Elite Bartending School Pittsburgh, PA - Drink Recipes Flash Cards

1 oz Vodka

Fill with Orange Juice

Garnish with an Orange Slice

"this is what Oil Rig Workers drank before it became popular"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Vodka

Fill with Cranberry Juice

Garnish with a Lime

"Cranberries hail from the north east coast/Cape Cod"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Vodka

Fill with 50/50 Cranberry Juice & Grapefruit Juice

Garnish with a Lime

"Great/Grape Sea Captains set sail in the Breeze"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Vodka

Fill with 50/50 Cranberry Juice & Pineapple Juice

Garnish with a Lime

"You Pee in the Bay"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Vodka

Fill with 50/50 Cranberry Juice & Orange Juice

Garnish with a Lime

"The Color of a Crayon in a big box of Crayolas"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Vodka

Fill with Grapefruit Juice

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Vodka

Fill with Grapefruit Juice

Highball 8-10 oz glass 

Salt the rim of the glass

*Same ingredients as a Greyhound only with a salted rimmed highball glass*

*ONLY HIGHBALL DRINK THAT GETS SALTED* 

1 oz Coffee flavored Brandy (Some cases Kahlua)

Fill with Cream or Milk

SHAKE

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Whiskey

Fill with Ginger Ale

"Highball-Ale"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Whiskey

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Garnish with a Cherry Flag

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Amaretto

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE 

Garnish with a Cherry Flag

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Bourbon Whiskey

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Garnish with a Cherry Flag

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Peach Schnapps 

Fill with Orange Juice

SHAKE

Garnish with an Orange Slice

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Rum

Fill with Coke/Coca-Cola

• ALWAYS garnish with a LIME WEDGE
• Highball 8-10 oz glass

• *A Cuba Libre without a Lime Garnish is called a Rum and Coke* 

1 oz Gin

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Splash of Soda Water

Garnish with a Cherry Flag

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Sloe Gin

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Splash of Soda Water

Garnish with a Cherry Flag

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Bacardi Rum

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Lace with Grenadine

Garnish with a Cherry Flag

"Sour red rum with a flag"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1 oz Tequila 

Fill with Orange Juice

Lace with Grenadine

Garnish with an Orange Slice

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1/2 oz Vodka

1/2 oz Peach Schnapps

Fill with Cranberry Juice

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1/2 oz Vodka

1/2 oz Peach Schnapps

Fill with 50/50 Cranberry Juice & Orange Juice

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1/2 oz Vodka

1/2 oz Melon Liqueur

Fill with Pineapple Juice

SHAKE

"Victor Mason Likes Preparing Juice"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1/2 oz Vodka

1/2 oz Melon Liqueur

Fill with Cranberry Juice

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

"Very Merry Larry Can Jive"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1/2 oz Vodka

1/2 oz Kahlua

Fill with Cream

SHAKE

"Very Kinky"

"Very Kool"

"Russian Sombrero"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1/2 oz Amaretto

1/2 oz Kahlua

Fill with Cream

SHAKE

"Always Kinky"

"Always Kool"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1/2 oz Vodka

1/2 oz Chambord

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Garnish with a Cherry Flag

"Very Charming"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1/2 oz Peach Schnapps

1/2 oz Jagermeister

Fill with Cranberry Juice

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

"Just a Pretty Snotty & Crabby Jagoff"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1/2 oz Crown Royal

1/2 oz Apple Pucker

Fill with Cranberry Juice

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

"Crowned Royal king of All Produce"

"King of All Apples"

Highball 8-10 oz glass

1/2 oz Kahlua

1/2 oz Baileys

1/2 oz Amaretto

Fill with Cream

SHAKE

"Kan Be Awesome"

"Kinky American Bitch"

Tall 13-16 oz glass

1/2 oz Amaretto

1/2 oz Southern Comfort

1/2 oz Sloe Gin

Fill with Orange Juice

Shake

Garnish with an Orange Slice

"OJ is an ASS"

Tall 13-16 oz glass

1/2 oz Captain Morgan

1/2 oz Malibu Rum

1/2 oz Blue Curacao

Fill with Pineapple Juice

SHAKE

Splash with Grenadine

"Can Morgan Make Rum Before Carl?"

Tall 13-16 oz glass

1/2 oz Vodka

1/2 oz Kahlua

1/2 oz Baileys

1/2 oz Amaretto

Fill with Cream

SHAKE

"Kan Be Very Awesome"

"Very Kinky American Bitch"

Tall 13-16 oz glass

1/2 oz Vodka

1/2 oz Kahlua

1/2 oz Baileys

1/2 oz Frangelico

Fill with Cream

SHAKE

"Kan Be Very Freaky"

"Very Freaky & Kinky Bitch"

Tall 13-16 oz glass

1/2 oz Vodka

1/2 oz Gin

1/2 oz Rum

1/2 oz Triple Sec

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Splash of Grenadine

Garnish with a Cherry Flag

"Very Good Rum Tastes Swell"

"California Lemonade is from California, not from Mexico, therefore it has no TEQUILA"

