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1. Eggnog
1 1/2 ounces Scotch 3/4 ounce amaretto
1 1/2 ounces vodka 4 ounces ginger beer lime garnish
6 pasteurized eggs; 6 ounces sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 6 ounces gold rum; 6 ounces bourbon whiskey; 1 pint cream; 1 quart milk; grated nutmeg garnish.
2 ounces gin 1 ounce maraschino liqueur 3/4 ounce lemon juice lemon zest or cherry

2. Ramos Gin Fizz
1 /12 ounces gin 1/2 ounce lemon juice 1/2 ounce lime juice 2 ounces milk 1 egg white Couple drops orange flower water 2 ounces club soda - Shake without soda; strain into a highball glass with ice and add soda. No garnish.
Jack Daniels and ginger ale
2 ounces London Dry Gin 1/4 ounce dry vermouth 1/2 ounce Islay Scotch (float) olive or lemon zest
3/4 ounce Bailey's Irish Cream 1/2 ounce Kahlua 1/2 ounce peppermint schnapps 4 ounces cream

3. Sloe Gin Fizz
1 1/2 ounces white creme de cacao 3/4 ounce white creme de menthe
1 1/2 ounces sloe gin 1 ounce sour mix 4 ounces soda cherry and orange slice
1 ounce Galliano 1/2 ounce triple sec 1 dash orange juice 1 dash heavy cream
1 1/2 ounces London Dry Gin 1 dash dry vermouth olive or lemon zest Gibson Martini served with cocktail onions.

4. Tom and Jerry
6 pasteurized eggs; 6 ounces sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 6 ounces gold rum; 6 ounces bourbon whiskey; 1 pint cream; 1 quart milk; grated nutmeg garnish.
12 eggs -separated; 1/2 jigger rum; 2 lb powdered sugar; 1/2 jigger brandy; 2 tsp cinnamon;1/2 tsp ground allspice; 1/2 cup boiling water; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1/2 ounce vanilla
1 ounce light creme de cacao 1 ounce creme de noyaux 1 ounce heavy cream
1/2 ounce Grenadine 1/2 ounce yellow Chartreuse 1/2 ounce creme de cassis 1/2 ounce white creme de cacao 1/2 ounce green Chartreuse 1/2 ounce brandy

5. Sicilian Kiss
36 ounces dark rum 24 ounces lemon juice 25 ounces brandy 4 ounces peach brandy 3/4 lb superfine sugar 40 ounces water
1 1/2 ounces Southern Comfort 3/4 ounces amaretto
Girl Scout Cookie oasted Almond
1 1/2 ounces vodka or citrus-flavored vodka 1/2 ounce lemon juice 1 sugar cube or 1 tsp superfine sugar hake; rim outside of glass for sugar

6. Zombie

7. Irish Kiss

8. Gimlet

9. Moscow Mule
1 /12 ounces gin 2 ounces sour mix 4 ounces club soda cherry and orange slice
3/4 ounces vodka 3/4 ounces Kahlua 3/4 ounces Bailey's Irish Cream
1 1/2 ounces vodka 4 ounces orange juice Galliano float orange slice and cherry
1 1/2 ounces vodka 4 ounces ginger beer lime garnish

10. Singapore Sling
1 1/2 ounces whiskey 1 3/4 ounces sour mix cherry Serve in a sour glass
1 1/2 ounces gin 1/2 ounce Peter Heering Cherry Heering 1/4 ounce Cointreau 1/4 ounce Benedictine 4 ounces pineapple juice 1/2 ounce lime juice 1/4 ounces Grenadine 1 dash Angostura bitters club soda (optional) cherry and orange slice - Shake withou
1/2 ounce Kahlua 1/2 ounce Bailey's Irish Cream 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier or Mandarine Napoleon
1 cube sugar 2 dashes Angostura bitters 6 ounces Champagne

11. Ti' Punch
2 ounces white rum 1 ounce simple syrup 1 fresh washed lime -sliced Muddle the lime; add simple syrup -add crushed ice and rum
1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky 3/4 ounces Drambuie
1 ounce Galliano 1/2 ounce triple sec 1 dash orange juice 1 dash heavy cream
1 1/2 ounces vodka 3/4 ounce Kahlua

