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The Bartending Guide
                     HIGHBALLS & MIXED DRINKS


Approximately 50% of all drink orders will come from this category.
One liquor or two liquor drinks should normally be served in a highball glass.
Three or more liquors should be served in a Collins, pint or other tall glass.
"Soda" refers to club soda or seltzer.
"Double" refers to double the alcohol. Charge for two shots.
"Tall" refers to extra mixer in a taller glass. There is no extra liquor so only charged as regular drink price.

Basic Preparation
In an appropriate glass filled with ice, add liquor and mixer. Shake. Add garnish if needed or requested. All tonics get a lime garnish. Add sip stick or straw. (All drinks get a sip stick except drinks served up).

Vodka & Tonic, Gin & Tonic, Scotch & Soda, Scotch & Water, etc.
1oz. Liquor
Fill with mixer
Garnish all tonics with lime (unless requested otherwise)

Highball
1oz. Whiskey
Gingerale

Presbyterian/Press
1oz. Whiskey
Gingerale
Club Soda

7 & 7
1oz. Seagram's 7 Whiskey

7-Up

Rum & Coke
1oz. Rum
Coke

Cuba Libre = Rum & Coke with Lime garnish


Screwdriver
1oz. Vodka
Orange Juice

Sloe Screw
1oz. Sloe Gin
(Vodka optional)
Orange

Sloe Comfortable Screwdriver

1oz. Sloe Gin
1oz. Southern Comfort
Orange Juice

Up Against The Wall
Float ½oz. Galliano on top

Mexican Style
Add ½oz. Tequila

With A Bang!
Float 151 (proof) Rum on top

Harvey Wallbanger
1oz. Vodka
Orange Juice
Float ½oz. Galliano on top

Greyhound
1oz. Vodka
Grapefruit Juice

Salty Dog
Greyhound with a salted rim

Cape Cod/Cape Codder
1oz. Vodka
Cranberry Juice
Lime wedge

Madras
1oz. Vodka

Orange Juice
Cranberry Juice

Seabreeze
1oz. Vodka
Grapefruit Juice
Cranberry Juice

Baybreeze
1oz. Vodka
Pineapple Juice
Cranberry Juice

Malibu Baybreeze
Malibu Rum instead of Vodka

Sex On The Beach
¾oz. Vodka
¾oz. Peach Schnapps
Orange Juice
Cranberry Juice

Woo-Woo/Silk Panties
¾oz. Vodka
¾oz. Peach Schnapps
Cranberry Juice

Fuzzy Navel
1oz. Peach Schnapps
Orange Juice


Hairy Navel
Add Vodka

Bocci Ball
1oz. Amaretto
Orange Juice
Splash of Club Soda

Melon Ball
¾oz. Vodka
¾oz. Melon Liqueur (Midori)
Orange Juice

Watermelon
¾oz. Vodka
¾oz. Melon Liqueur
Pineapple Juice
Shake
Splash of Grenadine or Cranberry Juice on top

Kool Aid
½oz. Melon Liqueur
½oz. Amaretto
½oz. Vodka
Cranberry Juice

Alabama Slammer
½oz. Amaretto

½oz. Sloe Gin
½oz. Southern Comfort
Orange Juice

Red Death/Red Devil (it's an Alabama Slammer & Kamikaze)
½oz. Amaretto
½oz. Sloe Gin
½oz. Southern Comfort
½oz. Vodka
½oz. Triple Sec
½oz. Lime Juice
Orange Juice
Garnish with orange & cherry

Red Death Variation =Add float of Sambuca
Black Death = Add a float of Black Sambuca
Crypt = Add a float of 151 Rum


Hurricane
½oz. Creme de Almond
½oz. Southern Comfort
½oz. 151 Rum
Pineapple Juice
Float of Apricot Brandy

Blue Whale
1oz. Vodka
½oz. Blue Curacao
Pineapple Juice

Blue Hawaiian
1oz. Rum
½oz. Blue Curacao
Pineapple Juice

Tequila Sunrise
1oz. Tequila
Orange Juice
Top with Grenadine (don't shake!)

Tequila Sunset
Put Grenadine in first (don't shake)

Rum Runner
½oz. Light Rum
½oz. Dark Rum (Meyer's)
½oz. Grenadine
½oz. Blackberry Brandy
½oz. Creme de Banana
Splash of Orange Juice
Sour Mix
Pineapple Juice
Shake
Top with 151 Rum (if available)

Jolly Rancher
¾oz. Apple Schnapps
¾oz. Peach Schnapps
Cranberry Juice

Bloody Mary*
1oz. Vodka
Tomato Juice or Bloody Mary Mix
Splash of Worcestershire Sauce
Splash of Tabasco Sauce
Salt & Pepper
Celery Salt (optional but nice)
Horseradish (optional)
Lemon Slice
Celery Stalk garnish
*Ask the customer how they like it.

