Master In International

Hotel Management

COCKTAILS
PRINCIPLES OF
BAR & BEVERAGE OPS
CONTENT
OVERVIEW

Guidelines 3

Bar equipment & Utensils 4

General Information & terminology 5

How to make a cocktail 6

Recipies 7 - 29
 THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES
SHOULD BE OBSERVED:
1. Always be clean, tidy and diplomatic
2. Hands are constantly shown, so pay special
attention to fingernails.
3. Smoking and drinking behind the bar is not
allowed and, in some countries, its illegal .
4. Keep glasses and equipment clean and
polished.
5. Handle glasses by stem or base and never put
your finger inside the glass or near the RIM.
6. Always use good quality products.
7. All kinds of sugar, which must be dry, are
required in cocktail bars.
7. In a mixed order of drinks, always make the
cocktails last so that they can be served
fresh.
8. A cocktail is a mixture and will separate if
left too long.
9. All bottles in the bar should be placed back
to their appropriate place after the usage.
10. When serving drinks on the floor, always use
a round tray with clean ashtrays and a cloth
to clean the table.
11. Dirty ashtrays must be changed constantly.
12.. All types of fruits must be washed before
using them for garnish.
BARCAREER
EQUIPMENT
& UTENSILS
SUPPORT
There are two types of cocktail shakers the Boston and the Standard.

The Boston Shaker: This consists of two cones which overlap. It is very
popular as it can be used quickly and then strained with a Hawthorn.

The Standard Shaker: The shaker has a strainer incorporated and is

usually made of stainless steel or plated silver.

The Mixing Glass: This is a very large glass and is used for mixing clear
drinks.

The Strainer: It is used with the cocktail shaker and mixing glass to hold
back the ice.

Bar Spoon: This is a long-handled spoon with a muddler at the end.

Drink Mixer: This machine is the mechanical substitute for the hand
shaker.
 GENERAL INFORMATION
& TERMINOLOGY

KEY TERMS

1. BLEND - Put ingredients in an electric blender and blend until required consistency is achieved.

2. BUILD - Without pre-mixing, pour the ingredients directly into the suitable glass.

3. MIX - Put ingredients together with crushed ice into the cone of electric drink mixer.

4. SHAKE - Put ingredients together with cubed ice into a standard shaker or a Boston shaker.

5. STIR - Put ingredients and ice in mixing glass and stir using a bar spoon.

1. APERITIF - Before Food

2. DIGESTIVES - After Food
3. ANY TIMES - Can be consumed any time

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 HOW TO MAKE
A COCKTAIL

1. Prepare your Mise-en-Place

a. Place all Alcoholic Beverages on the rubber mat

b. Shaker / Mixing glass etc.
c. Any other ingredients needed

2. Chill the Glass if Applicable for the type of drink being made. (Chill with crushed ice)

3. Place 2 scoops of ice in the shaker (if applicable)

4. Add Ingredients (For Alcohol 1CL is 1 second of pouring) or use a jigger.

5. When finished pouring, place the bottles back to its appropriate place.

6. Shake

7. Pour

8. WASH SHAKER!

9. Garnish your drink

10. Serve
 IRISH
COFFEE

DIGESTIVE
GLASS : Irish coffee glass
EQUIPMENT : Bar spoon

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Jameson Irish cofee 1. Pour 3 tea spoons of sugar

2. Add 3cl of Irish Whisky
• Brown Sugar
3. Warm up mixture using coffee machine or steamer.
• 1 cup of coffee 4. Using the lighter flambé the mixture and keep stirring
• Whipped fresh cream with the spoon till sugar is dissolved.
5. Add the coffee till the top leaving a little space.
6. Using the back of the bar spoon, gently add the cream.
7. To finish, chocolate powder or coffee beans is added
as garnish
 BRANDY
ALEXANDER

DIGESTIVE / ANY TIME

GLASS : Cocktail glass
EQUIPMENT : Cocktail shaker

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Brandy 1. In a cocktail shaker, add 5 large cubes of ice (2

scoops), 5cl of Brandy, 4cl of Crème de Cacao, 6cl of
• Crème de cacao
• (chocolate liquor) fresh cream.
2. Shake well
• Fresh cream
3. Pour in a chilled cocktail glass
4. Place a few straws on the glass in a # shape and grate
nut-meg
 COSMOPOLITAN