12. Jack and Ginger
1 /34 liters brandy 8 ounces triple sec 8 ounces dark rum 24 ounces lemon juice 16 ounces orange juice 8 ounces Grenadine 32 ounces club soda 16 ounces black tea (optional) sliced oranges
Jack Daniels and ginger ale
1 ounce brandy 1 ounce Cointreau or triple sec 3/4 ounce lemon juice orange zest
36 ounces dark rum 24 ounces lemon juice 25 ounces brandy 4 ounces peach brandy 3/4 lb superfine sugar 40 ounces water

13. Sidecar
1 ounce Galliano 1/2 ounce triple sec 1 dash orange juice 1 dash heavy cream
1 ounce brandy 1 ounce Cointreau or triple sec 3/4 ounce lemon juice orange zest
Irish Coffee - Irish Kiss - Cafe Grande - French Coffee - Mexican Coffee - Spanish Coffee
1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth 1 dash Angostura bitters lemon zest

14. Negroni
1 ounce gin 1 ounce sweet vermouth 1 ounce Campari one half slice of orange or flamed orange peel Build over ice in an Old Fashioned glass
1 1/2 ounces tequila 1 ounce Cointreau 3/4 ounce lime juice. Salt rim of glass.
1 1/2 ounces whiskey 1 3/4 ounces sour mix cherry Serve in a sour glass
1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth 1 dash Angostura bitters lemon zest

15. Perfect Rob Roy
12 eggs -separated; 1/2 jigger rum; 2 lb powdered sugar; 1/2 jigger brandy; 2 tsp cinnamon;1/2 tsp ground allspice; 1/2 cup boiling water; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1/2 ounce vanilla
Cuba Libre--rum and coke -lime garnish
1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky 3/4 ounces combined dry and sweet vermouth 1 dash Angostura bitters cherry or lemon zest
2 1/2 ounces Fino sherry 1/2 ounce absinthe 1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur orange peel

16. Mudslide

17. Lemon Drop
Whiskey -ginger ale and club soda 7 and 7--Seagram's 7 and 7UP
1 1/2 ounces vodka or citrus-flavored vodka 1/2 ounce lemon juice 1 sugar cube or 1 tsp superfine sugar hake; rim outside of glass for sugar
1 1/2 ounces gin 1/2 ounce Peter Heering Cherry Heering 1/4 ounce Cointreau 1/4 ounce Benedictine 4 ounces pineapple juice 1/2 ounce lime juice 1/4 ounces Grenadine 1 dash Angostura bitters club soda (optional) cherry and orange slice - Shake withou
1 ounce vodka 3/4 ounce amaretto 3/4 ounce Kahlua 4 ounces milk

18. Presbyterian

19. Jack and Coke
1 1/2 ounces gin 1/2 ounce lime juice 4 ounces soda lime wedge
1 1/2 ounces vodka 3/4 ounce amaretto
1 /12 ounces gin 2 ounces sour mix 4 ounces club soda cherry and orange slice
Jack Daniels and Coke

20. Spiced Hot Rum
2 bottles full-bodied red wine 1/34 liters vodka 20 cardamom pods; 10 cloves; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 piece orange peel; 1 1/2 cups blanched whole almonds; 1 1/2 cups raisins; 10 dried figs; 1 lb sugar; 4 ounces Cognac - Let steep for 24 hours without
5 ounces apple cider 2 ounces orange juice 1 ounce light rum 1/2 tsp sugar 1 cinnamon stick 1 clove 2 ounces lemon juice orange slice
1 1/2 ounces bourbon or blended whiskey 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth cherry Classic recipe includes a dash of Angostura bitters.
1 1/2 ounces vodka 1/2 ounce Peachtree schnapps 2 ounces orange juice 2 ounces cranberry juice

21. French Coffee
1 1/2 ounces whiskey 1 3/4 ounces sour mix 1/4 ounce Grenadine cherry or orange slice
1 ounce Cointreau 1/2 ounce Kahlua 1 tbsp brown sugar 6 ounces hot black coffee 1 1/2 ounces whipped cream lemon wedge to rim the glass
2 ounces gin 1/2 ounce honey 1/2 ounce lemon juice.
36 ounces dark rum 24 ounces lemon juice 25 ounces brandy 4 ounces peach brandy 3/4 lb superfine sugar 40 ounces water

