.
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