Here’s a list of drinks (and their ingredients) which will insure that you never
look dumb in front of a bartender again! Memorize at least three!
Kamikaze: Muddled limes, vodka, triple sec (Cointreau’s way better!),
served straight up.
Cosmopolitan: A Kamikaze with a splash of cran.
Lemon Drop: Vodka, muddled lemons with a dash of sugar, served straight
up with a sugared rim. (Can also be served as a shot served with lemon.)
Amaretto Lemonade: Same as a Lemon Drop, but with a little more sugar
and a dash of amaretto (Hey, barkeep! Light on the amaretto!), rocks.
Madras: Vodka, o.j., cran.
Seabreeze: Vodka, grapefruit, cran.
Frantini: Vodka martini with a whisper of Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur),
twist/cherry garnish.
Mudslide: Equal parts vodka, Kahlúa, Baileys. Order it layered,
shaken/ straight or rocks.
Collins: Any booze with sour and soda. Tom = gin. Otherwise, specify
your liquor.
Daiquiri: Order blended and flavored to insure your bartender’s disapproval.
Order a simple lime daiquiri on the rocks with sugar on the rim, and she’ll
only raise a curious brow.
Planter’s Punch: Light rum, o.j., sour, float dark rum and grenadine,
rocks, lemon/cherry garnish.
Perfect Manhattan: Specify your whiskey or you’ll get the cheeep stuff.
Try Maker’s or VO, 1/2 sweet and 1/2 dry vermouth. Make it extra cold with a
twist, straight up.
Old-Fashioned: A bitters-soaked sugar cube muddled with an orange and
a cherry, whiskey, and soda on the rocks.
Tequila Sunrise: Grenadine, tequila, & o.j., in that order. Rocks.