Recipes
60 recipes.
Long Island Iced Tea
Five spirits and lemon, topped with a splash of cola.
Hurricane
Two rums with passion fruit, orange, and lime -- New Orleans' tiki classic.
Vesper
Gin and vodka shaken with Lillet Blanc -- James Bond's martini.
Corpse Reviver No. 2
Gin, orange liqueur, Lillet Blanc, and lemon with an anise rinse.
Sazerac
Rye, sugar, and bitters stirred in an anise-rinsed glass.
Aviation
Gin, maraschino liqueur, and lemon -- a pale, floral classic.
Vieux Carré
Rye and brandy stirred with sweet vermouth, herbal liqueur, and two bitters.
Paper Plane
Bourbon, orange aperitivo, herbal liqueur, and lemon in equal parts.
Last Word
Equal parts gin, maraschino liqueur, herbal liqueur, and lime -- a Prohibition-era rediscovery.
French 75
Gin and lemon lifted with sparkling wine -- named for a WWI field gun.
Between the Sheets
Brandy, white rum, and orange liqueur, brightened with lemon.
Brandy Alexander
Brandy, chocolate liqueur, and cream shaken into a dessert cocktail.
Sidecar
Brandy, orange liqueur, and lemon, shaken and strained up.
Irish Coffee
Irish whiskey and hot coffee, sweetened and topped with cream.
Penicillin
Scotch, honey, lemon, and ginger.
Blood and Sand
Scotch, sweet vermouth, cherry liqueur, and orange juice, shaken equal parts.
Rusty Nail
Scotch and an herbal honeyed liqueur, built over ice.
Rob Roy
A Manhattan made with Scotch instead of rye.
French Connection
Brandy and amaretto, built over ice.
Godmother
Vodka and amaretto, the Godfather's clear-spirit cousin.
Godfather
Scotch and amaretto, built simply over ice.
Amaretto Sour
Almond liqueur, lemon, and sugar, shaken silky with egg white.
Mudslide
Vodka, coffee liqueur, and Irish cream, shaken into a dessert cocktail.
Black Russian
Vodka and coffee liqueur, built simply over ice.
White Russian
Vodka and coffee liqueur, finished with a float of cream.
Bay Breeze
Vodka with cranberry and pineapple juice -- a Sea Breeze without the grapefruit.
Woo Woo
Vodka, peach liqueur, and cranberry -- a simpler, sweeter cousin of Sex on the Beach.
Sex on the Beach
Vodka and peach liqueur with cranberry and orange juice.
Cosmopolitan
Vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry, and lime -- shaken pink and citrusy.
Salty Dog
Vodka and grapefruit juice over a salted rim.
Paloma
Tequila and grapefruit, built long with lime and soda.
Matador
Tequila, pineapple, and lime -- a lighter agave counterpart to the Daiquiri.
Piña Colada
Rum, pineapple juice, and cream of coconut blended or shaken smooth.
Painkiller
Dark rum, pineapple, orange juice, and cream of coconut from the British Virgin Islands.
Mai Tai
White and dark rum with orange liqueur, orgeat, and lime -- the tiki classic.
Dark 'n' Stormy
Dark rum and ginger beer over ice with a squeeze of lime.
Jack Rose
Brandy, lime, and grenadine, shaken pink.
Tequila Sunrise
Tequila and orange juice with a grenadine sunrise.
Roy Rogers
Cola and grenadine, the classic non-alcoholic bar order.
Cuba Libre
Rum, cola, and lime -- the original rum and Coke.
Virgin Mojito
Lime, mint, and soda -- all the Mojito's refreshment, none of the rum.
Southside
Gin, lime, mint, and sugar -- a Prohibition-era cousin of the Mojito.
White Lady
Gin, orange liqueur, and lemon, silked with egg white.
Kamikaze
Vodka, orange liqueur, and lime -- a bright, tart shot-turned-cocktail.
Screwdriver
Vodka and orange juice -- the simplest brunch highball.
Tom Collins
Gin, lemon, and sugar lengthened with soda over ice.
Gimlet
Gin, lime juice, and simple syrup shaken sharp and clean.
Boulevardier
A whiskey twist on the Negroni: bourbon, sweet vermouth, and bitter aperitivo.
Americano
Bitter aperitivo, sweet vermouth, and soda -- the low-proof original that inspired the Negroni.
Classic Martini
Gin and dry vermouth, stirred cold and served up.
Espresso Martini
Vodka and fresh espresso, shaken until frothy.
Virgin Mule
Ginger beer, lime, and mint: all the refreshment, none of the alcohol.
Zero-Proof Old Fashioned
All the depth of an Old Fashioned, built with a zero-proof whiskey alternative.
Moscow Mule
Vodka, ginger beer, and lime in a chilled copper mug.
Gin & Tonic
The simplest classic highball: gin, tonic, and lime.
Daiquiri
Rum, lime, and sugar in perfect three-ingredient balance.
Margarita
Tequila, orange liqueur, and lime, shaken and salt-rimmed.
Negroni
Equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, and bitter aperitivo.
Whiskey Sour
Bourbon, lemon, and sugar shaken to a silky finish.
Manhattan
Rye, sweet vermouth, and bitters, stirred and strained up.