Essential Bar Tools: How to Make Better Cocktails at Home
How to step up your cocktail game.
A compilation of cocktail recipes. Everything from classic cocktails, modern-day cocktails, and my own personal creations. Spirits include gin, vodka, tequila, rum, bourbon, mezcal, coffee-based cocktails, dessert drinks, and so much more.
How to step up your cocktail game.
Honey simple syrup is a cocktail sweetener made with equal parts honey and warm water.
22 of my favorite classic cocktail recipes everyone should learn how to make.
6 awesome cocktail recipes using your favorite cherry-flavored liqueur.
Clear ice is really easy to make at home. You’ll be happy to hear it doesn’t involve boiling water or any expensive equipment to make crystal clear ice for cocktails.
How to make the classic old fashioned drink the right way. Bourbon, bitters, simple syrup (sugar cube), and an orange peel.
A spicy spin on the classic margarita made with elderflower, honey, and fresh jalepeño.
The bourbon drinkers mojito. Fresh muddled lime, blackberries, and mint mixed with bourbon and topped with soda water.
A simple and refreshing pear martini made with pear vodka, elderflower liqueur, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup.
A classic New York sour recipe made with bourbon, lemon, simple sugar, egg white, and a red wine float. Frothy, citrusy, and refreshing.
The Tom Collins is a refreshing classic cocktail made with gin, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup.
Is there a better brunch cocktail than the bloody mary? This is an easy and delicious standard bloody mary recipe just waiting to be garnished.
A boozy classic cocktail made with rum, gin, vodka, tequila, citrus, sugar, and a little cola. A surprisingly refreshing cocktail that resembles a tall glass of iced tea.
A refreshing tequila cocktail made with elderflower liqueur and fresh muddled strawberries and optional cucumber.
A traditional cosmopolitan cocktail recipe made with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and fresh lime juice.
The Manhattan drink made two slightly different ways (classic versus perfect). Either way, it’s always constructed with bourbon, vermouth, and bitters.
The ultimate dessert cocktail made with vanilla vodka, coffee liqueur, instant espresso, and chocolate liqueur.
Ernest Hemingway’s favorite cocktail—a slight variation on the classic daiquiri.
The improved whiskey cocktail is a mix between a Sazerac and the Old Fashioned. Sound good? This just may be your new favorite whiskey cocktail.
A celebratory champagne cocktail made with maraschino liqueur and fresh lemon juice.
The classic gin martini made with orange bitters and lemon peel twist. Sorry no olives here.
The perfect homemade limoncello recipe made with Everclear, organic lemons, and simple syrup.
One of my favorite Prohibition-era cocktails consisting of gin, green chartreuse, and maraschino liqueur.
Bite into a candy apple with a simple fall inspired cocktail made with caramel vodka, vanilla vodka, and apple cider.
A healthier frozen mudslide made without ice cream. All you need is vodka, coffee liquor, Irish cream, ice, and optional whipped cream and cocoa topping.
A classic mojito made with fresh muddled strawberries.
The official cocktail of New Orleans. Rye, sugar, Peychaud’s bitters, absinthe, and lemon peel.
An obscure, yet highly delicious Prohibition-Era cocktail made with rye, dry vermouth, orange bitters, and a touch of grenadine.
A spicy spin on the classic margarita made with elderflower, honey, and fresh jalepeño.
A classic cocktail consisting of gin, champagne, simple syrup, and lemon juice.
The most refreshing Italian cocktail—The Aperol spritz is made with prosecco, aperol, and an orange wedge.
How to step up your cocktail game.
One of my all time favorite classic cocktails from the early 1900’s. Gin, maraschino liqueur (cherry), crème de violette, and fresh lemon juice.
A slight twist on a classic cocktail—gin, elderflower, and grapefruit with a foamy egg white head.
The bourbon drinkers mojito. Fresh muddled lime, blackberries, and mint mixed with bourbon and topped with soda water.
The official cocktail of spring. Gin, elderflower liqueur, fresh lemon juice and fresh muddled cucumbers. A super refreshing and aromatic cucumber martini.
A simple and refreshing pear martini made with pear vodka, elderflower liqueur, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup.