International
Aperol Spritz
The Veneto's orange aperitivo, poured three, two, one
Italy's aperitivo-hour spritz: prosecco, Aperol and soda water built over ice in a wine glass with an orange slice, in the 3-2-1 proportion.
LiqueurBuiltEasy
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Recipe Book
Every pour here is written two ways: a line of story, then exact measures, ice, timing and glass. Choose a spirit, a technique or a country, or search for what you have on hand.
17 of 22 recipes
- International
Caipirinha
Brazil's lime and cane spirit short drink, built in the glass
Brazil's national cocktail: cachaca, fresh lime wedges and sugar muddled together and built over ice in a rocks glass.
CachacaMuddledEasy - Classic
Daiquiri
Rum, lime and sugar, shaken until the tin frosts
The Cuban rum sour: white rum, fresh lime juice and simple syrup, shaken hard and served straight up in a chilled coupe.
RumShakenEasy - Classic
French 75
Gin, lemon and champagne, named for a field gun
A sparkling gin sour from the 1920s: gin, fresh lemon juice and sugar shaken, then topped with chilled champagne. A cognac version is also traditional.
GinShakenEasy - International
Japanese Highball
Whisky and soda, built with care over clear ice
Japanese whisky and chilled soda water built over large clear ice in a frosted highball glass, at roughly one part whisky to three or four parts soda, with an optional lemon peel.
WhiskeyBuiltEasy - Classic
Margarita
Tequila, lime and orange liqueur, with salt on half the rim
The classic tequila sour: blanco tequila, fresh lime juice and Cointreau with a touch of agave, shaken and served with salt on half the rim.
TequilaShakenEasy - Classic
Martini
Gin, dry vermouth and the long argument about how much
The dry gin Martini: London dry gin and dry vermouth stirred with ice, finished with optional orange bitters and served straight up with a lemon twist or olive.
GinStirredEasy - International
Michelada
Mexican lager, lime, salt and savory sauces over ice
Mexican lager served over ice with fresh lime juice, Worcestershire-style sauce, hot sauce and a chili-salt rim, with optional Clamato for the clamachela style.
BeerBuiltEasy - International
Mojito
Havana's mint and lime highball, pressed not pulverized
Cuba's mint and lime highball: white rum, fresh lime, sugar or syrup and gently pressed mint, built over ice and topped with soda water.
RumMuddledIntermediate - Classic
Negroni
Equal parts, Florence, and a count who wanted more
Italy's bittersweet aperitivo classic: equal parts gin, Campari and sweet vermouth, stirred and served over ice with an orange slice or peel.
GinStirredEasy - Classic
Old Fashioned
Whiskey, sugar, bitters and the patience to stir
The original whiskey cocktail: bourbon or rye stirred in the glass with a dissolved sugar cube and Angostura bitters, served over a large ice cube with an expressed orange peel.
WhiskeyBuiltEasy - International
Pina Colada
Puerto Rico's rum, coconut and pineapple blend, made with fresh juice
Puerto Rico's national drink: rum, cream of coconut and pineapple juice blended or shaken with ice and served in a hurricane glass with pineapple and a cherry.
RumBlendedEasy - International
Pisco Sour
Lima's grape-brandy sour under a cap of foam and bitters
Peru's national cocktail: pisco, fresh lime, simple syrup and egg white, shaken without ice and then with it, strained up and finished with drops of aromatic bitters on the foam.
PiscoShakenIntermediate - International
Poncha
Madeira's cane spirit, honey and lemon, beaten with a wooden stick
Madeira's traditional drink of aguardente de cana (the island's cane spirit), honey and fresh lemon juice, beaten together with a wooden stick and served cold.
OtherMuddledEasy - Classic
Sidecar
Cognac, orange and lemon: the brandy sour in evening dress
A shaken cognac sour from the early 1920s: cognac, Cointreau and fresh lemon juice, served up in a coupe with an optional sugar rim.
CognacShakenEasy - International
Singapore Sling
The rose-colored long drink of the Long Bar
A tall, fruit-forward gin sling from Singapore's Raffles Hotel: gin, cherry liqueur, Benedictine, orange liqueur, pineapple, lime, grenadine and bitters, shaken and served over ice.
GinShakenIntermediate - Classic
Whiskey Sour
Bourbon, lemon and sugar: the American sour at its plainest and best
A shaken bourbon sour: bourbon, fresh lemon juice and simple syrup, with optional egg white dry-shaken for a silky foam. Served over ice or up.
WhiskeyShakenIntermediate