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Lady Finger

1 oz (30 mL) gin, 1 oz (30 mL) kirschwasser, 1/2 oz (15 mL) cherry brandy, 1 oz (30 mL) lemon juice, 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) superfine sugar. Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

Lady Killer

30 mL gin, 15 mL Cointreau, 15 mL apricot brandy, 60 mL Maracujanektar, 60 mL Ananassaft. This is a classic cocktail created by Peter Roth, a famous barkeeper from the Kronenhalle in Zürich, Switzerland. In 1984, he won the world championship with this drink.

Latin Manhattan

2 measures (60 mL) each of white rum, sweet vermouth and dry vermouth. Add a splash of maraschino cherry juice and shake in a cocktail shaker and serve "up" (with no ice) in a Martini glass with a twist of lemon peel. When making this drink, avoid the temptation to use more rum. It makes the drink quite bitter. The balance of the three alcohols is the key.

Lemon Drop

1 1/2 oz (45 mL) citrus vodka, 3/4 oz (20 mL) Cointreau, 1 tsp (5 mL) superfine sugar, 3/4 oz (20 mL) freshly squeezed lemon juice, lemon wheel for garnish. Pour contents into a ice filled mixing glass and shake vigorously. Strain into a sugar rimmed cocktail glass garnished with a lemon wheel. Serve. Originally created at Henry Africa's Bar, San Francisco. Henry Africa's opened in 1969 and was one of the first establishments to serve cocktails that were developed and marketed specifically to females. Although now closed, the Lemon Drop continues and has become a cocktail staple of westerners.

Liquid Cocaine

1 part Jägermeister, 1 part Goldschläger. Should be shot as soon as its poured as the 2 liquors take a couple of seconds to mix.

Long Island Iced Tea

1/2 oz (15 mL) vodka, 1/2 oz (15 mL) gin, 1/2 oz (15 mL) tequila, 1/2 oz (15 mL) triple sec, 1/2 oz (15 mL) rum, 1 1/2 oz (45 mL) sweet and sour, splash of Coke. Stir. Garnish with lemon twist. Build ingredients over a Collins glass with ice. Some bartenders give the drink a short shake, but this is optional. Some choose to mix it without tequila. Some have nicknamed a Long Island with tequila a "Texas Iced Tea".