Sweet Cocktails

108 recipes, including Coconut Caipirinha, Cinnamon Caipiroska, Berry Sour.

108 Sweet cocktails, with ingredients and how to make them.

  • Coconut Caipirinha — Quick and easy with a pre-sweetened coconut cachaça liqueur.
  • Cinnamon Caipiroska — Cinnamon liqueur with lime and a cherry in syrup.
  • Berry Sour — A vodka sour made with high-quality mixed berry jam.
  • White Russian — Split-vodka technique with a deliberately half-mixed look.
  • Old Fashioned — The stirred classic of whiskey, sugar, and aromatic bitters.
  • Coffee & Dulce de Leche (Dom Cabra) — A creamy drink of coffee liqueur and dulce de leche liqueur.
  • Pé de Moleque Sour — A whiskey sour with pé de moleque (Brazilian peanut brittle) syrup and salt, aerated in two stages for foam without egg white.
  • 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.
  • Limoncello Spritz — A citrusy spritz of limoncello and sparkling wine, finished with lime wheels.
  • Caramel Espresso Martini — A modern Espresso Martini riff that balances bitter coffee with sweet caramel.
  • Solstício — A bridge for palates not yet used to Negroni-level bitterness, with Aperol, caramel vodka, and honey syrup.
  • Ring of Fire — Bourbon with cinnamon liqueur and honey syrup, served over ice with a torched cinnamon stick.
  • Cabra Coco — Coffee liqueur, coconut cachaça, and whiskey, with optional applewood smoke.
  • Revólver — A short, intense cocktail pairing whisky and coffee liqueur, with a dense foam and navel orange aromatics.
  • 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.
  • Jack Honey Limonade — A highball whiskey lemonade with honey, lime juice, and sparkling water, finished with lemon slices and lemon foam.
  • Daiquiri — Cuban classic of white rum, lime, and sugar, served up, with a touch of grenadine at the bottom of the glass.
  • Café 43 — A shaken sour of coffee liqueur and Licor 43, with lime juice and a double strain.
  • 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.
  • Tequila Sunrise — A shaken classic of tequila and orange juice, with grenadine poured over a spoon for the sunrise gradient.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Espresso Martini — Dick Bradsell's classic: vodka, coffee liqueur, and espresso shaken until crowned with foam.
  • Porn Star Martini — Homemade take with caramel vodka, passion fruit pulp, and egg white, served with a shot of sparkling wine on the side.
  • Piña Colada — Puerto Rican blender classic: white rum, cream of coconut, and ripe pineapple.
  • Mai Tai — Tiki classic of two rums, curaçao, orgeat, and lime, served over ice.
  • Manhattan — Stirred classic of rye whiskey, sweet red vermouth, and Angostura, served ice-cold up, no ice.
  • Carmim — Red wine spritz with limoncello and orange juice, lengthened with soda water.
  • 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.
  • Bossa Negra — Coffee Old Fashioned: bourbon, coffee liqueur, and hazelnut syrup, stirred, with a torched rosemary sprig.
  • Caju Amigo — Brazilian shaken classic of cachaça, cashew fruit in syrup, and lime, served unstrained in a highball.
  • 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.
  • Caramel Coffee — Short shaken drink of caramel vodka, caramel coffee liqueur, and vanilla syrup, served over ice.
  • Pingo Salgado — Vodka sour with coffee liqueur and salted caramel syrup, served up in a chilled coupe.
  • Bourbon Limoncello Breeze — Bourbon shaken with limoncello, honey, rosemary, and lemon, served in a rocks glass over a big cube.
  • 90's Brasileiro — A stirred drink of cachaça, sweet red vermouth, Cynar, and brigadeiro syrup in equal parts, in a rocks glass.
  • Green Apple & Pé de Moleque Soda — Alcohol-free soda of green apple and pé de moleque (peanut brittle) syrups, lengthened with soda water.
  • Jabuticaba Caipirinha — Built caipirinha with lime, jabuticaba Le Fruit, and unaged cachaça.
