THE 101 MOST POPULAR COCKTAILS
MADE IN BARS TODAY
BY THEREALBARMAN
VODKA-BASED COCKTAILS
1. SCREWDRIVER
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Orange
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Vodka, OJ
2. CAPE COD
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Lime
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Vodka, cranberry
3. SEA BREEZE
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Lime (or grapefruit)
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Vodka, grapefruit,
cranberry
4. BAY BREEZE
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Lime
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Vodka, pineapple,
cranberry
5. MADRAS
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Orange
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Vodka, OJ, cranberry
6. GREYHOUND
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Lime (or grapefruit)
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Vodka, grapefruit
Variation: Salty Dog is a Greyhound
with a salted rim on the glass
7. BLACK RUSSIAN
Glass: Rocks
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1 oz. Vodka, 1 oz. Kahlua
8. WHITE RUSSIAN
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1 oz. Vodka, 1 oz. Kahlua,
cream
9. VODKA GIMLET
Glass: Rocks or Martini
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Lime
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Vodka, Rose’s Lime
Juice
Note: Served on the rocks or in a
martini glass. Can also be served w/
fresh lime juice
10. MOSCOW MULE
Glass: Copper Mug
Mixing Method: Roll
Garnish: Lime
Ingredients: 2 oz. Vodka, lime juice,
ginger beer
11. BLOODY MARY
Glass: Pint or Hurricane
Mixing Method: Roll
Garnish: Celery, green bean, lime, olive
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Vodka, Bloody Mary
mix, celery salt, Worcestershire sauce
Note: Bloody Mary mixes and additives
will vary from bar to bar
12. COSMOPOLITAN (COSMO)
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake and strain
Garnish: Lime
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Citron vodka, ¾ oz.
triple sec, cranberry, lime juice
13. LEMON DROP
Glass: Martini or shot
Mixing Method: Shake and strain
Garnish: Lemon wedge on a sugar rim
Ingredients: 1½ oz. citron Vodka, ¾ oz.
triple sec, lemon juice, simple syrup
14. APPLETINI
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake and strain
Garnish: Cherry or apple slice
Ingredients 1½ oz. Vodka, ¾ oz. apple
pucker, splash of sweet/sour
15. CHOCOLATE MARTINI
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake and strain
Garnish: Chocolate syrup swirled in glass
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Vanilla vodka, ¾ oz.
Godiva liqueur, ½ oz., ½ oz. Baileys,
cream
Note: Recipe varies
16. KAMIKAZE
Glass: Shot or cocktail
Mixing Method: Shake and strain
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1 oz. Vodka, ½ oz. triple sec,
Rose’s Lime Juice
17. CHI-CHI (VODKA PINA COLADA)
Glass: Hurricane
Mixing Method: Blend
Garnish: Pineapple cherry flag
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Vodka, pineapple, coco
Lopez or coconut flavoring, cream
18. SEX ON THE BEACH
Glass: Collins
Mixing Method: Roll
Garnish: Flag
Ingredients: ¾ oz. Vodka, ¾ oz. peach
schnapps, cranberry, OJ
19. WOO WOO
Glass: Collins
Mixing Method: Roll
Garnish: Lemon twist
Ingredients: 1 oz. Vodka, 1 oz. peach
schnapps, cranberry
20. GODMOTHER
Glass: Rocks
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1 oz. Vodka, 1 oz. amaretto
GIN-BASED COCKTAILS
21. GIBSON (MARTINI WITH ONION)
Glass: Martini or Rocks
Mixing Method: Stir and strain
Garnish: Onion
Ingredients: 2.5 oz. Gin, dash of dry
vermouth
22. RAMOS GIN FIZZ
Glass: Collins
Mixing Method: Shake and strain
Garnish: Lemon
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz. Gin, heavy cream,
egg white, lemon & lime juice, sugar,
flower water
23. SINGAPORE SLING
Glass: Hurricane or Collins
Mixing Method: Shake & strain over ice
Garnish: Pineapple cherry flag
Ingredients: 1 oz. Gin, ¾ oz. sloe gin, ¾
oz. Herring Cherry Liqueur, ½ oz.
