Short Guide to Cocktails

TABLE OF CONTENTS Built Drinks ........................................................................................3 Gin Tonic ..........................................................................................3 Kelkka ...............................................................................................5 Blue Angel / Sininen Enkeli ...........................................................7 Valkovenäläinen ..............................................................................9 Moscow Mule (Vodka Buck) .........................................................11 Bloody Mary ...................................................................................13 Kir Royal .........................................................................................15 Irish Coffee ....................................................................................17 French Coffee .................................................................................19 Hot Shot ..........................................................................................21 Muddled drinks .................................................................................23 Mojito ..............................................................................................23 Caipirinha .......................................................................................25 Caipiroska ......................................................................................27 Stirred drinks ...................................................................................29 Sweet Manhattan ...........................................................................29 Dry Martini .....................................................................................31 Negroni ...........................................................................................33 Gimlet ..............................................................................................35 Shaken Drinks ..................................................................................37 Whisky Sour ...................................................................................37 Margarita ........................................................................................39 Cosmopolitan .................................................................................41

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White Lady ......................................................................................43 Daiquiri ...........................................................................................45 Tom Collins ....................................................................................47 Pedro Collins .................................................................................49 Shaken (electric shaker) ................................................................51 Brandy Alexander ..........................................................................51 Frozen drinks ...................................................................................53 Frozen Strawberry Margarita (puree) ........................................53 Frozen Strawberry Margarita (Fresh) ........................................55 Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri .........................................................57 Techniques ........................................................................................59 Building ..........................................................................................59 Mudlling ..........................................................................................59 Stirring ...........................................................................................60 Shaking ...........................................................................................60 Shaking (electronic shaker) ........................................................61 Rolling .............................................................................................61 Story of Absitnthe ............................................................................62

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BUILT DRINKS

Mix alcohol and mixer together straight into the glass. Use a lot of ice.

GIN TONIC 4cl Gin Tonic Water

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“Brittish naval officers invented gin tonic early 19 th century in India as malaria medicine”

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KELKKA 2 cl Absolut Kurant Vodka

2 cl Passoã Orange juice

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“Kelkka was the drink of year 1999 in Finland. It was invented by Kelkka”

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BLUE ANGEL / SININEN ENKELI 2 cl Vodka 2 cl Parfait Amour Sprite

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“Very popular highball in 1980’s It was golden age of liqueurs and sweet drinks. Blue Angel isn’t blue anymore”

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VALKOVENÄLÄINEN

2 cl Vodka 2 cl Coffee Liqueur Milk

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“Originally called White Russian. Contains Vodka, Coffee liqeuer and heavy cream. It was invented in 1940’s”

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MOSCOW MULE (VODKA BUCK) 4 cl Vodka 2 cl Lime Cordial/wedges of ½ lime Ginger Ale / Ginger Beer

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“One of the first popular highball’s containing vodka in U.S.A. Invented in 1947, based on Smirnoff vodka”

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BLOODY MARY

4 cl Vodka 8-10 cl Tomato juice 1-2 cl Lemon/lime juice Spices

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“Originally made for hangover medicine in 1920’s in Harry’s New York Bar in Paris”

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KIR ROYAL 1-2 cl Cassis Liqueur Sparkling Wine or Champagne (dry)

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“Original version called Kir is made from white wine and cassis”

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IRISH COFFEE 4 cl Irish Whiskey 2 tsp. of brown sugar Coffee Cream (float)

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“Irish coffee was invented in Shannon’s Airport in 1940’s. Drink arrived in USA in 1952 and became sudden hit and fame still lives on”

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FRENCH COFFEE 4 cl Cognac /Brandy 2 tsp. of white sugar Coffee Cream (float)

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“Another version from Irish Coffee”

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HOT SHOT 2 cl Galliano Vanilla 2 cl Coffee Cream (float)

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“Was invented for a Coffee cocktail competition in Sweden. It started a Finnish shot boom in 1990’s “

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MUDDLED DRINKS

Technique is used with fresh ingredients to gain more flavor and juice. Add all ingredients excluding mixer and muddle.