APERITIF / ANY TIME

GLASS : Cocktil glass
EQUIPMENT : Cocktail shaker

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Vodka 1. In a cocktail shaker, add 5 large cubes of ice (2 scoops),

3cl of Vodka, 2cl of Orange Liquor, 1cl of Lime Juice,
• Orange liquor
5cl of Cranberry Juice
• Lime Juice 2. Shake well
• Cranberry Juice 3. Pour in a chilled cocktail glass

• Garnish: Zest of Orange 4. Burnt zest of Orange

 SIDE-CAR

APERITIF / ANY TIME

GLASS : Cocktail glass
EQUIPMENT : Cocktail shaker

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Brandy 1. In a cocktail shaker, add 5 large cubes of ice (2 scoops),

5cl of Brandy, 5cl of Cointreau and 5cl of lemon juice.
• Cointreau
2. Shake well
• Lemon Juice 3. Pour in a chilled cocktail glass
• Garnish: Cherry/ Slice 4. Garnish with a cherry
of lemon
 PINA
COLADA

ANY TIME
GLASS : Burgundy/Bordeaux,
or anything long and wide.
EQUIPMENT : Cocktail shaker

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Bacardi 1. In a cocktail shaker, add 5 large cubes of ice (2

scoops), 5cl of Bacardi, 5cl of Coconut Liquor,
• Coconut liquor
Pineapple juice till the end. Leave some space to
• Pineapple Juice shake.
• Garnish: Slice of 2. Shake well
banana with 3. Pour in a chilled cocktail glass
umbrella or fresh
4. Garnish with a slice of banana or pineapple with a
pineapple
cherry. Umbrella, and a stirrer.
5. Add 2 straws
 CASABLANCA

ANY TIME
GLASS : Burgundy/Bordeaux,
or anything long and wide.
EQUIPMENT : Cocktail shaker

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Bacardi Rum 1. In a cocktail shaker, add 5 large cubes of ice (2

scoops), 5cl of Bacardi, 5cl of Coconut Liquor, 5cl of
• Coconut Liquor
Grenadine, Pineapple juice till the end
• Grenadine 2. Shake well
• Pineapple Juice 3. Pour in a chilled cocktail glass

• Garnish: strawberry / 4. Garnish with a strawberry / umbrella

umbrella
 SILVER
FIZZ

APERITIF / ANY TIME

GLASS : Long glass
EQUIPMENT : Cocktail shaker

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Gin 1. In a cocktail shaker add 6cl of Gin, 4cl of Sugar Syr-

up, 4cl of Lemon Juice (4 squeezes or ½ of lime),
• Sugar syrup
egg white of one whole egg. Shake without ice (dry
• Lemon Juice shaking)
• Egg white 2. Add ice and shake well again

• Soda Water 3. Pour in a long glass

4. Top it up with soda water
5. Garnish with a slice of lemon/lime and cherry.
6. Soda water added slowly to create foam on top.
7. Add 2 straws.
 TEQUILA
SUNRISE

ANY TIME
GLASS : Long glass
EQUIPMENT : N/A - Build

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Gin 1. Fill the glass with Ice

2. Add 5cl of Tequila into glass
• Sugar Syrupr
3. Add orange juice to the top (leave 1 finger space)
• Lemon Juice 4. Add a small amount of Grenadine smoothly from the
• Egg White side of the glass.

• Soda Water 5. Garnish with a slice of lemon/orange or a cherry

6. Add 2 straws and a Stirrer
 BLOODY
MARY

APERITIF
GLASS : Long glass
EQUIPMENT : Mixing glass

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Tabasco 1. Add 5 large cubes of ice (2 scoops) into the mixing

glass
• Vodka
2. Ask guest how spicy he wants his/her drink (other-
• Tomato Juice wise 3 to 4 drops)
• Perrin’s Sauce 3. Add Tabasco first followed with Perrin’s sauce, salt

• Salt and pepper and pepper, squeeze of lemon or lime, 5cl of vodka
and tomato juice.
• Lime/lemon
4. Stir well and pour it in a long glass.
• Garnish: Celery sticks 5. Garnish: celery stick and two straws
 WISKY
SOUR

APERITIF/ANY TIME
GLASS : Tumbler
EQUIPMENT : Cocktail shaker

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Jack Daniels 1. In a cocktail shaker, add 5 large cubes of ice (2

scoops), 5cl of Jack Daniels, 4cl of Lemon Juice, 4cl of
• Lemon Juice
Sugar Syrup, a little bit of egg white. Dry shake first.
• Sugar Syrup 2. Add ice and Shake Well again.
• Egg White 3. Pour in a chilled glass with few ice cubes.

