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01

Classic · Gin

Gin & Tonic

Ingredients

  • 50 ml gin
  • 150 ml tonic
  • Lime, 2–3 wedges
  • Ice to top

Method

  1. Fill glass with ice
  2. Pour in gin
  3. Top with tonic
  4. Stir, add lime
02

Classic · Aperol, no wine

Aperol & Tonic

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Aperol
  • 100 ml tonic (or soda)
  • Orange wedge + peel
  • Ice

Method

  1. Ice in glass
  2. Pour in Aperol
  3. Top with tonic
  4. Garnish, orange
03

Combo · Both spirits

Gin–Aperol Fizz

Ingredients

  • 30 ml gin
  • 30 ml Aperol
  • 20 ml lemon juice
  • 10 ml sugar syrup
  • Soda, to top

Method

  1. Shake all with ice
  2. Strain, fresh ice
  3. Top with soda
  4. Garnish, lemon zest
04

Classic · Aperol

Aperol Garibaldi

Ingredients

  • 40 ml Aperol
  • 100 ml orange juice
  • Ice

Method

  1. Ice in glass
  2. Pour Aperol + juice
  3. Stir 5–6 times
  4. Serve, orange wedge
05

Combo · Gin + Aperol float

Gin Sour with Aperol

Ingredients

  • 50 ml gin
  • 25 ml lemon juice
  • 15 ml sugar syrup
  • 10 ml Aperol, float

Method

  1. Shake gin, lemon, syrup
  2. Strain into glass
  3. Float Aperol on top
  4. Don’t stir — keep the layers
06

Italian classic · Aperol + bubbles

Aperol Spritz

Ingredients

  • 90 ml Prosecco
  • 60 ml Aperol
  • 30 ml soda
  • Orange slice
  • Ice

Method

  1. Fill a wine glass with ice
  2. Pour in Prosecco
  3. Add Aperol and soda
  4. Stir gently, add orange
07

Beer cocktail · Light & fizzy

Shandy

Ingredients

  • 150 ml chilled lager
  • 150 ml lemon soda
  • Lemon wheel

Method

  1. Chill a tall glass
  2. Pour in lemon soda
  3. Top slowly with lager
  4. Garnish with lemon
08

Beer cocktail · Cyclist’s classic

Radler

Ingredients

  • 150 ml chilled lager
  • 150 ml grapefruit or citrus soda
  • Grapefruit wedge

Method

  1. Chill a tall glass
  2. Add citrus soda
  3. Top gently with lager
  4. Garnish with grapefruit
09

Beer cocktail · Savoury & spicy

Michelada

Ingredients

  • 330 ml chilled lager
  • 25 ml lime juice
  • Hot sauce, 2–3 dashes
  • Salt + chilli for rim

Method

  1. Rim the glass with chilli salt
  2. Add lime and hot sauce
  3. Fill halfway with ice
  4. Top slowly with lager
10

Beer cocktail · Half & half

Snakebite

Ingredients

  • 165 ml chilled lager
  • 165 ml dry cider
  • Blackcurrant cordial, optional

Method

  1. Pour lager into a pint glass
  2. Add cider slowly
  3. Add cordial for Snakebite & Black
  4. Serve immediately
11

Beer cocktail · Rich & elegant

Black Velvet

Ingredients

  • 165 ml chilled stout
  • 165 ml chilled sparkling wine

Method

  1. Half-fill a flute with sparkling wine
  2. Pour stout slowly over a spoon
  3. Let the layers settle
  4. Serve without stirring
12

Beer cocktail · Bright brunch pour

Beermosa

Ingredients

  • 200 ml chilled wheat beer
  • 100 ml fresh orange juice
  • Orange slice

Method

  1. Pour orange juice into a glass
  2. Top slowly with wheat beer
  3. Stir once, very gently
  4. Garnish with orange
13

Bulgarian favourite · Oblak style

Menta & Milk

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Bulgarian Menta liqueur
  • 150 ml fresh cold milk
  • 3–4 ice cubes

Variations

Ice cream — blend with a scoop of vanilla

Cream — add 20 ml for a richer texture

Cocoa — finish with chocolate or cocoa powder

Method

  1. Chill a tall glass
  2. Add the ice cubes
  3. Pour in Menta, then cold milk
  4. Stir gently with a bar spoon
14

International classics

Vesper

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Gin
  • 15 ml Vodka
  • 7.5 ml Lillet Blonde

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
15

International classics

Bacardi

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Bacardi White Rum
  • 20 ml Lime juice
  • 10 ml Grenadine

