Modern Classic Cocktail Recipes
Browse modern classic cocktail recipes with ingredients, instructions, and full Elixirate recipe links.
Featured Modern Classics
- Black Manhattan - A brooding modern variation on the classic Manhattan created in 2005 at Bourbon & Branch in San Francisco. It replaces sweet vermouth with bittersweet.
- Division Bell - A modern classic mezcal-based riff on the Last Word, created by Phil Ward at Mayahuel in New York City in 2009. It combines smoky mezcal with.
- Espresso Martini - A modern classic created in the 1980s by bartender Dick Bradsell in London, combining vodka, fresh espresso, and coffee liqueur for a caffeinated.
- Gin Basil Smash - A refreshing modern classic created in 2008 by Jörg Meyer at Le Lion bar in Hamburg, Germany. This herbaceous gin sour features plenty of fresh basil.
- Gold Rush - The Gold Rush is a modern classic cocktail created in the early 2000s at Milk & Honey in New York City by bartender T.J. Siegal. It is essentially a.
- Jungle Bird - A tiki-style cocktail created in the 1970s at the Kuala Lumpur Hilton's Aviary Bar, featuring blackstrap rum, Campari, pineapple juice, lime, and.
- Naked & Famous - A modern classic equal-parts cocktail created by Joaquín Simó at Death & Co. It is the 'bastard love child' of the Last Word and the Paper Plane.
- Oaxaca Old-Fashioned - A modern classic agave-based riff on the Old Fashioned created by Phil Ward in 2007 at Death & Co. It combines reposado tequila and mezcal with agave.
- Old Cuban - A modern classic created in 2001 by Audrey Saunders, the Old Cuban combines elements of the Mojito (mint, lime, rum) with bitters and a Champagne topper.
- Paper Plane - A modern classic equal-parts cocktail invented in 2008 by Sam Ross, featuring bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, and fresh lemon juice. It offers a balanced.
- Penicillin - A modern classic Scotch-based cocktail created by Sam Ross in the mid-2000s at Milk & Honey in New York City. It riffs on the Gold Rush with blended.
- Revolver - A caffeinated twist on the Manhattan created by San Francisco bartender Jon Santer in the early 2000s, featuring bourbon, coffee liqueur, and orange.
- Tommy's Margarita - A modern classic Margarita variation created in the early 1990s by Julio Bermejo at Tommy's Mexican Restaurant in San Francisco. It omits orange liqueur.
- Trinidad Sour - A modern classic created by bartender Giuseppe González, the Trinidad Sour boldly uses a large measure of Angostura bitters as the primary base, balanced.