Three-Ingredient Cocktails
2429 recipes. Short recipes, nothing to measure twice, no special bottles.
Nearly every cocktail worth knowing has three ingredients or fewer. A Negroni, a Daiquiri, a Margarita, an Old Fashioned and a Gimlet are all three or less, and the four-ingredient drinks usually turn out to be one of those with something added.
Short recipes are also where technique shows. With three ingredients there is nothing to hide behind, so the ratio, the ice and the dilution are the entire difference between a good version and a bad one.
This is the right list to build a home bar from. Pick three drinks here that share a bottle and you have a bar that makes all of them.
Start here
The ones worth knowing before the rest.
Add one more bottle
What a second bottle opens up.
All 2429 recipes
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- Negroni Gin, Campari(R) Bitter, Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth
- Amaretto Sour Amaretto Liqueur, Sour Mix
- Mint Julep Blended Bourbon Whiskey, Mint Sprigs, Confectioners' Sugar
- Sazerac Cognac, Absinthe, Sugar
- Moscow Mule Vodka, Ginger Beer, Lime Juice
- Irish Coffee Irish Whiskey, Coffee, Sweet Cream
- Sidecar Cognac, Bols(R) Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Aviation Gin, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Gin Fizz Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
- Tequila Sunrise Tequila, Orange Juice, Cortas(R) Grenadine Syrup
- Gimlet Gin, Rose's(R) Lime Juice
- Black Russian Vodka, Coffee Liqueur
- Caipirinha Cachaça, Lime, Caster Sugar
- Gin And Tonic Gin, Tonic Water
- Whiskey Sour Blended Bourbon Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Tom Collins Gin, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Mimosa Orange Juice, Prosecco
- Daiquiri Aged White Rum, Lime Juice, Superfine Sugar
- French 75 Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Bellini Prosecco, Peach Puree
- Dark 'N' Stormy Gosling's(R) Black Seal Rum, Ginger Beer
- Paloma Patrón(R) Silver Tequila, Lime, Salt
- Vodka Greyhound Vodka, Grapefruit Juice
- Anzu Gin, Apricot Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Polonaise Brandy, Blackberry Brandy, Dry Sherry
- Whitecap Margarita Arandas(R) Tequila, Coco López(R) Cream of Coconut, Lime Juice
- Fruit Cooler Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate, Strawberries, Granulated Sugar
- St. Petersburg Stoli(R) Vodka, Orange Bitters
- Suitor Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Orange Liqueur, Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream
- 57 Chevy Vodka, Southern Comfort(R), Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Ante Apple Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- Averno Punt e Mes(R) Vermouth, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- Banana Cream Pie Banana Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Vodka
- Blowfish Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Brandied Egg Sour Egg, Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Brandy Sling Caster Sugar, Water, Lemon Juice
- Cherry Blossom #2 Brandy, Cherry Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Chocolate Orange Frappe Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Coffee 43 Licor 43(R) Liqueur, Coffee, Cream
- Crystal Slipper Cocktail Gin, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Cuban Special White Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Cupid's Kiss Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Crème de Noyaux Liqueur, Cream
- Danish Mary Aquavit, Bloody Mary Mix
- Down the Hatch Whiskey, Blackberry Brandy, Orange Bitters
- Four Wheeler Dark Rum, Coconut Cream, Orange Juice
- Foxy Lady Amaretto Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Light Cream
- Fresh Air Gin, White Vermouth, Mint Liqueur
- Hot Deck Blended Whiskey, Green Ginger Wine, Sweet Vermouth
Worth reading
- The First Five Bottles for a Home Bar Buy for coverage, not for variety. Five bottles chosen this way make more drinks than ten chosen one favourite at a time.
- The Sour Formula: One Ratio, Twenty Drinks Two parts spirit, one part citrus, one part sweet. Learn the shape and the Daiquiri, the Margarita, the Gimlet and the Whiskey Sour come free.
