Tipsy Island Staff Recipe Bible Flashcards

A collection of key vocabulary flashcards detailing standardized drink builds, recipes, and house service rules from the Tipsy Island Staff Recipe Bible.

Default Service Vessels (House Standards)

Single cocktails use the listed pour; shots go in a 2 oz shot glass; buckets/bowls use a 16 oz vessel; iced coffee uses a 16 oz cup; espresso martinis use a chilled 7–9 oz coupe.

Shaken Technique (House Standards)

Add ingredients to a tin with ice, shake 8–10 seconds, then strain or pour as directed. Espresso drinks shake 12–15 seconds for foam.

Castaway Coconut Margarita

Pour: 2 oz 1800 coconut tequila; ¾ oz coconut cream; 1½ oz pineapple juice; 4 oz marg mix. Build: Shake with ice; strain over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Spicy Island Margarita

Pour: 2 oz spicy tequila; 2 jalapeño slices; ½ oz simple syrup; ½ oz triple sec; 4 oz marg mix. Build: Spicy-rim the glass. Lightly muddle jalapeño with syrup, add remaining ingredients and ice, shake, and strain over fresh ice.

Sunset Margarita

Pour: 2 oz tequila; 2 oz orange juice; ¾ oz lime juice; ¼ oz grenadine. 4 oz marg mix. Build: Shake tequila, orange, and lime with ice; pour over fresh ice. Slowly add grenadine for the sunset layer.

The Shipwreck Margarita

Pour: 2 oz tequila; ½ oz triple sec; ½ oz dark rum float and 4 oz of marg mix. Build: Shake everything except rum with ice; pour over fresh ice. Float dark rum on top.

Long Island Iced Tea

Pour: ½ oz vodka; ½ oz gin; ½ oz rum; ½ oz tequila; ½ oz triple sec; 1½ oz sweet & sour; 1 oz cola. Build: Shake everything except cola with ice; pour into an iced tall glass. Top with cola and garnish with lemon.

Adios MF Cocktail

Pour: ½ oz vodka; ½ oz rum; ½ oz gin; ½ oz tequila; ½ oz blue curaçao; 1½ oz sweet & sour; 2 oz Sprite. Build: Shake spirits, curaçao, and sour with ice; pour over fresh ice. Top with Sprite.

Old Fashioned

Pour: 2 oz bourbon; ¼ oz simple syrup; 2 dashes aromatic bitters. Build: Stir with ice until chilled; strain over fresh ice. Express an orange peel and garnish with peel and cherry.

Pickletini

Pour: 1½ oz vodka; ¾ oz pickle brine. Build: Shake hard with ice; strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a pickle chip or spear.

Liquid Marijuana

Pour: ½ oz Captain Morgan spiced rum; ½ oz Malibu; ½ oz blue curaçao; ½ oz melon liqueur; 1 oz pineapple juice; 1 oz sweet & sour. Build: Shake with ice; pour over fresh ice.

Mermaid Splash Bowl

Pour: 2 oz coconut rum; 4 oz pineapple juice; ½ oz blue-raspberry syrup; 1 oz Sprite. Build: Build in an iced bowl/bucket and stir. Garnish with fruit.

Pineapple Upside Down Bucket

Pour: 2 oz whipped vodka; 5 oz pineapple juice; ¼ oz grenadine. Build: Build in an iced bucket; add grenadine last. Top with whipped cream.

Espresso Martini

Pour: 1.5 oz vodka; ½ oz Kahlúa; 1½ oz fresh espresso; ¼ oz simple syrup. Build: Shake very hard with ice for 12–15 seconds; double-strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with 3 coffee beans.

Full-Size Espresso Martini Flight

Pour: Choose 3 nonseasonal specialty espresso martinis; make one full recipe of each. Build: Serve all three together on a flight board. Seasonal recipes are excluded per the menu.

F*CK IT Starter Pack — SECRET

Pour: The screenshot intentionally says, “Shhhh… it's a secret.” 1 Busch light; shooter of rumple (1 oz) and rest with pineapple juice. Build: Use only the owner-approved secret build; do not post the ingredients on the public menu.

Green Tea Shot

Pour: ¾ oz Jameson; ½ oz peach schnapps; ½ oz sweet & sour; ¼ oz Sprite. Build: Shake everything except Sprite; strain and add Sprite.

Mini Beer

Pour: 1¼ oz Licor 43; ¼ oz heavy cream. Build: Pour chilled Licor 43 into the shot glass; slowly float heavy cream on top.

Michelob Ultra Zero Rita — NONALCOHOLIC

Pour: 1 Michelob Ultra Zero; 6 oz NONALCOHOLIC frozen margarita mix. Build: Use a clearly separate N/A frozen base. Pour about half the beer into a 16 oz cup; top with N/A frozen mix and serve the remainder on the side. Do not use the alcoholic house frozen margarita.

Virgin Island Piña N/A

Pour: 1 oz coconut cream; 3 oz pineapple juice. Build: Shake hard with ice and pour over fresh ice, or blend with one cup of ice if served frozen.