Classic Cocktails
Saturn
The Saturn was created by J. 'Popo' Galsini and won the IBA World Cocktail Championship in 1967. It's…
Corpse Reviver No. 2
The Corpse Reviver No. 2 was a famous 'hair of the dog' cocktail from the 1930 Savoy Cocktail…
French 75 (Cognac)
The original French 75 — named after the powerful 75mm field gun of WWI — was made with…
Ouzo Collins
The Collins format — spirit, citrus, sugar, soda — works beautifully with ouzo. The anise notes play wonderfully…
Shirley Temple
Named after the famous child actress, the Shirley Temple has been the go-to non-alcoholic cocktail since the 1930s.…
Pisco Sour
Peru and Chile both claim the Pisco Sour as their national cocktail. Pisco, a grape brandy from South…
Amaretto Sour
Jeffrey Morgenthaler's 2012 recipe revolutionized this once-dismissed cocktail. The addition of bourbon provides backbone, the egg white creates…
Caipirinha
Brazil's national cocktail and the country's most exported drink culture. Cachaça is distinct from rum — it's made…
Americano
The precursor to the Negroni. The Americano was the first cocktail ordered by James Bond in Casino Royale…
Aperol Spritz
The defining drink of Italian aperitivo culture — and now a global phenomenon. The Aperol Spritz is simplicity…
Stinger
An after-dinner classic from the early 1900s, the Stinger was a favorite of high society. Just two ingredients…
Brandy Alexander
The dessert cocktail par excellence. John Lennon reportedly went through a Brandy Alexander phase during his 'Lost Weekend.'…
Vieux Carré
Named after the French Quarter (Vieux Carré) of New Orleans, created at the Hotel Monteleone's Carousel Bar in…
Sidecar
A 1920s Paris classic — possibly named after the motorcycle sidecar that a patron arrived in. The Sidecar…
Tequila Sunrise
One of the most visually striking cocktails ever created. The grenadine sinking through the orange juice creates a…
Margarita
The world's most popular tequila cocktail — and with good reason. The Margarita is a perfect triangle of…
Mai Tai
Victor 'Trader Vic' Bergeron created the Mai Tai in 1944 in Oakland, California. His friend from Tahiti tasted…
Piña Colada
Puerto Rico's national drink since 1978. The Piña Colada was created at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan…
Daiquiri
Don't confuse this with a frozen blended drink — the classic Daiquiri is a thing of pure elegance.…
Mojito
Havana's gift to the cocktail world. Ernest Hemingway famously drank his at La Bodeguita del Medio, and the…
French 75
Named after the powerful French 75mm field gun of World War I — because it hits you with…
Tom Collins
Dating back to the 1870s, the Tom Collins was born from an elaborate hoax — 'Have you seen…
Gimlet
Immortalized in Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye — 'A real Gimlet is half gin and half Rose's lime…
Negroni
Count Camillo Negroni walked into Caffè Casoni in Florence in 1919 and asked bartender Fosco Scarselli to strengthen…