20th Century
20th Century pairs Gin with Lillet Blanc, Creme de cacao blanc, and lemon juice for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: Gin, Lillet Blanc, Creme de cacao blanc, and lemon juice.
Cocktail collection
Classic Cocktails That Never Go Out of Style cocktails.
Classic Cocktails That Never Go Out of Style brings together the drinks that have earned their place for a reason. These are the cocktails people keep coming back to because they are simple, balanced, and genuinely good. They do not need trends or flashy presentation to stand out. A well-made Martini, Old Fashioned or Negroni still feels every bit as relevant now as it did years ago. That is the beauty of the classics. They are dependable, stylish, and always feel like the right choice.
This collection includes some of the most well-known and best-loved cocktail recipes, from the crisp simplicity of a Daiquiri to the richer, more spirit-led character of a Manhattan or Old Fashioned. You have drinks with brightness and freshness like the Margarita, Whiskey Sour, and French 75, alongside more bold and distinctive serves like the Negroni, Martini, and Bloody Mary. Each one has its own personality, but what they all share is balance, clarity, and that sense that nothing is there by accident. They are classics because they work.
This collection includes some of the most well-known and best-loved cocktail recipes, from the crisp simplicity of a Daiquiri to the richer, more spirit-led character of a Manhattan or Old Fashioned. You have drinks with brightness and freshness like the Margarita, Whiskey Sour, and French 75, alongside more bold and distinctive serves like the Negroni, Martini, and Bloody Mary. Each one has its own personality, but what they all share is balance, clarity, and that sense that nothing is there by accident. They are classics because they work.
Recipes in this collection
Classic Cocktails That Never Go Out of Style recipes
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Angel Face
Angel Face brings together Gin and Apricot brandy and Apple Brandy in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Gin, Apricot brandy, and Apple Brandy.
B-52
B-52 brings Coffee Liqueur and Irish cream liqueur and Orange Liqueur together in a smooth, dessert-leaning cocktail with real structure.
Ingredients: Coffee liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, Orange liqueur. Serve well chilled.
Bloody Mary
A savory, spiced cocktail perfect for brunch.
Ingredients: Vodka, tomato juice, lemon, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce.
Blue Moon
Blue Moon pairs Gin with Creme de violette and lemon juice for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: Gin, Creme de violette, and lemon juice.
Brandy Crusta
A foundational nineteenth-century sour built from Cognac, citrus, orange liqueur, maraschino and bitters, finished with its famous sugar crust.
Ingredients: 50 ml Cognac; 10 ml orange curaçao; 7.5 ml maraschino liqueur; 5 ml rich sugar syrup; 15 ml fresh lemon juice; 2 dashes Angostura bitters.
Bronx
Bronx pairs Gin with Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, and Orange juice for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, and Orange juice.
Champagne Cocktail
One of the simplest historic sparkling cocktails: Champagne, a bitters-soaked sugar cube and aromatic lemon oil.
Ingredients: 1 sugar cube; 2 dashes Angostura bitters; 100 ml chilled Champagne.
Champs-Elysees
Champs-Elysees pairs Cognac with Green Chartreuse, lemon juice, and Sugar syrup for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: Cognac, Green Chartreuse, lemon juice, Sugar syrup, Angostura bitters. Serve well chilled.
Daiquiri
A crisp cocktail made with lime and rum.
Ingredients: Rum, lime juice, sugar syrup. Shake with ice and serve chilled.
Daisy de Santiago
Daisy de Santiago combines White rum with lime juice, Green Chartreuse, and Sugar syrup, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: White rum, lime juice, Green Chartreuse, Sugar syrup, and Soda Water.
French 75
A classic champagne cocktail with gin and lemon.
Ingredients: Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, champagne. Serve chilled.
French Connection
French Connection brings together Cognac and Amaretto in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Cognac, Amaretto. Serve well chilled.
Golden Dream
Golden Dream brings Galliano and Triple Sec, Orange juice, and Double cream together in a smooth, dessert-leaning cocktail with real structure.
Ingredients: Galliano, Triple sec, orange juice, Double cream. Serve well chilled.
Horse's Neck
Horse's Neck combines Brandy with Ginger Ale and Long spiral lemon peel, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Brandy, Ginger ale, Long spiral lemon peel. Serve well chilled.
Hotel Georgia
Hotel Georgia pairs Gin with Apricot liqueur, lemon juice, and Orgeat for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: Gin, Apricot liqueur, lemon juice, and Orgeat.
La Louisiane
A New Orleans rye cocktail enriched with sweet vermouth and Bénédictine, sharpened by Peychaud’s bitters and absinthe.
Ingredients: 40 ml rye whiskey; 30 ml sweet vermouth; 15 ml Bénédictine; 1.25 ml absinthe; 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters.
Lucien Gaudin
Lucien Gaudin layers Gin with Campari, Dry Vermouth, and Triple Sec for a deeper, aromatic cocktail built for slower sipping.
Ingredients: Gin, Campari, Dry Vermouth, and Triple Sec.
