Low ABV Cocktails
459 recipes. Real drinks that will not end your evening early.
A low-ABV cocktail is not a weak one. The category is built on ingredients that are flavourful and not very strong in the first place: vermouth, sherry, aperitivo bitters and sparkling wine all sit between 15 and 25% ABV and all taste of something.
The Americano is the model. Campari, sweet vermouth and soda, with no spirit at all, and it is one of the most satisfying drinks on any list. A Spritz works the same way, and a Sbagliato is a Negroni with sparkling wine where the gin was.
The trick when converting a favourite is to lengthen rather than to shrink. Half the spirit in the same glass tastes thin; the same drink stretched with soda tastes deliberate.
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- Sloe Gin Flip Sloe Gin, Light Cream, Confectioners' Sugar
- Snake Bite Black (UK) Lager, Cider, Blackcurrant Syrup
- Sneaky Wesley Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream, Triple Sec Liqueur
- The Nomad Lemonade, Vodka, Fresca(R) Citrus Soda
- Lil' Lady Four Roses(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Lemonade
- Amaretto Coffee Amaretto Liqueur, Coffee
- Dreamy Winter Delight Irish Cream Liqueur, Hot Chocolate, Amaretto Liqueur
- Golden Sip Lakka Liqueur, Gin, Schweppes(R) Russchian Water
- Guavaberry Colada Guavaberry(R) Liqueur, Crème de Coco Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Java Cooler Gin, Aromatic Bitters, Lime Juice
- King Olaf Swedish Punsch, Soda Water, Grenadine
- Maggie Girl Jameson(R) Irish Whiskey, Mint Leaves, Simple Syrup
- Sloe Vermouth Dry Vermouth, Sloe Gin, Lemon Juice
- Ginger Syllabub Medium Dry Sherry, Brown Sugar, Nutmeg
- Butterflies Cocktail Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Gin, Lemon Juice
- East India Cocktail #2 Dry Sherry, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Egg Crusher Light Rum, Coffee Liqueur, Eggnog
- Kerry Cappuccino Cappuccino, Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Nog De Cacao Eggnog, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Ranger Cocktail White Rum, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Ricard Tomate Ricard(R) Pastis, Grenadine, Water
- The Pineapple Drink Light Rum, Pineapple, Pineapple Juice
- Halle Berry Orange Vodka, Raspberry Vodka, Sprite(R)
- Red Velvet Gin, Pisang Ambon(R) Liqueur, Sprite(R)
- Bloody Maria Tequila, Tomato Juice, Lemon Juice
- Diamond Fizz Gin, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Lillet Cocktail Lillet(R) Blanc, Gin
- The Waffler Maple Syrup, Oh Canada(R) Maple Liqueur, Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream
- Tumbleweed Amaretto Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Cream
- Almond Chocolate Coffee Amaretto Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Coffee
- Aperol Sour Aperol(R) Aperitivo, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Banana Banshee Banana Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Light Cream
- Maggie May Raspberry Liqueur, Dry Vermouth, Lambrusco
- South Beach Campari(R) Bitter, Amaretto Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Amade Surprise Amadé(R) Chocolate-Orange Liqueur, Mango Juice, Sparkling Wine
- Dreamy Chocolate Winter Irish Cream Liqueur, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Amaretto Liqueur
- Hot Buttered Comfort Southern Comfort(R), Water, Butter
- Izayoi Lemon Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice, Vodka
- Nelson's Nightcap LBV Port, Marsala Wine, Dry Sherry
- Pineapple Fizz Light Rum, Soda Water, Pineapple Juice
- Red Witch Pernod(R), Cider, Blackcurrant Syrup
- Snitchee's Cider Spiced Rum, Apple Cider
- Abbot's Dream Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream, Frangelico(R) Hazelnut Liqueur, Banana Liqueur
- Amaretto Rose Amaretto Liqueur, Lime Juice, Soda Water
- Cassis Orange Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Cockney Champagne Champagne, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Country Club Cooler Dry Vermouth, Carbonated Water, Grenadine
- Duke of Cornwall Apple Brandy, Sweet Sherry, Sparkling Apple Juice
