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Highball

Red Bird

Bucket
Illustration of a Red Bird

AI illustration, not a photo of this bar's drink. Build it by the recipe, not the picture.

The build

  • Vodka1 shot1½ oz
  • Crème de Noyaux½ shot¾ oz
  • Cranberry2¼ oz
  • Orange Juice1½ oz

Shots and ounces · 1 shot = 1½ oz = 4-second pourCounts

ALL OF THESE DRINKS ARE MADE IN A BUCKET GLASS FILLED WITH ICE

How to remember it

A Madras with a red feather: crème de noyaux, the almond liqueur that dyes it deep red. Its look-alike, Sex on the Beach, uses peach instead.

Compare with Madras, Sex on the Beach

Drink family: Highball · Spirit + a tall mixer, over ice

Built in the glass: the spirit goes in first, the mixer fills it.

Same shape on your sheets: Cuba Libre, Screwdriver, Harvey Wallbanger, Caribbean Breeze

Memory tricks are written for this app; only the acronym is printed on the sheet. Drink families are Gary Regan's, from The Joy of Mixology.

Builds your own list to quiz yourself on.

Source: Highballs - And Drinks sheet, row 18

| RED BIRD | VODKA - 4 | CR. NOYA - 2 | | CRANBERRY | ORANGE | | BUCKET