22. B-52

23. Hawaiian Tropical Punch
1 ounce rum 1/2 ounce Tia Maria coffee liqueur 6 ounces hot black coffee 6 ounces whipped cream lemon wedge to rim the glass
Brandy Alexander Golden Cadillac Golden Dream Grasshopper Pink Lady Pink Squirrel Toasted Almond White Russian
1/2 ounce each rum -vodka -amaretto -creme de banana 2 ounces orange juice 2 ounces pineapple juice 1 1/2 ounces Grenadine as float
1 1/2 ounces Barbados rum 1 ounce Cognac 3 ounces boiling water 1/2 ounce lemon juice 1 tsp brown sugar 3--4 cloves spiral of lemon peel

24. Smoky Martini
1 1/2 ounces London Dry Gin 1 dash dry vermouth olive or lemon zest Gibson Martini served with cocktail onions.
2 ounces London Dry Gin 1/4 ounce dry vermouth 1/2 ounce Islay Scotch (float) olive or lemon zest
1 1/2 ounces London Dry Gin 3/4 ounce dry vermouth olive or lemon zest
1 1/2 ounces vodka 4 ounces grapefruit juice Rim glass with salt

25. Sea Breeze
1 1/2 ounces Southern Comfort 4 ounces cranberry juice
1 1/2 ounces gin or vodka 1 1/2 ounces Rose's lime juice lime wedge optional
1 1/2 ounces bourbon or blended whiskey 3/4 ounce combined dry and sweet vermouth cherry or lemon zest
1 1/2 ounces vodka 2 ounces grapefruit juice 2 ounces cranberry juice

26. Scarlet O'Hara
1 1/2 ounces Southern Comfort 4 ounces cranberry juice
1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth 1 dash Angostura bitters lemon zest
1/2 ounce vodka 1/2 ounce gin 1/2 ounce tequila 1/2 ounce rum 1/2 ounce triple sec 1 1/2 ounces sour mix 3--4 ounces Coke as a float lemon wedge or wheel as garnish
2 ounces light rum 1 ounce dark rum 1/2 ounce lemon juice 2 ounces orange juice 1 dash pineapple juice 1 dash Grenadine orange slice and cherry

27. Bee's Knees
2 ounces gin 1/2 ounce honey 1/2 ounce lemon juice.
1 1/2 ounces vodka 4 ounces cranberry juice and orange juice combined
1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky 3/4 ounces Drambuie
5 ounces apple cider 2 ounces orange juice 1 ounce light rum 1/2 tsp sugar 1 cinnamon stick 1 clove 2 ounces lemon juice orange slice

28. Daiquiri
1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky 3/4 ounce dry vermouth 1 dash Angostura bitters lemon zest
1 1/2 ounces bourbon or blended whiskey 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth cherry Classic recipe includes a dash of Angostura bitters.
1 1/2 ounces Pimm's No. 1 3 ounces lemonade 1 ounce lime juice top with club soda apple slice or cucumber slice garnish
1 1/2 ounces light rum 1 /34 ounces sour mix cherry serve in a sour glass

29. Planter's Punch
2 ounces light rum 1 ounce dark rum 1/2 ounce lemon juice 2 ounces orange juice 1 dash pineapple juice 1 dash Grenadine orange slice and cherry
Brandy Alexander Golden Cadillac Golden Dream Grasshopper Pink Lady Pink Squirrel Toasted Almond White Russian
Girl Scout Cookie oasted Almond
1 1/2 ounces gin or vodka 1 1/2 ounces Rose's lime juice lime wedge optional

30. Highball Variations
1 1/2 ounces gin or vodka 1 1/2 ounces Rose's lime juice lime wedge optional
Irish Coffee - Irish Kiss - Cafe Grande - French Coffee - Mexican Coffee - Spanish Coffee
1 1/2 ounces Southern Comfort 3/4 ounce dry vermouth cherry or lemon zest
Cuba Libre--rum and coke -lime garnish

31. Mexican Coffee
1 1/2 ounces whiskey 4 ounces ginger ale Serve in a tall glass with ice
1 ounce Kahlua coffee liqueur 1 tbsp brown sugar 6 ounces hot black coffee 1 1/2 ounces whipped cream lemon wedge to rim the glass
1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky 3/4 ounces combined dry and sweet vermouth 1 dash Angostura bitters cherry or lemon zest
1 1/2 ounces vodka 3 ounces cranberry juice lime wedge garnish

32. Kamikaze
Tom Collins: Gin Mike Collins: Whiskey Pedro Collins: Rum Sandy Collins: Scotch whisky
2 ounces gin or vodka 1/2 ounce Cointreau or triple sec 1/2 ounce lime juice lime wedge optional
2 ounces gin 1 ounce maraschino liqueur 3/4 ounce lemon juice lemon zest or cherry
1 1/2 ounces London Dry Gin 1 dash dry vermouth olive or lemon zest Gibson Martini served with cocktail onions.

