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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- Arthur Tompkins Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Ball Or Head Gin, French Vermouth, Italian Vermouth
- Blackthorn Sweet Vermouth, Sloe Gin
- Brandied Apricot Brandy, Apricot Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Chekhov Cooler Stoli(R) Razberi Vodka, Sloe Gin, Ocean Spray(R) Cranberry Raspberry Juice
- Chilton Salt, Vodka, Lemon Juice
- Cognac Zoom Cognac, Whipping Cream, Honey
- Count Stroganoff Vodka, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Cranberry Steamboat Whiskey, Cranberry Liqueur
- Czarine Vodka, Dry Vermouth, Apricot Brandy
- Dry Chocolate Gin, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Eden Cocktail Pisco, Apricot Brandy, Mandarin Juice
- Empire Cocktail Gin, Apple Brandy, Apricot Brandy
- Eruption Canadian Whisky, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Frozen Blue Hawaii Vodka, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Hot Peppermint Patty Peppermint Schnapps, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur
- Hot Port Flip Port, Cream, Granulated Sugar
- Jack Roberts' Treat Brandy, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Hot Chocolate
- James Bond Martini Gin, Vodka, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Leviathan Brandy, Sweet Vermouth, Orange Juice
- Mac Daddy Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Manhattan Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Bourbon, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Mary Garden Cocktail Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Dry Vermouth
- Mocha Mint Coffee Brandy, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur
- Montana Brandy, Dry Vermouth, Port
- Morgan's Mountain Light Rum, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Heavy Cream
- Sloeberry Cocktail Sloe Gin, Aromatic Bitters
- Talos Coffee Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Coffee
- Dreamsicle Jello Shots Jell-O(R) Orange, Vanilla Liqueur
- Beer Margaritas Limeade, Light Beer, Jose Cuervo(R) Gold Tequila
- Irish Ghost Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Irish Mist(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Plaza Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Turtle Canadian Whisky, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- 1800 Manzana Cider 1800(R) Reposado Tequila, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Apple Cider
- 8th Birthday Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Vodka
- American Flag Pousse Cafe Grenadine, Parfait d'Amour Liqueur, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Angel's Kiss Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Sloe Gin, Brandy
- Applejack Sour Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Apple Rouge Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy
- Bairn Scotch, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Blaze of Glory Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Dark Rum
- Borrowed Time Canadian Whisky, Ruby Port, Egg
- Bronx Golden Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Brown and Beige Jamaican Rum Cream, Tia Maria(R) Coffee Liqueur
- Byrrh Cocktail Rye Whiskey, Byrrh(R) Grand Quinquina, Dry Vermouth
- Cafe Foster Banana Liqueur, Dark Rum, Coffee
- City Slicker Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Classic Champagne Cocktail Champagne, Cognac, Angostura(R) Bitters
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.
