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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- Manhasset Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Metropolitan Caster Sugar, Brandy, Sweet Vermouth
- Monte-Sano Myers's(R) Original Dark Rum, Mount Gay(R) Eclipse Rum, Aromatic Bitters
- Presto Cocktail Brandy, Port, Blackberry Brandy
- Roselyn Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Grenadine
- Soother Cocktail Apple Brandy, Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur
- South Beach Martini Orange Vodka, Absolut(R) Vodka, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Third Rail Bacardi(R) Añejo Rum, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Wysoosler Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Beaver Tail Canadian Whisky, Maple Syrup
- Blavod Martini Blavod(R) Vodka, Sweet Vermouth
- Boot Hill Blended Whiskey, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Brandy Champarelle Triple Sec Liqueur, Cognac, Anisette Liqueur
- Brave Bull Tequila, Coffee Liqueur
- Brooklyn Rosso Vermouth, Rye Whiskey, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Crazy Moose Canadian Club(R) Whisky, Maple Syrup
- Duchess Anise, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Gold Card Brandy, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur
- Hat Trick Dark Rum, Light Rum, Sweet Vermouth
- Ladies Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Anisette Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Martini (Traditional 2-to-1) Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Suicide #1 Pernod(R), Campari(R) Bitter
- Tartantula Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Whiskey Fix Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Will Rogers Gin, Dry Vermouth, Triple Sec Liqueur
- California Dream Tequila, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Casino Royale Gin, Lemon Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Champs Elysees Cocktail Brandy, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Deshler Cocktail Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Rye Whiskey, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Incredible Cocktail Cognac, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Cherry Brandy
- Old Nick Canadian Whisky, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Silver Bronx Gin, Orange Juice, Dry Vermouth
- Wiseguy Tuaca(R) Liqueur, Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Dry Vermouth
