# Bartending/Cocktails/Glossary/A

This page lists the cocktail recipes beginning with the letter "A" contained within the Wikibooks Bartending Guide. Since this is a manually edited list, you also might want to check the automated category listing for new entries not yet added to this list.

### Adios motherfucker

* 1 oz (3 cl) vodka
* 1 oz (3 cl) rum
* 1 oz (3 cl) tequila
* 1 oz (3 cl) gin
* 1 oz (3 cl) blue Curaçao
* splash of sour mix
* top with 7-Up or other citrus soda

### Alien Brain Haemorrhage

* Peach Schnapps
* 1 tsp Bailey's Irish Cream
* Blue Curacao (optional)
* 2 drops of Grenadine syrup

### Alien Piss

* 0.5 oz Apple Pucker
* 0.5 oz Blue Curacao
* 0.5 oz Yukon Jack
* 0.5 oz Sour Mix
* Seven Up

### Afterburner

* vodka
* Tabasco sauce
* ground cinnamon

### Alabama Slammer

* 1 part Southern Comfort
* 1 part amaretto liqueur
* 1 part sloe gin
* top with orange juice
Notes:
* If you have no sloe gin, grenadine syrup can be substituted.
* Drink as a shooter or as a cocktail.

### Alexander

* ½ oz (1.5 cl) gin or brandy
* ½ oz (1.5 cl) heavy cream
* ½ oz (1.5 cl) white crème de cacao
* nutmeg

### Amaretto Sombrero

* 1 oz (3 cl) amaretto liqueur
* 4 oz (12nbsp;cl) cream

### Americano

* 1 oz (3 cl) Campari
* 1 oz (3 cl) red vermouth
* A splash of soda water

### American Revolution

* 1½ oz (4.5nbsp;cl) gin
* 1½ oz (4.5nbsp;cl) bourbon
* 2 dashes Angostura bitters
* orange peel
* sour cherries
Method:
* Muddle orange peel in bitters and 1 oz (3 cl) of gin.
* Add the remainder of the gin, the bourbon, and ice.
* Stir 30 seconds to awaken the aromatics of the liquors.
* Strain into an Old Fashioned glass, and fill the glass with ice.
* Garnish with sour cherries.

### Apoica

* 1 oz (3 cl) gin (sometimes vodka is substituted)
* 2 oz (6nbsp;cl) citrus soda
Notes:
* Named after the stinging nightwasp of Brazil.
* The apoica is a relatively easy to prepare alternative to a gin and tonic.

#### Apple Martini (aka Appletini)

    Vodka and either apple juice, apple cider or apple liqueur. Typically, the apple vodka is shaken or stirred with a sweet and sour mix and then strained into a Martini glass. May be garnished with a slice of Granny Smith apple.

#### Apple Pie Shooter

    2 oz (6nbsp;cl) apple juice, 1 oz (3 cl) vodka, whipped cream in a can, and cinnamon sugar in a salt or pepper shaker. Two people are required. The designated drinker sits in a chair with head back and mouth open. The second person pours the apple juice and then the vodka into the mouth. In order for the full taste of the drink to come out, the drinker must keep his or her throat closed, this also prevents choking. The second person then adds a good size shot of whipped cream and a light sprinkling of the cinnamon sugar. The drinker then sits up, swishes to mix the ingredients, swallows. There can be different recipes for this shot; some do 1 part vodka, 1 part apple juice; others do 2:1 parts, it all depends on how strong the shot is wanted.

#### Apricot Pie

    0.5 oz (1.5 cl) light rum, 0.5 oz (1.5 cl) sweet vermouth, 4 dashes each of apricot brandy and lemon juice, 2 dashes of grenadine. Shake mixture with ice and strain into a glass.

#### Around The World

    Brandy, Whisky, Gin, Vodka, rum,Tequila & Beer.

#### Avenger

    2 oz (6nbsp;cl) vodka, 1 oz (3 cl) energy drink, 2 oz (6nbsp;cl) orange juice, 2 oz (6nbsp;cl) pineapple juice, dash lemon juice, dash bitters. Use a Collins glass with or without ice, dash in the lemon juice and bitters, add the energy drink, fill up the glass with even amounts of orange and pineapple juice, stir all ingredients, garnish with a lemon wedge. The Avenger is a sweet party cocktail with a tropical flavour, originating from Melbourne, Australia.

#### Aviation

    2 oz (6nbsp;cl) gin (or vodka), 1 oz (3 cl) lemon juice, 1 oz (3 cl) maraschino liqueur. Shake or stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a cherry. Common brands of maraschino are Maraska, Luxardo and Stock. Other cherry-flavoured liqueurs or the syrup from maraschino cherries should not be substituted, as they are much sweeter and have a very different taste.