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AMK(AKA Adios Mother Fucker)

Equal parts of vodka, rum, tequila, gin, triple sec. Fill-up with sour mix, 7-up. For color, add a dash of blue Curaçao liqueur. The drink, also referred to in some places as a China Blue, is typically a pale semi-translucent blue in colour, and is served in a chilled Collins tumbler.

Admiral Vernon

1.5 oz (45 mL) light rum, 0.5 oz (15 mL) Grand Marnier, 0.5 oz (15 mL) lime juice, 1 tsp (5 mL) orgeat syrup. The ingredients are mixed together with cracked ice in a shaker or blender and strained into a chilled cocktail glass. Named after Admiral Edward Vernon.

Afterburner

Vodka, Tabasco sauce, ground cinnamon. Mix 50/50 Tabasco sauce and vodka in a shot glass and then light it with a lighter. It may be necessary to heat the afterburner a bit to get it to burn. When it burns pour some ground cinnamon on the flame and watch it burn.

Alabama Slammer

1 part Southern Comfort, 1 part amaretto liqueur, 1 part sloe gin, splash of orange juice. Shake with ice and strain into shot glass or cordial. Slam it down. If you have no sloe gin, grenadine syrup can be substituted. Can be drunk as a shooter or as a cocktail.
Alexander
1/2 shot (15 mL) Gin or Brandy, 1/2 shot (15 mL) heavy cream, 1/2 shot (15 mL) white creme de cacao, nutmeg. Combine ingredients over ice, shake and strain into glass and Sprinkle nutmeg on top. It is said to be named after Czar Alexander II of Russia.

Americano

Equal parts sweet vermouth and Campari poured over ice into a Collins glass, club soda to taste. Garnish with an orange slice.

Apoica

1 oz (30 mL) gin or (sometimes) vodka, 2 oz (60 mL) citrus soda. Often served with ice. Seen as an alternative to the gin and tonic, the Apoica is relatively easy to prepare. Named after the stinging night wasp of Brazil.

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 (60 mL) apple juice, 1 oz (30 mL) 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 (15 mL) light rum, 0.5 oz (15 mL) 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

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Avenger

2 oz (60 mL) vodka, 1 oz (30 mL) energy drink, 2 oz (60 mL) orange juice, 2 oz (60 mL) 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 (60 mL) gin (or vodka), 1 oz (30 mL) lemon juice, 1 oz (30 mL) 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.