Classic Cocktails Everyone Should Know
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Classic Cocktails Everyone Should Know

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Classic Cocktails Everyone Should Know

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20 picks in “Classic Cocktails Everyone Should Know”, curated by The Bar Guide on TheLysts.

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Classic Cocktails Everyone Should Know — 10 items
NameNameBase SpiritIngredientsGlasswareDescription
11Bloody MaryBloody MaryVodkaVodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire, hot sauce, spicesPint or highballThe brunch staple with infinite garnish potential.
12SazeracSazeracRye or CognacRye or cognac, sugar, Peychaud’s bitters, absinthe rinseOld fashioned glassA New Orleans original — rich, spicy, and aromatic.
13Mai TaiMai TaiRumLight and dark rum, lime juice, orange curaçao, orgeatRocks or tiki mugTropical, nutty, and complex — not your resort mai tai.
14Gin & TonicGin & TonicGinGin, tonic water, lime wedgeHighball glassSimple, crisp, and endlessly refreshing.
15Tom CollinsTom CollinsGinGin, lemon juice, simple syrup, soda waterHighball glassLike a fizzy lemonade with botanical depth.
16SidecarSidecarCognacCognac, Cointreau, lemon juiceSugar-rimmed coupeA Prohibition-era sour — tangy, warming, and elegant.
17Mint JulepMint JulepBourbonBourbon, mint, sugar, crushed iceJulep cup or rocks glassThe Derby drink — frosty, minty, and dangerously smooth.
18Aperol SpritzAperol SpritzAperolAperol, prosecco, soda waterWine glassLow-ABV, bubbly, and orange-hued — a European summer in a glass.
19CaipirinhaCaipirinhaCachaçaCachaça, lime, sugarRocks glassBrazil’s national cocktail: fresh, bold, and slightly grassy.
20BoulevardierBoulevardierBourbon or RyeWhiskey, Campari, sweet vermouthRocks glassLike a Negroni, but with whiskey — bold and brooding.
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