33. Stinger
1 1/2 ounces brandy 3/4 ounce white creme de menthe
1 ounce gin 1 ounce sweet vermouth 1 ounce Campari one half slice of orange or flamed orange peel Build over ice in an Old Fashioned glass
1/2 ounce Grenadine 1/2 ounce yellow Chartreuse 1/2 ounce creme de cassis 1/2 ounce white creme de cacao 1/2 ounce green Chartreuse 1/2 ounce brandy
1 ounce light rum 1 ounce Mount Gay Gold rum 1 ounce orange curacao 1/2 ounce orgeat syrup 1/2 ounce lime juice Garnish with lime or chunk of pineapple -cherry and sprig of mint

34. Pimm's Cup

35. Sazerac

36. Gin Rickey
1 1/2 ounces gin 1/2 ounce lime juice 4 ounces soda lime wedge
1 ounce vodka 3/4 ounce amaretto 3/4 ounce Kahlua 4 ounces milk
1 1/2 ounces vodka 3 ounces cranberry juice lime wedge garnish
1 ounce light creme de cacao 1 ounce green creme de menthe 1 ounce heavy cream

37. Peppermint Patty
1 1/2 ounces white creme de cacao 3/4 ounce white creme de menthe
1 ounce pastis or Pernod 5 ounces Champagne
1 1/2 ounces Bacardi light rum 2 ounces sour mix 3 dashes grenadine lemon zest
1 ounce vodka 3/4 ounce amaretto 3/4 ounce Kahlua 4 ounces milk

38. Pearl Harbor
1 1/2 ounces bourbon or blended whiskey 3/4 ounce combined dry and sweet vermouth cherry or lemon zest
1 ounce Midori 1/2 ounce vodka 4 ounces pineapple juice
1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky 3/4 ounce dry vermouth 1 dash Angostura bitters lemon zest
1/2 ounce Kahlua 1/2 ounce Bailey's Irish Cream 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier or Mandarine Napoleon

39. Fuzzy Navel
1 1/2 ounces vodka 1/2 ounce Peachtree schnapps 2 ounces orange juice 2 ounces cranberry juice
1 1/2 ounces Peachtree schnapps 4 ounces orange juice
1 ounce light rum 1 ounce Myer's dark rum or similar 1 ounce orange curacao 2 ounces sour mix 1/2 ounce Grenadine 1 1/2 ounces orange juice 1/2 ounce lemon juice 1 ounce lime juice 1 tsp brown sugar 1 ounce overproof rum as a float (optional) sprig o
1 ounce pastis or Pernod 5 ounces Champagne

40. Brandy Punch
Jack Daniels and ginger ale
1 /34 liters brandy 8 ounces triple sec 8 ounces dark rum 24 ounces lemon juice 16 ounces orange juice 8 ounces Grenadine 32 ounces club soda 16 ounces black tea (optional) sliced oranges
1 1/2 ounces vodka 4 ounces grapefruit juice Rim glass with salt
Tom Collins: Gin Mike Collins: Whiskey Pedro Collins: Rum Sandy Collins: Scotch whisky

41. Cosmopolitan
1 1/2 ounces light rum 2 sprigs mint 1 ounce Simple syrup 3/4 ounce lime juice Dash Angostura bitters (optional) 4 ounces club soda - Muddle mint with simple syrup and lime juice before adding other ingredients. Shake and then add soda.
1 1/2 ounces vodka 1/2 ounce Cointreau 1/2 ounce lime juice 1/4 ounce cranberry juice orange slice
3/4 ounce Bailey's Irish Cream 3/4 ounce Kahlua coffee liqueur 1 tbsp brown sugar 6 ounces hot black coffee 1 1/2 ounces whipped cream lemon wedge to rim the glass
1 1/2 ounces light rum 1 /34 ounces sour mix cherry serve in a sour glass

