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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- Gazette Brandy, Sweet Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Plaza Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Turtle Canadian Whisky, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Apple Rouge Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy
- Bairn Scotch, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Blaze of Glory Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Dark Rum
- Borrowed Time Canadian Whisky, Ruby Port, Egg
- Byrrh Cocktail Rye Whiskey, Byrrh(R) Grand Quinquina, Dry Vermouth
- City Slicker Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Dandy Cocktail Rye Whiskey, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Elk's Own Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Port, Lemon Juice
- Ferris Wheel Sambuca, Brandy
- Green Mirage Vodka, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Island Martini Aged Rum, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Judgette Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Peach Brandy, Gin
- Patrician Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Punt e Mes(R) Vermouth
- Piggot's Preference Dry Vermouth, Southern Comfort(R), Light Rum
- Sore Throat Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Rosso Vermouth
- Tempo Setter Canadian Whisky, Triple Sec Liqueur, Rosso Vermouth
- Ten Pin Gin London Dry Gin, Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Thriller Scotch, Green Ginger Wine, Orange Juice
- Veteran Dark Rum, Cherry Brandy
- Alaska Gin, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Alize Martini Alizé(R) Gold Passion Liqueur, Vodka
- Cold Deck Cocktail Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth, Brandy
- Stinger Cognac, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Bardstown Rittenhouse(R) 100 Proof Rye Whiskey, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Black Irish Bushmills(R) Black Bush Irish Whiskey, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur
- Cabaret Gin, Dry Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Crater Face Madeira, Bourbon, Crème de Banane Liqueur
- Czarina Vodka, Apricot Brandy, French Vermouth
- Delta Cocktail Scotch, Southern Comfort(R), Lime Juice
- Dempsey Cocktail Apple Brandy, Gin, Anise
- Dundee Cocktail Gin, Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur
- Eat My Martini Honey Vodka, Amontillado Sherry
- Flamenco Medium Sherry, Armagnac, Campari(R) Bitter
- Flying Dutchman Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur
- King Cole Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Confectioners' Sugar
- Lorraine Cocktail Kirschwasser, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Newbury Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Red Russian Vodka, Heering(R) Cherry Liqueur
- Sherman Tank Blended Whiskey, B&B(R) Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Wembly Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Apricot Brandy
- Whiskey Sling Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Yolanda Gin, Brandy, Sweet Vermouth
- Caroli Gin, Apricot Brandy, Orange Bitters
- Mystery Date Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Grenadine
- Perfect Classic Manhattan Knob Creek(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Martini & Rossi(R) Rosso Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
