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Cocktails Made Easy

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Cocktail Directory

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Cocktail Hall of Fame

The following 294 cocktails are the preeminent and best-known of the 6,000+ cocktails on Difford's Guide. Subject to ingredients, these are all cocktails

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20 Best Cocktails by Ingredient

Browse the top 20 cocktails by ingredient

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Cocktail of the Day
17 April 2026

Today is International Kummel Day, so we are drinking a Quelle Vie.

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Yuzu Margarita

Just as the name promises, a flavoursome yuzu-freshened margarita, which has an attractive creamy quality.

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Pisco Bee's Knees

Floral, vinous notes from the pisco, lemon freshness and rich, deep honey notes combine brilliantly.

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Prince of Wales No. 2

More authentic renditions of this classic call for the addition of sugar and aromatic bitters, but these mask subtle vinous madeira and sparkling wine

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Old Square

A riff on a Vieux Carré with armagnac in place of cognac, and sherry adding an extra dimension.

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Pickletini

A savoury, filthy martini variation.

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Rum Negroni

A simple yet delicious rum-based Negroni.

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Hoffman House

A shaken 5:1 Martini with orange bitters.

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Haystack

A zesty, bittersweet and sweet 'n' sour aperitivo to make you salivate. John didn't specify a garnish, and although a dried apricot doesn't particularly

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20 best Amaretto cocktails

Amaretto's bittersweet almond and vanilla notes mix brilliantly with dark spirits, particularly whiskey and brandy, but this versatile liqueur also pairs

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Milano Torino (Mi-To)

The cocktail that led to both the Negroni and the Americano. Pause and enjoy its simplicity before progressing.

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Daiquiri (frozen)

A superbly refreshing cocktail on a hot day. Blend with too much ice, and you will have a tasteless slushy drink that will give you brain-ache if you drink

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Vernalagnia Martini

Ginseng bitters add bright, fresh, aromatic, aphrodisiac notes while Parfait Amour liqueur literally means perfect love. But does the alluring sunken garnish

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Sakura Martini

Sake replaces vermouth in this Martini with maraschino liqueur adding deliciousness, enhanced by faint salinity.

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Daisy Cutter Martini

Dry, floral, minty and herbal. A palate cleansing Vodkatini. The few tiny shrapnels of mint that make it through the fine strainer add to this cocktail's

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Gypsy Gentleman

A bourbon lime sour, the deliciousness of which depends on the quality of your grenadine and appreciation of fernet.

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Mee-Ho-Loong

Rich sloe gin, toned with dry herbal vermouth notes.

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Black Hawk

Rich, tart berry-slow gin mellows the spirituous spiced rye whiskey with delicate vanilla and liquorice. A must-try if you like Manhattans.

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