Benedictine, grenadine, pineapple, lemon
juice, Angostura bitters
24. NEGRONI
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Stir & strain over ice
Garnish: Lemon twist
Ingredients: ½ oz. Gin, ¾ oz. sweet
vermouth, ¾ oz. Campari
25. CORPSE RIVER #2
Glass: Martini or Coupe
Mixing Method: Stir & strain
Garnish: Lemon twist
Ingredients: 1 oz. Gin, ¾ oz. Cointreau,
½ oz. Lillet Blanc, lemon juice, dash of
absinthe
26. FRENCH 75
Glass: Champagne flute
Mixing Method: Shake and strain
Garnish: Lemon twist
Ingredients: 1 oz. Gin, lemon juice, ½ oz.
Cointreau, champagne
Note: Shake and strain gin, lemon juice
and Cointreau, then fill with champagne
27. TOM COLLINS
Glass: Collins
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Lime or lemon twist
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz. Gin, soda,
sweet/sour
28. AVIATION
Glass: Martini or Coupe
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Lemon twist or cherry
Ingredients: 1 oz. Gin, ½ oz. maraschino
liqueur, lemon juice, ½ oz. crème de
violette
29. BRONX COCKTAIL
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Orange twist
Ingredients: 1 oz. Gin, ¾ oz. sweet
vermouth, ¾ oz. dry vermouth, OJ
30. PERFECT MARTINI
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Stir & strain
Garnish: Olives or lemon twist
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz. Gin, ¾ oz. sweet
vermouth, ¾ oz. dry vermouth
31. LAST WORD
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1 oz. Gin, ¾ oz. Green
Chartreuse, ¾ oz. maraschino liqueur,
lime juice
32. WHITE LADY
Glass: Martini or Coupe
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Lemon Twist
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz. Gin, ½ oz.
Cointreau, egg white, lemon juice
33. BEES KNEES
Glass: Martini or Coupe
Mixing Method: Shake & strain over ice
Garnish: Lemon twist
Ingredients: 2 oz. gin, honey water,
lemon juice
34. VESPER
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Stir & strain
Garnish: Lemon Twist
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz. Gin, ¾ oz. ½ oz.
Lillet Blanc
RUM-BASED COCKTAILS
35. MOJITO
Glass: Pint or Collins
Mixing Method: Muddle, Shake and Roll
Garnish: Mint and Limes (in drink)
Ingredients: 2 oz. Light rum, simple
syrup, limes, mint, soda water
36. BLUE HAWAIIAN
Glass: Hurricane
Mixing Method: Shake & strain over ice
Garnish: Pineapple flag
Ingredients: 1 oz. Rum, 1 oz. vodka, ½ oz.
blue curacao, pineapple, sweet & sour mix
37. DARK & STORMY
Glass: Pint or collins
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Lime
Ingredients: 2 oz. Goslings dark rum,
ginger beer
38. DAIQUIRI
Glass: Multiple options
Mixing Method: Blend or shake & strain
Garnish: Lime
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz. Rum, lime juice,
simple syrup
39. PINA COLADA
Glass: Hurricane
Mixing Method: Blend
Garnish: Pineapple cherry flag
Ingredients: 2 oz. Rum, pineapple, coco
Lopez, cream
40. HURRICANE
Glass: Hurricane
Mixing Method: Shake & strain over ice
Garnish: Pineapple cherry flag
Ingredients: ¾ oz. Dark rum, 1 oz. light
rum, passion fruit syrup, lime juice
Note: Float dark rum on top
41. MAI TAI
Glass: Hurricane or collins
Mixing Method: Shake & strain over ice
Garnish: Pineapple flag
Ingredients: 1 oz. Light rum, ½ oz.
