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
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9 of 22 recipes
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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