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
16

International classics

Negroni

Ingredients

  • 30 ml Gin
  • 30 ml Campari
  • 30 ml Sweet red vermouth

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
17

International classics

Rose

Ingredients

  • 20 ml Kirsch
  • 40 ml Dry vermouth
  • 3 dashes Strawberry syrup

Method

  1. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled glass.
18

International classics

Old Fashioned

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Bourbon or rye whiskey
  • 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
  • 1 sugar cube
  • Few dashes plain water

Method

  1. Dissolve sugar with bitters and water. Add ice and whiskey; stir.
19

International classics

Tuxedo

Ingredients

  • 30 ml Old Tom Gin
  • 30 ml Dry vermouth
  • 1/2 bar spoon Maraschino
  • 1/4 bar spoon Absinthe
  • 3 dashes Orange Bitters

Method

  1. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled glass.
20

International classics

Mojito

Ingredients

  • 40 ml White Cuban Rum
  • 30 ml Lime juice
  • 6 Mint sprigs
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar
  • Soda water

Method

  1. Gently press mint with sugar and lime. Add crushed ice and rum, top with soda; stir.
21

International classics

Horse's Neck

Ingredients

  • 40 ml Cognac
  • 120 ml Ginger Ale
  • Dash of Angostura bitters (optional)

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
22

International classics

Planter's Punch

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Dark rum
  • 35 ml Orange juice
  • 35 ml Pineapple juice
  • 20 ml Lemon juice
  • 10 ml Grenadine
  • 10 ml Sugar syrup
  • 3 to 4 dashes Angostura bitters

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
23

International classics

Sea Breeze

Ingredients

  • 40 ml Vodka
  • 120 ml Cranberry juice
  • 30 ml Grapefruit juice

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
24

International classics

Pisco Sour

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Pisco
  • 30 ml Lemon juice
  • 20 ml Sugar syrup
  • 1 raw egg white (small egg)

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
25

International classics

Long Island Iced Tea

Ingredients

  • 15 ml Tequila
  • 15 ml Vodka
  • 15 ml White rum
  • 15 ml Triple Sec
  • 15 ml Gin
  • 25 ml Lemon juice
  • 30 ml Gomme syrup
  • 1 dash of Cola

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
26

International classics

Clover Club

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Gin
  • 15 ml Raspberry syrup
  • 15 ml Lemon juice
  • Few drops of Egg White

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
27

International classics

Angel Face

Ingredients

  • 30 ml Gin
  • 30 ml Apricot brandy
  • 30 ml Calvados

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
28

International classics

Mimosa

Ingredients

  • 75 ml Champagne
  • 75 ml Orange juice

Method

  1. Pour orange juice into a flute, add Champagne slowly and stir gently.
29

International classics

Whiskey Sour

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Bourbon whiskey
  • 30 ml Lemon juice
  • 15 ml Sugar syrup

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
30

International classics

Screwdriver

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Vodka
  • 100 ml Orange juice

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
31

International classics

Cuba Libre

Ingredients

  • 50 ml White rum
  • 120 ml Cola
  • 10 ml Lime juice

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
32

International classics

Manhattan

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Rye whiskey
  • 20 ml Red vermouth
  • 1 dash Angostura Bitters

Method

  1. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled glass.
33

International classics

Porto Flip

Ingredients

  • 15 ml Cognac
  • 45 ml Red Port
  • 10 ml Egg yolk

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
34

International classics

Gin Fizz

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Gin
  • 30 ml Lemon juice
  • 10 ml Sugar syrup
  • 80 ml Soda water

Method

  1. Shake everything except soda with ice. Strain into a tall glass and add soda.
35

International classics

Espresso Martini

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Vodka
  • 10 ml Kahlúa
  • Sugar syrup (according to individual preference of sweetness)
  • 1 short strong Espresso

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
36

International classics

Margarita

Ingredients

  • 35 ml Tequila
  • 20 ml Cointreau
  • 15 ml Lime juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
37

International classics

French 75

Ingredients

  • 30 ml Gin
  • 15 ml Lemon juice
  • 2 dashes Sugar syrup
  • 60 ml Champagne

Method

  1. Shake gin, lemon and syrup with ice. Strain into a flute and top with Champagne.
38

International classics

Yellow Bird

Ingredients

  • 30 ml White rum
  • 15 ml Galliano
  • 15 ml Triple Sec
  • 15 ml Lime juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
39

International classics

Pina Colada

Ingredients

  • 30 ml White rum
  • 90 ml Pineapple juice
  • 30 ml Coconut milk

Method

  1. Blend the ingredients with ice until smooth. Pour into a large glass.
40

International classics

Aviation

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Gin
  • 15 ml Maraschino
  • 15 ml Lemon juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
41