orange curacao, ½ oz. orgeat syrup,
pineapple, OJ, lime juice, ¾ oz. dark rum
Note: Float dark rum on top
42. ZOMBIE
Glass: Hurricane
Mixing Method: Shake & strain over ice
Garnish: Pineapple flag
Ingredients: 1 oz. Light rum, ¾ oz. dark
rum, ¾ oz. apricot brandy, pineapple, OJ,
simple syrup, lime juice, ½ oz. Bacardi 151
Note: Float dark rum and 151 on top
43. RUM RUNNER
Glass: Hurricane
Mixing Method: Shake & strain or blend
Garnish: Pineapple flag
Ingredients: 1 oz. Light rum, ¾ oz. dark
rum, ½ oz. crème de banana, ½ oz.
blackberry brandy, grenadine, Rose’s
Lime Juice
44. BAHAMA MAMA
Glass: Hurricane
Mixing Method: Shake & strain or blend
Garnish: Pineapple flag
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz. Malibu rum, ¾ oz.
dark rum, coco Lopez, red punch
45. CAIPIRINHA
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Muddle, shake & roll
Garnish: Limes (already in drink)
Ingredients: 2 oz. cachaça, limes, 1 oz.
simple syrup
46. EL PRESIDENTE
Glass: Martini or Coupe
Mixing Method: Stir & strain
Garnish: Orange peel
Ingredients: 2 oz. Rum, ½ oz. dry
vermouth, dash of grenadine
47. SCORPION
Glass: Collins or hurricane
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Pineapple flag
Ingredients: 1 oz. light rum, ½ oz. brandy,
½ oz. orgeat, OJ, lemon juice, ½ oz.
Bacardi 151 float
48. PAINKILLER
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Nutmeg
Ingredients: 2 oz. rum, pineapple, coco
Lopez, OJ
49. JAMAICAN ME CRAZY
Glass: Bucket or pint
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Pineapple flag
Ingredients: 1 oz. light rum, ½ oz. Malibu,
½ oz. banana liqueur, cranberry,
pineapple
TEQUILA-BASED DRINKS
50. MARGARITA
Glass: Margarita, bucket, pint, Collins
Mixing Method: Shake & strain or blend
Garnish: Lime
Ingredients: 2 oz. Tequila, 2 oz. lime
juice, 1 ½ oz. agave nectar
Note: Margaritas are often made with
triple sec and sweet/sour as well.
51. PALOMA
Glass: Margarita, bucket, pint, Collins
Mixing Method: Shake & strain over
blend
Garnish: Lime
Ingredients: 2 oz. Tequila, 2 oz. lime
juice, 1 ½ oz. agave nectar, grapefruit,
soda water
52. TEQUILA SUNRISE
Glass: Collins
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Orange & cherry
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Tequila, OJ,
grenadine
53. TEQUILA SUNSET
Glass: Collins
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Cherry
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Tequila, OJ, ¾ oz.
blackberry brandy
54. EL DIABLO
Glass: Collins
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Cherry
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Tequila, ½ oz. crème
de cassis, lime juice, ginger bee
55. BLOODY MARIA
Glass: Pint or Hurricane
Mixing Method: Roll
Garnish: Celery, green bean, lime, olive
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Tequila, Bloody Mary
mix, celery salt, Worcestershire sauce
Note: Bloody Mary mixes and additives
will vary from bar to bar
WHISKEY-BASED COCKTAILS
56. SAZERAC
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Muddle, stir, strain
Garnish: Lemon twist
Ingredients: 2 oz. Rye Whiskey, sugar
cube, Peychaud’s bitters, absinthe
57. MINT JULEP
Glass: Copper mug or bucket
Mixing Method: Muddle, shake & strain
Garnish: Mint sprig
Ingredients: 2 oz. Bourbon, sugar, mint,
water
58. OLD FASHIONED
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Muddle, roll
Garnish: Orange peels
Ingredients: 2 oz. Bourbon or rye,
sugar, Angostura bitters, splash of soda
Note: Classic version is orange or peel
only. Modern version is orange slices
and cherries muddled.
