Cocktails for Certified Sommelier Exam (CMS 2)

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Aviation

1½ ounces London dry gin
¾ ounce lemon juice
2 dashes maraschino liqueur
2 dashes Crème de Violette

Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake to chill. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Presentation: Cocktail glass, garnished with cherry or lemon peel

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Americano

1 ounce Campari
1 ounce sweet vermouth
soda water

Preparation: Serve over ice.

Presentation: Glassware depends on amount of soda water; garnish with orange slice.

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Caipirinha

2 ounces cachaça
juice of two lime quarters
2 teaspoons sugar

Preparation: Muddle sugar and lime quarters until sugar is dissolved. Add crushed ice and cachaça.

Presentation: Lowball glass, garnished with lime wedge.

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Champagne Cocktail

Champagne or other sparkling wine
Angostura bitters
Sugar cube

Presentation: Champagne flute, garnished with lemon peel (discarded)

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Cosmopolitan

1 1/2 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce Triple Sec
1/2 ounce cranberry juice
1/2 ounce lime juice

Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

Presentation: Cocktail glass, garnished with lime twist

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Daiquiri

2 ounces rum
3/4 ounce lime juice
3/4 ounce simple syrup

Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain.

Presentation: Cocktail glass, garnished with lime wedge/wheel

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French 75

1 1/2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup
Champagne

Preparation: Shake gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice and strain into ice-filled glass or chilled flute. Top with Champagne.

Presentation: Highball glass or flute, garnished with lemon twist

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French Martini

2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce Chambord
2 1/2 ounces pineapple juice

Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

Presentation: Cocktail glass, garnished with lemon twist

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Gibson

2 1/2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce dry vermouth

Preparation: Stir ingredients with ice and strain.

Presentation: Cocktail glass, garnished with pearl onion

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Gimlet

2 ounces Plymouth Gin
3/4 ounce lime juice
3/4 ounce simple syrup

Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain.

Presentation: Cocktail glass, garnished with wedge of lime

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Greyhound

1.5 oz. Gin/Vodka
5 oz. Grapefruit Juice

Preparation: Serve over ice.

Presentation: Highball Glass

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John Collins

2 oz. Bourbon
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2oz. simple syrup

Preparation: Shake and serve over ice.

Presentation: Highball Glass, Flag (cherry and orange slice)

From Guildsomm: Today, a John Collins is often served with bourbon or another American whiskey. The cocktail originally used genever, and when Old Tom Gin was introduced, the Tom Collins was born. It would be correct to only make a Tom Collins with Old Tom Gin, and to make a John Collins with any other type of gin or American whiskey. The best course of action, however, is to make what the guest wants.

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Kamikaze

1 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Lime Juice

Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain.

Presentation: Cocktail Glass, Lime Slice

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Kir Royale

3 ounces Champagne (Kir Royale)
.33 ounce of Créme de cassis

Preparation: First pour the créme de cassis into a wine glass and top with the wine.

Presentation: Wine Glass

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Mai Tai

1 oz. Dark Jamaican Rum
1 oz. Amber Martinique Rum
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
1/4 oz. Curaçao Liqueur
1/4 oz. Orgeat Syrup

Preparation: Shake with ice and strain.

Presentation: Old Fashioned Glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish can include mint, limes, pineapples and umbrellas.

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Manhattan

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2 oz. Rye Whiskey
1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Preparation: Stir all ingredients with ice and strain.

Presentation: Cocktail Glass, Cherry

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Margarita

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2 oz. Tequila
3/4 oz. Cointreau (or Combier)
3/4 oz. Lime Juice
Simple Syrup to taste (optional)

Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into salt-rimmed glass, with or without ice.

Presentation: Cocktail Glass, Lime Wedge

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Mint Julep

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2 oz. Bourbon
10-12 Mint Leaves
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup

Preparation: Add syrup and mint leaves to the base of the glass and muddle. Add crushed ice and 1 oz. of the bourbon the glass and mix with a bar spoon. Add more crushed ice and the rest of the bourbon to the glass, mixing again. Cap with crushed ice and garnish with two mint sprigs. Arrange the straws next to the mint sprigs.

Presentation: Silver or Pewter Julep Mug, Mint

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Mojito

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1.5 oz. White Rum
3/4 oz. Lime Juice
2 tsp. Sugar
8-10 Mint Leaves
Soda Water

Preparation: Muddle mint, lime and sugar, add ice and rum. Shake briefly and pour into a fresh glass.Top with fresh ice before adding the soda water.

