Easy Cocktails

148 recipes, including Red Mimosa, Tinto de Verano (and Calimocho / Pé Sujo), Wine & Tonic.

148 cocktails with a straightforward build.

Red Mimosa — A twist on the brunch classic that swaps sparkling wine for the acidity or sweetness of red wine.
Tinto de Verano (and Calimocho / Pé Sujo) — Built right in the glass for maximum refreshment.
Wine & Tonic — A wine take on the classic highball, all about aromatics.
Caiperol — Brazilian caipirinha technique meets the Italian aperitivo.
Caipivinho — A caipirinha topped with dry red wine.
Coconut Caipirinha — Quick and easy with a pre-sweetened coconut cachaça liqueur.
Cinnamon Caipiroska — Cinnamon liqueur with lime and a cherry in syrup.
Coffee Caipirinha — Cachaça, lime, and cold brew coffee liqueur.
Raspberry Moscow Mule — Vodka and raspberry jam finished with ginger foam.
Batanga — Tequila, lime, and cola in a tall glass.
Canchanchara — A Cuban classic balancing rum, bright citrus, and the sweetness of honey syrup.
Cuba Libre — The classic Cuban highball of rum, lime, and cola.
Aperol Vodka Spritz — A take on the Italian spritz that pairs vodka and orange juice with the bitterness of Aperol.
Grape Caipirinha — A caipirinha muddled with grapes, lime, and cachaça, finished with a grape skewer.
Tangerine Caipirinha — A citrusy caipirinha with muddled tangerine and cachaça.
Lime & Honey Caipirinha — A classic caipirinha sweetened with honey, muddled before the ice goes in.
Lazy Caipirinha (Limoneto) — Cachaça and Limoneto soda built straight in a tall glass.
Banzeiro — A cachaça sour with a dry red wine layer and a citrusy ginger foam.
Whiskey Lime and Tea — A highball of Irish whiskey, lime, and iced tea.
Aperol Citrus — A casual build of Aperol and citrus soda in a highball glass.
Green Grape Aperinha — A green grape caipirinha with Aperol and cachaça.
Coffee & Dulce de Leche (Dom Cabra) — A creamy drink of coffee liqueur and dulce de leche liqueur.
Bomberinho — A shot of cachaça, fresh lime, and grenadine, shaken and strained into 40 ml.
Vodka Banoffe Bliss — A creamy take on banoffee pie, with caramel vodka, banana liqueur, and vanilla.
Sunrise Mocktail — A layered mocktail of orange juice, soda, and grenadine, with the classic sunrise look.
Orange Spritz — Built right in the glass and refreshing: vodka, orange juice, and Laranja Spritz syrup, topped with sparkling water.
Citrus Punch — A highball of whiskey and tangerine syrup, topped with sparkling water.
Glasco Fizz — A fizz of gin and strawberry syrup, lengthened with lime juice and sparkling water.
French Lemonade — A shaken lemonade with Le Fruit pear syrup and crème brûlée syrup, lengthened with water and served over ice.
Paloma — A Mexican classic of tequila with grapefruit and lemon syrups, topped with sparkling water.
Apple Tinto de Verano — A riff on Spain's summer wine: dry red wine with tangerine syrup, diced apple, and orange juice, topped with sparkling water.
Green Apple Vodka Fresh — A built highball: vodka and green apple syrup topped with Lemon Fresh, with optional citrus foam.
London Mule — A London take on the mule: gin and ginger-lime syrup, topped with sparkling water and finished with ginger foam.
Aperol Tonic — An Aperol highball topped with tonic or sparkling water, garnished with orange and tangerine foam.
Jack Honey Limonade — A highball whiskey lemonade with honey, lime juice, and sparkling water, finished with lemon slices and lemon foam.
Garibaldi — An Italian classic of Campari and fresh orange juice: built in the glass or with aerated juice for a velvety texture.
Americano — The Negroni's predecessor: Campari and sweet red vermouth lengthened with soda water, built over plenty of ice.
Campareto — A light highball of Campari lengthened with Limoneto and lemon slices.
