What Are the Strongest Drinks to Order at a Bar?

Updated July 2026.

Strongest-bar English is IBA pour math, IBA Sazerac already 50 ml cognac / 10 ml absinthe, sugar cube, two dashes Peychaud’s. IBA Long Island already 15×5 + 25 lemon + 30 simple + cola. Count the ounces.

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IBA pours vs recovered fifteen

iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/sazerac/ already 50 ml cognac / 10 ml absinthe, one sugar cube, two dashes Peychaud’s. IBA notes rye substituted after the Civil War — Do not swap brandy/cognac. Grand Marnier is not cognac. Unused 99 Brand Sazerac liqueur 99/49.5 not vodka as this.

IBA Long Island already 15/15/15/15/15 + 25 lemon + 30 simple + splash of cola. IBA Dry Martini already 60 ml gin / 10 ml dry vermouth. IBA Dry Martini is not Grey Goose. Dirty Martini IBA Black Russian already 50/20. IBA Margarita already 50/20/15

Lock What it is not
Sazerac 50 cognac / 10 absinthe A recovered #1 crown
Long Island 15×5 + 25 + 30 + cola A recovered 15-way
Dry Martini 60+10 gin Grey Goose
Black Russian 50/20 A Four Horsemen statute
99 Brand unused This Sazerac neck
Jungle-juice unused A bar IBA

Count the pour

IBA parts, unused as a strongest ranking:

IBA Spirit What it is not
Sazerac 50 mL cognac / 10 mL absinthe A rye statute this card
Long Island 15 mL × 5 spirits A recovered #15 lock
Dry Martini 60+10 unused as bone-dry A 1 oz IBA

A IBA Sazerac 50 mL 40% cognac is about 1.1 US drinks before the rinse. A IBA Long Island five 15 mL 40% pours are about 1.7 US drinks before the cola. A 1.5 fl oz 40% pour is one US drink.

Sources

  • iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/sazerac/ — 50 ml cognac / 10 ml absinthe. Rye note
  • IBA Long Island 15×5 + 25 + 30 + cola. Dry Martini 60+10 is not Grey Goose. NIAAA Dec 2025.

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