Classic Cocktail Recipes

There's a reason they're classic cocktails. Manhattans, Negronis, Old Fashioneds, Sidecars and their brethren have timeless appeal. When you mix one, it's not just a cocktail...it's a feeling.

Glass of Black and Tan Next to Two Bottles of Beer and a Bottle Opener

Two Glasses of Fuzzy Naval with Orange Wheels Next to an Orange Slice

Two Glasses of Vesper Cocktail on a Silver Tray

Vesper Cocktail

Americano Cocktail

Americano Cocktail

Godfather Cocktail

Godfather Cocktail

Rusty Nail on a Granite Coaster Garnished with Lemon Peel

Toronto Cocktail Garnished with Lemon Zest

Toronto Cocktail

Rum Old Fashioned garnished with an orange peel

Rum Old Fashioned

White Negroni Garnished with a Lemon Peel

The White Lady Cocktail

The White Lady Cocktail

Black Manhattan with an Orange Peel

Black Manhattan

Gibson Cocktail with Pickled Onion Garnish

Gibson Cocktail

Flutes of Peach Belini Cocktail

Peach Bellini Cocktails

Rob Roy in Cocktail Glass on Top of Granite Coaster

Rob Roy Cocktail

Glass of Gin and Tonic with Limes and a Straw, Surrounded by a Bottle of Gin, Cans of Tonic, and Lime Wedges

Lemon Drop Martini

Lemon Drop Martini

Michelada with Ingredients (Beer, Cholula, Lime Wedges, etc) in the Background

French Martini in a Glass Garnished with Raspberries on a Tray with a Bowl of Raspberries

Glass of Gin Fizz with Lemon Slice on Tray

Mezcal Mule in Two Copper Mugs Surrounded by Ice and Limes. More Ingredients in the Background

Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

A rocks glass with a Brazilian caipirinha inside.

Two Gold rush cocktails with ice on a wood background.

Gold Rush Cocktail

Greyhound cocktails on a table with a dark background behind them.

Classic Tom Collins cocktail garnished with lemon with a plate of lemons to the left and a bottle of gin behind it.

Close up of two Gin Martini Cocktails garnished with lemon twists.

Side view of DIY Coffee Liqueur in a swing top bottle next to a small bowl of coffee beans.

Homemade Coffee Liqueur

Side view of an Espresso Martini Drink on a marble background.

Espresso Martini

Close up of two Moscow Mule Cocktails garnished with mint.

Two Mint Julep Cocktails

50/50 Gin Martini with a lemon peel garnish.

Milk Punch

How to Make Pina Colada in a blender with less ice

Two gold-rimmed glasses of eggnog cocktail.

Traditional Eggnog

Long Island Iced Tea

Long Island Iced Tea

Swirling cream in a white russian cocktail

White Russian Cocktail

Flavored simple syrups

How to Make Simple Syrup

A chilled coupe with a frothy gin cocktail to show what a gimlet is.

Gimlet Cocktail

Old fashioned cocktail made with bourbon or rye whiskey

Old Fashioned Cocktail

A wine glass with an Aperol spritz cocktail inside.

Manhattan cocktail with cherry garnish

Manhattan Cocktail

Boulevardier cocktail ingredients negroni with whiskey

Boulevardier Cocktail

Aviation cocktails made with Crème de Violette and maraschino liqueur

Aviation Cocktail

Fancy French 75 cocktail with champagne gin and simple syrup ingredients

French 75 Cocktail

Bee's Knees simple cocktail recipe with gin and honey and lemon

Bee's Knees Cocktail

Two tall glasses of Pimms cup cocktail with slices of cucumber, mint leaves and ice. Mint leaves and Pimms no 1 are behind the glasses.

Pimm’s Cup Cocktail

Sidecar cocktail with a halved lemon to the left and a lemon peel on the edge of the glass.

Sidecar Cocktail

Whiskey sour cocktail with egg white foamy top

Whiskey Sour Cocktail

How to Make a Salty Dog Drink closeup of salty dog cocktail with ice and salt

Salty Dog Cocktail

Close up horizontal view of sazarec drink. Sazarec ingredients are in the background.

Sazerac Cocktail

Crema di Limoncello

Crema di Limoncello

How To Make a Cosmo summer cocktail with blueberry and pomegranate

Blueberry Pomegranate Cosmopolitan

Glass jar filled with Campari substitute. A whiskey glass with a cocktail inside is to the right.

Homemade Campari

Paloma Cocktail With Grapefruit Soda - closeup two glasses clear cocktail with lime wedges

Classic Paloma Cocktail

Grasshopper Cocktail

Grasshopper Cocktail

Chamomile Hot Toddy

Chamomile-Honey Hot Toddy

Cosmopolitan ingredients on a counter with a cosmo drink in front.

Cosmopolitan Cocktail

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