42. Perfect Manhattan
1 ounce light creme de cacao 1 ounce creme de noyaux 1 ounce heavy cream
1 1/2 ounces bourbon or blended whiskey 3/4 ounce combined dry and sweet vermouth cherry or lemon zest
Brandy Alexander Golden Cadillac Golden Dream Grasshopper Pink Lady Pink Squirrel Toasted Almond White Russian
1 1/2 ounces vodka 2 ounces grapefruit juice 2 ounces cranberry juice

43. Stone Rickey
2 ounces light rum 1 ounce dark rum 1/2 ounce lemon juice 2 ounces orange juice 1 dash pineapple juice 1 dash Grenadine orange slice and cherry
1 1/2 ounces vodka 2 ounces grapefruit juice 2 ounces cranberry juice
1 1/2 ounces tequila 1 ounce Cointreau 3/4 ounce lime juice. Salt rim of glass.
1 /34 ounces gin 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice 2 ounces orange juice 1 ounce simple syrup 4 ounces club soda orange slice

44. Salty Dog
1 1/2 ounces light rum 1 ounc Myer's dark rum or similar 2 ounces Coco Lopez 4 ounces pineapple juice 1 ounce heavy cream rushed ice pineapple chunk and cherry for garnish
1 1/2 ounces vodka 4 ounces grapefruit juice Rim glass with salt
1 1/2 ounces vodka 1/2 ounce Peachtree schnapps 2 ounces orange juice 2 ounces cranberry juice
1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey 1 tbsp brown sugar 6 ounces hot black coffee whipped heavy cream lemon wedge to rim the glass

45. Rob Roy
1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth 1 dash Angostura bitters lemon zest
1 1/2 ounces Southern Comfort 3/4 ounce dry vermouth cherry or lemon zest
1 1/2 ounces applejack 1 /34 ounces sour mix couple dashes Grenadine Apple slice or cherry
1 1/2 ounces vodka 3/4 ounce Kahlua

46. Boccie Ball
1 1/2 ounces Amaretto di Saronno 1 1/2 ounces orange juice 3 ounces club soda
2 ounces gin 1/2 ounce honey 1/2 ounce lemon juice.
1 1/2 ounces vodka 3 ounces cranberry juice lime wedge garnish
1/2 ounce Grenadine 1/2 ounce yellow Chartreuse 1/2 ounce creme de cassis 1/2 ounce white creme de cacao 1/2 ounce green Chartreuse 1/2 ounce brandy

47. Golden Cadillac
1 /34 ounces gin 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice 2 ounces orange juice 1 ounce simple syrup 4 ounces club soda orange slice
1 ounce Galliano 1 ounce creme de cacao 1 ounce heavy cream
1 1/2 ounces brandy 3/4 ounce white creme de menthe
1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky 3/4 ounces Drambuie

48. Cape Codder
Cuba Libre--rum and coke -lime garnish
Brandy Alexander Golden Cadillac Golden Dream Grasshopper Pink Lady Pink Squirrel Toasted Almond White Russian
1 ounce vodka 1 ounce Kahlua 1 ounce cream (This is frequently served as a long cream by adding four ounces.)
1 1/2 ounces vodka 3 ounces cranberry juice lime wedge garnish

49. Between The Sheets
1 1/2 ounces brandy 1 ounce sour mix 1/2 ounce triple sec 1/2 ounce light rum
1 ounce light creme de cacao 1 ounce creme de noyaux 1 ounce heavy cream
1 1/2 ounces vodka 4 ounces grapefruit juice Rim glass with salt
1 /34 liters brandy 8 ounces triple sec 8 ounces dark rum 24 ounces lemon juice 16 ounces orange juice 8 ounces Grenadine 32 ounces club soda 16 ounces black tea (optional) sliced oranges

50. Champagne Cobbler
1 1/2 ounces light rum 1 /34 ounces sour mix cherry serve in a sour glass
1 slice orange 1 lemon wedge 1 pineapple wedge 3/4 ounces maraschino liqueur 4 ounces Champagne Muddle fruit in a mixing glass -add ice and stir; strain into a Champagne tulip/flute
1 cube sugar 2 dashes Angostura bitters 6 ounces Champagne
1 ounce rum 1/2 ounce Tia Maria coffee liqueur 6 ounces hot black coffee 6 ounces whipped cream lemon wedge to rim the glass