Top 40 Most Famous and Popular Cocktails of All Time

"I drink to make other people more interesting." - Ernest Hemingway.

"First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you." - F. Scott Fitzgerald.

"I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host." - Dorothy Parker.

When used to refer to any generic alcoholic mixed drink, COCKTAIL may mean any beverage that contains two or more ingredients if at least one of them contains alcohol.

When a cocktail contains only a distilled spirit and a mixer, such as soda or fruit juice, it is a highball; many of the International Bartenders Association Official Cocktails are highballs. When a cocktail contains only a distilled spirit and a liqueur, it is a duo and when it adds a mixer, it is a trio. Additional ingredients may be sugar, honey, milk, cream, and various herbs.

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Cocktail News, Reviews & Resources

• 4 New Ways to Make Fancy Drinks at Home - The New York Times.
• 5 thoroughly impressive cocktails you can easily make at home - "Forget the atomiser, dry ice and molecular mixology; a rolling pin, a tea towel and a touch of patience are all you need to win at the next cocktail party."
• 6 basic drinks' recipes by David A. Embury - the Daiquiri, the Jack Rose, the Manhattan, the Martini, the Old Fashioned & the Sidecar.
• 6 classic whisky cocktails to try - The Telegraph.
• 9 007 INSPIRED COCKTAILS & DRINKS - à la James Bond.
• 10 best tequila cocktails - chosen by experts - "Lockdown has sent tequila sales soaring. But forget the salt and lemon and try these simple yet luscious recipes chosen by bartenders and other aficionados."
• 13 All-American Cocktails For July 4th Weekend - and Beyond - "Here are 13 patriotic potions—one for each of the 13 original colonies."
• A pina colada at the touch of a button - "The 'Vocktail' (or virtual reality cocktail) put to the test."
• Apps to Help You Become Master Cocktail Maker - The New York Times.
• bartender’s breakfast recipe - The Guardian.
• Best Cocktails For The Ultimate Taste Of Vacation - "Now is the time to travel by cocktail and make a happy hour drink that reminds us of the places we long to see again soon. The right cocktail has the power take you there so while we can’t be on a beach sipping a margarita, we can, for a moment, close our eyes and conjure the sun’s heat, sandy beaches, and the rustle of salty air in palm trees. The cocktails below are reflective of place and each recipe is designed to use taste and aroma to tap a cherished travel memory. And, any thorough travel drinking story must include a classic airplane cocktail to remind us of that marvelous anticipatory moment when the pilot announces our initial descent has begun. Start your travel by cocktail now."
• Best Scotch, Rye & Bourbon Cocktails To Celebrate Father’s Day - Forbes.
• can coffee really sober you up? - "You're out late at night and you've had one too many drinks. You're feeling a bit inebriated, and you're wondering if a cup of coffee can help. Many of us have been there."
• Champagne on the Rocks? It’s This Summer’s Drink - The New York Times.
• Cocktail hour - the interval before the evening meal during which cocktails and other alcoholic beverages are often served.
• COCKTAIL KINGDOM MIXTIN review - Wired.
• COCKTAIL RECIPES - 16,000 recipes.
• COCKTAIL TIMES - "100s of Cocktail Recipes."
• Cocktail umbrella - small umbrella or parasol made from paper, paperboard, and a toothpick, used as a garnish or decoration in cocktails, desserts or other food and beverages.
• COCKTAILS - Wikipedia.
• Cocktails Only a Local Could Love - The New York Times.
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• Dandelyan - at Mondrian Hotel, 20 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PD, U.K. "A journey of discovery where new tastes and unexpected combinations can be experienced." Named best cocktail bar in the world 2017.
• Deceptively easy non-alcoholic cocktails to try at home - The Telegraph.
• Diageo Bar Academy - "Mix With the Best."
• Difford's Guide - since 1997. "For Discerning Drinkers." Aims to inform and inspire discerning drinkers with engaging and impartial information on cocktails, beers, spirits & liqueurs, as well as the best bars around the world to enjoy them.
• Don’t Call Them ‘Mocktails’ - The New York Times.
• Drink To Your Health With These 15 Immune-Boosting Cocktails - "There’s a whole lot of scary germs in the world. Stopping for a cocktail won’t change that, but a little boost to the immune system via the right ingredients never hurt!"
