These classic cocktails have been around for ages, and for good reason.
A good, strong drink.
If you don’t know where to start with making cocktails at home, start here!
Nancy Mitchell
you could’t go wrong with one of these greats.
Super simple but quite potent, so watch out!
And, of course, it has a very important defining feature: a bit of absinthe!
Nancy Mitchell
Anytime you find whiskey and sweet vermouth together, you know you’re in for something great.
Old Fashioned Cocktail
The granddaddy of them all: the Old Fashioned!
If you’re looking to highlight a particularly great bottle of whiskey, this is the drink for you.
Andy Christensen
In the right proportions, they create the classic gimleta little sweet, a little sour.
The cocktail works with vodka, too, but gin is the OG.
Hemingway Daiquiri
While a daiquiri is a classic, a Hemingway daiquiri celebrates a classic author, Ernest Hemingway.
Nancy Mitchell
It’s said the literary giant once drank 16 of them.
We suggest two, tops.
Classic Margarita
With only three ingredientstequila, lime, and orange liqueurthe tequila you use in a margarita matters.
Alison Bickel
The best tequilas are distilled only from Mexican blue agave plants and labeled 100% de agave.
This recipe works straight up or on the rocks.
The sour part comes from the combination of citrus and simple syrup.
Sam Schick
To get the froth, it’s shaken with an egg white.
Cosmopolitan Cocktail
A modern classic (classics have to start sometime, right?
A mixture of traditional and coconut milks, rum, and spices.
Nancy Mitchell
Classic Mimosa
This brunch classic is a classic for a reason.
It’s so simplejust sparkling wine and orange juice.
Grapefruit juice or tangerine juice work, too.
Nancy Mitchell
Sidecar Cocktail
What’s in a sidecar?
Cognac, orange liqueur, simple syrup, and lemon juice, putting it in the sour category.
Swap out the blanco for mezcal, and you’ll get a little smoky vibe happening in the glass.
Elise Bauer
Rim the glass with salt, or notyou’re choice!
Nancy Mitchell
Sam Schick
Elana Lepkowski
Sam Schick
Alison Bickel
