Spirit-Forward Cocktails
1089 recipes. Short, strong and stirred, with nothing to hide behind.
A spirit-forward cocktail is mostly alcohol by volume and by intent: no juice, usually no sugar beyond a modifier, and served short and cold. The Manhattan, the Martini, the Negroni and the Old Fashioned are the four corners of the category.
These are stirred, not shaken, because there is nothing in them that needs aerating and everything in them benefits from staying clear and heavy on the tongue. Stir for around thirty seconds over good ice and taste before you serve.
They are also the drinks where ingredient quality shows most. There is no citrus to hide behind, so a tired vermouth or a bottom-shelf spirit is exactly as obvious as it sounds.
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- Blinker Cocktail Rye Whiskey, Grapefruit Juice, Grenadine
- Caruso Blanco Gin, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Clove Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Sloe Gin, Muscatel Wine
- Dead Bastard Brandy, Bourbon, Gin
- Delmonico #2 Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Brandy
- Father Sherman Brandy, Apricot Brandy, Orange Juice
- Havana Club Light Rum, Dry Vermouth
- Modern Cocktail Scotch, Dark Rum, Pernod(R)
- Opera Cocktail Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Pall Mall Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Pink Top Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Prohibition Cocktail Plymouth(R) Gin, Lillet(R) Blanc, Apricot Brandy
- Rolls-Royce Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Strongarm Blended Whiskey, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Topaz Scotch, Butterscotch Schnapps, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Bull's Blood Rum, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Spanish Brandy
- B.V.D. Gin, Rum, Dry Vermouth
- Sweet Manhattan Canadian Whisky, Sweet Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Azteca Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, White Curaçao Liqueur, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur
- Bourbon Old-Fashioned Aromatic Bitters, Water, Granulated Sugar
- Broadway Martini Gin, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Cardicas Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, White Port
- Cigar Lover's Martini VS Cognac, Tawny Port
- Classic Sidecar Cognac, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Dirty Vodka Martini Vodka, Dry Vermouth, Olive Juice
- Dubonnet Royal Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Kahlua Cognac Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Cognac
- Kiss in the Dark Cherry Brandy, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Lone Tree Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Millionaire Canadian Whisky, Triple Sec Liqueur, Grenadine
- Stone Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Sherry, Light Rum
- The Christie Billionaires Row(R) Brandy Cuvée, Frangelico(R) Hazelnut Liqueur, Maraschino Cherry Syrup
- Widow's Kiss Brandy, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Peep Show Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Brandy, Pernod(R)
- Bitter Bikini Campari(R) Bitter, Triple Sec Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Brandy Blazer Granulated Sugar, Brandy, Orange
- Cabaret Martini Gin, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Cat's Eye Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Charger Dark Rum, Cherry Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Coffin Nail Amaretto Liqueur, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Scotch
- Douglas Martini Stoli(R) Vodka, Dry Vermouth
- Filby Gin, Amaretto Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Hi Ho Cocktail Gin, White Port, Orange Bitters
- Ibsen Norwegian Aquavit, Lime Juice, Orgeat Syrup
- Jean Lafitte Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Confectioners' Sugar
- Marlene Dietrich Canadian Whisky, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Maurice Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- P'tit Caribou Port, Vodka, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
