No. 036 · Cocktail · IBA
Bellini
White peach purée and Prosecco gently stirred and poured into a chilled flute.
Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Cocktails
Our cocktail recipes follow the official specifications of the International Bartenders Association (IBA) wherever one exists, with quantities exactly as the IBA gives them. A handful of other classics, such as the G&T and Hot Toddy, are our own house recipes and say so.
8 entries · alcoholic drinks for adults aged 18+
By spirit: Gin · Whisky & whiskey · Vodka · Rum · Tequila · Sparkling wine · Brandy & cognac · Wine · Liqueurs · Vermouth & aperitifs · Pisco · Cachaça
No. 037 · Cocktail · IBA
Bloody Mary
Vodka, tomato juice, lemon and Worcestershire sauce, seasoned to taste and stirred.
Photo: William Clifford (williac), CC BY 2.0
No. 025 · Cocktail · IBA
Boulevardier
Bourbon or rye with Campari and sweet vermouth, stirred: a richer, warmer cousin of the Negroni.
Photo: Edsel Little, CC BY-SA 2.0
No. 017 · Cocktail · IBA
Dry Martini
Gin and a little dry vermouth stirred until ice-cold, finished with lemon oils or an olive.
No. 018 · Cocktail · IBA
Manhattan
Rye whiskey, sweet vermouth and a dash of Angostura stirred and served up with a cherry.
Photo: Evaengler, CC BY-SA 4.0
No. 030 · Cocktail · IBA
Martinez
London dry gin and sweet vermouth in equal measure, with maraschino and orange bitters.
Photo: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0
No. 023 · Cocktail · IBA
Sazerac
Cognac, sugar and Peychaud's bitters stirred into an absinthe-rinsed glass.
Photo: Will Shenton, CC BY-SA 3.0
No. 034 · Cocktail · IBA
Vieux Carré
Rye, cognac and sweet vermouth with Bénédictine and Peychaud's: a layered New Orleans stirred drink.
Photo: CocktailStevee, CC BY-SA 4.0
Guides for this shelf
- Drinking responsibly: the UK guidelines The UK Chief Medical Officers' low-risk drinking guidelines, what a unit is, alcohol and young people, and where to get help.
- Cocktail techniques: shake, stir, build and more When to shake and when to stir, plus building, muddling, double straining, layering, blending, rinsing and working with egg white.
- Ice: the most important cocktail ingredient Cubes, large blocks, cracked and crushed ice: which to use for which drink, how to make crushed ice at home, and keeping ice fresh.
- Garnishes: twists, wheels, rims and more How to cut a citrus twist and express its oils, salt and sugar rims, herbs, spices and the classic garnishes in IBA specifications.
- Home bar basics: kit, measures, syrups and bottles The essential tools, UK spirit measures, how to make sugar and honey syrups, fresh citrus, and a sensible starter set of bottles.
- Glassware: which glass for which drink Coupes, martini glasses, rocks, highballs and flutes; nonic pints, tulips and weizen glasses; Irish coffee glasses, and how to look after them.
Most-used kit
- Jigger Search Amazon.co.uk for Jigger (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Bar spoon Search Amazon.co.uk for Bar spoon (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Cocktail shaker Search Amazon.co.uk for Cocktail shaker (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Hawthorne strainer Search Amazon.co.uk for Hawthorne strainer (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Coupe glass Search Amazon.co.uk for Coupe glass (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Highball glass Search Amazon.co.uk for Highball glass (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Rocks (old fashioned) glass Search Amazon.co.uk for Rocks (old fashioned) glass (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Mixing glass Search Amazon.co.uk for Mixing glass (opens Amazon in a new tab)
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