MOJITO 4 cl Rum

Wedges of ½ lime Fresh mint leaves 2-3 tsp. sugar Soda

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“Mojito is traditional Cuban highball and one of many favorite drinks of Ernest Hemingway”

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CAIPIRINHA 4 cl Cachaça Wedges of ½ lime 2-3 tsp. sugar

Original version

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“National drink of Brazil”

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CAIPIROSKA 4 cl Vodka Wedges of ½ lime 2-3 tsp. sugar

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“Finnish version of Caipirinha”

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STIRRED DRINKS Ingredients are easily mixable. For example alcohol beverages and/or lime juice cordial. Stirred cocktails are cold bright aperitifs. SWEET MANHATTAN 3 cl Bourbon 2 cl Sweet vermouth Dash of Angostura Bitters

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“Legend tells that Manhattan drink was created at Manhattan club in New York late 19 th century. Manhattan was called as The King of Cocktails.”

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DRY MARTINI 4 cl Gin Dash of Dry Vermouth

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“When the shadow of the Vermouth bottle touched the glass, Dry Martini was dry enough for Hemingway.”

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NEGRONI 2 cl Gin 2 cl Campari 2 cl Sweet Vermouth

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“Made for count Camillo Negroni

in 1920’s at Casoni bar in Florence”

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GIMLET 4 cl Gin 2 cl Lime Cordial

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“Originates from Brittish Royal Navy. Made as scurvy medicine for crew.”

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SHAKEN DRINKS

Alcohol drinks which contain alcohol, sugars, juices (and egg white). WHISKY SOUR 4 cl Bourbon

3 cl Lemon juice 2 cl Sugar syrup (egg white)

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“Sour drinks became famous after released in Jerry Thomas’s Bartender’s Guide published in 1862-1887”

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MARGARITA

2 cl Tequila 2 cl Cointreau 2 cl Lime/lemon juice

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“Margarita cocktail was the drink of the month in Esquire magazine in December 1953”

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COSMOPOLITAN 3 cl Vodka 1 cl Cointreau 2 cl Cranberry juice 1 cl Lime juice

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“Sex and the City made Cosmo Mr.Big”

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WHITE LADY 2 cl Gin 2 cl Cointreau 2 cl Lemon juice

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“Invented in Harry’s New York Bar – Paris in 1929. The process of development took 10 years”

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DAIQUIRI 4 cl Rum 3 cl Lime/lemon juice 2 cl Sugar syrup

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“Made as malaria medicine by plantasia owners before 20 th century. John F Kennedy favored this drink as an aperitif”

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TOM COLLINS 4 cl Gin 3 cl Lemon juice 2 cl Sugar syrup (egg white) Soda

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“There are many origin stories of Tom Collins. Created before 20 th century and made from Old Tom Gin”

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PEDRO COLLINS

4 cl Rum 3 cl Lemon juice 2 cl Sugar syrup (egg white) Soda

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“Bastard brother of Tom Collins”

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SHAKEN (ELECTRIC SHAKER)

These drinks contain alcohols, sugar and cream or egg.

BRANDY ALEXANDER 2 cl Cognac /Brandy 2 cl Cacao Liqueur 2 cl Cream

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“Brandy Alexander was invented early 20 th century and is reported as John Lennon’s favorite drink.”

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FROZEN DRINKS Contains fresh berries, fruits or herbs. Drink should be cold and frosty. They are made with crushed ice in blender. FROZEN STRAWBERRY MARGARITA (PUREE) 2 cl Tequila 2 cl Cointreau

2 cl Lime/lemon juice 8 cl Strawberry puree

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“Best served as hot summer chilling drink. Perfect marriage of tequila, strawberries and lime. Can be made from seasonal fruits or berries”

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FROZEN STRAWBERRY MARGARITA (FRESH)

2 cl Tequila 2 cl Cointreau 2 cl Lime juice

3 cl Strawberry syrup 3-4 Fresh strawberries

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“Best served as hot summer chilling drink. Perfect marriage of tequila, strawberries and lime. Can be made from seasonal fruits or berries”

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FROZEN STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI 4 cl Rum

2 cl Lime/Lemon juice 8 cl Strawberry puree Or 4 cl Rum 3 cl Lime/Lemon juice 4 cl Strawberry syrup 4-5 Fresh strawberries

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“A refreshing beverage which can be made from seasonal fruits or berries ”

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TECHNIQUES

BUILDING

MUDLLING

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STIRRING

SHAKING

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SHAKING (ELECTRONIC SHAKER)

ROLLING

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STORY OF ABSITNTHE

In this video Jykä Varpio tells us the complex story of Absinthe

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