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.
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The ones worth knowing before the rest.
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What a second bottle opens up.
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- Cinzano Cocktail Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters, Orange Bitters
- Cranberry Tart Finlandia(R) Cranberry Vodka, Blood Orange Juice
- Cul-De-Sac Aged Rum, Ricard(R) Pastis
- Dirty Dick's Downfall Gin, Dry Vermouth, Campari(R) Bitter
- Feed Bag Scotch, Grapefruit Juice, Grenadine
- Flying Scotchman Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Folke West Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Martinique Rum
- Garbo Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Swedish Punsch
- Golden Fizz Gin, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Grand Apple Apple Brandy, Cognac, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Green Lizard 151 Proof Rum, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Heather Blush Scotch, Strawberry Liqueur, Sparkling White Wine
- Knickerbocker Martini Orange Bitters, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, French Vermouth
- Lutteur VSOP Cognac, Vodka, Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur
- Manhattan Perfect Canadian Whisky, Dry Vermouth, Rosso Vermouth
- Mardee Mine Dark Rum, Sweet Vermouth
- Miss Belle Dark Rum, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Opening Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Grenadine
- Panama Cocktail Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Brandy, Cream
- Park Avenue Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Pineapple Juice
- Pino Frio White Rum, Pineapples, Caster Sugar
- Redcoat Light Rum, Vodka, Apricot Brandy
- Rye Sour Rye Whiskey, Sugar Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Smurf-o-tonic Gin, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Tonic Water
- Texas Prairie Fire Tequila, Lime Juice, Tabasco(R) Sauce
- The Chocolate Haze Vanilla Vodka, Chocolate Liqueur, Hazelnut Liqueur
- The Hot Churchill Rum, Ginger Root, Honey
- Winn3 Petit Syrah Wine, Vodka, Kerns(R) Pear Nectar
- K.G.B. #2 Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream
- L.A. Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Man o' War Wild Turkey(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- Rosy Martini Citrus Vodka, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- Sevilla Cocktail Light Rum, Port, Confectioners' Sugar
- Absolut Zero Absolut(R) Vodka, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Peppermint Schnapps
- A Goodnight Kiss Champagne, Campari(R) Bitter, Granulated Sugar
- Aperol Schuhmann Lemon Juice, Rose's(R) Lime Juice, Orange Juice
- Applejack Daisy Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Lime Juice, Grenadine
- Backstreet Apple Brandy, Cherry Brandy, Rum
- Blonde Jenny Dry Vermouth, Gin, Orange Juice
- Campari Shakerato Campari(R) Bitter, Lemon Juice
- Canada Drink Kirschwasser, Canadian Whisky, Lemon Juice
- Carabinieri Tequila, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Dubonnet Cassis Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Soda Water
- First Nighter Gin, Dubonnet(R) Blanc, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- French Bite Cognac, Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, Sparkling Apple Juice
- French Flamingo Absolut(R) Kurant Vodka, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Frisco Rye Whiskey, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Green and Mean Vodka, Kümmel Liqueur, Lime Juice
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.