Campari Tonic — A refreshing highball of Campari lengthened with tonic, finished with navel orange slices.
Campari & Beer — Campari, lime, and beer, finished with a beer foam whipped with a blender.
Caipirinha Jorge Amado — A Paraty caipirinha with passion fruit pulp, lime, and clove-and-cinnamon Gabriela cachaça, served unstrained.
Camparinha — A caipirinha that pairs Campari's bitterness with cachaça, with gently muddled lime.
Cachaça Mojito — A mojito built with white cachaça, lightly pressed mint, and crushed ice, lengthened with soda water.
Cabrélico — Coffee liqueur and hazelnut liqueur built straight in the glass, stirred, and finished with thyme.
Cabra Moca — Equal parts coffee liqueur and chocolate liqueur, shaken to bring their densities together.
Caipi Summer — A summer caipirinha with muddled strawberries and blueberry syrup, shaken in the shaker.
Spritz Lemonade — A long mocktail of tangerine and strawberry syrups with lime juice, topped with soda water.
Homemade Soda — A soda by the glass with fruit syrup and soda water: sweet only from the syrup, citrusy if you top it with Lemon Fresh.
Tom Collins — A long classic of gin, lemon juice, and syrup, topped with soda water.
Pisco Punch — A San Francisco classic: pisco shaken with pineapple syrup, pineapple juice, and lemon.
Sol Maior — A Licor 43 fizz lengthened with mandarin juice, lime, and soda water.
Caipiroska — The classic caipirinha with vodka instead of cachaça: lime, simple syrup, and ice in a rocks glass.
Maré Baixa — A gin highball lengthened with cajuína and lime, with mint muddled in the glass.
Pé de Serra — A cachaça highball with passion fruit pulp and lime, lengthened with guaraná soda.
Orvalho — A pale spritz of vodka and dry white wine, with lemon and thyme.
Cosmopolitan — Shaken classic of vodka, orange liqueur, lime, and cranberry juice, served up.
Caipirinha — Brazil's national cocktail: lime muddled with sugar, cachaça, and lots of ice.
Aperol Spritz — Italian 3-2-1 classic: prosecco, Aperol, and soda water, served in a wine glass with an orange slice.
Gin & Tonic — Classic highball of gin topped with cold tonic, plenty of ice, and lemon.
Mojito — Cuban classic of white rum, mint, lime, and soda, built in a highball without shredding the leaves.
Moscow Mule — Classic of vodka, ginger beer, and lime, built in a copper mug.
Piña Colada — Puerto Rican blender classic: white rum, cream of coconut, and ripe pineapple.
Hugo Spritz — Floral spritz of elderflower liqueur, prosecco, soda water, and mint.
Dark 'n' Stormy — Bermudian highball of dark rum floated over ginger beer — a storm in a glass.
Ancoradouro — Rum highball with Cynar and orange juice, lengthened with soda water.
Carmim — Red wine spritz with limoncello and orange juice, lengthened with soda water.
French 75 — IBA classic of gin, lemon, and syrup, topped with champagne in a flute.
Cashew Fruit Caipirinha — Cashew fruit muddled with syrup and lime: the acidity the fruit lacks, to bring out the juice and the cachaça.
Caju Blue — Easygoing highball of cashew fruit juice, honey cachaça, and blue curaçao, lengthened with soda water.
Pink Lemonade — Long mocktail of lime, syrup, and grenadine, topped with soda water and mint.
Buckaroo — Whiskey and cola highball with three dashes of aromatic bitters — the Jack and Coke, elevated.
Cherry Caramel — Highball of caramel vodka, cherry syrup, and vanilla, lengthened with soda water.
Aperol Limoncello Punch — Long punch of Aperol, limoncello, and vodka, topped with orange juice.
Blackberry Smash — Bourbon smash with blackberries and mint muddled in the glass, lemon, and ice to the rim — the cookout drink.
Strawberry Mojito — Cachaça mojito with strawberries muddled in a highball, mint just pressed, and crushed ice on top.
Caramel Coffee — Short shaken drink of caramel vodka, caramel coffee liqueur, and vanilla syrup, served over ice.