Mamie Taylor
Mamie Taylor combines Scotch whisky with lime juice and Ginger Beer, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Scotch whisky, lime juice, and Ginger Beer.
Man O' War
A bright bourbon sour variation with orange liqueur, sweet vermouth and lemon.
Ingredients: 45 ml bourbon; 15 ml triple sec; 15 ml sweet vermouth; 15 ml fresh lemon juice; 2.5 ml rich sugar syrup.
Manhattan
A classic whiskey-based cocktail with sweet vermouth and bitters.
Ingredients: Rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and Angostura bitters, garnished with a cherry.
Margarita
A zesty drink featuring lime and tequila.
Ingredients: Tequila, lime juice, triple sec, salt rim. Serve chilled.
Martini
A classic, sophisticated cocktail made with gin and dry vermouth, served in a chilled martini glass.
Ingredients: Gin, dry vermouth, citrusy lemon twist or a savoury olive.
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford pairs White rum with Pineapple juice, Grenadine, and Maraschino Liqueur for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: White rum, Pineapple juice, Grenadine, and Maraschino Liqueur.
Milano Torino
A two-ingredient Italian aperitivo of Campari and sweet vermouth that sits directly in the family tree of the Americano and Negroni.
Ingredients: 45 ml Campari; 45 ml sweet vermouth.
Millionaire
Millionaire pairs Bourbon with Apricot brandy, Sloe Gin, and lemon juice for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: Bourbon, Apricot brandy, Sloe Gin, lemon juice, and Grenadine.
Monkey Gland
Monkey Gland pairs Gin with Orange juice, Grenadine, and Absinthe for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: Gin, Orange juice, Grenadine, and Absinthe.
Negroni
A bold, bittersweet Italian cocktail with gin.
Ingredients: Gin, Campari, sweet vermouth. Stir and serve over ice.
Negroni Sbagliato
A lighter, sparkling Negroni relative in which sparkling wine replaces gin alongside Campari and sweet vermouth.
Ingredients: 30 ml sweet vermouth; 30 ml Campari; 60 ml chilled Prosecco.
Old Fashioned
A classic whiskey cocktail with bitters and sugar.
Ingredients: Whiskey, bitters, sugar cube, orange peel. Stir over ice.
Paradise
Paradise pairs Gin with Apricot brandy and Orange juice for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: Gin, Apricot brandy, and Orange juice.
Pegu Club
Pegu Club pairs Gin with Orange Liqueur, lime juice, and Angostura Bitters for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: Gin, Orange liqueur, lime juice, Angostura bitters, Orange bitters. Serve well chilled.
Poet's Dream
A Prohibition-era gin, dry vermouth and Bénédictine cocktail with a honeyed herbal edge.
Ingredients: 30 ml London dry gin; 22.5 ml Bénédictine; 30 ml dry vermouth.
Presbyterian
Presbyterian combines Scotch whisky with Ginger Ale and Soda Water, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Scotch whisky, Ginger Ale, and Soda Water.
Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake brings Rye whiskey and lemon juice, Sugar syrup, and Absinthe together in a smooth, dessert-leaning cocktail with real structure.
Ingredients: Rye whiskey, lemon juice, Sugar syrup, Absinthe, egg white. Serve well chilled.
Rob Roy
Rob Roy layers Scotch whisky with Sweet Vermouth and Angostura Bitters for a deeper, aromatic cocktail built for slower sipping.
Ingredients: Scotch whisky, Sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters. Serve well chilled.
Scotch Sour
A whisky sour built specifically around Scotch, with lemon, rich syrup and an optional silky egg-white head.
Ingredients: 60 ml blended Scotch whisky; 30 ml fresh lemon juice; 20 ml rich sugar syrup; 15 ml pasteurised egg white; 2 dashes aromatic bitters.
Sherry Cobbler
Sherry Cobbler brings together Amontillado and Sugar syrup and Orange in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Amontillado, Sugar syrup, and Orange.
Sidecar
A classic brandy sour with orange liqueur and lemon. Bright, warm, elegant and sharper than its smooth appearance suggests.
Ingredients: Brandy, Orange liqueur, Lemon juice. Serve over ice.
Stinger
Stinger brings together Brandy and White creme de menthe in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Brandy and White creme de menthe.
Tipperary
Tipperary layers Irish whiskey with Sweet Vermouth, Green Chartreuse, and Angostura Bitters for a deeper, aromatic cocktail built for slower sipping.
Ingredients: Irish whiskey, Sweet vermouth, Green Chartreuse, Angostura bitters. Serve well chilled.
Vodka Sour
A clean, bright sour of vodka, fresh lemon, rich sugar syrup, bitters and optional egg white.
Ingredients: 60 ml vodka; 30 ml fresh lemon juice; 15 ml rich sugar syrup; 3 dashes Angostura bitters; 2 drops 20% saline solution; 15 ml pasteurised egg white.
Whiskey Sour
A tangy mix of whiskey and lemon juice.
Ingredients: Whiskey, lemon juice, sugar syrup. Shake with ice.