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Classic Cocktails
The drinks every bar should know, and why they work.
3 drinks
5min
Classic Cocktails · Recipe
Why a Manhattan is two parts whiskey to one of vermouth, with a ratio and stir-time builder
The Manhattan is whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters, stirred and served up. This page gives the IBA spec and the common bar version in ml…
5 min
5min
Classic Cocktails · Recipe
Why a Margarita needs three things in balance: the spec and a tart-to-sweet dial
A Margarita is tequila, orange liqueur and lime, shaken cold. It sounds simple, yet most bad ones get the balance wrong: too sweet, or too…
5 min
5min
Classic Cocktails · Recipe
Why an Old Fashioned is just four things, and how long to stir it
The Old Fashioned is whiskey, sugar, bitters and a little water: the 1806 idea of a cocktail, still going. This page gives the IBA spec and…
5 min