Presentation: Lowball or Highball Glass, Mint Sprig

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Moscow Mule

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2 oz. Vodka (originally Smirnoff’s)
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
4 oz. Ginger Beer

Preparation: Pour vodka and lime juice into ice-filled mug and top with ginger beer.

Presentation: Copper Mug, Lime Wedge

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Negroni

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1 oz. Gin
1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1 oz. Campari

Preparation: Stir ingredients together with ice.

Presentation: Old Fashioned Glass, Orange Peel

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Old Fashioned

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2 oz. Spirit(Typically American Whiskey)
2 Dashes of Bitters
1 Sugar Cube

Preparation: Add enough water to the sugar cube to dissolve with muddling. Add bitters and Spirits, stir with ice, and strain over fresh ice.

Presentation: Thick Bottomed Old Fashioned Glass

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Pimm’s Cup

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2 oz. Pimm’s No. 1
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
1/2 oz. Gin
Soda Water
2 slices cucumber

Preparation: Muddle 1 cucumber slice and simple syrup in tin. Add remaining ingredients, shake with ice, and fine-strain into a glass. Top with soda.

Presentation: Highball Glass, Cucumber Slice, Mint Sprig

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Pisco Sour

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2 oz. Pisco
1 oz. Lime or Lemon Juice (or combination of both)
3/4 oz. Simple Syrup
1 Egg White
1 dash Angostura Bitters

Preparation: Shake all ingredients except bitters with ice and strain into the glass. Garnish the glass with a dash of bitters.

Presentation: Cocktail Glass

# Name the main ingredients. Rusty Nail

* 2 oz. Blended Scotch Whisky * 1 oz. Drambuie ## Footnote Preparation: Stir with ice and strain into an ice-filled glass. Presentation: Old Fashioned Glass, Lemon Twist

# Name the main ingredients. Sazerac

* 2 oz. Sazerac Rye Whiskey * 5 Dashes Peychaud's Bitters * Splash of Absinthe * Half of a Sugar Cube ## Footnote Preparation: 1. Chill the low ball glass with ice water. 2. Muddle the sugar cube and a splash of water in a mixing glass 3. Pour the icewater out of the lowball glass and add absinthe to rinse the glass. The residual water in the glass should cause the absinthe to loosh, and therefore become more aromatic. Add whiskey, bitters and the lemon peel to the mixing glass with the muddled sugar and bitters and stir with ice to chill. 4. Strain into the absinthe rinsed lowball glass. Presentation: Lowball Glass

# Name the main ingredients. Sea Breeze

* 2 oz. Vodka * 4 oz. Cranberry Juice * 2 oz. Grapefruit Juice ## Footnote Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with ice. Presentation: Highball Glass, Lime Wedge

# Name the main ingredients. Sidecar

* 1.5 ounces Cognac * .75 ounce Lemon juice * .75 ounce Cointreau ## Footnote Preparation: Shake with ice and strain. Presentation: Cocktail coupe with a sugar rim

# Name the main ingredients. Tom Collins

* 2 ounces London Dry gin * 1 ounce Lemon juice * 1/2 ounce simple syrup * Soda water to top ## Footnote Preparation: Shake with ice and strain. Presentation: Collins glass, lemon wheel and maraschino cherry

# Name the main ingredients. Vesper

* 3 measures London Dry Gin * 1 measure Vodka (preferably grain) * 1/2 measure Lillet Blanc ## Footnote Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. Presentation: Cocktail Glass, Lemon Peel

# Name the main ingredients. Vieux Carré

* 1 oz. Rye Whiskey * 1 oz. Cognac * 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth * 1/4 oz. Bénédictine * 2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters * 2 dashes Angostura Bitters ## Footnote Preparation: Stir ingredients with ice and strain. Presentation: Old Fashioned Glass, Lemon Peel

# Name the main ingredients. Whiskey Sour

* 2 oz. Bourbon or Rye Whiskey * 3/4 oz. Lemon Juice * 3/4 oz. Simple Syrup ## Footnote Preparation: Shake and strain into an ice-filled glass. Presentation: Old Fashioned Glass, Cherry, Half Orange Wheel

# Name the main ingredients. White Russian

* 2 ounces vodka * 1 ounce Kahlúa * 1 ounce heavy cream ## Footnote Preparation: Pour vodka and Kahlúa over ice in rocks glass. Finish by topping off with cream. Stir if desired.

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