Liqueur and Fortified Wine Recipes

These liqueur and fortified wine recipes turn amari, vermouth, limoncello, and other bar cart stalwarts into cocktails that any mixologist would be proud of.
A Campari Spritz in a rocks glass, garnished with 3 olives on a pick.
Campari Spritz Recipe
diy orange liqueur in a sealed bottle
DIY Orange Liqueur Recipe
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Negroni Recipe
A bottle of DIY cherry liqueur on the right hand side of the image pouring liqueur into a short rocks cocktail glass on the left hand side of the image.
DIY Cherry Liqueur Recipe
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5 Essential Fernet Branca Cocktails
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Exploring the Many Faces of Chartreuse
A Negroni Sbagliato cocktail in a fluted glass with a twist of orange peel
Negroni Sbagliato Recipe
Mason jar of DIY pear liqueur
DIY Pear Liqueur Recipe
DIY Blackberry Liqueur Recipe
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An Introduction to Cynar
a bottle of homemade coffee liqueur
DIY Coffee Liqueur Recipe
A bottle of homemade hazelnut liqueur.
DIY Hazelnut Liqueur Recipe
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Pink Lady Recipe
DIY Creme de Menthe Recipe
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DIY Banana Liqueur
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DIY Apricot Liqueur Recipe
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My Favorite Summer Drink: Pernod
An Unusual Negroni in a rocks glass with a grapefruit wedge on the rim.
Unusual Negroni (Aperol, Lillet, and Gin Cocktail) Recipe
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 stirred cocktail with as lemon twist sits next to a bottle of DIY aquavit. Some of the botanicals used in the recipe are scattered on the table nearby.
DIY Aquavit Recipe
Fernet and Coke Recipe
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A Guide to Sherry Varieties: Everything You Need to Know About Spain's Famed Fortified Wine
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Ratterwick Punch (Sparkling Gin, Aperol, and Grapefruit Cocktail) Recipe
Chocolate liqueur
DIY Chocolate Liqueur Recipe
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The Best Way to Store Vermouth
Bottle of DIY sweet vermouth and cocktail
DIY Sweet Vermouth Recipe
DIY Pastis Recipe
A bottle of honey liqueur next to a jar of honey
DIY Honey Liqueur
A vermouth cocktail in a cocktail glass with an olive. There are bottles of vermouth in the background.
Vermouth Cocktail Recipe
Pouring some amaro into a small glass.
Amari 101: Your Guide to Italy’s Essential Bittersweet Liqueurs
DIY vs. Buy: How to Make Blackberry Liqueur
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What to Do With Dry Vermouth
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DIY Raspberry Liqueur Recipe
10 Absinthes You Should Be Drinking
A Fog Cutter cocktail in a Collins glass garnished with a wedge of lemon and a sprig of mint.
Fog Cutter Recipe
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Old Pal Recipe
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Bitter, Bold, and Beautiful: 9 Negroni Variations
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From Behind the Bar: On Fernet Branca
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Barolo Chinato: The Ultimate Italian After-Dinner Drink
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Malört: Chicago's Favorite Bitter Liqueur
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Pimm's Cup Cocktail Recipe
DIY Raspberry Liqueur
DIY vs. Buy: How to Make Raspberry Liqueur
Two glasses of Crème de Cassis on a dark wood table
Why Crème de Cassis Deserves a Revival
Jalisco Pear
5 Cocktails to Make With Allspice Dram
DIY Pimm's and Pimm's cocktail
DIY Pimm's No. 1
Seelbach Cocktail
Seelbach Cocktail Recipe
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Remember the Maine Recipe
DIY vs. Buy: How to Make Melon Liqueur
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Pamplemousse Cooler (Vodka-Cucumber Cocktail With Grapefruit LaCroix) Recipe
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How to Make (and Use) Apricot Liqueur at Home
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Twelve Mile Limit Recipe
Glass mug filled with Frangelico-infused coffee, topped with thick layer of cocoa-flavored whipped cream
Just-Do-Ya (Hazelnut-Spiked Irish Coffee With Chocolate Whipped Cream) Recipe
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Lucien Gaudin Recipe
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DIY vs. Buy: Should I Make My Own Amaretto?
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Swiss Cartel (Tequila Negroni Cocktail) Recipe
DIY vs. Buy: How to Make Swedish Punsch
Rosemary, Baby! from Prime Meats Recipe
The Jacobean
10 Cocktails to Make with Sweet Vermouth