Cocktails

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.
Pomegranate rouge cocktail garnished with a lemon twist.
Pomegranate Rouge
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What to Make With Campari: 21 Cocktails Everyone Should Know
DIY ginger liqueur in a bottle
DIY Ginger Liqueur Recipe
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3 Cynar Cocktails to Make at Home
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Amaro Hot Chocolate Recipe
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The Serious Eats Field Guide to Orange Liqueur
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
DIY Cherry Liqueur Recipe
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5 Essential Fernet Branca Cocktails
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Exploring the Many Faces of Chartreuse
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Negroni Sbagliato Recipe
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
DIY Hazelnut Liqueur Recipe
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Pink Lady Recipe
DIY Creme de Menthe Recipe
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DIY Banana Liqueur Recipe
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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
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
A carafe of homemade cherry liqueur
DIY vs. Buy: How to Make Cherry Liqueur
Chocolate liqueur
DIY Chocolate Liqueur Recipe
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The Best Way to Store Vermouth
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DIY Sweet Vermouth Recipe
DIY Pastis Recipe
DIY Honey Liqueur Recipe
A vermouth cocktail in a cocktail glass with an olive. There are bottles of vermouth in the background.
Vermouth Cocktail Recipe
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DIY vs. Buy: How to Make Your Own Drambuie
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
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DIY vs. Buy: Should I Make My Own Pimm's?
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 for Cocktail Lovers
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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
DIY vs. Buy: How to Make Hazelnut Liqueur
Jalisco Pear
5 Cocktails to Make With Allspice Dram
DIY Pimm's Recipe
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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DIY vs. Buy: Should I Make My Own Coffee Liqueur?
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Twelve Mile Limit Recipe
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DIY vs. Buy: Should I Make My Own Allspice Dram?