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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- Baltimore Bracer Brandy, Anisette Liqueur, Egg Whites
- Bernardo Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Black Murder Brandy, Dark Rum, Black Sambuca
- Cognac Flip Egg Yolk, Sugar Syrup, Cream
- Diki-Diki Calvados, Swedish Punsch, Grapefruit Juice
- Downhill Cocktail Sweet Sherry, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Gene Tunney Gin, Dry Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Gibson Gin, Vermouth
- Jack London Martini Blackcurrant Vodka, Dubonnet(R) Blanc, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- J. R.'s Godfather Bourbon, Amaretto Liqueur
- Leave-It-To-Me Cocktail Gin, Raspberry Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Leo Special Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- North Polar Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Olympia Dark Rum, Cherry Brandy, Lime Juice
- Once-Upon-A-Time Gin, Apricot Brandy, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Original Old Fashioned Bourbon, Aromatic Bitters, Sparkling Water
- Picador Tequila Blanco, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur
- Rock And Rye Cocktail Rock & Rye(R) Liqueur, White Port, Dry Vermouth
- Mansion Margarita Tequila Reposado, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Red Raider Triple Sec Liqueur, Bourbon, Lemon Juice
- Soho Martini Vodka, Stoli(R) Vanil Vodka, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- Highland Fling Cocktail Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Julius Special Jamaican Dark Rum, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- K.G.B. Cocktail Gin, Kümmel Liqueur, Apricot Brandy
- Man Of The Moment Scotch, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Sloe Gin Cocktail Sloe Gin, Dry Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Bourbon Stone Sour Bourbon, Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Betty Paige Vermouth, Gin, Cherry Liqueur
- Black Metal Whiskey, Dark Rum, Coffee Liqueur
- Boomerang Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Martini #3 Gin, Dry Vermouth
- A1 Cocktail Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Blackjack #2 Brandy, Kirschwasser, Coffee
- Bourbon Collins Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Colonial Cocktail Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Delmonico Gin, Brandy, Sweet Vermouth
- Embassy Royal Bourbon, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- Fox And Hounds Bourbon, Pernod(R), Lemon Juice
- Hole-In-One Scotch, Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Jeremy Perkins Bushmills(R) Irish Whiskey, Irish Mist(R) Herbal Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- KCB Gin, Apricot Brandy, Kirschwasser
- Kicking Cow Maple Syrup, Cream, Whiskey
- Miami Beach Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Scotch, Grapefruit Juice
- Union Jack Cocktail Gin, Sloe Gin, Grenadine
- Martinez London Dry Gin, Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur
- Mint Martini Gin, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Moulin Rouge Sloe Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Biffy Cocktail Gin, Swedish Punsch, Lemon Juice
