Example And Recipes of Basic Cocktails

1 ounce = 30 ml = small peg

1 peg = 6O ml = large peg

1 pint(UK) = 568 ml

1 pint (U.S) = 473 ml

1 Oz = 30 ml

Dash = 1/2 ml

1 teaspoon = 5 ml

1 table spoon = 15 gram

1. Vodka based cocktail :-

• Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

2 measure vodka

1 measure triple sec

1 measure fresh lime juice 

1 measure Cranberry juice

Ice 

Twist of orange peel for Garnish

Method :-

Shake all liquid ingredients over ice untill well frosted

Strain in chilled cocktail glass

Garnish with orange peel

• Vodkatini

Ingredients

1 measure vodka 

Ice 

Dry vermouth large dash

Twist of lime peel

Method -

Pour vodka over ice in mixing glass

Add vermouth, stir well and strain in cocktail glass

Dress with twist of lime peel

• The modern martini

Ingredients

1 ripe pomegranate

2 measure vodka

Ice

Method -

Spoon flesh of pomegranate in shaker and muddle

Add vodka and ice and strain well into iced Martini glass

• Bloody marry 

Ingredients

Dash Tobasco sauce

Dash Worcestershire sauce

Ice cubes 

Vodka 2 measure

Tomato juice 6 measure

Lemon juice 1 teaspoon

Slice of lemon and celery stalk to garnish

Method -

Add Tobasco and Worcestershire sauce over cracked ice in a shaker and add vodka , add tomato juice and lemon juice 

Shake vigorously and strain into tall, chilled glass

• Long Island iced tea

Ingredients

Vodka 2 measure

Gin 1 measure

Tequila Blanco 1 measure

Rum 1 measure

Lemon juice 1 measure

Coke to top.

Lime to decorate

15 ml sugar syrup

Method -

Shake the ingredients vigorously untill well frosted in ice and strain in tall glass , top with coke. Garnish with lemon wedge

• Screwdriver 

Ingredients

Vodka 2 measure

Orange juice

Slice of orange to decorate

Crack Ice

Method -

Fill a glass with crack ice and pour vodka over ice and top up with orange juice

Stir well and dress with slice of orange

• Black Russian 

Ingredients 

Vodka 2 measure

Coffee liqueur 1 measure.

Crack ice

Method -

Pour vodka and coffee liqueur over ice in small chilled glassand Stir well.

2. Gin Based Cocktails :-

• Singapore sling

Ingredients

Gin 2 measure

Cherry brandy 1 measure

Lemon juice 1 measure

Grenadine 1 TSP

Club soda

Crack ice

Lime peel

Method -

Shake the gin , cherry brandy , lemon juice and grenadine vigorously over cracked ice untill well frosted 

Fill a chilled glass with ice and strain cocktail

Fill up with club soda and garnish

• Slow comfortable screwdriver

Ingredients

Sloe gin 2 measure

Orange juice

Cracked ice 

Slice of orange

Method -

Shake the gin and orange juice over cracked ice untill well frosted and pour in chilled glass. Dress with slice of orange.

• Martini

Ingredients

Gin 3 measure

1 TSP dry vermouth

Cracked ice 

Green olive

Method -

Pour the gin and vermouth over cracked ice in mixing glass and stir well.

Strain into chilled cocktail glass and garnish with cocktail olive 

• Oasis 

Ingredients

Gin 2 measure

Club soda

Blue Curacao 1 measure

Wedges of lemon.

Method :-

Shake ball the ingredients over ice untill well frosted. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon wedges

• White lady 

Ingredients

Gin 2 measure

Triple sec 1 measure

Lemon juice 1 measure

Crack ice

Method -

Shake the gin , triple sec and lemon juice vigorously over cracked ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass.

3. Tequila based cocktail 

• Tequila sunrise

Ingredients

Tequila 2 parts

Cracked ice 

Orange juice

Grenadine 1 measure

Method -

Pour Tequila over cracked Ice in chilled high ball glass and top up with orange juice . Stir well and now pour grenadine slowly.

• Shady lady

Ingredients

Tequila 3 measure

Apple brandy 1 measure

Cranberry juice 1/2 measure

Ice

Method -

Shake all the ingredients over ice untill well frosted and strain in chilled cocktail glass.

• Wild night out

Ingredients

White Tequila 3 measure

Cranberry juice 2 measure

Lime juice 1 measure 

Ice 

Crack soda 

Club soda

Method -

Shake the first three ingredients over ice and fill a chilled high ball halfway with cracked ice and strain the cocktail .add club soda

4. Rum based cocktail

• Cuba libre

Ingredients

Ice cubes

Rum 2 measure

Lemon juice 1 table spoon

Coke to top

Method -

Add ice and lemon juice . Now add Rum and top up with coke

• Daiquiri 

Ingredients 

Ice cubes 3/4

Rum 2 measure

Lemon juice 1 tsp

1 tablespoon grenadine

Method :- 

Add ice cube , lemon juice and rum in shaker with grenadine, strain and serve.

5. Whisky based cocktail

• Manhattan

Ingredients

Angostura bitters a dash

Rye/ Canadian whisky 3 measure

1 measure sweet vermouth

Cracked ice

Method :-

Shake all the ingredients over cracked ice in mixing glass and mix well

Strain in Chilled glass and decorate with cherry.

• Whisky sour

Ingredients.

2 measure blended Whisky

1 measure lime juice 

1 TSP sugar syrup

Method -

Shake all the ingredients well over ice and strain in cocktail glass garnish with slice of lime

• Godfather 

Ingredients

Cracked ice

Scotch whisky 2 measure

Amaretto 1 measure

Method -

Filled a chilled high ball glass with cracked ice and pour whisky and amaretto and stir it.

• The new Yorker

Ingredients

Jack Daniels 2 measure

Fresh lime juice 1/2 measure

Grenadine 1/2 measure

Ice

Twist of orange peel

Method -

Shake the first three ingredients over ice untill well frosted and pour in Chilled glass with orange peel/slice.

5. Brandy based cocktail 

• Rolls - Royce 

Ingredients

Brandy 2 measure

Orange juice 2 measure

Triple sec 1 measure

Method :-

Shake all the ingredients over ice and strain in chilled glass

• Side car

Ingredients 

Brandy 2 measure

Conitreau 1 measure

Lemon juice 1 table spoon

Method -

Pour Ice in glass, add lemon juice and brandy and Cointreau . Now stirred it .