Cocktail Hurricane Two rums, passion fruit, and citrus, shaken and poured into the signature footed glass — the sweet, tropical classic created at Pat O’Brien’s in 1940s New Orleans. 🥃Base spiritRum 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourSweet · Rich 🥂GlassHurricane About the Hurricane The Hurricane is a sweet, fruity rum punch built from two rums, passion fruit, and…
Cocktail Sidecar Cognac, orange liqueur, and fresh lemon juice, shaken and served in a sugar-rimmed glass — an elegant, brandy-forward classic with roots in Paris just after World War I. 🥃Base spiritBrandy 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus · Sweet 🥂GlassCoupe About the Sidecar The Sidecar pairs cognac with orange liqueur and fresh lemon juice, shaken hard and…
Cocktail Amaretto Sour A nutty, marzipan-sweet Italian liqueur classic — just amaretto and fresh lemon juice shaken over ice, with a modern bourbon-and-egg-white version that brought it back onto craft cocktail menus. 🥃Base spiritAmaretto 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourSweet • Citrus 🥂GlassRocks Glass About the Amaretto Sour The Amaretto Sour is a simple, nutty-sweet cocktail built on…
Cocktail Brandy Alexander A silky, dessert-style sipper of brandy, chocolate liqueur, and cream — finished with fresh nutmeg for a fragrant, after-dinner finish. 🥃Base spiritBrandy 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourRich • Sweet 🥂GlassCoupe About the Brandy Alexander The Brandy Alexander is a dessert-style cocktail built from equal parts brandy, crème de cacao, and cream — closer to…
Liqueur / Modifier Amaretto Reina & Lazzaroni Families · Saronno, Italy · Est. Early 1900s A sweet, marzipan-scented Italian liqueur built on apricot kernels rather than almonds — equally at home sipped neat over ice or shaken into an Amaretto Sour. Category Liqueur (Nut/Kernel) Origin Italy ABV 21–28% Colour Deep amber Flavour Marzipan, Sweet, Rich…
Cocktail Mimosa Equal parts chilled Champagne and fresh orange juice, poured into a flute for the classic brunch cocktail — simple, bright, and effervescent. 🥃Base spiritSparkling Wine 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus · Refreshing · Sweet 🥂GlassChampagne Flute About the Mimosa The Mimosa is about as simple as cocktails get: chilled Champagne (or another dry sparkling wine)…
Cocktail Mint Julep Bourbon, sugar, and fresh mint, churned over crushed ice until the cup frosts over — the official drink of the Kentucky Derby and a Southern classic in its own right. 🥃Base spiritWhiskey 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourHerbal · Refreshing · Sweet 🥂GlassJulep Cup About the Mint Julep The Mint Julep is a bourbon, mint,…
Cocktail Long Island Iced Tea Five spirits, a splash of citrus, and a float of cola that makes the whole thing look — and almost taste — like a glass of iced tea. Don’t let that fool you. 🥃Base spiritFive-spirit blend 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus · Refreshing · Sweet 🥂GlassCollins / Highball About the Long Island…
Liqueur / Modifier Crème de Cassis Lejay-Lagoute & Boudier · Dijon, Burgundy, France · Est. 1841 A deep purple-red blackcurrant liqueur from Burgundy, so sweet and concentrated it turns a plain glass of white wine into a Kir — or a flute of Champagne into a Kir Royale. Category Fruit Liqueur Origin France ABV 15–20%…
Liqueur / Modifier Coffee Liqueur The sweet, roasted-coffee spirit behind the Espresso Martini and the White Russian — and the one modifier where the bottle you pick genuinely changes the drink. ☕CategoryLiqueur 🥃ABV range20–30% 🍹Best known forEspresso Martini 🍋FlavourSweet · Rich · Bitter 🌎OriginMexico, 1936 About Coffee Liqueur Coffee liqueur is a sweetened, spirit-based liqueur…
Cocktail Sex on the Beach A sweet, fruity highball built on vodka and peach schnapps, rounded out with cranberry and orange juice — the definitive 1980s Florida party cocktail. 🥃Base spiritVodka 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourSweet · Citrus · Refreshing 🥂GlassHighball About the Sex on the Beach Sex on the Beach is a sweet, low-intensity vodka cocktail…
Cocktail Whiskey Sour Whiskey, fresh lemon, and just enough sugar to soften the edges — the sour that taught every bartender the ratio by heart. 🥃Base spiritWhiskey 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus • Sweet 🥂GlassRocks Glass About the Whiskey Sour The Whiskey Sour belongs to cocktail’s oldest and simplest family: spirit, citrus, and sweetener. That template traces…