Virgin Mary
No Liquor
Same as above







































































HIGHBALLS & MIXED DRINKS




Approximately 50% of all drink orders will come from this category.

One liquor or two liquor drinks should normally be served in a highball glass.

Three or more liquors should be served in a Collins, pint or other tall glass.

"Soda" refers to club soda or seltzer.

"Double" refers to double the alcohol. Charge for two shots.

"Tall" refers to extra mixer in a taller glass. There is no extra liquor so only charged as regular drink price.




Basic Preparation

In an appropriate glass filled with ice, add liquor and mixer. Shake. Add garnish if needed or requested. All tonics get a lime garnish. Add sip stick or straw. (All drinks get a sip stick except drinks served up).




Vodka & Tonic, Gin & Tonic, Scotch & Soda, Scotch & Water, etc.

1oz. Liquor

Fill with mixer

Garnish all tonics with lime (unless requested otherwise)




Highball

1oz. Whiskey

Gingerale




Presbyterian/Press

1oz. Whiskey

Gingerale

Club Soda




7 & 7

1oz. Seagram's 7 Whiskey

7-Up




Rum & Coke

1oz. Rum

Coke




Cuba Libre = Rum & Coke with Lime garnish










Screwdriver

1oz. Vodka

Orange Juice




Sloe Screw

1oz. Sloe Gin

(Vodka optional)

Orange




Sloe Comfortable Screwdriver

1oz. Sloe Gin

1oz. Southern Comfort

Orange Juice




Up Against The Wall

Float ½oz. Galliano on top




Mexican Style

Add ½oz. Tequila




With A Bang!

Float 151 (proof) Rum on top




Harvey Wallbanger

1oz. Vodka

Orange Juice

Float ½oz. Galliano on top




Greyhound

1oz. Vodka

Grapefruit Juice




Salty Dog

Greyhound with a salted rim




Cape Cod/Cape Codder

1oz. Vodka

Cranberry Juice

Lime wedge










Madras

1oz. Vodka

Orange Juice

Cranberry Juice




Seabreeze

1oz. Vodka

Grapefruit Juice

Cranberry Juice




Baybreeze

1oz. Vodka

Pineapple Juice

Cranberry Juice




Malibu Baybreeze

Malibu Rum instead of Vodka




Sex On The Beach

¾oz. Vodka

¾oz. Peach Schnapps

Orange Juice

Cranberry Juice




Woo-Woo/Silk Panties

¾oz. Vodka

¾oz. Peach Schnapps

Cranberry Juice




Fuzzy Navel

1oz. Peach Schnapps

Orange Juice




Hairy Navel

Add Vodka




Bocci Ball

1oz. Amaretto

Orange Juice

Splash of Club Soda







Melon Ball

¾oz. Vodka

¾oz. Melon Liqueur (Midori)

Orange Juice




Watermelon

¾oz. Vodka

¾oz. Melon Liqueur

Pineapple Juice

Shake

Splash of Grenadine or Cranberry Juice on top




Kool Aid

½oz. Melon Liqueur

½oz. Amaretto

½oz. Vodka

Cranberry Juice




Alabama Slammer

½oz. Amaretto

½oz. Sloe Gin

½oz. Southern Comfort

Orange Juice




Red Death/Red Devil (it's an Alabama Slammer & Kamikaze)

½oz. Amaretto

½oz. Sloe Gin

½oz. Southern Comfort

½oz. Vodka

½oz. Triple Sec

½oz. Lime Juice

Orange Juice

Garnish with orange & cherry




Red Death Variation =Add float of Sambuca

Black Death = Add a float of Black Sambuca

Crypt = Add a float of 151 Rum
















Hurricane

½oz. Creme de Almond

½oz. Southern Comfort

½oz. 151 Rum

Pineapple Juice

Float of Apricot Brandy




Blue Whale

1oz. Vodka

½oz. Blue Curacao

Pineapple Juice




Blue Hawaiian

1oz. Rum

½oz. Blue Curacao

Pineapple Juice




Tequila Sunrise

1oz. Tequila

Orange Juice

Top with Grenadine (don't shake!)




Tequila Sunset

Put Grenadine in first (don't shake)




Rum Runner

½oz. Light Rum

½oz. Dark Rum (Meyer's)

½oz. Grenadine

½oz. Blackberry Brandy

½oz. Creme de Banana

Splash of Orange Juice

Sour Mix

Pineapple Juice

Shake

Top with 151 Rum (if available)




Jolly Rancher

¾oz. Apple Schnapps

¾oz. Peach Schnapps

Cranberry Juice




Bloody Mary*

1oz. Vodka

Tomato Juice or Bloody Mary Mix

Splash of Worcestershire Sauce

Splash of Tabasco Sauce

Salt & Pepper

Celery Salt (optional but nice)

Horseradish (optional)

Lemon Slice

Celery Stalk garnish

*Ask the customer how they like it.




Virgin Mary

No Liquor

Same as above













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