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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Explore Cocktails
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8 Super Pink Cocktails to Sneak Into the Barbie Movie
How to Make a Pickleback (and the Truth Behind its Origins)
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Easy Cocktails: 28 Simple, 3-Ingredient Drinks to Make at Home
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What to Make With Rye Whiskey: 19 Delicious Cocktails
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Bitter, Bold, and Beautiful: 9 Negroni Variations
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8 Not-Too-Sweet Rum Cocktails
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DIY Sour Mix Recipe
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This Tangy Batch Cocktail Is the Perfect Negroni Remix for Your End-of-Year Fun Times
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Give Eggnog a Playful Update By Turning It Into Jello Shots
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Sherry Martini
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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
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Orgeat Recipe
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12 Scotch Cocktail Recipes Perfect for Both Beginners and Obsessives
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The Highball Recipe
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DIY Orange Bitters Recipe
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Cherry Pit Syrup
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How to Batch Cocktails for a Crowd
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Fresh Pineapple Syrup Recipe
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DIY Gomme Syrup Recipe
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Cocktail 101: How to Muddle Mint and Other Herbs
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12 Aperol Cocktails to Keep You Cool
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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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19 Cinco de Mayo Cocktails, From Margaritas to Micheladas
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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
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Cranberry Syrup
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Cocktail 101: How to Cut Citrus Wedges
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We Aged Eggnog for 1 Year to See if It's Worth It
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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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16 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
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How to Crisply and Cleanly Rim Your Cocktail Glasses Like a Professional
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Hot Weather Booze: Essential Summer Spirits
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Cocktail 101: All About Orange Bitters
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Cocktail Overhaul: Mudslide
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Poitín: An Irish Spirit You May Not Know
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9 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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13 Apple Cocktails That Are Like Autumn in a Glass
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How to Nail the Famed Flamed Orange Twist
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3 Cocktails to Make With Allspice Dram
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The Bloody Mary: The History and Science of an Oddball Classic
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11 Mezcal Cocktail Recipes to Enjoy Mexico's Smoky Spirit