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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- Champagne Celebration Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Presidente(R) Brandy, Sugar Cubes
- Cherry Bon Bon White Chocolate Liqueur, Crème de Noyaux Liqueur
- Christmas Bellringer Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Daisy Dueller Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
- De Rigueur Gin, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Diki-Diki Calvados, Swedish Punsch, Grapefruit Juice
- Doorknob Light Rum, Amaretto Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Escalator Martini Pear Schnapps, Zubrowka(R) Vodka, Apple Juice
- Ethel Duffy Cocktail Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur, Apricot Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Eve's Apple Daiquiri Spiced Rum, Sour Mix, Apple Juice
- Gene Tunney Gin, Dry Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Gibson Gin, Vermouth
- Jacana Tequila, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Jack London Martini Blackcurrant Vodka, Dubonnet(R) Blanc, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- J. R.'s Godfather Bourbon, Amaretto Liqueur
- Leave-It-To-Me Cocktail Gin, Raspberry Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Leo Special Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Moonlight Apple Brandy, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- North Polar Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Olympia Dark Rum, Cherry Brandy, Lime Juice
- Once-Upon-A-Time Gin, Apricot Brandy, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Original Old Fashioned Bourbon, Aromatic Bitters, Sparkling Water
- Paradise Gin, Apricot Brandy, Orange Juice
- Peach Blow Fizz Gin, Light Cream, Lemon Juice
- Peter Pan Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Orange Juice
- Picador Tequila Blanco, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur
- Quaker's Cocktail Light Rum, Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Rock And Rye Cocktail Rock & Rye(R) Liqueur, White Port, Dry Vermouth
- Ruby Port Cobbler Ruby Port, Soda Water, Caster Sugar
- Silverado Vodka, Campari(R) Bitter, Orange Juice
- the Canaan Bärenjäger(R) Honey Liqueur, Vanilla Ice Cream, Milk
- Ugly Buddy Smirnoff(R) Vodka, Blackberry Brandy, Orange Juice
- Cherry Amaretto Amaretto Liqueur, Cherry Juice
- Haiku Martini Sake, Dry Vermouth
- Port Cobbler LBV Port, Triple Sec Liqueur, Soda Water
- Red Raider Triple Sec Liqueur, Bourbon, Lemon Juice
- Scotch Rickey Scotch, Lime Juice, Carbonated Water
- Soho Martini Vodka, Stoli(R) Vanil Vodka, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- 1800 Cosmolito 1800(R) Blanco Tequila, Orange Liqueur, Cranberry Juice
- A Furlong Too Late Light Rum, Ginger Beer
- Amaretto Shake Chocolate Ice Cream, Brandy, Amaretto Liqueur
- Apple Buck Apple Brandy, Ginger Ale, Lemon Juice
- Black and Brown Guinness(R) Stout, Root Beer
- Byrrh Cassis Byrrh(R) Grand Quinquina, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Soda Water
- Cactus Club VIP Patrón(R) Silver Tequila, Lime Juice, Soda Water
- Chandos Club Cognac, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Sparkling Lemon Soda
- Chihuahua Tequila, Grapefruit Juice
- Connecticut Bulldog Gin, Dark Rum, Maple Syrup
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.
