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Cocktail Ingredients Quiz
Crazy for Cosmopolitans? You'll need vodka, Cointreau or triple sec, lime juice, and one other ingredient to shake 'em up at home.
- Grenadine
- Orange juice
- Cranberry juice
- Pink grapefruit juice
Some folks get fancy with the recipe, but a traditionally-made Mai Tai gets its signature flavor from lime juice, dark rum, grenadine (or simple syrup), curacao and what other key ingredient?
- Almond syrup
- Mango juice
- Coconut milk
- Orange juice
Shaking up vodka, cream, and this variety of liqueur results in a White Russian.
- Coffee
- White chocolate
- Vanilla
- Peppermint
The rim of a Sidecar glass is coated in what tasty substance?
- Sugar
- Salt
- Cocoa
- Honey
The non-alcoholic classic Shirley Temple contains ginger ale (or lemon-lime soda), orange juice and a sweet splash of what?
- Fruit punch
- Cranberry juice
- Grenadine
- Pineapple juice
Vodka or gin would need just this ingredient to be shaken or stirred into a gimlet.
- Roses Lime Juice Cordial
- Olive juice
- Fresh lime juice
- Pickle juice
Rye (or bourbon), vermouth, bitters and a cherry are the components of which classic cocktail?
- Negroni
- Old Fashioned
- Manhattan
- Rob Roy
Mix up rum, lime and Coca-Cola to make this drink.
- Cuba Libre
- El Presidente
- Bronx
- Corpse Reviver
Mint, sugar, lime, soda water and this liquor come together to be muddled into a mojito.
- Cachaca
- Tequila
- Rum
- Pisco
Standard ingredients in a Negroni include gin, vermouth and what other liquid?
- Lemon juice
- Egg whites
- Angostura bitters
- Campari
It's not just a punchline -- the Harvey Wallbanger is a fern bar staple featuring vodka, orange juice, and this odd liqueur.
- Goldschlager
- Rumplemintz
- Galliano
- Peach Schnaaps
When this is popped into a Martini in lieu of an olive, it becomes a Gibson.
- Jalapeno pepper
- Lime wedge
- Gherkin
- Cocktail onion
James Bond may be more commonly associated with the Martini, but writer Ian Fleming also had him slugging down Vespers, which are concocted from Lillet Blanc and which two liquors?
- Brandy & Scotch
- Gin & Vodka
- Vodka & Bourbon
- Bourbon & Brandy
Mix orange juice and this spirit for a hard-hitting Screwdriver.
- Rum
- Vodka
- Champagne
- Whiskey
Sure, you could ask for a vodka & cranberry with a lime wedge, but it's much more festive to order it this way:
- Greyhound
- Salty Dog
- Cape Cod
- Madras
If you've got bourbon, mint, and a splash of soda, you're on the right track to make the Derby Day classic, a Mint Julep. What's still missing?
- Lime
- Sugar
- Bitters
- Nothing
The Bloody Mary is a brunch standard, but this addition transforms it into a hearty Bloody Bull.
- Beef broth
- Red Bull
- A whole hot pepper
- Pepper vodka
Creme de menthe and cream are terribly tasty together, but if you want a Grasshopper, hop to the store for a bottle of:
- Vanilla vodka
- Creme de Cacao
- Green food coloring
- Mint extract
A Greyhound gets its distinctive flavor from vodka and this mixer:
- Sweetened lime juice
- Pineapple juice
- Cranberry and orange juice
- Grapefruit juice
We all know that a Long Island Iced Tea has no tea in the mix, but what liquor isn't part of the standard recipe?
- Bourbon
- Vodka
- Rum
- Tequila
Granted, this isn't actually a Mardi Gras cocktail per se, however the ingredients are meant to give a nod to the South nonetheless. I actually stumbled upon it one day while looking for a Mint Julep recipe - this is just a slight variation of the original. It's now on my rotation of drinks to serve at a party because it always garners such positive response. Adjust the ingredients to suit your own personal taste, if desired. 
