bar:recipes
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Bar Drink Recipes
This is the complete bar recipe book for McFiler’s & The Hub. Each recipe includes ounce measurements, glassware, and garnish. All bartenders must use jiggers for consistency.
Bar Standards
- Measuring: Always use jiggers.
- Glassware: Correct glass for every drink.
- Ice: Proper type — large cube (Old Fashioned), crushed (Julep), blended (Piña Colada).
- Garnishes: Always fresh and prepped daily.
- Prep: Syrups labeled, dated, remade daily.
- Cleanliness: Bar top, mats, and garnish trays sanitized regularly.
Well Drinks
- Vodka Soda
- 1.5 oz vodka
- Fill with club soda
- Glass: Highball
- Garnish: Lime wedge
- Rum & Coke (Cuba Libre)
- 1.5 oz light rum
- Fill with cola
- Glass: Highball
- Garnish: Lime wedge
- Gin & Tonic
- 1.5 oz gin
- Fill with tonic water
- Glass: Highball
- Garnish: Lime wedge
- Whiskey Coke
- 1.5 oz whiskey
- Fill with cola
- Glass: Highball
- Garnish: None
- Tequila Sunrise
- 1.5 oz tequila
- Fill with orange juice
- Float 0.5 oz grenadine
- Glass: Highball
- Garnish: Orange slice & cherry
Vodka Cocktails
- Cosmopolitan
- 1.5 oz vodka
- 0.5 oz triple sec
- 0.5 oz lime juice
- 1 oz cranberry juice
- Glass: Martini
- Garnish: Lime wheel
- Moscow Mule
- 2 oz vodka
- 0.5 oz lime juice
- Fill with ginger beer
- Glass: Copper mug
- Garnish: Lime wedge
- Espresso Martini
- 1.5 oz vodka
- 1 oz Kahlúa
- 1 oz fresh espresso
- 0.5 oz simple syrup
- Glass: Coupe
- Garnish: 3 coffee beans
- White Russian
- 2 oz vodka
- 1 oz Kahlúa
- 1 oz cream (float on top)
- Glass: Rocks
- Garnish: None
Gin Cocktails
- Martini (Dry)
- 2.5 oz gin
- 0.5 oz dry vermouth
- Glass: Martini
- Garnish: Olive or lemon twist
- Negroni
- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz Campari
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- Glass: Rocks
- Garnish: Orange peel
- Tom Collins
- 2 oz gin
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 0.5 oz simple syrup
- Top with soda water
- Glass: Collins
- Garnish: Lemon wheel & cherry
- French 75
- 1 oz gin
- 0.5 oz lemon juice
- 0.5 oz simple syrup
- Top with champagne
- Glass: Flute
- Garnish: Lemon twist
Rum Cocktails
- Daiquiri (Classic)
- 2 oz light rum
- 1 oz lime juice
- 0.75 oz simple syrup
- Glass: Coupe
- Garnish: Lime wheel
- Mojito
- 2 oz light rum
- 0.75 oz lime juice
- 0.5 oz simple syrup
- 6–8 mint leaves (lightly muddled)
- Top with soda water
- Glass: Collins
- Garnish: Mint sprig & lime wedge
- Mai Tai
- 1 oz light rum
- 1 oz dark rum (float)
- 0.5 oz orange curaçao
- 0.5 oz orgeat
- 0.75 oz lime juice
- Glass: Rocks
- Garnish: Mint sprig & lime wheel
- Piña Colada
- 2 oz rum
- 1 oz cream of coconut
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- Blend with ice
- Glass: Hurricane
- Garnish: Pineapple wedge & cherry
Tequila Cocktails
- Margarita (Classic)
- 2 oz tequila
- 1 oz triple sec
- 1 oz lime juice
- 0.25 oz agave or simple syrup (optional)
- Glass: Rocks (salt rim optional)
- Garnish: Lime wheel
- Paloma
- 2 oz tequila
- 0.5 oz lime juice
- Fill with grapefruit soda
- Glass: Collins (salt rim optional)
- Garnish: Lime wedge
Whiskey & Bourbon Cocktails
- Old Fashioned
- 2 oz bourbon or rye
- 1 sugar cube or 0.25 oz simple syrup
- 2–3 dashes Angostura bitters
- Glass: Rocks (large ice cube)
- Garnish: Orange peel & cherry
- Whiskey Sour
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 0.75 oz simple syrup
- (Optional) 0.5 oz egg white for foam
- Glass: Rocks
- Garnish: Lemon wheel & cherry
- Mint Julep
- 2.5 oz bourbon
- 0.25 oz simple syrup
- 8–10 mint leaves (muddled)
- Crushed ice
- Glass: Julep cup or rocks
- Garnish: Mint bouquet
- Manhattan
- 2 oz rye whiskey
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Glass: Coupe
- Garnish: Luxardo cherry
Scotch Cocktails
- Rob Roy
- 2 oz Scotch
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Glass: Coupe
- Garnish: Cherry
- Penicillin
- 2 oz blended Scotch
- 0.75 oz lemon juice
- 0.75 oz honey-ginger syrup
- Float 0.25 oz Islay Scotch
- Glass: Rocks
- Garnish: Candied ginger
Brandy & Cognac Cocktails
- Sidecar
- 2 oz cognac
- 0.75 oz triple sec
- 0.75 oz lemon juice
- Glass: Coupe (sugar rim optional)
- Garnish: Lemon twist
- Brandy Alexander
- 1.5 oz brandy
- 1 oz crème de cacao
- 1 oz cream
- Glass: Coupe
- Garnish: Grated nutmeg
Champagne & Wine Cocktails
- Mimosa
- 3 oz champagne
- 3 oz orange juice
- Glass: Flute
- Garnish: Orange wheel
- Bellini
- 3 oz prosecco
- 2 oz peach purée
- Glass: Flute
- Garnish: None
- Kir Royale
- 5 oz champagne
- 0.5 oz crème de cassis
- Glass: Flute
- Garnish: None
Shots & Bombs
- Lemon Drop
- 1.5 oz vodka
- 0.5 oz triple sec
- 0.5 oz lemon juice
- Glass: Shot
- Garnish: Sugar rim
- Washington Apple
- 1 oz whiskey
- 1 oz sour apple schnapps
- 1 oz cranberry juice
- Glass: Shot
- Garnish: None
- Jägerbomb
- 1.5 oz Jägermeister
- Drop into half a can of Red Bull
- Glass: Bomb setup
Non-Alcoholic (Mocktails)
- Virgin Mojito
- Mint, lime juice, simple syrup
- Top with soda water
- Glass: Collins
- Garnish: Mint sprig & lime
- Shirley Temple
- 0.5 oz grenadine
- Fill with lemon-lime soda
- Glass: Highball
- Garnish: Cherry
- Arnold Palmer
- Half iced tea, half lemonade
- Glass: Collins
- Garnish: Lemon wedge
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