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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- Perfect Manhattan Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- T.L.C. Blended Whiskey, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Ricard(R) Pastis
- Vesper Gin, Vodka, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Basic Bill Aged Rum, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Block and Fall Cognac, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Calvados
- Cat and Fiddle Canadian Whisky, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Pernod(R)
- Colony Room Cocktail Ricard(R) Pastis, Gin, Noilly Prat(R) Extra Dry Vermouth
- Commando Cocktail Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Pernod(R)
- Cornell Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Fontainebleau Special Brandy, Anisette Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Four Roses Cocktail Four Roses(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Great Secret Gin, Lillet(R) Blanc, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Hashi Bashi Gin, Campari(R) Bitter, Schweppes(R) Russchian Water
- Joburg Light Rum, Dubonnet(R) Blanc, Orange Bitters
- King James II Scotch, Tawny Port, Dry Vermouth
- Moll Flanders Cocktail Gin, Sloe Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Lockness Monster Vodka, Pickle Juice
- Bluebeard #2 Vodka, Blueberry Brandy
- Antibes Gin, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- Asbury Park Brandy, Apple Brandy, Sweet Vermouth
- AWOL Amaretto Liqueur, Scotch, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- Balmoral Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Canadian and Campari Canadian Whisky, Campari(R) Bitter, Dry Vermouth
- Columbia Cocktail Brandy, Sweet Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Corkscrew Light Rum, Peach Schnapps, Dry Vermouth
- Fans Cocktail Scotch, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- German Band Steinhaeger(R) Gin, Blackberry Liqueur, Underberg(R) Bitters
- Journalist Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Mountie Canadian Whisky, Campari(R) Bitter
- Pit Cocktail Gin, Apple Brandy, Apricot Brandy
- Poor Tim Blended Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur
- Rainbow Julep Mint Leaves, Marie Brizard(R) Apry Apricot Liqueur, Bourbon
- Scofflaw Canadian Whisky, Dry Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Vodka Dry Dry Sherry, Vodka
- Rauhreif Gin, Curaçao Liqueur, Jamaican Dark Rum
- Appalachia Green Ginger Wine, Scotch, Orange Juice
- Artillery Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Aromatic Bitters
- Bengal Brandy, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Bitter Bison Vodka, Zubrowka(R) Vodka, Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth
- Bourbon Fix Granulated Sugar, Lemon Juice, Water
- Cossack Cocktail Vodka, Cognac, Lime Juice
- Fifty-fifty Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Fleet Street Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Gin Cocktail Gin, Aromatic Bitters
- Hell Frozen Over Sloe Gin, Dry Vermouth, Apricot Brandy
- Is Paris Burning Cognac, Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur
- Jet Black Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Black Sambuca
- J. R.'s Revenge Bourbon, Southern Comfort(R), Aromatic Bitters