  • Jaboo Raíz — Jabuticaba liqueur shaken with unaged cachaça, ginger, cinnamon, and brown sugar, in a rocks glass.
  • Amaretto Sour — Modern sour of almond liqueur and bourbon, dry shaken with egg white for foam.
  • Irish Coffee — Hot classic of Irish whiskey, brewed coffee, and cream floating on top.
  • 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.
  • Lemon Drop Martini — Vodka sour served up: triple sec, fresh lemon, and a sugar rim.
  • Banana Daiquiri — Daiquiri of Bacardi gold rum and banana liqueur, shaken and served in a chilled coupe.
  • Nanica de Ouro — Sour of Bacardi gold rum and Quero Chuva Banana, no syrup, served in a chilled coupe.
  • Apple Ice Lemonade — Highball of vodka and green apple syrup with lime juice, lengthened with soda water.
  • Bitter Giuseppe — Stirred drink of Cynar and sweet red vermouth, with orange bitters and a touch of lemon.
  • 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.
  • Hakuna Matata — Tropical drink of coconut rum, spiced rum, banana liqueur, and pineapple, with grenadine at the bottom for a sunrise.
  • 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.
  • Rum Punch — Gold rum punch with orange, pineapple, lime, and grenadine, shaken and served over ice.
  • Grasshopper — IBA dessert classic: white crème de cacao, green crème de menthe, and cream, shaken and served up.
  • Godfather — 1970s stirred duo: Scotch whisky and amaretto in a rocks glass.
  • Pororoca — Cachaça sour with açaí-and-guaraná liqueur, no extra syrup, in a rocks glass.
  • 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.
  • Sailor's Sunrise — Spiced-rum sunrise with orange and lime, grenadine layered in a rocks glass.
  • Tropical Shadow — Layers of grenadine, pineapple, and white rum with Sprite, built over crushed ice.
  • Amaretto Limoncello Sour — Bourbon sour with amaretto and limoncello, egg white for foam and bitters on top.
  • 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.
  • Desk Job — Equal-parts stirred drink: two rums, Punt e Mes, and Cynar, in a rocks glass with a rock and a lime twist.
  • Baby's First Bourbon — Bourbon sour with orgeat, lemon, and four dashes of Angostura.
  • French Martini — '90s martini: vodka, raspberry liqueur, and pineapple juice, shaken until it foams in the glass.
  • Hurricane — New Orleans classic: two rums, passion fruit syrup, and lemon, in a tall glass.
  • Godmother — 1970s stirred duo: vodka and amaretto in a rocks glass — the Godfather's sister.
  • Sicilian Cello — Limoncello lengthened with Sicilian lemon soda, on the rocks.
  • 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.
  • Fernandito — Argentine highball of Fernet Branca and cola, built in the glass over ice.
  • Martinez — Ancestor of the Dry Martini: gin, sweet red vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and orange bitters, stirred and served up.
  • 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.
  • Cherry Amaretto Negroni — Equal-parts Negroni with cherry liqueur, amaretto, and Punt e Mes, stirred over a big cube.
  • Adonis — Classic stirred aperitif of sherry, sweet red vermouth, and orange bitters, in a coupe.
  • Mexican Firing Squad — Blanco tequila sour with lime, grenadine, and Angostura, in a rocks glass over ice.
  • Old Cuban — Modern classic of gold rum, mint, lime, and Angostura, topped with sparkling wine in a coupe.
  • El Presidente — Cuban stirred classic of white rum, blanc vermouth, orange curaçao, and grenadine, in a coupe.
  • Black Forest Old Fashioned — Black Forest Old Fashioned: bourbon, brandy, cacao liqueur, cherry, and chocolate bitters.
  • Gin Honey Old Fashioned — Old Fashioned of barrel-aged gin, honey syrup, and aromatic bitters, stirred in a rocks glass.
  • Purple Margarita — Blanco tequila margarita with blackberry syrup, lime, and orange liqueur, served up in a chilled coupe.

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  • Non-alcoholic
  • Sour
  • Citrus
  • Bitter
  • Strong
  • Refreshing
  • Fruity
  • Creamy