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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The Best Michelada Recipe
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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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Save These Fruit Scraps to Make Fresh Syrups for Cocktails and More
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Mango Shandy With Chile, Ginger, and Lime Recipe
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DIY Orange Bitters Recipe
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Cherry Pit Syrup Recipe
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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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16 Aperol Cocktails to Keep You Cool
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21 Make-Ahead Pitcher Cocktail Recipes for Memorial Day
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Use Fresh Basil in These 5 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
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DIY Grenadine Recipe
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Cocktail 101: How to Make Oleo-Saccharum
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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 Recipe
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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 the Wait
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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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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 14 of Our Favorite Cocktail Books
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Cocktail 101: The Best Way to Rim a Glass
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23 Thanksgiving Cocktails, Because One Is Never Enough
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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
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Poitín: An Irish Spirit You May Not Know
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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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Cocktail 101: How to Flame an Orange Twist
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5 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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15 Mezcal Cocktail Recipes to Enjoy Mexico's Smoky Spirit
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DIY Cherry Bitters Recipe
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3 Hard Cider Cocktails to Make at Home
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9 Easily Confused Cocktail Terms You Should Know
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DIY vs. Buy: How to Make Your Own Grenadine
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6 Grapefruit Cocktails to Get You Through Winter
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Cocktail Science: Simpler Simple Syrup
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Cocktail 101: How to Make Brandied Cherries
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Cocktail 101: Selecting and Caring for Citrus
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Tippler's Taxonomy: A Guide To Cocktail Categories
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How Long Do Spirits Last?