Tall 13-16 oz glass

1/4 oz Vodka

1/4 oz Gin

1/4 oz Rum

1/4 oz Tequila

1/4 oz Triple Sec

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Splash of Coke/Coca-Cola

Garnish with a Lemon

"Very Good Rum Takes Time & Seconds"

"Sour and Dark"

Tall 13-16 oz glass

1/4 oz Vodka

1/4 oz Gin

1/4 oz Rum

1/4 oz Tequila

1/4 oz Triple Sec

Fill with Cranberry Juice

SHAKE

Splash of Sprite

Garnish with a Lemon

"Red beaches with sparkly sprite water"

Tall 13-16 oz glass

1/4 oz Vodka

1/4 oz Gin

1/4 oz Rum

1/4 oz Tequila

1/4 oz Triple Sec

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Splash of Sprite

Garnish with a Lemon

"Sour and Sparkly with Sprite"

Tall 13-16 oz glass

1/4 oz Vodka

1/4 oz Gin

1/4 oz Rum

1/4 oz Tequila

1/4 oz Triple Sec

1/2 oz Chambord

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lemon

"Very Good Rum Takes Time, Seconds, & Concern" 

Tall 13-16 oz glass

1/4 oz Vodka

1/4 oz Gin

1/4 oz Rum

1/4 oz Tequila

1/4 oz Triple Sec 

1/2 oz Midori (or Melon Liqueur)

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lemon

"Very Good Rum Takes Time, Seconds, & Muscle"

Tall 13-16 oz glass

1/4 oz Vodka

1/4 oz Gin

1/4 oz Rum

1/4 oz Tequila

1/4 oz Triple Sec

1/2 oz Blue Curacao

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lemon

"Very Good Rum Takes Time, Seconds, & Blatant Courage"

Tall 13-16 oz glass

1 1/2 oz Bourbon Whiskey

Poured Directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/2 oz Scotch Whiskey

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/2 oz Top Shelf Scotch Whiskey

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/4 oz Vodka

3/4 oz Kahlua

"Very Kind"

"Same as a White Russian minus the Milk."

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/4 oz Southern Comfort

3/4 oz Amaretto

"Sicilians Can Americanize"

"Sicily is in Southern Italy and Amaretto is made in Italy."

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/4 oz Vodka

3/4 oz Amaretto

"Very Awkward"

"Mother likes Vodka"

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/4 oz Scotch

3/4 oz Amaretto

"Somewhat Awesome"

"Father likes Scotch"

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/4 oz Scotch

3/4 oz Drambuie

"Rusty Nails Sure Damage people"

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/4 oz Baileys

3/4 oz Frangelico

"Big Fucker"

"Bailey's Irish Cream and Frangelico tastes like hazelnuts."

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/4 oz Brandy

3/4 oz White Creme De Menthe

"Stingers Burn With Crazy Destructive Magnitude" 

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/4 oz Vodka

3/4 oz Triple Sec

Splash of Lime Juice

Garnish with a Lime

"Very Tragic Landing"

"Very Little Training"

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/4 oz Vodka

3/4 oz Chambord

Splash of Lime Juice

Garnish with a Lime

"Very Comical Landing"

"Very Little Courage"

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/4 oz Vodka

3/4 oz Blue Curacao

Splash of Lime Juice

Garnish with a Lime

"Very Bloody Landing"

"Very Little Blatant Courage"

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1 1/4 oz Raspberry Vodka

3/4 oz Triple Sec

Splash of Lime Juice

Garnish with a Lime

"Really Very Tragic Landing"

"Really Very Little Training"

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1/2 oz Kahlua

1/2 oz Baileys

1/2 oz Vodka

"Kan Be Violent"

"Vodka is water spirit. Water creates mudslides."

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1/2 oz Kahlua

1/2 oz Baileys

1/2 oz Peppermint Schnapps

"Kan Be Pretty Shitty"

"What do you have After a Five O'Clock Dinner? A Mint."

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1/2 oz Kahlua

1/2 oz Baileys

1/2 oz Frangelico

"Frans"

"Frans Grand Am"

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1/2 oz Kahlua

1/2 oz Baileys

1/2 oz Grand Marnier

"Grand"

"Frans Grand Am"

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1/2 oz Kahlua

1/2 oz Baileys

1/2 oz Amaretto

"Am"

"Frans Grand Am"

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1/2 oz Kahlua

1/2 oz Baileys

1/2 oz Goldschlager

"Kan Be Great"

"KGB" as in Soviet "KGB"

"What does Grandma put in her oatmeal cookies to make them so special? Cinnamon!"

Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

1/4 oz Vodka

1/4 oz Amaretto

1/4 oz Southern Comfort

1/4 oz Sloe Gin

1/4 oz Triple Sec

Fill with Orange Juice

Splash of Lime Juice

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

"She Can Shit Gold And Take Some Very Old Junk Like Jill"

 Poured directly into a Rocks 4-6 oz glass

CAN ALSO BE MADE IN A TALL 13-16 OZ GLASS 

1 1/4 oz Tequila

3/4 oz Triple Sec

Splash of Lime Juice

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

• On the Rocks (R): Margarita Glass (With or W/O Salt)
• Straight Up: Pre-Chilled Cocktail Glass (With or W/O Salt)

1 1/4 oz Tequila

3/4 oz Blue Curacao

Splash of Lime Juice

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

• On the Rocks (R): Margarita Glass (With or W/O Salt)
• Straight Up: Pre-Chilled Cocktail Glass (With or W/O Salt)  

1 1/4 oz Gold Tequila

3/4 oz Triple Sec

Splash of Lime Juice

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

• On the Rocks (R): Margarita Glass (With or W/O Salt)
• Straight Up: Pre-Chilled Cocktail Glass (With or W/O Salt)  

1 1/4 oz Gold Tequila

3/4 oz Grand Marnier

Splash of Lime Juice

Splash of Orange Juice

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

• On the Rocks (R): Margarita Glass (With or W/O Salt)
• Straight Up: Pre-Chilled Cocktail Glass (With or W/O Salt)  

1 1/4 oz Gold Tequila

3/4 oz Grand Marnier

1/2 oz Chambord

Splash of Lime Juice

Splash of Orange Juice

Fill with Sour Mix

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

• On the Rocks (R): Margarita Glass (With or W/O Salt)
• Straight Up: Pre-Chilled Cocktail Glass (With or W/O Salt)

2 1/2 oz Gin

1/2 oz Dry Vermouth

STIR

Garnish with an Olive or a Lemon Twist

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

DON'T FORGET THE "DIRTY BACK" 

2 1/2 oz Vodka

1/2 oz Dry Vermouth

STIR

Garnish with an Olive or a Lemon Twist

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

DON'T FORGET THE "DIRTY BACK"

2 3/4 oz Gin

1/4 oz Dry Vermouth

STIR

Garnish with an Olive or a Lemon Twist

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

DON'T FORGET THE "DIRTY BACK" 

3 oz Gin

NO VERMOUTH 

STIR

Garnish with an Olive or a Lemon Twist

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

DON'T FORGET THE "DIRTY BACK"  

2 1/2 oz Gin

1/2 oz Dry Vermouth

STIR

Garnish with 3 Cocktail Onions

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

DON'T FORGET THE "DIRTY BACK"  

2 1/2 oz Gin

1/2 oz Lime Juice

STIR

Garnish with a Lime

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

DON'T FORGET THE "DIRTY BACK"  

2 1/2 oz Whiskey

1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth

STIR

Garnish with a Cherry or a Lemon Twist

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

DON'T FORGET THE "DIRTY BACK"  

2 1/2 oz Whiskey

1/4 oz Sweet Vermouth

1/4 oz Dry Vermouth

STIR

Garnish with a Cherry or a Lemon Twist

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

DON'T FORGET THE "DIRTY BACK"  

2 1/2 oz Whiskey 

1/2 oz Dry Vermouth

STIR

Garnish with a Cherry or a Lemon Twist

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

DON'T FORGET THE "DIRTY BACK"  

2 1/2 oz Scotch Whiskey

1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth

STIR

Garnish with a Cherry or a Lemon Twist

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

DON'T FORGET THE "DIRTY BACK"  

2 1/2 oz Bourbon Whiskey

1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth

STIR

Garnish with a Cherry or a Lemon Twist

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

DON'T FORGET THE "DIRTY BACK"

2 1/2 oz Southern Comfort

1/2 oz Dry Vermouth

STIR

Garnish with a Cherry or a Lemon Twist

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

DON'T FORGET THE "DIRTY BACK"

2 oz Vodka

1 oz Triple Sec

Splash of Cranberry & Lime Juice

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

2 oz Absolute Citron

1 oz Cointreau

Splash of Cranberry & Lime Juice

SHAKE

Garnish with a Lime

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

2 oz Vodka

1 oz Apple Pucker

SHAKE

Garnish with an Apple Slice

4-7 oz Cocktail Glass

• Number of shots ordered multiplied by 8 (Count for each)  That number divided by the number of liquors in the recipe
• That equals your count for each bottle or (in mathematical terms):

(# of shots x 8)/#Of liquors in recipe = Count

• if the answer is greater than 8, divide answer by 8 to get counts. 
• EX: (12=8,4 count)(24=8,8,8 count)

• Vodka
• Triple Sec
• Lime Juice

"Very Tragic Landing"

2 oz Glass

• Vodka 
• Blue Curacao
• Lime Juice

"Very Bloody Landing"

2 oz Glass

• Citron 
• Frangelico

"Candied Fruit"

Garnish with a Sugared Lemon

2 oz Glass

Citron

Garnish with a Sugared Lemon

2 oz Glass 

SHOT GLASS IF CITRON IS CHILLED

• Captain Morgan
• Malibu
• Blue Curacao
• Pineapple
• (sink) Grenadine

2 oz Glass

• Goldschlager
• Apple Pucker
• Pineapple

2 oz Glass

• Crown Royal
• Apple Pucker
• Cranberry

2 oz Glass

• Peach Schnapps
• Jagermeister
• Cranberry

2 oz Glass