Classic Cocktail Recipes

Discover canonical classic cocktail recipes with ingredients, instructions, and links to full recipes.

Featured Classic Cocktails

Americano - A classic Italian aperitivo cocktail featuring equal parts Campari and sweet vermouth topped with soda water. It is bittersweet, refreshing, and low in.
Aviation - A pre-Prohibition classic gin cocktail from 1916, featuring a delicate balance of botanical gin, tart lemon, bittersweet maraschino liqueur, and floral.
Bee's Knees - A Prohibition-era gin sour that substitutes honey for sugar, creating a richer, floral sweetness to balance the tart lemon and botanical gin. The name is.
Bellini - A classic Italian sparkling cocktail invented in 1948 at Harry's Bar in Venice by Giuseppe Cipriani. It combines fresh white peach purée with Prosecco.
Bijou - A pre-Prohibition cocktail attributed to Harry Johnson, named for the jewel-like colors of its ingredients (gin as diamond, sweet vermouth as ruby, green.
Black Russian - A simple, two-ingredient cocktail made with vodka and coffee liqueur. It is the predecessor to the White Russian and was created around 1949 in Brussels.
Bloody Mary - A classic savory brunch cocktail made with vodka, tomato juice, and a blend of spices and seasonings, known for its bold, umami-rich flavor that is said.
Boulevardier - A rich and warming whiskey-based variation on the Negroni, featuring bourbon (or rye), Campari, and sweet vermouth. It balances bitter, sweet, and boozy.
Bramble - A modern classic created in 1984 by Dick Bradsell in London. A gin sour topped with blackberry liqueur (crème de mûre), served over crushed ice for a.
Brandy Alexander - A rich, creamy dessert cocktail made with brandy (or cognac), dark crème de cacao, and fresh cream. A variation of the earlier gin-based Alexander, it is.
Champagne Cocktail - A classic, elegant sparkling cocktail dating back to at least 1862 in Jerry Thomas's Bartender's Guide. It features a sugar cube soaked in bitters topped.
Clover Club - A pre-Prohibition classic named after a Philadelphia men's club, featuring gin, tart lemon, fruity raspberry syrup, and egg white for a silky foam. It is.
Corpse Reviver No. 2 - A classic pre-Prohibition era hangover cure from Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. It is a tart, refreshing equal-parts sour featuring gin.
Cosmopolitan - A classic pink cocktail popularized in the 1990s by Sex and the City, featuring citrus vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice, and lime. It is tart.
Dry Martini - A classic, spirit-forward cocktail made with gin and a smaller proportion of dry vermouth, stirred until ice cold. It is sophisticated, aromatic, and one.
French 75 - A classic sparkling cocktail made with gin, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and Champagne. Named after the powerful French 75mm field gun from World War.
Gimlet - A classic gin cocktail with a bright, tart lime flavor, traditionally made with gin and sweetened lime juice. It follows a sour template and is known for.
Last Word - A pre-Prohibition classic originating from the Detroit Athletic Club around 1916, the Last Word is an equal-parts cocktail featuring gin, green.
Manhattan - A classic spirit-forward cocktail made with rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and aromatic bitters. It is elegant, aromatic, and one of the most enduring.
Margarita - A classic Mexican cocktail made with tequila, orange liqueur, and fresh lime juice, known for its balanced tart, sweet, and salty profile. It is one of.
Martinez - A classic pre-Prohibition cocktail often considered a precursor to the Martini. It combines gin and sweet vermouth with maraschino liqueur and bitters.
Mimosa - A classic brunch cocktail made with sparkling wine and orange juice, named after the yellow mimosa flower. It is light, refreshing, and effervescent.
Mint Julep - The Mint Julep is a classic bourbon cocktail and the signature drink of the Kentucky Derby. It consists of bourbon, sugar (in the form of simple syrup).
Mojito - A classic Cuban cocktail featuring white rum, fresh mint, lime juice, sugar, and club soda. It's a refreshing, lighthearted drink with bright citrus and.
Moscow Mule - A classic vodka-based cocktail made with ginger beer and lime juice, traditionally served in a copper mug. It is refreshing, spicy, and bright with a.
Negroni - A classic Italian cocktail made with equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth. It is bitter, balanced, and refreshing, invented in the early 20th.
Old Fashioned - A classic whiskey cocktail originating in the 19th century, made with whiskey, sugar, bitters, and water. It is one of the oldest and most iconic.
Paloma - The Paloma is a refreshing Mexican highball and often considered the national cocktail of Mexico. It combines tequila with tart lime juice and grapefruit.
Pisco Sour - The Pisco Sour is a classic South American cocktail, particularly associated with Peru, featuring pisco brandy, citrus, sweetener, and egg white for a.
Rob Roy - A classic 19th-century cocktail created around 1894 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, essentially a Manhattan made with Scotch whisky instead of rye or.
Sazerac - The official cocktail of New Orleans, a spirit-forward classic featuring rye whiskey, Peychaud's bitters, sugar, and an absinthe rinse. It is a close.
Sidecar - A classic tart and dry cocktail made with cognac, orange liqueur, and fresh lemon juice. Invented around World War I in either London or Paris, it is one.
Singapore Sling - A classic gin-based tropical cocktail created in the early 20th century at Raffles Hotel in Singapore. It is a complex, fruity, and herbaceous drink with.
Tom Collins - A classic, refreshing long drink and member of the Collins family, this is a gin sour lengthened with club soda, combining botanical gin with fresh lemon.
Vesper - The Vesper, also known as the Vesper Martini, is a spirit-forward cocktail invented by Ian Fleming for James Bond in the 1953 novel Casino Royale. Named.
Whiskey Sour - A classic sour cocktail made with whiskey, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup. It is tart, balanced, and often includes an optional egg white for a.
White Russian - A classic creamy cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and heavy cream, famously associated with 'The Dude' from The Big Lebowski. It is a decadent.