Category: Highballs, Collins and Fizzes

Simple Highballs are a Liquor and Mixer. Complex Highballs add Juices, Liqueurs and other ingredients. Collins include lemon juice and sugar. Fizzes are shaken, topped with Soda Water and served without Ice.

Russian Spring Punch

Russian Spring Punch

Ingredients

1.5 oz.Vodka
1 oz. Raspberry Liqueur (or Crème de Cassis)
.75 oz.Lemon Juice
.5 oz.Simple Syrup
To TopChampagne (Sparkling Wine)
GarnishRaspberries

Directions

  • Combine the Vodka, Liqueur, Lemon Juice and Simple Syrup in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
  • Shake for 15 seconds
  • Pour into a Highball Glass over Ice
  • Top with Champagne
  • Garnish with Raspberries and a Straw

The Russian Spring Punch was invented in the 1980’s by Dick Bradsell in London, England. He apparently made it for his friends at a cocktail party while trying to minimize the cost. It’s name comes from Vodka which is usually associated with Russia and the Tom Collins, which is considered a spring cocktail. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

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Blue Lagoon

Blue Lagoon

Ingredients

2 oz.Vodka
1 oz.Blue Curaçao
4 oz.Lemonade
GarnishLemon Wheel

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
  • Shake for 15 seconds
  • Strain into a Hurricane Glass over Ice
  • Garnish with a Lemon Wheel and Straw

The Blue Lagoon was created by Harry MacElhone’s son, Andy MacElhone, at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, France. The drink was created in either the late 1960’s or early 1970’s. It was not named after the movie Blue Lagoon, as the drink was invented before it came out.

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Royal Flush

Royal Flush

Ingredients

2 oz. Crown Royal (Canadian Whiskey)
1 oz.Peach Schnapps
1.5 oz.Cranberry Juice

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
  • Shake for 15 seconds
  • Strain into a Rocks Glass over Ice

The Royal Flush is a drink that is most known for being apart of the Vegas Bomb. It gets it’s name from the Whiskey that is usually used in it, Crown Royal. This is a very sweet drink and is better taken as a shot.

Royal Flush Shot

Ingredients

.5 oz. Crown Royal (Canadian Whiskey)
1 BarspoonPeach Schnapps
.75 oz.Cranberry Juice

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
  • Shake for 15 seconds
  • Strain into a Shot Glass
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Fernandito

Fernandito

Ingredients

1.5 oz.Fernet-Branca
To TopCola

Directions

  • Pour the Fernet-Branco in a Highball Glass over Ice
  • Top with Cola
  • Stir till Combined
  • Add a Straw

The Fernandito, or Fernet con Coca, is a two ingredient cocktail that was thought to have been invented in the 1980’s in Argentina. This is an IBA Official Cocktail.

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Stone Fence

Stone Fence

Ingredients

2 oz.Whiskey (or Rum/Brandy)
2 DashesAngostura Bitters
To TopApple Cider
GarnishMint Sprig

Directions

  • Combine the Liquor and Bitters in a Collins Glass over Ice
  • Top with Apple Cider
  • Stir till Combined
  • Garnish with a Mint Sprig and Straw

The Stone Fence is a Fall Cocktail that combines Liquor and Cider. In North America, Cider normally refers to the non-alcoholic beverage, but everywhere else is implies alcohol. Use whatever version you like.

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Harry Navel

Harry Navel

Ingredients

1.5 oz.Peach Schnapps
1.5 oz.Vodka
To TopOrange Juice
GarnishOrange Slice

Directions

  • Combine the Peach Schnapps and Vodka in a Highball Glass over Ice
  • Top with Orange Juice
  • Stir till Combined
  • Garnish with an Orange Slice and Straw

The Harry Navel is a cross between a Screwdriver and Fuzzy Navel. It’s stronger than the traditional Fuzzy Navel and sweeter than the Screwdriver.

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Fuzzy Navel

Fuzzy Navel

Ingredients

3 oz.Peach Schnapps
3 oz.Orange Juice
GarnishOrange Slice

Directions

  • Combine the Peach Schnapps and Orange Juice in a Highball Glass over Ice
  • Stir till Combined
  • Garnish with an Orange Slice and Straw

The Fuzzy Navel was invented in the 1980’s by Bartender Ray Foley in New Jersey. The name comes from the the fact that Peaches has fuzz on the outside and Navel is a type of Orange. If you substitute half of the Peach Schnapps for Vodka, it becomes a Harry Navel. The drink is very sweet, so adding the Vodka and making it more like a Screwdriver might be in some peoples best interest.

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Harvey Wallbanger

Harvey Wallbanger

Ingredients

1.5 oz.Vodka
3 oz.Orange Juice
.5 oz.Galliano
GarnishOrange Slice
GarnishCocktail Cherry

Directions

  • Combine the Vodka and Orange Juice in a Collins Glass over Ice
  • Stir till Combined
  • Float the Galliano on Top
  • Garnish with an Orange Slice and Cocktail Cherry

The Harvey Wallbanger was invented sometime in the 1950’s. It hit mainstream, however, as a Disco Cocktail in the 1970’s. This cocktail is basically a Screwdriver with a Galliano float. It can be hard to see the Galliano because it blends in with the Orange Juice.

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Dirty Roy Rodgers

Dirty Roy Rodgers

Ingredients

2 oz.Vodka (or Whiskey/Rum)
.75 oz.Grenadine
To TopCola
GarnishCocktail Cherry

Directions

  • Pour the Grenadine and Vodka into a Highball Glass over Ice
  • Top with Cola
  • Stir till Combined
  • Garnish with a Cocktail Cherry and Straw

The Roy Rodgers is a Mocktail named after the Actor and Singer of the same name. The Dirty Roy Rodgers, or Dirty Roy, is the alcoholic version of that.

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Ramos Gin Fizz

Ramos Gin Fizz

Ingredients

2 oz.Gin
.5 oz.Lemon Juice
.5 oz.Lime Juice
.75 oz.Simple Syrup
1 oz.Cream
.5 oz.Egg White
3 DashesOrange Blossom Water
To TopSoda Water

Directions

  • Combine the Gin, Citrus Juice, Cream, Egg White, Orange Blossom Water and Simple Syrup in a Cocktail Shaker
  • Dry Shake vigorously for 30 Seconds
  • Add Ice to the Shaker
  • Wet Shake for 10 Minutes or until the Ice is Gone
  • Pour into a Collins Glass and let sit for 2 Minutes
  • Pour Soda Water in the Center of the Top until the Foam is about to Fall Over
  • Stick a Straw where you Poured the Soda Water

The Ramos Gin Fizz is a riff on the Gin Fizz, thought it barely resembles it. It was invented in 1888 by Henry Charles Ramos at the Imperial Cabinet Saloon in New Orleans, Louisiana. This Cocktail is a pain in the butt to make, so I wouldn’t recommend ordering it at a Bar unless it is on the menu. It was so popular, and such a chore to make, that Ramos apparently had a whole staff of “Shaker Men” constantly shaking this Drink. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

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