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Classic cocktails

20 classic cocktails every hotel bar should know

History, ingredients, method and hotel bartender notes, in 5 languages

Contains alcoholOld Fashioned
Old FashionedOld Fashioned, the original whiskey cocktail traced to the 1806 definition of the word. IB
Contains alcoholNegroni
NegroniNegroni, the Florentine classic of 1919. IBA spec 30/30/30, stirring technique, hotel bar
Contains alcoholManhattan
ManhattanManhattan, the New York whiskey classic of the 1880s. IBA spec 50/20 with aromatic bitters
Contains alcoholDry Martini
Dry MartiniDry Martini, the king of stirred cocktails. IBA spec 60 ml gin to 10 ml dry vermouth, free
Contains alcoholWhiskey Sour
Whiskey SourWhiskey Sour, the American sour first printed in 1862. IBA spec 45/25/20, egg white and dr
Contains alcoholMargarita
MargaritaMargarita, the tequila, orange liqueur and lime sour. IBA spec 50/20/15, half salt rim, ha
Contains alcoholDaiquiri
DaiquiriDaiquiri, the Cuban classic from Santiago de Cuba, about 1898. IBA spec 60/20 plus 2 bar s
Contains alcoholMojito
MojitoMojito, the Havana highball of white rum, lime, mint, sugar and soda. IBA spec 45/20 with
Contains alcoholEspresso Martini
Espresso MartiniEspresso Martini, Dick Bradsell's London creation of 1983. IBA spec 50/30/10 plus a fresh
Contains alcoholCosmopolitan
CosmopolitanCosmopolitan, the pink vodka sour of 1980s America. IBA spec 40/15/15/30, hard shake and d
Contains alcoholAperol Spritz
Aperol SpritzAperol Spritz, the Veneto aperitivo the IBA lists as Spritz. IBA spec 90 ml prosecco, 60 m
Contains alcoholMoscow Mule
Moscow MuleMoscow Mule, the 1941 Hollywood vodka buck that made vodka fashionable in America. IBA spe
Contains alcoholGin & Tonic
Gin & TonicGin & Tonic, the highball that began as malaria medicine in British India and became S
Contains alcoholTom Collins
Tom CollinsTom Collins, the long gin sour of London and New York. IBA spec 45/30/15 topped with 60 ml
Contains alcoholPiña Colada
Piña ColadaPiña Colada, the national drink of Puerto Rico. IBA spec 50 ml white rum, 30 ml cream of c
Contains alcoholMai Tai
Mai TaiMai Tai, the emblem of tiki, created by Trader Vic in Oakland in 1944. IBA spec with two a
Alcohol freeVirgin Mojito
Virgin MojitoVirgin Mojito, the alcohol free take on Cuba's mint and lime highball. Hotel bar spec with
Alcohol freeVirgin Colada
Virgin ColadaVirgin Colada, the Piña Colada without rum. Hotel bar spec with pineapple juice, cream of
Alcohol freeShirley Temple
Shirley TempleShirley Temple, the Hollywood mocktail of the 1930s. House grenadine from pomegranate, gin
Alcohol freeVirgin Mary
Virgin MaryVirgin Mary, the alcohol free Bloody Mary and the classic hotel brunch drink. Seasoned tom

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