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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- Everybody's Irish Cocktail Irish Whiskey, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Fancy Free Rye Whiskey, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Godfather Scotch, Amaretto Liqueur
- Great Caesar's Martini Vodka, Dry Vermouth
- Highland Sling Caster Sugar, Water, Lemon Juice
- Hotel Plaza Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Kentucky Cocktail Bourbon, Pineapple Juice
- Lady Finger Cherry Liqueur, Gin, Kirschwasser
- Last Chance Tequila Reposado, Apricot Brandy, Lime Juice
- Nightmare Gin, Cherry Liqueur, Madeira
- Real Sazerac Granulated Sugar, Water, Peychaud's(R) Bitters
- Rosalind Russell Aquavit, Rosso Vermouth
- Tachyon Pernod(R), Tequila, Lemon Juice
- Three Miller Cocktail Light Rum, Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Victor Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Brandy
- Black Martini Gin, Black Sambuca
- Hanky Panky London Dry Gin, Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth, Fernet Branca(R)
- Italian Heather Scotch, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Black Hawk Blended Whiskey, Sloe Gin
- Black Martini #1 Gin, Black Sambuca
- Blarney Stone Cocktail Irish Whiskey, Anise, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Bonaparte Cognac, Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur
- Brandied Port Brandy, Tawny Port, Lemon Juice
- Chartreuse Cocktail Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur, Cognac, Dry Vermouth
- Dancing Leprechaun Irish Whiskey, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Deep Sea Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Anisette Liqueur
- Fiesta White Rum, Calvados, Noilly Prat(R) Extra Dry Vermouth
- Greenham's Grotto Gin, Brandy, Orgeat Syrup
- Green Room Dry Vermouth, Brandy, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- Homemade Southern Comfort Peach, Granulated Sugar, Lemon Zest
- Louisville Slugger Bourbon, Blackberry Brandy, Dry Vermouth
- Montmartre Cocktail London Dry Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Perfect Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Rosso Vermouth
- Poppy Cocktail Gin, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur
- Screamin Hudson Canadian Whisky, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Soul Kiss Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Bourbon, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- Lloyd Special Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Cuban Martini Light Rum, Dry Vermouth
- Fino Martini Gin, Fino Sherry
- Vodka Martini Vodka, Dry Vermouth
- Bijou Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Bonny Doon Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Bourble Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Brittany Cocktail Gin, Amer Picon(R) Bitter Orange Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Chain Lightning Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Classic Old-Fashioned Aromatic Bitters, Water, Sugar Cubes
- Dusty Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Scotch
- Fish House Punch Dark Rum, Lemon Juice, Brandy
