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A cocktail is a style of mixed drink made predominantly with a distilled beverage, such as vodka, gin, whiskey, rum, or tequila, mixed with another drink other than water. Cocktails usually contain one or more types of liqueur, fruit, sauce, honey, milk or cream, spices, or other flavorings. Cocktails may vary in their ingredients from bartender to bartender, and from region to region. Two creations may have the same name but taste very different because of differences in how the drinks are prepared.

  • This article is organized by the primary type of alcohol (by volume) contained in the beverage.
  • Cocktails marked with "" are designated as "IBA Official Cocktails" by the International Bartender Association, and are some of the most popular cocktails worldwide.[1]
  • Expanded articles are cross-referenced. Cocktails without separate articles are listed below, along with their primary ingredients and any notable facts.
  • This article is not intended to be comprehensive list of all cocktails or every variation thereof, and cocktails for which minimal information is not available are not included.

Cocktails with beer

Most mixed drinks made with beer are more correctly classified as beer cocktails rather than true cocktails, since beer is a fermented beverage not a distilled one.

Cocktails with brandy or cognac

A brandy snifter


Cocktails with cachaça

The caipirinha is the national cocktail of Brazil.


Cocktails with gin

A Martini is a classic gin-based cocktail.

Cocktails with rum

This fruity, blended Piña Colada is typical of many rum-based cocktails.

Cocktails with sake

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An American produced bottle of Ginjo-shu Sake.


Cocktails with tequila

Margaritas are commonly served cocktails at many Tex-Mex restaurants.


Cocktails with vodka

A Bloody Mary cocktail, with fancy garnish.

Cocktails with whiskey/whisky or bourbon

A classic 2:1 Manhattan, made with Canadian whisky, sweet vermouth, bitters, and a cherry

The Irish spell "whiskey" with an "e", but the Scottish spell "whisky" without the "e" (often simply referred to as "Scotch" outside of Scotland). Americans generally spell whiskey with an "e", but distinguish between Tennessee whiskey and Bourbon whiskey. Canadians generally spell "whisky" without the "e".

Cocktails with wine, sparkling wine, or port

A Champagne cocktail with a strawberry garnish

The following drinks are not technically cocktails unless wine is secondary by volume to a distilled beverage, since wine is a fermented beverage not a distilled one.

Cocktails with less common spirits

A Pisco Sour.

Historical classes of cocktails

  • Bishop
  • Cobbler
  • CollinsTom Collins
  • Crusta — brandy, maraschino liqueur, aromatic bitters, lemon juice, curacao, with an entire lemon rind as garnish
  • Daisy — The basic recipe for a daisy is a base spirit, lemon juice, sugar, grenadine. The most common daisy cocktail is the Brandy Daisy. Other commonly known daisies are the Whiskey Daisy, Bourbon Daisy, Gin Daisy, Rum Daisy, Lemon Daisy (the non-alcoholic variant), Portuguese Daisy (port and brandy), Vodka Daisy, and Champagne Daisy.
  • Fix
  • Fizz
  • Flip
  • Julep — base spirit, sugar, and mint over ice. The most common is the Mint Julep. Other variations include Gin Julep, Whiskey Julep, Pineapple Julep, and Georgia Mint Julep.
  • Negu
  • Punch
  • Sangaree
  • Sling
  • Smash
  • Sour
  • Toddy
  • Shrub

See also

References

  1. ^ IBA Official Cocktail. International Bartender Association. Retrieved March 24, 2007.

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