59. MANHATTAN
Glass: Martini or rocks
Mixing Method: Stirred & strained in
martini glass or on the rocks
Garnish: Cherry
Ingredients: 2 oz. Bourbon, ¾ oz.
sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters
60. JOHN COLLINS
Glass: Collins
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Lime & cherry on a pick
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Bourbon,
sweet/sour, soda water
61. LYNCHBURG LEMONADE
Glass: Collins or pint
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Lemon
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Jack Daniels, ¾ oz.
triple sec, lemon juice, 7-up
62. AMERICANA
Glass: Collins
Mixing Method: Build and stir
Garnish: Orange peel
Ingredients: 1oz. Campari, 1 oz. sweet
vermouth, soda water
63. BOULEVARDIER
Glass: Rocks
Mixing Method: Stir
Garnish: Orange twist
Ingredients: ½ oz. rye whiskey, ½ oz.
Campari, ½ oz. sweet vermouth
SCOTCH-BASED COCKTAILS
64. RUSTY NAIL
Glass: Rocks
Mixing Method: Stir
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1 oz. Scotch, 1 oz. Drambuie
65. GODFATHER
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Stir
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1 oz. Scotch, 1 oz. amaretto
66. ROB ROY
Glass: Martini or rocks
Mixing Method: Stir and strain
Garnish: Cherry
Ingredients: 2 oz. Scotch, ¾ oz. sweet
vermouth, Angostura bitters
67. AGGRAVATION
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1 oz. Scotch, 1 oz. Kahlua,
cream
Note: Float cream on top
68. BLOOD & SAND
Glass: Martini or coupe
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Cherry or lemon twist
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Scotch, ½ oz. sweet
vermouth, ½ oz. cherry Herring, OJ
BRANDY-BASED COCKTAILS
69. BRANDY ALEXANDER
Glass: Martini or snifter
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Nutmeg
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Brandy, ¾ oz. dark
crème de cacao, cream
70. HOT TODDY
Glass: Coffee mug or handled glass
Mixing Method: stir
Garnish: Lemon or lemon twist
Ingredients: 2 oz. Brandy, lemon juice,
honey, hot water
71. SIDECAR
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Lemon sugar-rimmed glass
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Brandy, ¾ oz.
Cointreau, lemon juice, simply syrup
72. STINGER
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Stir & strain
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Brandy, ¾ oz. white
crème de menthe
THE TEAS
73. LONG ISLAND
Glass: Collins or pint
Mixing Method: Shake & roll
Garnish: Lemon
Ingredients: ½ oz. Vodka, ½ oz. rum, ½
oz. gin, ½ oz. triple sec, sweet/sour,
coke
Note: Original Long Island adds tequila
74. TEXAS TEA
Glass: Collins or pint
Mixing Method: Shake & roll
Garnish: Lemon
Ingredients: ½ oz. Vodka, ½ oz. rum, ½
oz. gin, ½ oz. triple sec, ½ oz. bourbon,
sweet/sour, Coke
75. TOKYO TEA
Glass: Collins or pint
Mixing Method: Shake & roll
Garnish: Lemon, cherry
Ingredients: ½ oz. Vodka, ½ oz. rum, ½
oz. gin, ½ oz., melon liqueur,
sweet/sour
76. LONG BEACH ICED TEA
Glass: Collins or pint
Mixing Method: Shake & roll
Garnish: Lemon
Ingredients: ½ oz. Vodka, ½ oz. rum, ½
oz. gin, ½ oz. triple sec, sweet/sour,
cranberry
77. ADIOS MOTHERFUCKER (AMF)
Glass: Collins or pint
Mixing Method: Shake & roll
Garnish: Lemon
Ingredients: ½ oz. Vodka, ½ oz. rum, ½
oz. gin, ½ oz. triple sec, sweet/sour, ½
oz. blue curacao
78. BLACK WIDOW (GRATEFUL DEAD)
Glass: Collins or pint
Mixing Method: Shake & roll
Garnish: Lemon
Ingredients: ½ oz. Vodka, ½ oz. rum, ½
oz. gin, ½ oz. triple sec, sweet/sour, ½
oz. Chambord
79. GEORGIA PEACH
Glass: Collins or pint
Mixing Method: Shake & roll
Garnish: Lemon
Ingredients: ½ oz. Vodka, ½ oz. rum, ½
oz. gin, ½ oz. peach schnapps, OJ,
cranberry
ALL THE REST
80. BOILERMAKER
Glass: Pint or beer mug
Mixing Method: Drop
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Whiskey, beer
Note: Drop shot of whiskey into beer
81. PISCO SOUR
Glass: Marini or coupe
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Lime
Ingredients: 2 oz. Pisco, lime juice, simple
syrup, egg white, dash of bitters
82. ORGASM
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Shake & strain over ice
Garnish: None
Ingredients: ½ oz. Grand Marnier, ½ oz.
