Cocktail Kir Royale Two French ingredients — Champagne and crème de cassis — combine in this jewel-toned aperitif named for a Burgundian priest-mayor. 🥃Base spiritSparkling Wine 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourSweet · Rich 🥂GlassChampagne flute About the Kir Royale The Kir Royale is a two-ingredient French classic that tops a splash of crème de cassis with chilled…
Cocktail Bellini A delicate Venetian classic blending white peach purée with chilled Prosecco, invented at Harry’s Bar in 1948. 🥃Base spiritSparkling Wine 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourSweet · Refreshing 🥂GlassChampagne flute About the Bellini The Bellini is a two-ingredient Italian classic that pairs white peach purée with chilled Prosecco, built gently in a Champagne flute. It’s lighter…
Cocktail White Russian Equal parts vodka, coffee liqueur, and cream, built over ice for a rich, dessert-like sipper made famous by “The Dude.” 🥃Base spiritVodka 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourSweet · Rich 🥂GlassRocks glass About the White Russian The White Russian is a three-ingredient classic that pairs vodka and coffee liqueur with a float of cream, built…
Cocktail Frozen Strawberry Margarita Four ingredients, one blender and five minutes. Frozen strawberries stand in for the ice, so there is no washing, hulling or chopping before you blend. 🥃Base spiritTequila 🍹MethodBlended ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourSweet · Citrus · Refreshing 🥂GlassMargarita glass About the Frozen Strawberry Margarita The Frozen Strawberry Margarita takes the classic Margarita and puts…
Cocktail Hurricane Two rums, passion fruit, and citrus, shaken and poured into the signature footed glass — the sweet, tropical classic created at Pat O’Brien’s in 1940s New Orleans. 🥃Base spiritRum 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourSweet · Rich 🥂GlassHurricane About the Hurricane The Hurricane is a sweet, fruity rum punch built from two rums, passion fruit, and…
Cocktail Sidecar Cognac, orange liqueur, and fresh lemon juice, shaken and served in a sugar-rimmed glass — an elegant, brandy-forward classic with roots in Paris just after World War I. 🥃Base spiritBrandy 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus · Sweet 🥂GlassCoupe About the Sidecar The Sidecar pairs cognac with orange liqueur and fresh lemon juice, shaken hard and…
Cocktail Amaretto Sour A nutty, marzipan-sweet Italian liqueur classic — just amaretto and fresh lemon juice shaken over ice, with a modern bourbon-and-egg-white version that brought it back onto craft cocktail menus. 🥃Base spiritAmaretto 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourSweet • Citrus 🥂GlassRocks Glass About the Amaretto Sour The Amaretto Sour is a simple, nutty-sweet cocktail built on…
Cocktail Brandy Alexander A silky, dessert-style sipper of brandy, chocolate liqueur, and cream — finished with fresh nutmeg for a fragrant, after-dinner finish. 🥃Base spiritBrandy 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourRich • Sweet 🥂GlassCoupe About the Brandy Alexander The Brandy Alexander is a dessert-style cocktail built from equal parts brandy, crème de cacao, and cream — closer to…
Liqueur / Modifier Amaretto Reina & Lazzaroni Families · Saronno, Italy · Est. Early 1900s A sweet, marzipan-scented Italian liqueur built on apricot kernels rather than almonds — equally at home sipped neat over ice or shaken into an Amaretto Sour. Category Liqueur (Nut/Kernel) Origin Italy ABV 21–28% Colour Deep amber Flavour Marzipan, Sweet, Rich…
Cocktail Mimosa Equal parts chilled Champagne and fresh orange juice, poured into a flute for the classic brunch cocktail — simple, bright, and effervescent. 🥃Base spiritSparkling Wine 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus · Refreshing · Sweet 🥂GlassChampagne Flute About the Mimosa The Mimosa is about as simple as cocktails get: chilled Champagne (or another dry sparkling wine)…
Cocktail Mint Julep Bourbon, sugar, and fresh mint, churned over crushed ice until the cup frosts over — the official drink of the Kentucky Derby and a Southern classic in its own right. 🥃Base spiritWhiskey 🍹MethodBuilt ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourHerbal · Refreshing · Sweet 🥂GlassJulep Cup About the Mint Julep The Mint Julep is a bourbon, mint,…
Cocktail Long Island Iced Tea Five spirits, a splash of citrus, and a float of cola that makes the whole thing look — and almost taste — like a glass of iced tea. Don’t let that fool you. 🥃Base spiritFive-spirit blend 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus · Refreshing · Sweet 🥂GlassCollins / Highball About the Long Island…
