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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- Gloom Lifter Irish Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Graceland Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Scotch
- Killarney Irish Mist(R) Herbal Liqueur, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Max The Silent Aged Rum, Brandy, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy
- Narragansett Bourbon, Sweet Vermouth, Anisette Liqueur
- Saucy Sue Cocktail Apple Brandy, Apricot Brandy, Pernod(R)
- Silver Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sugar Syrup
- Smoky Martini Gin, Scotch
- Tipperary Irish Whiskey, Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Turkey Feather Wild Turkey(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Disaronno(R) Amaretto Liqueur
- Ulanda Cocktail Gin, Anise, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Washoe Peel Knob Creek(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Queen Elizabeth Dry Vermouth, Gin, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Appian Way Amaretto Liqueur, Gin, Liquore Strega(R)
- Armada Martini Vodka, Amontillado Sherry
- Basin Street Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Black Devil Dry Vermouth, Light Rum
- Brandy Fino Cognac, Dry Sherry, Glayva(R) Liqueur
- Burn's Night Special Sweet Vermouth, Scotch, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Carrol Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Brandy
- Chatham Cocktail Gin, Ginger Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Coronation Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- Cosmos Light Rum, Lime Juice, Caster Sugar
- Deanne Vodka, Sweet Vermouth, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Eastwind Rosso Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Vodka
- Egg Sour Brandy, Dry Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- High Road Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Dry Sherry
- HPW Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Morticia Gin, Pernod(R), Dry Vermouth
- Piccadilly Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Anise
- Ridley Tequila Reposado, Gin, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Rum Shrub Orange Rind, Orange Juice, Water
- Vanderbilt Cognac, Cherry Brandy, Sugar Syrup
- Presidente White Rum, Rosso Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Red nail Vodka, Campari(R) Bitter
- Scotch Daisy Scotch, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Sidecar Cocktail Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Allegheny Dry Vermouth, Bourbon, Blackberry Brandy
- Allies Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Kümmel Liqueur
- Annabelle Special Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Dry Vermouth, Lime Juice
- Brandy Cocktail Brandy, Sugar Syrup, Aromatic Bitters
- Buckeye Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Bullshot Vodka, Beef Bouillon, Salt
- Club Cocktail Brandy, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Coffee Lover's Martini Stoli(R) Kafya Vodka, Dry Vermouth, Frangelico(R) Hazelnut Liqueur
- Cognac Coupling Cognac, Tawny Port, Pernod(R)
- Cool Yule Martini Vodka, Dry Vermouth, Peppermint Schnapps
- Dirty Virgin Tanqueray(R) Gin, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