Bailey’s, ½ oz. Cointreau
83. SCREAMING ORGASM
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1 oz. Vodka, ½ oz. amaretto,
½ oz. crème de cacao, ½ oz. triple sec,
cream
84. ALABAMA SLAMMER
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Shake & strain over ice
Garnish: Orange slice
Ingredients: 1 oz. Southern Comfort, ½
oz. amaretto, ½ oz. sloe gin, OJ,
sweet/sour
85. GRASSHOPPER
Glass: Martini or hurricane
Mixing Method: Shake & strain or blend
Garnish: Mint sprig
Ingredients: 1 oz. White crème de cacao,
1 oz. green crème de menthe, cream
86. FUZZY NAVEL
Glass: Collins
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Orange slice
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Peach schnapps, OJ
87. HARVEY WALLBANGER
Glass: Bucket
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Orange slice
Ingredients: 1 oz. Vodka, ¾ oz. Galliano,
OJ
88. IRISH COFFEE
Glass: Coffee mug
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: Whipped cream
Ingredients: 2 oz. Irish whiskey, coffee
Note: Modern version uses ½ irish
whiskey, ½ Bailey’s
89. PIMM’S CUP
Glass: Collins
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Cucumber
Ingredients: 2 oz. Pimm’s Cup, muddled
cucumber, lemon juice, lemon-lime soda
90. FRENCH MARTINI
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake, strain & float
Garnish: Pineapple wedge
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Vodka, ½ oz.
Chambord, pineapple, champagne
Note: Float champagne on top
91. CREAMSICLE
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Orange slice
Ingredients: 1 oz. Vanilla vodka, ½ oz.
triple sec, ½ oz. amaretto, pineapple, OJ,
simple syrup, cream
92. POMTINI
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake, strain & float
Garnish: Lemon Twist
Ingredients: 1½ oz. Pomegranate vodka,
½ oz. triple sec, pomegranate juice,
sweet/sour, champagne
Note: Float champagne after shake &
strain
93. KIR
Glass: Champagne flute
Mixing Method: Pour
Garnish: Lemon twist
Ingredients: Champagne, 1 oz. crème de
cassis
94. KIR ROYALE
Glass: Champagne flute
Mixing Method: Pour
Garnish: Lemon twist
Ingredients: Champagne, 1 oz. Chambord
95. MIMOSA
Glass: Champagne flute
Mixing Method: Pour
Garnish: Orange peel
Ingredients: Champagne, OJ
96. BELLINI
Glass: Champagne flute
Mixing Method: Pour & stir
Garnish: Peach or orange peel
Ingredients: 2 oz. peach nectar,
Champagne
97. MUDSLIDE
Glass: Bucket or hurricane
Mixing Method: Shake & strain or blend
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1 oz. Vodka, ¾ oz. Kahlua, ¾
oz. Bailey’s, cream
98. NUTTY IRISHMAN
Glass: Rocks or shot
Mixing Method: Build
Garnish: None
Ingredients: 1 oz. Bailey’s, 1 oz. Frangelico
99. ESPRESSO MARTINI
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Espresso beans or Lemon
twist
Ingredients: 1 oz. vanilla vodka, ½ oz.
Bailey’s, ½ oz. Kahlua, espresso shot
100. FRENCH KISS
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: Raspberries or lemon twist
Ingredients: 1 oz. vodka, ½ Chambord, ½
oz. Grand Marnier, whipped cream
101. PINK SQUIRREL
Glass: Martini
Mixing Method: Shake & strain
Garnish: None
Ingredients: ¾ oz. crème de noyaux, ¾
oz. white crème de cacao, cream
