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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- Novocaine Pisang Ambon(R) Liqueur, Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Roselyn Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Grenadine
- Saronno Kir Imperial Champagne, Disaronno(R) Amaretto Liqueur
- Soother Cocktail Apple Brandy, Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Texas Rose Rum, Orange Juice, Crème de Banane Liqueur
- The Blue Fin Hpnotiq(R) Liqueur, Absolut(R) Citron Vodka, White Cranberry Juice
- Third Rail Bacardi(R) Añejo Rum, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Wysoosler Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Addison Special Vodka, Grenadine, Orange Juice
- Hot Chocolate to Die for Chocolate, Butter, Vanilla Extract
- Mug Shot Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Root Beer
- Summer Mind Eraser Peach Schnapps, Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Champagne
- Summer Sky Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- The Valentine Vodka, Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur, Godiva(R) Chocolate Liqueur
- Apple Brandy Cooler Brandy, Light Rum, Dark Rum
- Bacci Ball Amaretto Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Back Seater Brandy, Apple Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Blavod Martini Blavod(R) Vodka, Sweet Vermouth
- Boot Hill Blended Whiskey, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Brandy Champarelle Triple Sec Liqueur, Cognac, Anisette Liqueur
- Brandy Fizz Brandy, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Brandy Puff Brandy, Milk, Soda Water
- Brave Bull Tequila, Coffee Liqueur
- Broken Leg Captain Morgan(R) Original Spiced Rum, Apple Cider
- Brooklyn Rosso Vermouth, Rye Whiskey, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Cafe Marnier Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Coffee
- Captain's Spiced Cider Spiced Rum, Apple Cider
- Cheat's Pimm's Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- Corpse Reviver #2 Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Crimson Fizz Gin, Strawberries, Granulated Sugar
- Duchess Anise, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- El Diablo Tequila, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Ginger Ale
- Fudge Slide Goldenbarr(R) Chocolate Vodka, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream
- Gold Card Brandy, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur
- Hat Trick Dark Rum, Light Rum, Sweet Vermouth
- Hilty Dilty Apricot Brandy, Lime Juice, Grenadine
- Hot Nun Frangelico(R) Hazelnut Liqueur, Honey, Clove
- Hufflepuff 99(R) Banana Schnapps, Vanilla Vodka, Cream
- KGB Gin, Kirschwasser, Lemon Juice
- Ladies Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Anisette Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Lemon Drop Extraordinaire Vodka, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Martini (Traditional 2-to-1) Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Mustique Whammy Champagne, Aged Rum, Orange Juice
- Nikki Coffee Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream, Butterscotch Schnapps, Coffee
- Pernod Fizz Champagne, Pernod(R), Mandarin Juice
- Ritz Fizz Champagne, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Amaretto Liqueur
- Rue Royale Champagne, Marie Brizard(R) Crème de Fraise Des Bois Liqueur, Cognac
- Tartantula Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal 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.
