Well Cocktails Recipe
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Ingredients
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Base Spirits (Well Station)
Mixers & Modifiers
Garnishes & Bar Tools
Method
Well Station Prep
Stock the well
Place bottles of vodka, gin, light rum, bourbon and blended whiskey in the backbar well. Ensure each bottle is clearly labeled and pour spouts are clean. Keep a measured jigger nearby for 1.5 oz and 2 oz pours.
Chill the mixers (club soda, tonic, cola, ginger beer, juices) in a cooler or refrigerator so cocktails are served cold without excessive dilution.
Standard Well Cocktails (Yield: 6 cocktails)
Vodka Soda
Glass: Highball. Add 2 oz vodka to a highball glass filled 3/4 with ice (about 8-10 oz glass). Top with 4 oz chilled club soda. Stir gently once with a bar spoon. Garnish with a lime wedge. Serve immediately.
Gin & Tonic
Glass: Highball. Add 2 oz gin to a highball glass with ice. Top with 4 oz tonic water. Add 1/4 oz fresh lime juice (about a squeeze) if desired. Stir once. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Rum & Cola
Glass: Highball. Pour 2 oz light rum over ice in a highball glass. Top with 4-5 oz cola depending on sweetness preference. Stir gently and garnish with an orange slice or lime wedge.
Whiskey Ginger
Glass: Highball. Add 2 oz bourbon (or blended whiskey if preferred) to ice. Top with 4 oz ginger beer. Add 1 dash Angostura bitters and stir once. Garnish with a lemon wedge or candied ginger if available.
Whiskey & Cola
Glass: Rocks. Fill a rocks glass with ice. Add 2 oz blended whiskey and top with 4 oz cola. Stir gently and garnish with a lime wedge or maraschino cherry.
Cranberry Vodka (Cape Cod-style)
Glass: Highball. Add 2 oz vodka, 3 oz cranberry juice and 0.5 oz fresh lime juice over ice. Top with 1 oz club soda if you want effervescence. Stir and garnish with a lime wedge.
Batch & Service Tips
For service during Social Hour, pre-chill a pitcher with 12 oz vodka, 12 oz cranberry juice and 2 oz lime juice to make 6 vodka-cranberry cocktails. Keep on ice and top each poured drink with club soda or tonic as ordered.
Use measured pours: 2 oz spirit for standard well cocktails. Adjust mixer volume to suit glassware and guest preference (typically 3–5 oz mixer).
Maintain consistency: taste and adjust sweet & sour or simple syrup to correct balance. Replenish garnishes frequently and keep ice well-stocked.