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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- Army Green Goldschläger(R) Cinnamon Schnapps, Jägermeister(R), Tequila
- Pink Elephant Grenadine, Gin
- AT&T Absolut(R) Vodka, Tanqueray(R) Gin, Tonic Water
- Fitzgerald Gin, Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Gorilla Sweat Tequila, Water, Butter
- Horse And Jockey Aged Rum, Southern Comfort(R), Sweet Vermouth
- Kir Martini Gordon's(R) Gin, Extra Dry Vermouth, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Milano Cocktail Gin, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Rouge Martini Gin, Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur
- Shoot Sherry, Scotch, Lemon Juice
- Alfonso Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Angostura(R) Bitters, Granulated Sugar
- Applecar Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Apple Sunrise Lemon Juice, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Calvados
- Bitter Evan Vodka, Campari(R) Bitter, Grapefruit Juice
- Black Eye Vodka, Blackberry Brandy
- Blue Goose Hpnotiq(R) Liqueur, Grey Goose(R) Vodka, Lime Juice
- Boomerang Gin, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Brandy Classic Brandy, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Casino Beefeater(R) London Dry Gin, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Chelsea Hotel Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Cherry Ripe Vodka, Cherry Brandy, Brandy
- Chunnel Cocktail Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Gin, Sweet Vermouth
- Cognac Mint Frappe Cognac, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Costa del Sol White Rum, Rosso Vermouth, Sugar Syrup
- Count's Revenge Smirnoff(R) Vodka, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Cranberry Juice
- Delta Traveler Knob Creek(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Harvey's(R) Bristol Cream Sherry
- Desperate Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Blackberry Brandy
- Exorcist Cocktail Tequila, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Gin Buck Gin, Lemon Juice, Ginger Ale
- Gloom Raiser Gin, Dry Vermouth, Pernod(R)
- Kretchma Cocktail Vodka, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Grenadine
- Lady's Mango Gin, Marie Brizard(R) Mango Passion Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- Le 333 Calvados, Dry Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- Louisville Lady Bourbon, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Cream
- Matt's Tropical Punch Captain Morgan(R) Original Spiced Rum, Peach Schnapps, Grapefruit Juice
- Mumsicle Dark Rum, Bourbon, Aromatic Bitters
- Negus LBV Port, Claret Wine, Sparkling Red Burgundy Wine
- Peppermint Twist Peppermint Schnapps, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Port Wine Cocktail Port, Brandy
- Santo Libre Ron Barceló(R) Imperial Rum, Lime Juice, Sprite(R)
- Ship's Cat Overproof Rum, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Snakebite Yukon Jack(R) Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Stella's Rose Bourbon, Grenadine, Peychaud's(R) Bitters
- Supreme Gin, Peach Brandy, Orange Juice
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Gin, Dry Vermouth, Pernod(R)
- Two Turtles Canadian Whisky, Blackberry Schnapps, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Volga Boatman Orange Juice, Vodka, Kirschwasser
- Gypsy Margarita Vodka, Tequila, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
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.