• Forget Beer & RosÉ, a Truly Classy BBQ Calls for Whisky Cocktails - Bloomberg.
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• GlÄce Luxury Ice - "The most mathematically efficient way to cool your drink." Each piece of Gläce Ice's G-Cubed is individually carved and designed to offer a drink presentation that inspires, intrigues and most importantly complements the quality of the contents in your glass.
• Happy hour - marketing term for a period of time in which a public venue, such as a restaurant, bar, offers discounts on alcoholic drinks, such as beer, wine, and cocktails.
• HIGHBALL - name for a family of mixed alcoholic drinks that are composed of an alcoholic base spirit and a larger proportion of a non-alcoholic mixer.
• Hoshizaki - one of the world's top names in ice maker manufacturing.
• how a classic cocktail conned itself into history - "The lost pre-prohibition classic the Seelbach was actually invented in 1995 – a telling moment for the cocktail industry and a parable for our post-truth world."
• How to Get & Keep a Bartender’s Attention - The New York Times.
• How to Make Bubbly Punch - The New York Times.
• How To Make PiÑa Coladas, According To The Hotel That Invented Them - "Made with coconut cream, pineapple and rum, the piña colada has made a name for itself as a popular vacation libation. But did you know that it very well could have gotten its start as a non-alcoholic sipper? Or, that a bartender in Puerto Rico likely invented it as a welcome drink for hotel guests?"
• INTERNATIONAL BARTENDERS ASSOCIATION'S OFFICIAL LIST OF COCKTAILS - these mixed drinks are some of the most notable and frequently-made cocktails by professional bartenders around the world.
• Inventor of the famed 'Sourtoe Cocktail' dies - "Captain Dick Stevenson, the man behind the famed "Sourtoe Cocktail" served at a hotel bar in Canada's Yukon Territory since the 1970s, has died at 89."
• Jerry Thomas (bartender) - (October 30, 1830 – December 15, 1885) was an American bartender; because of his pioneering work in popularizing cocktails across the United States, he is considered "the father of American mixology." In 1862, Thomas finished Bar-Tender’s Guide (alternately titled How to Mix Drinks or The Bon-Vivant’s Companion), the first drink book ever published in the United States. The book collected and codified what was then an oral tradition of recipes from the early days of cocktails, including some of his own creations; the guide laid down the principles for formulating mixed drinks of all categories.
• LG's smart fridge also makes crystal-clear ice for cocktails - "Enjoy a craft cocktail in the comfort of your own home."
• Limoncello locktails! How to make delicious drinks from years-old holiday booze - "Do you have bottles of ouzo and curaçao lurking at the back of your drinks cupboard? There’s never been a better time to use them - Britain’s best bartenders explain how."
• LIST OF COCKTAILS - Wikipedia.
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• Linley Tectonic Bar - "Exquisitely crafted in ebonised walnut with white gold leaf and nickel accents, the Tectonic Bar embodies superlative quality and innovative design whilst epitomizing the intricacy and precision of fine craftsmanship at its best."
• London cocktail bar named best in the world - The Telegraph.
• Mix Red Wine With Coca-Cola. Seriously - "How to make a Txerry Kalimotxo (Cherry Calimocho), an equal-parts wine cocktail that pairs well with an outdoor movie—or any summer evening on a lawn."
• Mixed drink - Wikipedia.
• Modern twists on the classic Bloody Mary - The Telegraph.
• Moscow mule - cocktail made with vodka, spicy ginger beer, and lime juice, garnished with a slice or wedge of lime. It is a type of buck and therefore sometimes known as a vodka buck. The Moscow mule is usually served in a copper mug.
• Old fashioned glass - rocks glass, lowball glass (or simply lowball), is a short tumbler used for serving spirits, such as whisky, neat or with ice cubes ("on the rocks"). It is also normally used to serve certain cocktails, such as the old fashioned, from which it receives its name.
• Pickle juice & Marmite: the 11 best hangover cures - by pub landlords - "They serve up the hangovers in the first place, but what do they recommend to take them away?"
• Punch - wide assortment of drinks, both non-alcoholic & alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice.
