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Popular cocktail recipes that are easy to make. See how to make cocktails and mixed alcoholic drinks.

Popular Cocktails and Mixed Drinks

Daiquiri (Banana)

Add ingredients into a cocktail shaker? Dissolve the sugar, stir well. Add ice, shake again. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. ...

Irish Coffee

Directions: Use heatproof glass or warm a mug by filling it with hot water to preheat, then empty out the water. Pour hot coffee into warmed glass until it is about 3/4 full. Add in the brown sugar and stir until...

Manhattan

Add ingredients to a mixing glass. Add ice and stir till dilution. Strain. Serve up in a Coupe or Manhattan Glass. Garnish with cocktail cherries. Enjoy! PUT YOUR VERMOUTH IN THE FRIDGE! ...

Maple Old Fashioned

Add all ingredients to an Old Fashioned glass. Add ice. Stir until Maple Syrup is properly diluted. Garnish with a fresh orange peel. Enjoy! ...

Old Fashioned Cocktail

Add the sugar and bitters to the bottom of an old-fashioned glass. Add the water, and stir until the sugar is nearly dissolved. Muddles the sugars, lemons zest, and orange slice. Remove orange slice. Fill the glass with large ice cubes, add the...

Old Pal Cocktail

Add the rye whiskey, Campari and dry vermouth into a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. Enjoy! ...

Pumpkin Sazerac

General Directions: Chill a rocks glass in the freezer for 15 minutes. Add the Maverick Distilling Straight Rye Whiskey, spiced simple syrup and bitters into a mixing glass with ice and stir for 30 seconds. Remove the rocks glass from the...

Raspberry Bourbon Smash

Add ice, preserves, bourbon, triple sec, and orange juice to a shaker Shake Strain into a glass containing ice Top with soda Garnish   ...

Ryeball (Rye Highball)

Add the Rye, Maple Syrup, Bitters and ice to a shaker. Shake and chill. Strain into an ice-filled High Ball glass. Top with club soda. Garnish with a fresh lemon peel. Enjoy! ...

Salted Dark Chocolate Bourbon Cocktail

Option 1 Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the bourbon, dark chocolate liqueur, simple syrup, and a pinch of sea salt. Shake vigorously for about 30 seconds to combine all the flavors. Strain the mixture into a chilled glass. Garnish with dark chocolate shavings...

Sleigh Rye'd

Option 1 In a small saucepan, combine the cranberries, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, and star anise. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 10 minutes, until the cranberries burst and the...

Spiced Apple Sparkler

In a shaker, combine the bourbon, elderflower liqueur, limoncello, apple cider, lemon juice, simple syrup, and all of the spices. Add ice to the shaker and shake well. Strain the mixture into a glass filled with ice. Top with sparkling apple cider. Garnish with...

Spiced Apple Whiskey Sour

Make simple syrup. Add equal parts water and sugar to a saucepan and stir until sugar dissolves completely. Allow syrup to cool before using. Add whiskey, apple cider, simple syrup, lemon juice, and ice to a shaker. Shake about 20-30 seconds. Pour...
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