• Garnish: Zest of lemon 4. Garnish with Zest of Lemon or a Cherry

/ cherry
 DRY
MARTINI

APERITIF
GLASS : Cocktail glass
EQUIPMENT : Mixing glass

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Dry Martini 1. Add 5 large cubes of ice (2 scoops) into the mixing
glass
• Gin
2. Add 3cl of Dry Martini
• Shaked or stirred 3. Add 6cl of Gin
• Garnish: Zest of lemon 4. Stir well at least 30 times
/ green olive 5. Pour in a chilled Martini glass
6. Drop in the zest of lemon / green olive
 MANHATTAN

APERITIF/ANY TIME
GLASS : Cocktail glass
EQUIPMENT : Mixing glass

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Canadian Whisky 1. Add 5 large cubes of ice (2 scoops) into the mixing
glass
• Sweet red vermouth
2. Add 3cl of Canadian Whisky
• Bitter 3. Add 4cl of Sweet Vermouth
• Shaken or stirred 4. Add a dash of bitter

• Garnish: Cherry 5. Stir well 30 times

6. Pour in a chilled glass
7. Add a cherry as a garnish
 BLACK & WHITE
RUSSIAN

DIGESTIVE / ANY TIME

GLASS : Tumbler
EQUIPMENT : Bar Spoon
(White Russian)

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Vodka 1. Add 5 large cubes of ice (2 scoops) into a Tumbler

glass.
• Coffee Flavored Liquor
(Kahlua) 2. Add 5cl of Vodka
3. Add 5cl of Kahlua
• Fresh Cream (White
4. Shake if applicable
Russian)
5. Add cream from the side of glass with bar spoon
• Garnish: for white
(Only for White Russian)
Russian – Cinnamon
stick
 MARGARITA

APERITIF/ANY TIME
GLASS : Cocktail glass
EQUIPMENT : Cocktail Shaker

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Tequila 1. In a cocktail shaker, add 5 large cubes of ice (2

scoops), 5cl of Tequila, 5cl of Lemon juice (half a lime),
• Lemon Juice (Half a
lime) 3cl of Cointreau
2. Shake well
• Orange Flavored Liquor
3. Using a slice of lemon, rub over the edge of the glass
(Cointreau)
4. Salt the glass
• Garnish: Zest of
5. Pour in a chilled glass
Lemon/Slice of
6. Add a slice of lime or a zest of lemon
Lemon
 MODERN
MOJITO

DIGESTIVE / ANY TIME

GLASS : High Ball/Long Glass
EQUIPMENT : Bar spoon/muddler

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Ingredients; 1. Muddle the mint (10-12 leaves), sugar (3 tea

spoons) and half a lime in wedges.
• Mint
2. Pour 5cl of Light/Dark Rum 6 stir
• Lime 3. Fill the glass with crushed ice.
• Brown/White Sugar 4. Add Sprite to the top

• Light/Dark Rum 5. Stir well again with bar spoon at the bottom only &
add more crushed ice
• Sprite/Soda Water
6. Add a slice of lemon and mint leaves as garnish
• Garnish: Slice of lime
and mint
 LONG
ISLAND

ANY TIME
GLASS : Long glass / High Ball
EQUIPMENT : Build cocktail

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Vodka 1. Add 5 ice cubes (one scoop of ice cubes) into the glass.
2. Add 2cl of Vodka
• Gin
3. Add 2cl of Gin
• White Rum 4. Add 2cl of White Rum
• Tequila 5. Add 2cl of Tequila

• Cointreau 6. Add 2cl of Cointreau

7. Top it up with Cola
• Cola
8. Add a slice of lemon/orange or any other fruit as
• Garnish: Slice of garnish
orange/lemon/
peach
 COCONUT
MOJITO