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• Rolls-Royce Cocktail Hamper - "One of Fifteen. Our most sociable accessory to date." Expertly handcrafted from aluminium, carbon fibre, walnut and leather, the hamper contains everything needed to create and enjoy your favourite cocktails with friends. You’ll find a selection of the finest cocktail recipes in the Rolls-Royce Cocktail Collection. The collection is made in partnership with two experts from the Dorchester Collection’s London hotels, The Dorchester and 45 Park Lane. Price: £26,000.
• QUEEN ELIZABETH 2's FAVORITE DRINK - likes two-parts Dubonnet and one-part gin with two cubes of ice and a lemon slice before lunch every day.
• Raise a glass to the best drinks cabinets - The Telegraph.
• Russian-inspired vodka cocktails to enjoy during the World Cup - The Telegraph.
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• STELTON CYLINDA-LINE - designed by Danish designer Arne Jacobsen.
• Shot glass - small glass designed to hold or measure spirits or liquor, which is either drunk straight from the glass ("a shot") or poured into a cocktail. A "shot" of liquor is not the same as a "shooter".
• Tabasco - since 1868. Aka 'Cajun Ketchup'. Used with many drinks.
• Take It Slow for Roman Cocktail Hour - The New York Times.
• Tales of the Cocktail - since 2003. "The world's premier series of cocktail festivals - highlighting what's now, new and next in the spirits industry."
• That Historic Cocktail? Turns Out It’s a Fake - The New York Times.
• That's the spirit: the London cocktail bar named best in the world - The Telegraph.
• The art of the martini - The Telegraph.
• The At-Home Cocktail To Make, Based On Your Favorite Vacation Spot - "With travel on hold for the foreseeable future, you’re missing out on those champagne sabering rituals in hotel lobbies, rum punches served at the swim-up bars and finely crafted Italian cocktails."
• The Hotels Sharing Drinks Recipes For World Cocktail Day - "Just as certain flavors transport you across the globe, taste has the ability to take you straight to your favorite venues. With this in mind, some of the world’s great hotels are sharing their cocktail bars’ signature drinks recipes, giving you a taste of what they offer on World Cocktail Day."
• The Liquor Cabinet - "Everything you need to know about spirits & cocktails in one beautiful app."
• The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock - "Synonymous with style, elegance, and sophistication, the Savoy is unsurprisingly also the birthplace of some of the most famous cocktails in the world."
• The Simple Joys Of Establishing A Daily Quarantine Cocktail Hour - Forbes.
• The Slow Rise of Craft Cocktails in Paris - The New York Times.
• The story behind the spirit of Brazil - "Mexico has tequila. Colombia has aguardiente. Cuba has rum. Brazil's spirit goes by the name of cachaça, a rum-like liquor steeped in history."
• The World's Drinks And How To Mix Them - cocktail manual by William "Cocktail" Boothby originally published in 1900.
• There’s a Reason You’re Drinking So Much Aperol Spritz - "It’s officially the drink of the summer, thanks to an aggressive marketing campaign by Campari."
• Vodka falling out of fashion as 'bored' consumers plump for 'interesting' gin cocktails - The Telegraph.
• Were James Bond’s drinks shaken because of alcohol induced tremor? - The BMJ.
• Where to find the best espresso martinis in London - The Telegraph.
• Where to find the perfect Martini - The Telegraph.
• Why is Stanley Tucci making a negroni so hot? I decided to investigate - "The actor posted a video of himself making a negroni on Instagram - and shook the internet up."
• Why passengers are so angry about an airline's decision to scrap tomato juice - The Telegraph.
• World Class Club - "Discover latest bartender news, insight and inspiration – expertly distilled for discerning professionals."
• World Cocktail Day - global celebration of cocktails; it marks the publication date of the first definition of a cocktail on May 13 in 1806.
• world's best bar for 2018 is ... - CNN travel.
• world's 50 best bars 2018 - "Discover the 2018 list."
• WORLD'S BEST BARS - since 2009. "Bars, Cocktail Lounges and Cool Pubs around the World." Reviews of over 2,000 of the world's most prestigious places to drink and be seen in.
• World's Top 100 Cocktails - Difford's Guide.
• world's weirdest drinks - The Telegraph.
• You Have To Make This Cocktail: Double Smoked Old Fashioned - Forbes.
• You might want a centrifuge to make this cocktail - "My adventure in mad-science mixology."

