Cocktail Last Word An equal-parts Prohibition-era classic from Detroit, revived a century later — gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and lime in perfect balance. 🥃Base spiritGin 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyMedium 🍋FlavourHerbal · Citrus 🥂GlassCoupe About the Last Word The Last Word is an equal-parts classic — gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and fresh lime juice, shaken hard…
Cocktail Penicillin A modern classic from Milk & Honey — blended Scotch, honey-ginger syrup, and lemon, shaken and finished with a smoky Islay float. 🥃Base spiritWhiskey 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyMedium 🍋FlavourSpiced · Smoky 🥂GlassRocks glass About the Penicillin The Penicillin is a modern classic that layers blended Scotch, fresh lemon, and a homemade honey-ginger syrup, then finishes…
Cocktail Aviation Gin, maraschino, lemon and a touch of violette. Pale, floral and elegantly tart. 🥃Base spiritGin 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyMedium 🍋FlavourCitrus 🥂GlassCoupe About the Aviation The Aviation was created around 1916 by Hugo Ensslin, head bartender at the Hotel Wallick in New York City, and published in his 1916 book Recipes for Mixed Drinks. The original…
Cocktail Gin Fizz Gin, lemon and sugar shaken cold, then lifted with soda. Crisp, tart and effervescent. 🥃Base spiritGin 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus · Refreshing 🥂GlassHighball About the Gin Fizz The Gin Fizz belongs to the “fizz” family of 19th-century sours: a spirit, citrus and sugar shaken together and finished with carbonated water. Fizzes were in…
Cocktail Tom Collins Gin, lemon, and sugar, shaken and topped with soda water in a tall glass — an effervescent classic dating to at least 1876 and named after a famous 1874 practical joke. 🥃Base spiritGin 🍹MethodShaken ⭐DifficultyEasy 🍋FlavourCitrus · Refreshing 🥂GlassCollins About the Tom Collins The Tom Collins is gin, lemon juice, and sugar,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
