🍹 Cocktail Recipes — Classic & Modern Drinks
Cocktail recipes — classic and modern drinks for every occasion. From non-alcoholic mojitos to classic margaritas — find the perfect drink.
Gin Basil Smash
Jorg Meyer's Hamburg creation — a whole handful of basil muddled into a gin sour, bright green and intensely aromatic.
Tequila Sunrise
Tequila and orange juice with grenadine sinking through it — the gradient is the drink, so it is never stirred.
Cuba Libre
Rum and cola with a hard squeeze of fresh lime — the lime is what separates it from a rum and coke.
Champagne Cocktail
A sugar cube soaked in bitters at the bottom of a flute, topped with Champagne so it fizzes as it dissolves.
Black Russian
Vodka and coffee liqueur over ice — two ingredients, built in the glass, no shaking required.
Mimosa
Champagne and orange juice in equal parts — the simplest brunch drink, and unforgiving of bad ingredients.
French Martini
Vodka, Chambord and pineapple juice — a 1980s drink that survives on the foam fresh pineapple gives it.
Zombie
Don the Beachcomber's notorious tiki drink — three rums, falernum and absinthe, and traditionally a two-drink limit.
Singapore Sling
The Raffles Hotel original — gin, cherry brandy, Bénédictine and pineapple, far drier and more complex than the pink version most bars pour.
Irish Coffee
Hot sweetened coffee and Irish whiskey under a float of unwhipped cream — drunk through the cream, never stirred.
Hanky Panky
Ada Coleman's creation at the Savoy — gin and sweet vermouth with just enough Fernet-Branca to bite.
Martinez
The sweet, maraschino-laced ancestor of the Dry Martini.
Ramos Gin Fizz
The New Orleans marathon drink — gin, cream, citrus and orange flower water shaken until it stands up on its own.
Planters Punch
One of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak — the old Jamaican rhyme, built over crushed ice.
Rusty Nail
Scotch and Drambuie over ice — two ingredients and a lemon twist, and nothing else required.
Between the Sheets
A Sidecar with rum alongside the cognac — sharper, drier and considerably stronger.
Casino
A gin sour weighted with maraschino and orange bitters — bracing and old-fashioned in the best sense.
Stinger
Cognac and white crème de menthe — two ingredients, shaken, and far more elegant than it sounds.
Caipirinha
Brazil's national drink — cachaca, lime and sugar muddled directly in the glass over crushed ice.
Bramble
Dick Bradsell's London classic — a gin sour over crushed ice with crème de mûre bled through it.
Mint Julep
Bourbon over a mountain of crushed ice with mint — the drink of the Kentucky Derby, served in a frosted metal cup.
Naked and Famous
Equal parts mezcal, yellow Chartreuse, Aperol and lime — a smoky descendant of the Last Word.
Pisco Sour
Peru's national cocktail — pisco, lime and egg white with three drops of Angostura on the foam.
Vesper
Gin, vodka and Lillet, shaken and served with a lemon peel — invented by Ian Fleming for James Bond.
Penicillin
Sam Ross's modern classic — blended Scotch with honey, ginger and lemon, floated with a smoky Islay malt.
Paper Plane
Four equal parts — bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino and lemon — from Sam Ross, and impossible to get wrong.
Jungle Bird
A 1970s tiki drink from Kuala Lumpur — dark rum and pineapple cut with the bitterness of Campari.
New York Sour
A whiskey sour with a float of red wine sitting on the foam like a stained-glass layer.
Tommys Margarita
A margarita with agave nectar instead of orange liqueur — three ingredients, and more tequila-forward for it.
Bees Knees
Gin, lemon and honey — a Prohibition drink built to hide the taste of bathtub gin, and good enough to outlive it.
Bellini
White peach purée and Prosecco, invented at Harry's Bar in Venice — two ingredients and no shortcuts.
Gin Fizz
Gin, lemon and sugar shaken with egg white and lengthened with soda into a tall, foaming column.
Clover Club
A pink pre-Prohibition gin sour with raspberry syrup and egg white.