Top 40 Popular Cocktails

• 10 classic vodka cocktail recipes - The Telegraph.
• 24 Vodka Cocktails - Cosmopolitan.
• 27.321 COCKTAIL - costs US$7.500 in the Skyview Bar on the 27th floor of the Burj al Arab, Dubai, U.A.E.
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• Aperol Spritz - aperitif cocktail consisting of prosecco, Aperol and soda water.
• BELLINI - cocktail is a mixture of Prosecco sparkling wine and peach purée or nectar. This cocktail originated in Venice, Italy.
• BLOODY MARY - cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice, and combinations of other spices and flavorings including Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, piri piri sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery, olives, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and celery salt. It has been called "the world's most complex cocktail".
• Brandy Alexander - brandy-based cocktail consisting of cognac and crème de cacao that became popular during the early 20th century.
• CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS - TheFiftyBest.com.
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• COSMOPOLITAN - cocktail made with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed lime juice or sweetened lime juice.
• CRAFTHOUSE COCKTAILS - "Prepared Cocktails. Hancrafted by the World's Premier Mixologists."
• CUBA LIBRE - along with the Mojito and the Daiquiri, the Cuba Libre shares the mystery of its exact origin.
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• DAIQUIRI - the Daiquirí was one of the favorite drinks of writer Ernest Hemingway (at El Floridita, Havana, Cuba) and president John F. Kennedy.
• Eggnog - historically also known (when alcoholic) as milk punch or egg milk punch, is a rich, chilled, sweetened, creamy dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk and/or cream, sugar, whipped eggs (which gives it a frothy texture) and, in some contexts, distilled spirits such as brandy, rum or bourbon. Eggnog with a strong alcohol content keeps well, and is often considered to improve when aged for up to a year in a refrigerator. Eggnog is often provided to guests in a large punch bowl, from which cups of eggnog are ladled.
• FRENCH 75 - cocktail made from gin, Champagne, lemon juice, and sugar.
• GIBSON - mixed drink made with gin and vermouth, and often garnished with a pickled onion.
• GIMLET - cocktail made of gin and lime juice. A 1928 description of the drink was: "gin, a spot of lime, and soda." The description in the 1953 Raymond Chandler novel The Long Goodbye stated that "a real gimlet is half gin and half Rose's lime juice and nothing else".
• Gin and tonic - highball cocktail made with gin and tonic water poured over ice. It is usually garnished with a slice or wedge of lime. The amount of gin varies according to taste. Suggested ratios of gin to tonic are between 1:1 and 1:3.
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• Harvey Wallbanger - is a mixed drink made with vodka, Galliano, and orange juice.
• HEMINGWAY DAIQURI - rumdood.com.
• HURRICANE - sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, fruit juice, and syrup or grenadine. Hurricane was invented during the World War II at Pat O'Briens bar in New Orleans and was named after the shape of a hurricane lamp.
• IRISH COFFEE - cocktail consisting of hot coffee, Irish whiskey, and sugar (some recipes specify that brown sugar should be used), stirred, and topped with thick cream. The coffee is drunk through the cream.
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• Jack Rose - cocktail containing applejack, grenadine, and lemon or lime juice. It was popular in the 1920s and 1930s, notably appearing in Ernest Hemingway's 1926 classic, The Sun Also Rises. One of six basic drinks listed in David A. Embury's The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks.
• KIR ROYAL - popular French cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) topped up with white wine.
