Cocktail Old Fashioned The drink that gave “cocktail” its name — whiskey, sugar, bitters, and a twist of orange, built slowly over one big piece of ice. 🥃Base spiritWhiskey 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourRich • Bitter • Spiced 🥂GlassRocks Glass About the Old Fashioned The Old Fashioned is about as close as it gets to the original…
Cocktail Gimlet A two-ingredient classic of gin and lime that lets a good bottle do all the talking — sharp, clean, and a favourite of hardboiled detectives since 1953. 🥃Base spiritGin 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus · Refreshing 🥂GlassChilled coupe About the Gimlet The Gimlet is a two-ingredient, gin-and-lime cocktail whose sharp citrus snap and quiet sweetness…
Cocktail Espresso Martini A rich, bittersweet vodka cocktail shaken with fresh espresso and coffee liqueur until it forms a thick foam cap — the after-dinner drink that doubles as a pick-me-up. 🥃Base spiritVodka 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyMedium 🍋FlavourRich · Bitter · Sweet 🥂GlassCoupe About the Espresso Martini The Espresso Martini is a shaken vodka cocktail built on…
Cocktail Paloma Tequila, lime, salt, and grapefruit soda, built over ice in a salt-rimmed glass. In Mexico, it outsells the Margarita. 🥃Base spiritTequila 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus · Refreshing 🥂GlassHighball About the Paloma Ask most people to name a tequila cocktail and they’ll say Margarita. Ask most Mexicans, and the answer is more likely to be…
Cocktail Piña Colada White rum, cream of coconut, and pineapple juice, blended until frosty. Puerto Rico’s national drink, and about as close to a holiday as you can get in a glass. 🥃Base spiritWhite Rum 🍹MethodBlended ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍍FlavourTropical · Creamy 🥂GlassHurricane About the Piña Colada Piña Colada translates from Spanish as “strained pineapple,” a nod…
Cocktail Mojito White rum, lime, mint, sugar, and a splash of soda. Cuba’s best-known export after cigars, and one of the most-ordered drinks on the planet for good reason. 🥃Base spiritWhite Rum 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🌿FlavourCitrus · Herbal 🥂GlassHighball About the Mojito The Mojito is one of the few cocktails that genuinely lives up to the…
Cocktail Daiquiri Rum, lime, and sugar, shaken until ice-cold. Three ingredients, no shortcuts, and the standard every rum sour gets judged against. 🥃Base spiritWhite Rum 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus · Sour 🥂GlassCoupe About the Daiquiri People hear “Daiquiri” and picture a slushy, neon-pink machine drink from a beach bar menu. The real thing is nothing like…
Cocktail Aperol Spritz Three ingredients, no shaker required, ready in two minutes. The Aperol Spritz is the drink that turned an Italian aperitivo ritual into a global habit. 🍊 Base Aperol 🫧 Method Built ⭐ Difficulty Easy 🍋 Flavour Bitter · Citrus 🥂 Glass Large wine glass About the Aperol Spritz The Aperol Spritz follows…
Cocktail Manhattan Whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters — stirred until cold, served straight up. One of the oldest and most enduring cocktails ever made. 🥃 Base spirit Whiskey 🍸 Method Stirred ⭐ Difficulty Easy 🍒 Flavour Rich · Bitter 🥂 Glass Coupe or martini About the Manhattan The Manhattan is one of the oldest cocktails…
Cocktail Cosmopolitan Pink, sharp, and effortlessly stylish — the Cosmo is a four-ingredient classic that’s earned every bit of its iconic status. 🥃 Base spirit Vodka 🍹 Method Shaken ⭐ Difficulty Easy 🍋 Flavour Citrus · Fruity 🥂 Glass Martini or coupe About the Cosmopolitan The Cosmopolitan is one of those cocktails that transcended the…
Cocktail Margarita The world’s most ordered cocktail. Tequila, triple sec, and fresh lime — sharp, salty, and impossible to get enough of. 🥃 Base spirit Tequila 🍹 Method Shaken ⭐ Difficulty Easy 🍋 Flavour Citrus · Sour 🥂 Glass Coupe or rocks About the Margarita The Margarita is the best-selling cocktail in the world, and…
Classic cocktail Negroni The perfectly balanced bitter-sweet classic. Equal parts, stirred down, orange peel. Timeless. 🥃 Glass Rocks 🌀 Method Stir ⏱ Time 3 min 📊 Difficulty ★★☆ 🍊 Flavour Bitter-sweet 🔥 ABV ~24% Ingredients Gin 25ml Campari 25ml Sweet vermouth 25ml Orange peel to garnish gin campari vermouth stirred Method 1 Add all three…