Blackberry Gin Fizz — Gin fizz with blackberry syrup and lemon, lengthened with soda water and topped with jam.
Bourbon Limoncello Breeze — Bourbon shaken with limoncello, honey, rosemary, and lemon, served in a rocks glass over a big cube.
Negroni Sbagliato — The "mistaken" Negroni: Campari and sweet red vermouth lengthened with prosecco in place of gin.
Green Apple & Pé de Moleque Soda — Alcohol-free soda of green apple and pé de moleque (peanut brittle) syrups, lengthened with soda water.
Blackberry Moscow Mule — Vodka mule with blackberry syrup and lime, lengthened with ginger beer in a mug.
Jabuticaba Caipirinha — Built caipirinha with lime, jabuticaba Le Fruit, and unaged cachaça.
Jaboo Spritz — Spritz of jabuticaba liqueur and brut sparkling wine, brightened with a touch of lemon.
Jaboo & Tonic — Highball of gin and jabuticaba liqueur lengthened with tonic water and lemon.
Jaboo Negroni — An inverted Negroni: jabuticaba liqueur in place of vermouth, with small pours of gin and Campari and a tangerine twist.
Ranch Water — Texas highball of blanco tequila, lime, and sparkling water, built in the glass.
Marajó — Highball of Beerita Elétrica jambu gin lengthened with ice-cold coconut water, lime, and mint.
Mint Julep — Classic of bourbon, mint, and crushed ice, built in the glass until it frosts.
Bellini — Brunch classic: prosecco and peach purée, served in a chilled flute.
Sex on the Beach — Classic highball of vodka, peach liqueur, orange juice, and cranberry.
Mimosa — Brunch classic: fresh orange juice and brut sparkling wine, equal parts in a flute.
Lemon Drop Martini — Vodka sour served up: triple sec, fresh lemon, and a sugar rim.
Apple Ice Lemonade — Highball of vodka and green apple syrup with lime juice, lengthened with soda water.
Kir Royal — French aperitif: crème de cassis in the bottom of a flute, topped with brut sparkling wine.
Clericot — Pitcher punch of white or sparkling wine, chopped fruit, and orange liqueur — barbecue summer in a glass.
Sunset Mule — Vodka mule with orange juice and grenadine, built in the glass for a sunset gradient.
Green Apple Mule Whiskey — Green apple whiskey highball lengthened with ginger beer, built in the glass.
Blackberry Cola Whiskey — Blackberry whiskey and cola highball, with a cherry in the glass.
Golden Pine Whiskey — Honey whiskey and pineapple juice highball, built in the glass over ice.
Caramel Balla — Sweet whiskey and coconut water highball, stirred in a tall glass until chilled.
Toblerone — Creamy cocktail of coffee, hazelnut, and Irish cream — a liquid dessert inspired by the Swiss chocolate.
Orchard Bee — Sour of apple brandy or green apple whiskey, with lemon, orange, and honey syrup.
Rum Punch — Gold rum punch with orange, pineapple, lime, and grenadine, shaken and served over ice.
El Diablo — Tequila highball with crème de cassis, lime, and ginger beer — Trader Vic's classic.
Arraial Mule — Cachaça mule with pé de moleque (peanut brittle) syrup and lime, lengthened with ginger beer.
Bourbon Blackberry — Bourbon built in a rocks glass with blackberry syrup and lemon, jam only on top of the ice.
Better Than Sex — Shaken dessert of amaretto, cacao, Irish cream, and coffee liqueur, lengthened with milk in a rocks glass.
White Lady — IBA classic of gin, triple sec, and lemon, shaken and served up.
Long Island Iced Tea — IBA party classic: vodka, tequila, rum, gin, and Cointreau, lengthened with lemon, syrup, and a splash of cola.
Cinnamon Sour — Cinnamon liqueur sour with lime and honey syrup, shaken and served over fresh ice.
Guaraná & Açaí Caipirinha — Cachaça and açaí-guaraná liqueur, with blackberry syrup in place of sugar.
Coffee with Whisky — White Russian shaken with bourbon in place of vodka, coffee liqueur, and cream.
