The 100 famous cocktails to

know

Here is the list of the 100 most famous worldwide cocktails.

These are the recipes that inspired us so much for our first creations.
As i found this list in a french book, the measures are also... in french
(l = litre, cl = centilitre).
In order to "lighten" this page, the Garnishing is left to your own care
in most cases, except when it is essential for the beverage's taste.
Acapulco Gibson Paradise
Alabama slammer Gimlet Perroquet
Alexander Gin fizz Pimms n1 Cup
Americano Gin sling Pia colada
Angel's tit Golden cadillac Pink gin
Artillery punch Grasshopper Pink panther
Aztec punch Grog Planter's punch
B-52 Harvey wallbanger Porto flip
B&B Honeymoon Red lion
Bacardi Hot pants Rhum Collins
Between the sheets Hurricane Rob Roy
Bishop Irish coffee Rose
Black Jack Jack Rose Rusty nail
Black Russian John Collins Sangria
Black velvet Kamikaze Scarlett O'Hara
Bloody Mary Kir (normal et royal) Scorpion
Blue lagoon Kiss me quick Screwdriver
Bosom caresser Long Island iced tea Sex on the beach
Bronx Los Angeles Shark's tooth
Buck's fizz Mai Tai Side car
Capirinha Manhattan Silver fizz
Chamborlada Margarita Singapore fling
Champagne cocktail Mauresque Sloe comfortable screw
Charmer Metropolitan Snowball
Chatham Millionaire Sours
Clover club Mint julep Stinger
Corpse reviver Morning glory (Fizz) Suffering bastard
Cosmopolitan Moscow mule Suissesse
Cuba libre Negroni Tequila sunrise
Daquiri Nirvana Ti' punch
Dry Martini Old fashioned Tom and Jerry
Dubonnet cocktail Tomate
Duke White lady
Egg nog Zombie
 Fuzzy navel

Acapulco
6 cl rum

1,5 cl Cointreau

1,5 cl lime juice

1 tea spoon powdered sugar

1 egg's white

Alabama Slammer
3 cl Amaretto

3 cl Southern Comfort

1,5 cl sloe gin

1 dash lemon juice

Alexander
4 cl cognac

4 cl crme de cacao (brown)

4 cl cream

Garnishing : Sprinkle with nutmeg or chocolate powder.

Americano
4 cl Campari
 4 cl sweet vermouth

Finish with soda water

Anecdote : Serve with a blending stick.

Angel's tit
7,5 cl crme de cacao (white)

7,5 cl cherry

3,75 cl cream

3,75 cl milk

Preparation : Pour softly in a liqueur glass the ingredients in

the order above, in order to make each "float" above the
previous.

Artillery punch
1 l bourbon

1 l red wine

1/2 l dark rum

1/4 l apricot brandy

1/4 l gin

1 l black tea, strong

1/2 l orange juice

12,5 cl lemon juice

12,5 cl lime juice

1/4 cup powdered sugar

Preparation : Have it macerate in the cold a few hours. Add

ice and lemon and lime slices before serving.
Aztec punch
2 l tequila

2 l grapefruit juice

12,5 cl triple sec

1 l black tea, strong

12,5 cl lemon juice

18 cl almond syrup

1,5 cl orange bitter

cinnamon

Anecdote : For 40 persons.

B-52
2 cl Kahlua

2 cl Baileys

2 cl Grand Marnier

Preparation : Pour softly in a liqueur glass the ingredients in

the order above, in order to make each "float" above
the previous.

B and B
4 cl cognac

4 cl Bndictine

Garnishing : One pinch cinnamon.

Bacardi
6 cl white rum "Bacardi"

2 cl lemon juice

1 dash grenadine

Between the sheets

6 cl cognac

4,5 cl white rum

1,5 cl triple sec

1,5 cl lemon juice

Bishop
8 cl orange juice

6 cl lemon juice

1 tea spoon powdered sugar

Finish with red Burgundy wine

Preparation : Add 1 tea spoon rum before serving.

Black Jack
6 cl cognac

1,5 cl Kirsch
 4,5 cl black coffee, cold

Black Russian
4 cl russian vodka

4 cl Kahlua

Anecdote : For a Black Cloud, substitute Kahlua with Tia

Maria.