International classics

Bellini

Ingredients

  • 100 ml Prosecco
  • 50 ml Peach puree

Method

  1. Pour peach puree into a chilled flute. Add Prosecco slowly and stir gently.
42

International classics

Grasshopper

Ingredients

  • 30 ml White Créme de Cacao
  • 30 ml Green Créme de Menthe
  • 30 ml Cream

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
43

International classics

Tequila Sunrise

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Tequila
  • 90 ml Orange juice
  • 15 ml Grenadine

Method

  1. Pour tequila and orange juice over ice. Add grenadine slowly; do not stir.
44

International classics

Daiquiri

Ingredients

  • 45 ml White rum
  • 25 ml Lime juice
  • 15 ml Simple syrup

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
45

International classics

Rusty Nail

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Scotch whisky
  • 25 ml Drambuie

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
46

International classics

B52

Ingredients

  • 20 ml Kahlúa
  • 20 ml Baileys Irish Cream
  • 20 ml Grand Marnier

Method

  1. Layer coffee liqueur, Irish cream and orange liqueur over a spoon, in that order. Serve unlit.
47

International classics

Stinger

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Cognac
  • 20 ml White Créme de Menthe

Method

  1. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled glass.
48

International classics

Golden Dream

Ingredients

  • 20 ml Galliano
  • 20 ml Triple Sec
  • 20 ml Orange juice
  • 10 ml Cream

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
49

International classics

God Mother

Ingredients

  • 35 ml Vodka
  • 35 ml DiSaronno

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
50

International classics

Bramble

Ingredients

  • 40 ml Gin
  • 15 ml Lemon juice
  • 10 ml Sugar syrup
  • 15 ml Blackberry liqueur

Method

  1. Stir gin, lemon and syrup over crushed ice. Drizzle blackberry liqueur on top.
51

International classics

Alexander

Ingredients

  • 30 ml Cognac
  • 30 ml Brown Créme de Cacao
  • 30 ml Cream

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
52

International classics

Lemon Drop Martini

Ingredients

  • 25 ml Citron Vodka
  • 20 ml Triple Sec
  • 15 ml Lemon juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
53

International classics

French Martini

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Vodka
  • 15 ml Raspberry liqueur
  • 15 ml Pineapple juice

Method

  1. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled glass.
54

International classics

Black Russian

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Vodka
  • 20 ml Coffee liqueur

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
55

International classics

Bloody Mary

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Vodka
  • 90 ml Tomato juice
  • 15 ml Lemon juice
  • 2 to 3 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce
  • Tabasco
  • Celery salt
  • Pepper

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
56

International classics

Mai-tai

Ingredients

  • 40 ml White rum
  • 20 ml Dark rum
  • 15 ml Orange Curaçao
  • 15 ml Orgeat syrup
  • 10 ml Lime juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
57

International classics

Barracuda

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Gold rum
  • 15 ml Galliano
  • 60 ml Pineapple juice
  • 1 dash Lime juice
  • Top with Prosecco

Method

  1. Shake everything except Prosecco with ice. Strain into a glass and top with Prosecco.
58

International classics

Sex on the Beach

Ingredients

  • 40 ml Vodka
  • 20 ml Peach schnapps
  • 40 ml Cranberry juice
  • 40 ml Orange juice

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
59

International classics

Monkey Gland

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Gin
  • 30 ml Orange juice
  • 2 drops Absinthe
  • 2 drops Grenadine

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
60

International classics

Derby

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Gin
  • 2 drops Peach Bitters
  • 2 Fresh mint leaves

Method

  1. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled glass.
61

International classics

Sidecar

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Cognac
  • 20 ml Triple Sec
  • 20 ml Lemon juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
62

International classics

Irish Coffee

Ingredients

  • 40 ml Irish whiskey
  • 90 ml Hot coffee
  • 30 ml Cream
  • 1 teaspoon of brown sugar

Method

  1. Stir whiskey, hot coffee and sugar in a warmed heatproof glass. Float cream over a spoon.
63

International classics

Sazerac

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Cognac
  • 10 ml Absinthe
  • 1 sugar cube
  • 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

Method

  1. Rinse a chilled glass with absinthe; discard excess. Stir the remaining ingredients with ice and strain into the prepared glass.
64

International classics

Americano

Ingredients

  • 30 ml Campari
  • 30 ml Red vermouth
  • A splash of soda water

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
65

International classics

Singapore Sling

Ingredients

  • 30 ml Gin
  • 15 ml Cherry liqueur
  • 7.5 ml Cointreau
  • 7.5 ml DOM Bénédictine
  • 120 ml Pineapple juice
  • 15 ml Lime juice
  • 10 ml Grenadine
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
66

