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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- Bent Nail Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Kirschwasser, Canadian Whisky
- Blimey Scotch, Lime Juice, Caster Sugar
- Comforting Tiger Brandy, Southern Comfort(R), Sweet Vermouth
- Delilah Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Harvard Rosso Vermouth, Brandy, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Jumping Bean Tequila, Sambuca, Coffee
- Lying with the Tigress Dry Vermouth, Light Rum, Rose's(R) Lime Juice
- Pasini Express Absolut(R) Ruby Red Vodka, Martini & Rossi(R) Extra Dry Vermouth, Ground Pepper
- Red Ruby Gin, Cherry Brandy, Dry Vermouth
- Sunshine Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- The Lucky Stud Metaxa(R) Brandy, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Trinity Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Za Za Gin, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Boardwalk Vodka, Dry Vermouth, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Caruso Gin, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur
- Chris Crush Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Martini & Rossi(R) Bianco Vermouth, Gin
- Crazy Finn Finlandia(R) Vodka, Dry Sherry, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Daily Double C Rum, Italian Vermouth
- Maeek Johnnie Walker(R) Red Label, Campari(R) Bitter, Orange Juice
- Peppertini Stoli(R) Pertsovka Vodka, Dry Vermouth
- Petticoat Lane Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Campari(R) Bitter
- Quebec Cocktail Canadian Whisky, Dry Vermouth, Amer Picon(R) Bitter Orange Liqueur
- Sand-Grown-Un Dark Rum, Sweet Vermouth, Cherry Brandy
- Southern Gin Cocktail Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Speaker of the House Canadian Whisky, Ginger Wine, Cherry Brandy
- Lasky Cocktail Gin, Grape Juice, Swedish Punsch
- Port Side Cognac, LBV Port, Blackberry Brandy
- Absinthe Minded Martini Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Mari Mayans Absenta(R) Absinthe, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Batiste Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Burfentailor Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Brandy
- Charles's Nightcap Armagnac, Pear Liqueur
- Crooked Sister Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Gin, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur
- Geraldine Canadian Whisky, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- Howell Says So Dark Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur, Amaretto Liqueur
- Joy-To-The-World Aged Rum, Bourbon, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Orange Coffee Cocktail Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Coffee
- Scotch Mist Scotch
- Turf Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Anise
- Blue Train Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Rum Martini Light Rum, Dry Vermouth
- Scotch Flip Scotch, Egg, Caster Sugar
- Alternatini Vodka, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- Bellamy Scotch Sour Scotch, Orange Juice, Lemon Juice
- Black and Fall Cognac, Calvados, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Brandy Scaffa Brandy, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Colony Club Martini Gin, Pernod(R), Orange Bitters
- Creole Lady Bourbon, Madeira, Grenadine
- Dream Cocktail Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Anisette Liqueur
