A collection of cocktails I collated during my time tending bar.

Aviation

  • 45ml Gin
  • 15ml Lemon Juice
  • 15ml Maraschino Liquer
  • 15ml Crème de Violette

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Maraschino Cherry

Bijou

  • 50ml Gin
  • 30ml Red Vermouth
  • 20ml Green Chartreuse
  • 1 dash Orange Bitters

  • Stir and strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Lemon Twist

Black Mountain

  • 30ml Amaro Montenegro
  • 30ml Gin
  • 30ml Grapefruit Juice
  • 15ml Dry Curacau
  • 3 dashes Angostura Bitters
  • 3 dashes Orange Bitters

  • Wet Shake and Fine Strain
  • Glasswear: Coup
  • Garnish: Grapefruit Twist

Blood and Sand

  • 30ml Scotch Whisky
  • 25ml Red Vermouth
  • 25ml Cherry Brandy
  • 30ml Orange Juice

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Coup
  • Garnish: Orange Peel

Boulevardier

  • 30ml Whiskey
  • 30ml Red Vermouth
  • 30ml Campari

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Rocks with a Rock
  • Garnish: Orange Peel

Bramble

  • 50ml Gin
  • 25ml Lemon Juice
  • 15ml Crème de Mure
  • 10ml Simple Syrup

  • Wet shake and strain
  • Glass: Rocks with crushed Ice
  • Garnish: Lemon Slice

Caipirinha

  • 50ml Cachaça
  • 2 Lime Wedges
  • 15ml Sugar Syrup

  • Muddle Lime and sugar in glass, add ice, add Cachaça, stir
  • Glass: Rocks with Crushed Ice
  • Garnish: Lime Wedge

Corpse Reviver 2

  • 30ml Gin
  • 30ml Lemon Juice
  • 30ml Cointreau
  • 30ml Lillet Blonde
  • 1 dash Absinthe

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Coup
  • Garnish: Nutmeg

Final Ward

  • 20ml Rye Whiskey
  • 20ml Green Chartreuse
  • 20ml Maraschino Liquer
  • 20ml Lemon Juice

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Lemon Twist

Flying V

  • 20ml Starward Two-Fold
  • 20ml Okar Tropical Amaro
  • 20ml Amaro Montenegro
  • 20ml Lemon Juice

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Origami Paper Plane

Gibson

  • 60ml Gin
  • 10ml Dry Vermouth
  • 15ml Pickled Onion Juice

  • Stir and Strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Pickled Onions

Gizzard Blizzard the Lizard Wizard’s Fizzered Swizzlered

  • 50ml Mint Schnapps
  • 20ml Lime Juice
  • 5 Mint Leaves
  • Top Soda

  • Wet shake and Strain
  • Glass: Highball
  • Garnish: Crushed Ice, Mint Sprig

Illegal

  • 30ml Tequila
  • 10ml Overproof Rum
  • 15ml Falernum
  • 5ml Maraschino Liquer
  • 20ml Lime Juice
  • 10ml Sugar Syrup

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Coup
  • Garnish: Dehydrated Lime

Jungle Bird

  • 50ml Dark Rum
  • 15ml Campari
  • 45ml Pineapple Juice
  • 15ml Lime Juice
  • 15ml Sugar Syrup

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Coup
  • Garnish: Pineapple Wedge, Maraschino Cherry, Pineapple Fronds

Last Word

  • 20ml Gin
  • 20ml Green Chartreuse
  • 20ml Maraschino Liquer
  • 20ml Lime Juice

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Dehydrated Lime

London Calling

  • 45ml Gin
  • 15ml Fino Sherry
  • 10ml Lemon juice
  • 10ml Sugar Syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Grapefruit Twist

Long Island Iced Tea

  • 15ml Vodka
  • 15ml Tequila Blanco
  • 15ml White Rum
  • 15ml Gin
  • 15ml Cointreau
  • 15ml Lemon Juice
  • Top Cola

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Pour Cola in first
  • Glass: Large Tall Glass
  • Garnish: Lemon Wedge

Mai Tai

  • 30ml White Rum
  • 30ml Dark Rum
  • 30ml Lime Juice
  • 15ml Dry Curaçao
  • 15ml Orgeat
  • 5ml Sugar Syrup

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Rocks Glass
  • Garnish: Nutmeg

Margarita

  • 50ml Tequila Blanco
  • 25ml Cointreau
  • 15ml Lemon Juice
  • 15ml Lime Juice

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Full Salt Rim
  • Glass: Tall Coup
  • Garnish: Dehydrated Lime

Espresso Martini

  • 45ml Vodka
  • 30ml Kahlua
  • 30ml Coffee

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Coup
  • Garnish: Coffee Bean

French Martini

  • 50ml Vodka
  • 20ml Chambord
  • 45ml Pineapple Juice

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Martini
  • Garnish: Pineapple Wedge

Milano Torino

  • 30ml Campari
  • 30ml Red Vermouth
  • Top with Tonic

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Rocks with Ice
  • Garnish: Orange Slice

Mint Julep

  • 60ml Bourbon
  • 10ml Sugar Syrup
  • Handful of Mint

  • Wet shake and strain
  • Glass: Rocks with Crushed Ice
  • Garnish: Mint Sprig

Mojito

  • 60ml White Rum
  • 20ml Lime Juice
  • 10ml Sugar Syrup
  • Handful of Mint

  • Wet shake and strain
  • Glass: Large Tall Glass
  • Garnish: Crushed Ice, Mint Sprig, Lime Wedge

