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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- Fancy Gin Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Confectioners' Sugar
- Golden Bronx Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Jack Withers Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Menday's Peril Blended Whiskey, Cherry Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Mumbo Jumbo Dark Rum, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Steeplechase Mint Leaves, Blackberry Brandy, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- Sweet Nan Sweet Vermouth, Brandy, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Jasmine Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Absinthe Czech Ritual Absinthe, Brown Sugar, Water
- Algonquin Blended Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Pineapple Juice
- Apothecary Punt e Mes(R) Vermouth, Fernet Branca(R), Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur
- Beautiful Hennessy(R) Cognac, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Dance With A Dream Cocktail Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Anisette Liqueur
- Dry Brandy Manhattan Brandy, Dry Vermouth
- Frisco Sour Blended Whiskey, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Frozen Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Hoots Mon Scotch, Lillet(R) Blanc, Sweet Vermouth
- H.P.W. Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- International Bar Fly Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Fernet Branca(R)
- James The Second Comes First Scotch, Tawny Port, Dry Vermouth
- Jersey Lightning Sweet Vermouth, Apple Brandy, Lime Juice
- Leaning Tower Gin, Dry Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- One Exciting Night Plymouth(R) Gin, Dry Vermouth, Rosso Vermouth
- Picon Whiskey Bourbon, Amer Picon(R) Bitter Orange Liqueur, Sugar Syrup
- Plank Walker Johnnie Walker(R) Red Label, Rosso Vermouth, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur
- Planter's Cocktail Rum, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Side Kick Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Sphinx Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- The Scranton Old Overholt(R) Rye Whiskey, Plymouth(R) Gin, Noilly Prat(R) Extra Dry Vermouth
- Fernet Branca Cocktail Gin, Fernet Branca(R), Sweet Vermouth
- Blue Bird Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Brandy Crusta Brandy, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur, Curaçao Liqueur
- Canadian Cocktail Canadian Whisky, Triple Sec Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Celebration #2 Cognac, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Farmer Giles Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Federal Punch Bourbon, Dark Rum, Cognac
- Manhattan Bella Knob Creek(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Sweet Vermouth
- On the Square Apricot Brandy, Gin, Calvados
- Prince Rupert Blended Whiskey, Anisette Liqueur
- Scotch Bishop Cocktail Scotch, Dry Vermouth, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Wedding Bell Cocktail Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Cherry Brandy
- Brown Fox Bourbon, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Dry Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Beal's Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Scotch
- Black Witch Apricot Brandy, Dark Rum, Aged Rum
- Brandy Fix Brandy, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Dusty Bill Canadian Whisky, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Brandy
- French Connection Cognac, Amaretto