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• Long Island Iced Tea - type of alcoholic mixed drink typically made with tequila, vodka, light rum, triple sec, gin, and a splash of cola, which gives the drink the same amber hue as its namesake. It is so named because of the resemblance to the color and taste of iced tea.
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• MANHATTAN - cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters.
• MARGARITA - cocktail consisting of tequila, triple sec and lime or lemon juice, often served with salt on the rim of the glass.
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• MARTINI - the Martini is one of the most widely known cocktails.
• MARTINI ON THE ROCK - world's most expensive drink: US$10,000 in the Blue Bar at The Algonquin Hotel, New York, U.S.A.
• MOJITO - the Mojito was a favorite drink of author Ernest Hemingway. Ernest Hemingway made the bar called La Bodeguita del medio famous as he became one of its regulars and he wrote "My mojito in La Bodeguita, My daiquiri in El Floridita".
• Molotov cocktail - generic name used for a variety of bottle-based improvised incendiary weapons. A Molotov cocktail is a breakable glass bottle containing a flammable substance such as petrol or a napalm-like mixture, with some motor oil added, and usually a source of ignition such as a burning cloth wick held in place by the bottle's stopper.
• Moscow mule - cocktail made with vodka, spicy ginger beer, and lime juice, garnished with a slice or wedge of lime. It is usually served in a copper mug.
• NEGRONI - cocktail is made of one part gin, one part vermouth rosso (red, semi-sweet), and one part Campari, garnished with orange peel.
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• OLD FASHIONED - possibly the first drink to be called a cocktail. Cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters, adding whiskey or, less commonly, brandy, and garnishing with a twist of citrus rind. It is traditionally served in an old fashioned glass (also known as rocks glass), which predated the cocktail.
• Old Tom Morris - a cocktail perfect for golf lovers.
• Plumdog Millionaire Gin cocktail recipe - The Spruce Eats.
• PUNCH - term for a wide assortment of drinks, both non-alcoholic and alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice.
• Quattroporte Cocktail - at Langham Place, Fifth Avenue hotel's Measure restaurant, New York City. Centers on a $176 eponymous cocktail that is followed up by a ride home in the Maserati Quattroporte car. The Quattroporte cocktail features an ounce of Aperol, Amaro Nonino and Plymouth Gin, which is then stirred and strained into a flute of Krug Champagne.
• SAKETINI - cocktail that uses sake and other ingredients such as simple syrups, distilled spirits, liqueurs, juices and garnishes.
• SALVATORE'S LEGACY - the world's most expensive cocktail: £5,500.
• SCREW DRIVER - popular alcoholic highball drink made with orange juice and vodka.
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• Sidecar - cocktail traditionally made with cognac, orange liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Grand Gala or another triple sec), and lemon juice.
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• SINGAPORE SLING - best consumed in Raffles Hotel Singapore's Long Bar.
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• Skinny Bitch - low calorie vodka cocktail.
• Sundowner - the original South African recipe.
• TABASCO SAUCE - intrinsic part of the Bloody Mary.
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• Vesper Martini Recipe - 'The Vesper', Casino Royale (1953), Chapter 8, by Ian Fleming: "Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake a very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon-peel. (If you can get a vodka made with grain instead of potatoes, you will find it still better.)"
• VODKA MARTINI - cocktail made with vodka and vermouth, a variation of a martini.
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• White Russian - cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur (e.g., Kahlúa or Tia Maria), and cream served with ice in an Old Fashioned glass. Often milk will be used as an alternative to cream.