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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- Rum Dubonnet Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Light Rum, Lemon Juice
- Rum Scaffa White Rum, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Angostura(R) Bitters
- The Classic Cognac, Lemon Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Tom Sweeney Beefeater(R) London Dry Gin, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Sour Mix
- Club Cuba Sweet Vermouth, White Rum, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Dirty Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Olive Juice
- Almond Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Peach Brandy
- Blue Edisonian Campari(R) Bitter, Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Bolero Apple Brandy, Light Rum, Sweet Vermouth
- Brandy Vermouth Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Brandy, Aromatic Bitters
- Coterie Cognac, Izarra(R) Herbal Liqueur, Gin
- Cotillion Cocktail Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Earthquake Gin, Whisky, Pernod(R)
- Emerson Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Lime Juice
- Fancy Brandy Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Confectioners' Sugar
- Glad Eye Pastis, Peppermint Liqueur
- Jersey Gentleman Blended Whiskey, Pernod(R), Pineapple Juice
- Jillionaire Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Grenadine
- Lady Be Good Brandy, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- McDuff Scotch, Triple Sec Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Nicky Finn Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Orange Bloom London Dry Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- Pall Mall Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Pepe's Flame of Love Martini Stoli(R) Vodka, La Ina(R) Sherry Wine
- Perfect Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Poop Deck Cocktail Brandy, Blackberry Brandy, Port
- Royal Smile Cocktail Apple Brandy, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Rusty Nail Blended Scotch Whisky, Drambuie(R) Liqueur
- Whiskey Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sugar Syrup, Aromatic Bitters
- Sol Y Sombra Brandy, Anisette Liqueur
- Andalusia Light Rum, Dry Sherry, Brandy
- Boswellian Booster Dry Vermouth, Brandy, Orange Bitters
- Citrus Cactus Tequila Blanco, Pernod(R), Lemon Juice
- French Port Tawny Port, Hennessy(R) Cognac
- Golf Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Jewel Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Gin
- Mandarine Bourbon Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, Bourbon
- Martunia Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Mountain Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Perfect Brandy Manhattan Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Brandy
- Phoebe Snow Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Brandy, Pernod(R)
- Platinum Blonde Aged Rum, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Cream
- Rum Ramsay White Rum, Bourbon, Lime Juice
- Seventh Heaven Cocktail Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Brandy Julep Brandy, Confectioners' Sugar, Mint Leaves
- Charles Cocktail Brandy, Sweet Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Daiquiri Liberal White Rum, Sweet Vermouth, Amer Picon(R) Bitter Orange Liqueur
- Damn-The-Weather Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Orange Juice
