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…
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…
Cocktail Sazerac One of the oldest documented cocktails in America: rye whiskey and Peychaud’s Bitters stirred over ice, served up in an absinthe-rinsed glass with nothing but a whisper of lemon oil on top. 🥃Base spiritWhiskey 🍹MethodStirred ⭐DifficultyMedium 🍋FlavourHerbal · Spiced · Bitter 🥂GlassOld-Fashioned About the Sazerac The Sazerac traces back to 1830s-1850s New Orleans,…
Cocktail Moscow Mule Bright, spicy, and endlessly refreshing — the vodka highball that introduced America to vodka, built in minutes and served ice-cold in a frosted copper mug. 🥃Base spiritVodka 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus · Spiced · Refreshing 🥂GlassCopper Mug About the Moscow Mule The Moscow Mule is a three-ingredient vodka highball: vodka, fresh lime juice,…
Cocktail Martini The ultimate gin-forward classic — spirit and dry vermouth, stirred until silky, with nothing to hide behind. 🥃Base spiritGin 🍹MethodStirred ⭐DifficultyMedium 🍋FlavourHerbal · Bitter · Rich 🥂GlassCocktail glass About the Martini The Martini is the archetypal cocktail: gin and dry vermouth, stirred over ice and strained into a chilled glass, garnished with nothing…
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 Dark ‘n’ Stormy A spicy, effervescent Bermudian highball where dark rum “storms” over a base of ginger beer — built to order and named for the cloud it makes as it sinks. 🥃Base spiritRum 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourSpiced • Citrus • Refreshing 🥂GlassHighball About the Dark ‘n’ Stormy The Dark ‘n’ Stormy pairs rich, molasses-forward…
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…
Cocktail French 75 A sparkling, citrus-bright classic that pairs gin’s botanicals with fresh lemon and chilled Champagne — named after a WWI field gun and just as sharp. 🥃Base spiritGin 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyMedium 🍋FlavourCitrus • Refreshing 🥂GlassChampagne Flute About the French 75 The French 75 is a gin and Champagne cocktail built on a simple, elegant…