Naked and Famous

  • 20ml Mezcal
  • 20ml Green Chartreuse
  • 20ml Campari
  • 20ml Lime Juice

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Dehydrated Lime

Negroni

  • 30ml Gin
  • 30ml Red Vermouth
  • 30ml Campari

  • Stir and Strain
  • Glass: Rocks with a Rock
  • Garnish: Orange Twist

Old Sport

  • 40ml Havana 7yo Rum
  • 20ml Lime Juice
  • 10ml Simple Syrup
  • 1 Dash Angostura Bitters
  • 6 Mint Leaves
  • Top with Sparkling Wine

  • Wet Shake and fine strain
  • Glassware: Coup
  • Garnish: Mint Leaf

Paloma

  • 60ml Tequila Blanco
  • 30ml Grapefruit Juice
  • 10ml Sugar Syrup
  • Top Soda

  • Build in Glass
  • Full Salt Rim
  • Glass: Highball
  • Garnish: Dehydrated Grapefruit

Paper Plane

  • 20ml Bourbon
  • 20ml Amaro Nonino
  • 20ml Campari
  • 20ml Lemon Juice

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Lemon Twist

Pisco Sour

  • 60ml Pisco
  • 30ml Lemon Juice
  • 15ml Egg White
  • 10ml Sugar Syrup

  • Dry shake, Wet Shake, fine strain
  • Glass: Coup
  • Garnish: Dehydrated Lemon

Rattlesnake

  • 60ml Rye Whiskey
  • 15ml Lemon Juice
  • 15ml Egg White
  • 10ml Sugar Syrup
  • 5ml Absinthe

  • Dry shake Wet shake, fine strain
  • Glass: Coup
  • Garnish: Lemon Twist

Rebel Gospel

  • 50ml Gospel Rye
  • 10ml Cynar
  • 10ml Maple Syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

  • Stir and Strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Orange Twist

Red Snapper

  • 50ml Beefeater gin
  • 10ml Fino sherry
  • 10ml Lemon juice
  • 80ml Tomato juice
  • 3 dash Maggi Seasoning
  • 5ml Olive brine
  • 5ml Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt & Pepper
  • 4 dashes of tabasco, add more for more spicy

  • Build in glass add Ice
  • Glass: Large Tall Glass
  • Garnish: Slice cucumber, lemon wedge, salt, pepper, and olives

Rob Roy

  • 45ml Scotch Whisky
  • 25ml Red Vermouth
  • 1 dash Angostura Bitters

  • Stir and Strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Maraschino Cherry

Russian Spring Punch

  • 45ml Vodka
  • 25ml Lemon Juice
  • 15ml Crème de Cassis
  • 5ml Sugar Syrup
  • Top Sparkling Wine

  • Short Sharp Shake and Strain
  • Glass: Highball
  • Garnish: Lemon wedge

Sidecar

  • 50ml Cognac
  • 30ml Cointreau
  • 15ml Lemon Juice
  • 10ml Sugar Syrup

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Half Sugar Rim
  • Glass: Coup
  • Garnish: Lemon Slice

Singapore Sling

  • 30ml Vodka
  • 15ml Cherry Brandy
  • 15ml Lemon Juice
  • 10ml DOM Benedictine
  • 10ml Grenadine
  • 120ml Pineapple Juice
  • 1 dash Angostura Bitters

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Highball
  • Garnish: Pineapple Wedge, Maraschino Cherry

Southside

  • 60ml Gin
  • 20ml Lime Juice
  • 10ml Sugar Syrup
  • Handful of mint

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Mint Sprig

Tom Collins

  • 60ml Gin
  • 30ml Lemon Juice
  • 10ml Sugar Syrup
  • Top Soda

  • Build in glass
  • Glass: Highball
  • Garnish: Maraschino Cherry

Tommy’s Margarita

  • 60ml Tequila Blanco
  • 30ml Lime Juice
  • 15ml Agave Nectar

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Rocks Glass
  • Garnish: Dehydrated Lime

Trinidad Sour

  • 45ml Angostura Bitters
  • 20ml Lemon Juice
  • 15ml Rye Whiskey
  • 10ml Orgeat

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Lemon Twist

Tuxedo #1

  • 30ml Gin
  • 30ml Dry Vermouth
  • 5ml Maraschino Liquer
  • 1 dash Orange Bitters
  • 1 dash Angostura Bitters

  • Stir and strain
  • Spray Absinthe in glass
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Maraschino Cherry

Tuxedo #2

  • 50ml Gin
  • 30ml Dry Vermouth
  • 10ml Maraschino Liquer
  • 1 dash Orange Bitters

  • Stir and strain
  • Spray Absinthe in glass
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Maraschino Cherry

Vesper

  • 45ml Gin
  • 15ml Vodka
  • 10ml Lillet Blanc

  • Stir and strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Lemon Peel

Vieux Carre

  • 20ml Rye Whiskey
  • 20ml Cognac
  • 20ml White Vermouth
  • 5ml DOM Benedictine
  • 1 dash Peychauds Bitters
  • 1 dash Angostura Bitters

  • Stir and Strain
  • Glass: Rocks with a Rock
  • Garnish: Lemon Peel

Ward 8

  • 60ml Rye Whiskey
  • 15ml Lemon Juice
  • 15ml Orange Juice
  • 5ml Grenadine

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Maraschino Cherry

White Lady

  • 50ml Gin
  • 20ml Cointreau
  • 20ml Lemon juice

  • Wet shake and fine strain
  • Glass: Nick and Nora
  • Garnish: Lemon Peel