International classics

French Connection

Ingredients

  • 35 ml Cognac
  • 35 ml DiSaronno

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
67

International classics

Moscow Mule

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Vodka
  • 120 ml Ginger beer
  • 5 ml Lime juice
  • 1 slice lime in a highball glass

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
68

International classics

John Collins

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Gin
  • 30 ml Lemon juice
  • 15 ml Sugar syrup
  • 60 ml Soda water

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
69

International classics

Kir

Ingredients

  • 90 ml Dry White Wine
  • 10 ml Créme de Cassis

Method

  1. Pour cassis into a wine glass, then add chilled white wine.
70

International classics

Mint Julep

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Bourbon whiskey
  • 4 fresh mint sprigs
  • 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons water

Method

  1. Gently press mint with sugar and water. Add crushed ice and bourbon; stir until very cold.
71

International classics

Tommy's Margarita

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Tequila
  • 15 ml Lime juice
  • 2 bar spoons of Agave nectar

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
72

International classics

Paradise

Ingredients

  • 35 ml Gin
  • 20 ml Apricot brandy
  • 15 ml Orange juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
73

International classics

Dirty Martini

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Vodka
  • 10 ml Dry vermouth
  • 10 ml Olive juice

Method

  1. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled glass.
74

International classics

Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 90 ml Champagne
  • 10 ml Cognac
  • 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
  • 1 sugar cube

Method

  1. Soak the sugar cube with bitters in a flute. Add cognac, then slowly pour Champagne.
75

International classics

Mary Pickford

Ingredients

  • 60 ml White rum
  • 10 ml Maraschino
  • 60 ml Pineapple juice
  • 10 ml Grenadine

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
76

International classics

Hemingway Special

Ingredients

  • 60 ml White rum
  • 40 ml Grapefruit juice
  • 15 ml Maraschino
  • 15 ml Lime juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
77

International classics

Dark 'n' Stormy

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Dark rum
  • 100 ml Ginger beer

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
78

International classics

Ramos Fizz

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Gin
  • 15 ml Lime juice
  • 15 ml Lemon juice
  • 30 ml Sugar syrup
  • 60 ml Cream
  • 1 Egg white
  • 3 dashes Orange flower water
  • 2 drops Vanilla extract
  • Soda water

Method

  1. Shake everything except soda without ice, then shake again with ice until frothy. Strain into a tall glass and top with soda.
79

International classics

Russian Spring Punch

Ingredients

  • 25 ml Vodka
  • 25 ml Lemon juice
  • 15 ml Créme de Cassis
  • 10 ml Sugar syrup

Method

  1. Shake vodka, lemon, cassis and syrup with ice. Strain over fresh ice and top with sparkling wine.
80

International classics

God Father

Ingredients

  • 35 ml Scotch whisky
  • 35 ml DiSaronno

Method

  1. Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
81

International classics

Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

  • 40 ml Citron Vodka
  • 15 ml Cointreau
  • 15 ml Lime juice
  • 30 ml Cranberry juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
82

International classics

Dry Martini

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Gin
  • 10 ml Dry vermouth

Method

  1. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled glass.
83

International classics

Between the Sheets

Ingredients

  • 30 ml White rum
  • 30 ml Cognac
  • 30 ml Triple Sec
  • 20 ml Lemon juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
84

International classics

Casino

Ingredients

  • 40 ml Old Tom Gin
  • 10 ml Maraschino
  • 10 ml Orange Bitters
  • 10 ml Lemon juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
85

International classics

Caipirinha

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Cachaca
  • half fresh lime cut into 4 wedges
  • 2 teaspoon sugar

Method

  1. Press lime wedges with sugar in a rocks glass. Add ice and cachaca; stir.
86

International classics

Vampiro

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Silver Tequila
  • 70 ml Tomato juice
  • 30 ml Orange juice
  • 10 ml Lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon clear honey
  • Half slice onion finely chopped
  • Few slices fresh red hot chili peppers
  • Few drops Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
87

International classics

Kamikaze

Ingredients

  • 30 ml Vodka
  • 30 ml Triple Sec
  • 30 ml Lime juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
88

International classics

White Lady

Ingredients

  • 40 ml Gin
  • 30 ml Triple Sec
  • 20 ml Lemon juice

Method

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
89

International classics

Harvey Wallbanger

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Vodka
  • 15 ml Galliano
  • 90 ml Orange juice

Method

  1. Stir vodka and orange juice over ice. Float Galliano on top.

89 recipes: house favourites and international classics. Ratios use a historical IBA recipe dataset; methods are adapted. This is not an exhaustive catalogue. Recipe data ↗