Black Velvet
Pour into a Pilsener glass (33 cl) :

15 cl brown ale, cold

15 cl extra-dry Champagne, cold

Bloody Mary
4 cl vodka

16 cl tomato juice

du celery salt

1 or 2 drop(s) Tabasco

2 or 3 drops Worcestershire sauce

Anecdote : You may add 2 or 3 dashes lemon juice.

Blue lagoon
6 cl vodka
 3 cl blue curaao

6 cl pineapple juice

3-5 dashes triple sec

Bosom caresser
6 cl cognac

3 cl Madre

3 cl triple sec

1 dash grenadine

1 egg's yolk

Bronx
4 cl gin

2 cl orange juice

1 dash dry vermouth

1 dash sweet vermouth

Buck's Fizz
the juice of 1 squeezed orange

Finish with cold Champagne

Capirinha
 6 cl cachaa

1,5 cl lime juice

1 soup spoon powdered sugar

Chamborlada
6 cl white rum

3 cl dark rum

9 cl pineapple juice

6 cl coconut cream

6 cl Loire wine

Champagne cocktail
A few dashes Angostura on a sugar chunk

2 cl cognac

Finish with cold Champagne

Charmer
4,5 cl Scotch whisky

1,5 cl blue curaao

1 dash dry vermouth

1 dash orange bitter

Chatham
6 cl gin

1,5 cl ginger eau-de-vie

1,5 cl lemon juice

1/2 tea spoon powdered sugar

Garnishing : One ginger chunk.

Clover club
6 cl gin

2 tea spoon grenadine

3 cl lemon juice

1 egg's white

Corpse reviver
6 cl calvados

3 cl cognac

1,5 cl vermouth (sweet or dry)

Cosmopolitan
6 cl vodka

3 cl triple sec

3 cl blueberry juice
 1,5 cl lemon juice

Cuba libre
6 cl white rum

Finish with cola

Garnishing : One lime slice.

Daquiri
4 cl white rum

le jus d'1/2 citron

1 tea spoon sugar syrup

Dry Martini
6 cl gin

2 cl dry vermouth (or less, the less vermouth, tre drier the
cocktail)

Garnishing : One olive at the bottom of the glass.

Dubonnet cocktail
6 cl gin

4,5 cl red Dubonnet

1 dash Angostura
Duke
4 cl Drambuie

2 cl orange juice

2 cl lemon juice

1 egg

Egg nog
24 cl milk

1 egg

1 soup spoon sugar

1 tea spoon almond extract

1 tea spoon vanilla extract

Preparation : Shake then strain into a big coffee cup. Add

cream and sprinkle with nutmeg.

Fuzzy navel
6 cl vodka

3 cl Peach schnapps

24 cl orange juice

Gibson
6 cl gin

1 dash dry vermouth

Garnishing : One vinegar onion.

Gimlet
6 cl gin

2 cl lime juice

1 tea spoon sugar syrup

Garnishing : One lime slice.

Anecdote : You may finish with soda water.

Gin Fizz
4 cl gin

2 cl lemon juice

2 cl sugar syrup

Preparation : Shake, strain, finish with soda water.

Gin Sling
6 cl gin

1 tea spoon powdered sugar

6 cl lemon juice

1 tea spoon orange juice

Preparation : Shake, strain, finish with soda water and add 1

cl cherry brandy. Serve with straws.
Golden cadillac
4 cl Galliano

4 cl crme de cacao (white)

4 cl cream

Grasshopper
4 cl crme de cacao (white)

4 cl crme de menthe (green)

4 cl cream

Grog
Pour into a coffee cup :

4 cl dark rum

1 sugar chunk

2 cloves

2 cl lemon juice

1 cinnamon stick

Finish with boiling water

Harvey wallbanger
6 cl vodka

10 cl orange juice

2 tea spoons Galliano

Anecdote : Serve with a straw and a blending stick.

Honeymoon
3 or 6 cl calvados

3 cl Bndictine

3 cl lemon juice

2 or 3 dashes Cointreau

Hot pants
6 cl tequila silver

1,5 cl Pippermint

1,5 cl grapefruit juice

1/2 tea spoon powdered sugar

Preparation : Frost the glass' edges with salt.

Hurricane
4,5 cl white rum

4,5 cl dark rum

1 soup spoon lime juice

3 cl passion fruit syrup

Irish Coffee
Heat a glass, then pour into black hot coffee to the 3/4th. Add
:

1 tea spoon powdered sugar

4 cl Irish Whiskey

Preparation : Coat with cream and serve hot.

Jack Rose
4 cl calvados

1 tea spoon powdered sugar

the juice of 1/2 lemon

3 dashes grenadine

John Collins
4 cl genever

2 cl lemon juice

2 cl sugar syrup

Finish with soda water

Anecdote : Serve with a blending stick and 2 straws.

Kamikaze
4 cl vodka

2 or 4 cl triple sec

2 or 4 cl lime juice
Kir
1 or 2 dash(es) crme de cassis

Finish with white wine

Anecdote : For a Kir royal, substitute the wine with

champagne and the glass with a champagne cup.

Kiss me quick
6 cl Pernod

1 tea spoon triple sec

3-5 dashes Angostura

Preparation : Shake, strain and finish with soda water.

Long Island iced tea

6 cl vodka

3 cl gin

3 cl tequila

3 cl white rum

1,5 cl crme de menthe (white)

6 cl lemon juice

1 tea spoon powdered sugar

Preparation : Shake, strain and finish with coca cola. Garnish

with one lime chunk.
Los Angeles
6 cl Scotch whisky

1 dash sweet vermouth

3 cl lemon juice

1 tea spoon powdered sugar

1 egg

Mai Tai
6 cl white rum

6 cl dark rum

3 cl blue curaao

3 cl lime juice

1 soup spoon grenadine or sugar syrup

1 soup spoon almond syrup

1 egg

Manhattan
4 cl bourbon (or rye whisky)

2 cl sweet vermouth

1 dash Angostura

Margarita
 4 cl tequila

4 cl lemon or lime juice

2 cl Cointreau

Preparation : Frost the glass with lemon juice and salt.

Mauresque
4 cl pastis

1 cl almond syrup

Finish with chilled water

Metropolitan
6 cl cognac

3 cl sweet vermouth

1/2 tea spoon powdered sugar

1 dash Angostura

Millionaire
6 cl bourbon

3 cl Pernod

1/2 tea spoon triple sec

1/2 tea spoon grenadine

1 egg's white
Mint Julep
Squeeze with the back of a spoon 10-15 mint leaves and 1 tea
spoon powdered sugar into an Old-fashioned. Add
crushed ice and 9 cl bourbon.

Morning glory (Fizz)

4 cl cognac

2 cl curaao

2 dashes pastis

2 cl lemon juice

1 tea spoon powdered sugar

2 dashes Angostura

Preparation : Shake, strain and finish with soda water.

Moscow mule
9 cl vodka

1 soup spoon lime juice

Finish with ginger beer

Negroni
4 cl gin

4 cl Campari

4 cl sweet vermouth
Nirvana
6 cl dark rum

1,5 cl grenadine

1,5 cl tamarin syrup

1 tea spoon sugar syrup

Finish with grapefruit juice

Old Fashioned
Put into an Old-fashioned one sugar and 2 or 3 dashes
Angostura on it. Add a little water to melt the sugar.
Mix with a spoon. Add a few ice cubes, then 1 measure
Bourbon. Serve with a blending stick.

Paradise
4 cl gin

2 cl apricot brandy

1 tea spoon orange juice

Perroquet
4 cl pastis

1 cl mint syrup

Finish with chilled water

Pimms n1 Cup
8 cl Pimms n1

Finish with soda water

Pia Colada
4 cl white rum

8 cl pineapple juice

2 cl coconut cream

1 cl cream

Anecdote : Servir avec une paille.

Pink gin
6 cl gin

1 or 2 dash(es) Angostura

Pink panther
6 cl vodka

3 cl dry vermouth

1,5 cl crme de cassis

3 cl orange juice

1/2 egg's white

Planter's punch
6 cl white rum

6 cl dark rum

1/2 tea spoon triple sec

3 cl lemon juice

3 cl lime juice

1 dash grenadine

1 tea spoon powdered sugar

Preparation : Shake, strain and finish with soda water.

