Cocktail

  • Martini

    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…

  • Sex on the Beach

    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…

  • Dark ‘n’ Stormy

    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…

  • Whiskey Sour

    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…

  • French 75

    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…

  • Old Fashioned

    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…

  • Gimlet

    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…

  • Espresso Martini

    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…

  • Paloma

    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…

  • Piña Colada

    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…

  • Mojito

    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…

  • Daiquiri

    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…