White Lady
Gin, triple sec and lemon shaken with egg white for a silky head.
Last Word
Equal parts gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino and lime — a Prohibition-era drink that survives on perfect symmetry.
Sazerac
New Orleans in a glass — rye, sugar and Peychaud's bitters in an absinthe-rinsed tumbler, served without ice.
French 75
Gin and lemon topped with Champagne — a sour with a fuse, named after a field gun.
Aviation
A pre-Prohibition gin sour turned pale violet by crème de violette.
Americano
Campari, sweet vermouth and soda — the drink the Negroni was invented from, and lighter than either.
John Collins
The original tall gin sour — gin, lemon, sugar and soda over ice in a Collins glass.
Corpse Reviver No. 2
Equal parts gin, Cointreau, Lillet and lemon in an absinthe-rinsed glass — a morning-after cure that goes down far too easily.
Brandy Alexander
An IBA Unforgettable — cognac, crème de cacao and cream shaken into a dessert in a glass.
Vieux Carre
A New Orleans classic layering rye, cognac, sweet vermouth and Bénédictine.
Sidecar
Cognac, orange liqueur and lemon in the classic sour ratio, in a sugar-rimmed coupe.
Moscow Mule
A zesty, gingery cocktail traditionally served in a copper mug — vodka meets spicy ginger beer meets lime juice.
Margarita
A perfectly balanced tequila classic — tart citrus, silky orange liqueur, and a salt-rimmed glass. The world's most ordered cocktail.
Old Fashioned
The original cocktail — bourbon sweetened with sugar, seasoned with bitters, and finished with an orange twist. Timeless and spirit-forward.
Manhattan
A sophisticated blend of rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters — stirred, strained, and served with a cherry. A New York legend.
Dry Martini
The king of cocktails — gin and a whisper of dry vermouth, stirred cold and served colder. Elegance in its purest form.
Espresso Martini
A coffee lover's dream — velvety espresso shaken with vodka and coffee liqueur into a rich, frothy martini.
Aperol Spritz
Italy's favourite aperitivo — Aperol, Prosecco, and soda over ice. Light, bubbly, and effortlessly easy to love.
Piña Colada
The tropical classic from Puerto Rico — creamy coconut, sweet pineapple, and rum blended to pure island bliss.
Whiskey Sour
Sweet, tart, and silky — bourbon, fresh lemon, and an optional egg-white foam on top. A beautifully balanced American classic.
Long Island Iced Tea
Five spirits, citrus, and a splash of cola — looks innocent, hits hard. A legendary party cocktail that's stood the test of time.
Gimlet
A gin and lime cocktail of beautiful simplicity — tart, crisp, and perfectly balanced. Few cocktails achieve so much with so little.
Paloma
Mexico's most popular cocktail — tequila with fresh grapefruit and lime, topped with soda. Bright, tart, and deeply refreshing.
Dark and Stormy
Bermuda's unofficial national drink — dark rum floated over spicy ginger beer with a squeeze of lime. Simple, striking, and deeply satisfying.
Bloody Mary
The ultimate savoury brunch cocktail — spiced tomato juice with vodka, Worcestershire, and your choice of bold garnishes.
Boulevardier
The bourbon cousin of the Negroni — whiskey replaces gin for a richer, warmer bittersweet classic. Equally stunning stirred or on the rocks.
Cosmopolitan
The quintessential 1990s cocktail — vodka, cranberry, and lime served in a chilled martini glass. Still as chic as ever.
Daiquiri
Three ingredients, one perfect cocktail — rum, lime, and sugar shaken to a silky froth. Hemingway's favourite and a timeless classic.
Negroni
Equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth stirred over ice. Bittersweet complexity in a glass — the aperitivo king.
Mai Tai
Trader Vic's classic Polynesian rum punch — aged rum, orange curaçao, orgeat, and lime in irresistible tropical balance.
Mojito
The ultimate Cuban classic — fresh mint, tangy lime, and rum topped with soda water. Crisp, refreshing, and endlessly popular.