Cocktail Recipes

Classic martinis, minty mojitos, refreshing margaritas, and oh-so-much more: our favorite tried-and-true cocktail recipes for every variety of booze.
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11 Super Pink Cocktails to Sneak Into the Barbie Movie
How to Make a Pickleback (and the Truth Behind its Origins)
A white negroni cocktail served in a coupe glass.
Easy Cocktails: 28 Simple, 3-Ingredient Drinks to Make at Home
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What to Make With Rye Whiskey: 23 Delicious Cocktails
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Bitter, Bold, and Beautiful: 9 Negroni Variations
A daiquiri With Scotch and maple served in a cocktail glass with a lime wheel.
15 Not-Too-Sweet Rum Cocktails
A bottle of sour mix on a wooden cutting board with a lemon, sliced lime, citrus squeezer, and a mixed drink in a glass.
DIY Sour Mix Recipe
Overhead view of Aperol gin punch, served in a glass punch bowl, topped with orange slices.
This Tangy Batch Cocktail Is the Perfect Negroni Remix for Your End-of-Year Fun Times
Several eggnog jello shots served on a live-edge platter make of hardwood.
Give Eggnog a Playful Update By Turning It Into Jello Shots
Closeup of a sherry martini, served on as silver platter.
Sherry Martini
Side view of Aperol Granita
Aperol Spritz Granita
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Frozen Gin and Tonic
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Bloody Caesar
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Aperol Spritz Recipe
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Blue Moon Cocktail Recipe
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The Best Michelada
DIY Orgeat
Orgeat Recipe
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14 Scotch Cocktail Recipes Perfect for Both Beginners and Obsessives
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The Highball Recipe
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DIY Orange Bitters Recipe
A small glass carafe partially filled with cherry pit syrup. There's a plant vine behind the carafe.
Cherry Pit Syrup
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How to Batch Cocktails for a Crowd
A jar of fresh pineapple syrup.
Fresh Pineapple Syrup Recipe
A jar of homemade gomme syrup next to a cocktail
DIY Gomme Syrup Recipe
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Cocktail 101: How to Muddle Mint and Other Herbs
An Unusual Negroni, and Aperol, Lillet, and Gin Cocktail, with a grapefruit wedge on the rim of the glass.
16 Aperol Cocktails to Keep You Cool
A glass of Sparkling Rosé Sangria With Aperol and Peaches, and a pitcher of the cocktail in the background.
10 Make-Ahead Pitcher Cocktail Recipes for Memorial Day
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Use Fresh Basil in These 4 Delicious Drinks
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Cocktails From a Low-Stocked Bar: A Guide to Substitutions
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Fresh Lemon Syrup Recipe
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22 Cinco de Mayo Cocktails, From Margaritas to Micheladas
A bottle of DIY grenadine sits next to as large martini glass filled with a grenadine-tinged cocktail.
DIY Grenadine Recipe
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What's the Deal with Cocchi Aperitivo Americano?
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Cocktail 101: How To Strain a Cocktail
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Cocktail 101: All About Bitters, Part 2
A 3 oz beaker filled with vivid red cranberry syrup.
Cranberry Syrup
Lime wedges resting on a cutting board
Cocktail 101: How to Cut Citrus Wedges
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We Aged Eggnog for 1 Year to See if It's Worth It
A stick of butter inside a chilled cocktail glass.
The Science of Fat-Washing Cocktails
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25 Classic Cocktail Recipes Everyone Should Know
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3 Cynar Cocktails to Make at Home
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22 Hot Cocktail Recipes for Cold Winter Nights
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Cocktail Science: All About Foams
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How to Use Honey in Cocktails
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These Are 19 of Our Favorite Cocktail Books
Sugar on the rim of a cocktail glass.
How to Crisply and Cleanly Rim Your Cocktail Glasses Like a Professional
A glass of whiskey smash garnished with a fresh mint sprig.
Hot Weather Booze: Essential Summer Spirits
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The Best Cheap Booze for Classic Holiday Cocktails
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Cocktail 101: All About Orange Bitters
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Cocktail Overhaul: Mudslide
Poitín: An Irish Spirit You May Not Know
15 Frozen-Cocktail Recipes Worth the Brain Freeze
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Cocktails 101: How to Shake a Cocktail
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Cocktail 101: How to Make Layered Cocktails
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18 Apple Cocktails That Are Like Autumn in a Glass
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How to Nail the Famed Flamed Orange Twist
Jalisco Pear
3 Cocktails to Make With Allspice Dram
A Bloody Mary cocktail in a tall glass garnished with a celery stick and some shrimp on a toothpick.
The Bloody Mary: The History and Science of an Oddball Classic