Porto Flip
6 cl red Port

2 cl cognac

1 tea spoon sugar

1 egg's yolk

Garnishing : Sprinkle with nutmeg.

Red lion
2 cl gin

2 cl Grand Marnier

1 cl orange juice

1 cl lemon juice
Rhum Collins
4 cl white rum

1 tea spoon sugar syrup

1/2 lime juice squeezed and then dropped into the glass

Finish with soda water

Rob Roy
4 cl Scotch whisky

2 cl sweet vermouth

1 dash Angostura

Rose
4 cl gin

2 cl dry vermouth

2 cl cherry brandy

Rusty nail
4 cl Scotch whisky

4 cl Drambuie

Sangria
 1 bottle red wine

4 tea spoons sugar

8 cl cognac

8 cl Cointreau

the juice of 1 orange

the juice of 1/2 lemon

Preparation : Add oranges and lemons slices, peaches and

apricots chunks. Put in the cold a few hours and finish with
soda water before serving.
For 4-6 persons.

Scarlett O'Hara
6 cl Southern Comfort

6 cl blueberry juice

3 cl lime juice

Scorpion
5 cl white rum

1 cl cognac

4 cl orange juice

4 cl lemon juice

1 dash almond syrup

Screwdriver
 6 cl vodka

10 cl orange juice

Anecdote : Serve with a blending stick.

Sex on the beach

6 cl vodka

4,5 cl Peach schnapps

9 cl blueberry juice

9 cl pineapple juice

Shark's tooth
6 cl rum, strong

3 cl lemon juice

3 cl lime juice

1 dash grenadine

1/2 tea spoon sugar syrup

Preparation : Shake, strain and finish with soda water.

Side car
5 cl cognac

2 cl Cointreau

2 cl lemon juice
Silver Fizz
4 cl gin

2 cl lemon juice

2 cl sugar syrup

1 egg's white

Preparation : Shake, strain and finish with soda water.

Singapore Sling
Squeeze 1/2 lime above the glass add drop it. Add :

4 cl gin

2 cl cherry brandy

1 tea spoon grenadine

Finish with soda water

Anecdote : Serve with straws.

Sloe comfortable screw

6 cl vodka

3 cl Southern Comfort

1,5 cl sloe gin

Finish with orange juice

Snowball
 4 cl Advokaat

1 dash lime juice

1 dash sugar syrup

Finish with lemonade

Sours
4 cl bourbon, Scotch or rye whisky

2 cl lemon juice

1 tea spoon powdered sugar

Stinger
6 cl cognac

2 cl crme de menthe (white)

Suffering bastard
Pour 1 soup spoon Angostura into the glass, turn it while
inclining it in order to coat all the inside with the
angostura, and drop the excess. Fill the glass with ice
and add 6 cl gin, 4,5 cl cognac, 1,5 cl lime juice and 1
tea spoon sugar syrup. Stir well and finish with ginger
beer.

Suissesse
4 cl Pernod

1 dash Anisette
 1 dash crme de menthe (white)

1 egg's white

A few drops orange-flower water

Tequila sunrise
4 cl tequila

Finish with orange juice

2 cl grenadine

Preparation : Do not mix. Serve with 2 straws and a blending

stick.

Ti' Punch
4 cl white rum

1 or 2 cl lime juice

1 or 2 cl sugar syrup

Tom and Jerry

Mix 1 egg's white and 1 egg's yolk into a big cup. Add
powdered sugar and 6 cl white rum, 3 cl cognac and 18
cl hot milk. Stir and sprinkle with nutmeg.

Tomate
4 cl pastis

1 cl grenadine
 Finish with chilled water

White Lady
6 cl gin

2 cl Cointreau

2 cl lime juice

Zombie
1,5 cl white rum

2 cl dark rum

2 cl lemon juice

3 cl orange juice

1 dash lime juice

0,5 cl crme de noyau

0,5 cl Grand Marnier

1 dash grenadine

Anecdote : Servir avec deux pailles.

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