ANY TIME
GLASS : High Ball/Long Glass
EQUIPMENT : Bar spoon/muddler

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Mint 1. Muddle the mint (10-12 leaves), sugar (3 tea

spoons) and half a lime in wedges & coconut syrup
• Lime
2. Pour 5cl of rum and stir
• White Sugar 3. Fill the glass with crushed ice.
• White Rum 4. Add Sprite to the top

• Sprite 5. Stir well again with bar spoon at the bottom only &
add more crushed ice
• Coconut syrup
6. Add mint leaves and shredded coconut as garnish
• Garnish: Fresh mint &
shredded coconut
 SAFFRON
FLOWER

APERITIF / ANY TIME

GLASS : Cocktail glass
EQUIPMENT : Shaker

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Saffron Gin 1. Add one piece of fresh lemon grass in a shaker and
muddle it with 5cl of saffron gin
• Sugar syrup
2. Add 3cl of sugar syrup
• Lime juice 3. Add 5cl of lime juice
• Lemon grass 4. Add ice and shake well

• Garnish: Saffron & 5. Pour in a chilled glass using a double strainer

lemon grass 6. Add fresh saffron and a stem of lemon grass
 FROZEN
MARGARITA

ANY TIME
GLASS : Margarita Glass
EQUIPMENT : Blender

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Tequila 1. In a blender, add, 5cl of Tequila, 5cl of lime juice (half

• Lime Juice (Half a lime)
• Orange Flavored Liquor
(Cointreau)
• Garnish: Zest of Lime/
Slice and grated lime
a lime), 3cl of Cointreau
2. Add two scoops of crushed ice and blend well. Keep
adding crushed ice till the required consistency is
achieved
3. Pour in a chilled margarita glass
4. Garnish with a zest of lime and grated lime
 STRAWBERRY
DAIQUIRI

ANY TIME
GLASS : Margarita glass
EQUIPMENT : Blender

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Bacardi Rum 1. In a blender, add, 5cl of Bacardi rum, 5cl of Lemon juice
(half a lemon), 2cl of sugar syrup and strawberries
• Lemon juice (Half a
lemon) 2. Add two scoops of crushed ice and blend well. Keep
adding crushed ice till the required consistency is
• 5-6 strawberries
achieved
• Sugar syrup 3. Pour in a chilled margarita glass
• Garnish: strawberry/ 4. Garnish with a strawberry/mint
mint leaf/lime zest
 MAI
TAI

ANY TIME
GLASS : As preferred
EQUIPMENT : Shaker

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• White rum 1. In a shaker, add, 3cl of white rum, 2cl of dark rum,
3cl of orgeat liquor, 3cl of lime juice, 5cl of pineap-
• Dar rum
ple juice & a dash of sugar syrup
• Lime Juice 2. Add five scoops of ice and shake well.
• Orgeat liquor 3. Pour in a chilled glass with ice

• Sugar syrup 4. Garnish with mint leaves, peach, apple or a cherry

• Pineapple juice

• Garnish: mint, cherry,

peach, apple etc..
 OLD
FASHION

DIGESTIVE / ANY TIME

GLASS : Tumbler on the rocks
EQUIPMENT : Mixing glass

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• Jack Daniels 1. In a mixing glass add 1 ½ spoon of brown sugar and

soak it with Angostura bitter. Using the back of the
• Brown sugar
bar soon, gently muddle and mix. Add 4 ice cubes, 5cl
• Angostura bitter of Jack Daniels or gin beam and keep stirring. When
• Cointreau the ice starts to melt, add more ice cubes and continue

• Garnish: Zest of orange stirring.

and fermented 2. Add 1cl of Cointreau in a tumbler and flambé it. Add ice
cherries cubes and pour the mixture from the mixing glass.
3. Garnish with a long zest of orange and fermented cher-
ries
 BLUE
LAGOON

ANY TIME
GLASS : Long glass / High Ball
EQUIPMENT : Shaker

INGREDIENTS HOW TO MAKE IT

• vodka 1. In long glass add 5-6 ice cubes, 5cl of vodka, 3cl of
Lemon juice, 3cl of Blue curacao, dash of sugar syr-
• Lime Juice
up and top it up with sprite
• Blue Curacao 2. Garnish with red cherry
• Sugar syrup

• sprite

• Garnish: cherry