Rye Revival — Rye whiskey sour with blackberry liqueur, lime, and a dash of Angostura.
Baby's First Bourbon — Bourbon sour with orgeat, lemon, and four dashes of Angostura.
Cosmonaut — Gin sour with raspberry jam in place of syrup, shaken and served up.
Alligator — Fernet-Branca sour with orange liqueur, lime, and cinnamon syrup, over a large cube.
Sea Breeze — Classic vodka highball lengthened with cranberry and grapefruit juice, built in the glass.
French Martini — '90s martini: vodka, raspberry liqueur, and pineapple juice, shaken until it foams in the glass.
Pimm's Cup — British fruit cup of Pimm's No. 1 lengthened with ginger ale, cucumber, strawberry, and mint.
Japanese Highball — Classic whiskey-and-soda highball, ice-cold soda water, stirred once in a tall glass.
Cantarito — Jalisco highball: tequila with grapefruit, orange, and lime juices, lengthened with grapefruit soda and a pinch of salt.
Godmother — 1970s stirred duo: vodka and amaretto in a rocks glass — the Godfather's sister.
Air Mail — Classic of gold rum, lime, and honey syrup, topped with sparkling wine in a flute.
Sicilian Cello — Limoncello lengthened with Sicilian lemon soda, on the rocks.
Coconut Honey Margarita — Blanco tequila margarita with Grand Marnier, lime, toasted coconut syrup, and honey syrup.
Dry Daiquiri — Short daiquiri of white rum with Campari, lime, and a dash of passion fruit syrup.
Pink Pony Club — Gin sour with strawberry syrup, lemon, and a touch of Campari, in a chilled glass.
Oriental — Philippine classic: rye whiskey shaken with sweet vermouth, orange liqueur, and lime.
Crypto Currency — Zero-proof sour of alternative whiskey with lemon, honey syrup, and a touch of ginger.
Matador — Trader Vic tropical sour: blanco tequila, pineapple juice, and lime, shaken and served up.
Fernandito — Argentine highball of Fernet Branca and cola, built in the glass over ice.
Mary Pickford — Cuban Prohibition classic: white rum, pineapple, grenadine, and maraschino liqueur, shaken and served up.
Champagne Cocktail — Jerry Thomas classic: a sugar cube soaked in Angostura, topped with brut sparkling wine.
Fireball Passion Fruit — Cinnamon liqueur shot with passion fruit mixer, finished with lemon foam.
Italian Buck — Buck of Cynar and Amaro Montenegro with ginger syrup, lime, and ginger beer.
Ti' Punch — National drink of Martinique and Guadeloupe: agricole rum, a touch of syrup, and a lime coin, built in the glass.
Mexican Firing Squad — Blanco tequila sour with lime, grenadine, and Angostura, in a rocks glass over ice.
Gin Rickey — Dry highball of gin, lime juice, and soda water — no sugar, in a tall glass.
Snap Out of It — Blanco tequila margarita with pineapple and ginger syrup, shaken and served on the rocks.
One Two Punch — Blanco tequila sour with muddled strawberry, lime, and a touch of Aperol.
Caribbean Ember — Highball of dark rum and rye with pineapple, maple, and ginger beer, shaken and lengthened over ice.
Bicicletta — Milanese aperitif of Campari, dry white wine, and soda water, in a highball.
Irish Maid — Dead Rabbit modern sour: Irish whiskey, St-Germain, lemon, and muddled cucumber.
Igarapé — Cachaça highball with açaí-and-guaraná liqueur, lime, and guaraná soda.
Gin Honey Old Fashioned — Old Fashioned of barrel-aged gin, honey syrup, and aromatic bitters, stirred in a rocks glass.
Blackberry Garden Tonic — Gin and tonic with blackberry syrup and lemon, lengthened with tonic in a tall glass.
Blackberry Mojito — White-rum mojito with blackberry syrup, mint, and lime, lengthened with soda water.
Purple Margarita — Blanco tequila margarita with blackberry syrup, lime, and orange liqueur, served up in a chilled coupe.