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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

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Cocktail of the Day
16th of October 2025

Today is National Liqueur Day, so we are drinking a Last Word.

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Scorpion Reef

A delicious modern-day mezcal and rum-laced cocktail from the modern bartending age that could be a Tiki classic.

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Daisy Buchanan

Described as a summertime Manhattan, this attractive socialite is dangerous.

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Daisy Buchanan No. 2

I've tried this recipe with both white and dark crème de cacao, and I prefer it with the heavier chocolatey notes the dark version brings to this herbal

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Capri Sour

Mezcal-laced bittersweet, sweet 'n' sour herbal and citrus with delicate almond.

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Iron Horse

A delicious riff on a Manhattan made special by the distinctive notes of ferro china.

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Pool

Spirit-forward with herbal aromatised wine. Best enjoyed immediately after a substantial dinner or during the hours that follow.

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Pool (by J. E. Clapham)

A tasty, spirit-forward digestif with herbal complexity. Some will prefer this with the dilution afforded by serving over ice in an old-fashioned glass.

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Gypsy Light

A floral riff on a Last Word following 2:1:1:1 proportions.

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Hasty/Piccadilly

A two-to-one Dry Martini set apart by a splash of grenadine and a dash of absinthe.

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Naked Ape

Adapted from a recipe created by Martin Cate at his Smuggler's Cove bar in San Francisco, California. A local exotica band called Ape were performing in

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Scotch Sour

This delicious cocktail is sadly often overlooked in favour of the bourbon-based Whiskey Sour. Depending on the peatiness of the whisky, bitters aren't

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Dirty Martini

With the right olive brine, this is a delicious, salty, gin-laced, herbal delight. As with all Martinis, striking a perfect level of dilution and achieving

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White Negroni

Wayne Collins, this cocktail's creator, originally used equal parts as is usual for a classic Negroni, and after trying various other formulations, I've

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20 best Vodka cocktails

Vodka's success is partly due to its being marketed from the 1940s as a clear, pure, clean spirit that will mix with anything. Accordingly, some regard

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Ferro Martinez

A classic Martinez with an iron backbone.

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Campfire Sour

Whisky and marshmallow – essential accompaniments to any campfire. And where there's fire, there's smoke.

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Limone & Basilico Spritz

A fresh, balanced, delicately herbal take on the Limoncello Spritz.

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