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.
All 2429 recipes
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- Mozart Aged Rum, Sweet Vermouth, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Neopolitan Finlandia(R) Cranberry Vodka, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur
- Perfect Rob Roy Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Saratoga Cocktail Brandy, Pineapple Juice, Lemon Juice
- Swedish Coffee Coffee, Aquavit, Granulated Sugar
- Tongue Tangler Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream, Brandy, Heavy Cream
- A. J. Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Grapefruit Juice
- Genoa Sambuca, Martini & Rossi(R) Dry Vermouth, Grappa Brandy
- Los Angeles Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Lucky Lyndi Gin, Pineapple Juice
- Weep-No-More Cocktail Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Brandy, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- A joy of Almond Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Amaretto Liqueur, Crème de Noyaux Liqueur
- Angel's Treat Dark Rum, Disaronno(R) Amaretto Liqueur, Whipping Cream
- Apricot Collins Apricot Brandy, Gin, Soda Water
- April Rain Vodka, Lime Syrup, Vermouth
- Ariel's Frappe Punch Vodka, Acerola Cherry Pulp, Grapefruit Juice
- Bubbly Boccie Ball Amaretto Liqueur, Soda Water, Orange Juice
- Cablegram Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Caipirao Licor Beirão(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lime
- Caramel Nut Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Caramel Liqueur, Vanilla Ice Cream
- Champagne Cup White Curaçao Liqueur, Cognac, Champagne
- Chocolate Soldier Gin, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Lime Juice
- Christmas In The Tropics Captain Morgan(R) Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Eggnog
- Cold Porridge Scotch, Cream, Honey
- Conchita Tequila Blanco, Grapefruit Juice, Lemon Juice
- Corey's Pomtonic Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, POM(R) Pomegranate Juice, Tonic Water
- Cream Puff White Rum, Light Cream, Confectioners' Sugar
- Curled Satan's Whiskers Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Dianne-On-The-Tower Light Rum, Bourbon, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Dubonnet Fizz Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Cherry Brandy, Carbonated Water
- Farmer's Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Flaming Dr. Pepper #2 Amaretto Liqueur, 151 Proof Rum, Beer
- Florida Sling Cherry Brandy, Gin, Pineapple Juice
- Guava Colada Dark Rum, Guava Juice, Coconut Cream
- Hazy Skyy SKYY(R) Vodka, Frangelico(R) Hazelnut Liqueur, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- High Voltage Tequila, Peach Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Irish Cocktail Irish Whiskey, Pernod(R), Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Knock-Out Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Anise
- Lady Love Fizz Gin, Light Cream, Confectioners' Sugar
- Mackinnon Spice Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Spiced Rum, Lime Juice
- Mamie's Sister Gin, Ginger Ale, Lime Juice
- Mule Smirnoff(R) Vodka, Ginger Beer, Lime Juice
- Oueureum Gin, Apricot Brandy, Orange Bitters
- Red Vodkatini Vodka, Vermouth, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Royal Flush Crown Royal(R) Canadian Whisky, Peach Schnapps, Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur
- Stockholm 75 Vodka, Caster Sugar, Lemon Juice
- Tequila Seabreeze Tequila, Cranberry Juice, Grapefruit Juice
- The Sherpa Yazi(R) Ginger-Infused Vodka, Ginger Ale, Bourbon
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.
