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Drinks to Know…By: Taylor Stremme

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Top 10 cocktails in the US

Ranking Drink

1 Bloody Mary

2 Screwdriver

3 Cuba Libre

4 Martini

5 Margarita

6 Daiquiri

7 Tequila Sunrise

8 Cosmopolitan

9 Pina Colada

10 Mojito

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Overview of drinks you’ll need to know

Long Island Ice Tea

White Russian Margarita

Bloody Mary Lemon Drop Tequila Sunrise

How to pour the perfect Guinness

4Long Island Ice Tea

• Glass: Collins glass• ½ oz. triple sec• ½ oz. light rum• ½ oz. gin• ½ oz. vodka• ½ oz. tequila• 1 oz. sour mix• Pour into glass with ice• Stir well or shake• Top off with cola• Garnish with lemon wedge

5White Russian

• Glass: Old fashioned

• 1.5 oz. Vodka• ¾ oz. Kahlua

coffee liqueur• ¾ cream• Pour over ice • Stir well

6Margarita

• 1.5 oz. tequila • ½ oz. triple sec• 1 oz. fresh lime juice• Pour into cocktail shaker

with ice• Shake well• Salt the rim (if requested by

customer) of chilled margarita glass

• Pour with ice into glass• Garnish with the lime wedge

7Bloody Mary

• Build in a highball glass with ice

• 3 oz. tomato juice• 1.5 oz. fresh lemon juice• 1 dash of Worcestershire

sauce• Celery salt• Ground pepper• Raw horseradish (use

discretion on amount depending on what customer is asking for)

• Mix by rolling• Garnish with celery stalk,

lemon and lime wedge

8Lemon Drop

• 1.5 oz. Vodka• ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice• 1 tsp. sugar syrup• Pour all ingredients into

cocktail shaker with ice• Shake well• Strain into cold cocktail

glass• Garnish with lemon

twist

9Tequila Sunrise

• Glass: Highball with ice• 4 oz. Orange juice• 2 oz. tequila• Pour into glass over ice• Stir• Pour ½ oz. Grenadine

around inside of glass slowly

• Garnish with orange and lime wedge

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How to pour the perfect Guinness

• http://www.guinness.com/en-us/thebeer-draught.html#

11References

• http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/most-popular/top-10-most-sold-cocktail-drinks-around-the-world/

• http://cocktails.about.com/od/outonthetown/ss/bartend_memory_2.htm