Templates

Simple sours

Spirit, citrus and sugar, sometimes egg white: the Whiskey Sour, the Daiquiri

• Gimlet gin 4 · lime 1½ · simple 1
• Whisky Sour rye whisky 2¼ · lemon juice 1

Complex sours

The sugar swapped, in whole or part, for syrups, liqueurs or fortified wines: the Margarita, the Sidecar, the Last Word

• Cucumber Gin Sour Seventh Heaven gin 4 · St-Germain 1 · lime 2 · simple 1
• Elderflower Sour Seventh Heaven gin 2¼ · lemon 1 · St-Germain 1
• Hibiscus Margarita hibiscus simple syrup 1 · lime 1 · reposado tequila 2
• Jasmine gin 6 · lemon 3 · Campari 1 · Cointreau 1
• Mezcal Margarita mezcal 2½ · Cointreau 1 · lime 1
• Naked & Famous mezcal 1½ · Green Chartreuse 1 · Aperol 1½ · lime 1½
• Squash Sour Crown Royal 3 · slow-cooked squash liquid 2 · lemon juice 1½ · spiced maple 1
• Whisky Sidecar whisky 2½ · Cointreau 1 · lemon 1

• Bijou gin 1 · sweet vermouth 1 · Green Chartreuse 1
• Black Manhattan Lucano 1894 Amaro 2 · sweet vermouth 1
• Manhattan Canadian Club 2 · red vermouth 1
• Martini Seventh Heaven gin 5 · dry vermouth 1
• Mezcal Negroni mezcal 1 · Campari 1 · sweet vermouth 1
• Negroni gin 1 · Campari 1 · sweet vermouth 1

• Aperol Spritz prosecco 3 · Aperol 2 · soda water 1
• Negroni Sbagliato Campari 1 · sweet vermouth 1 · prosecco 1

Simple highballs

A spirit lengthened with ice and soda, ginger ale or cola, 1:2 to 1:4 (or with juice, as in a Screwdriver)

• Garibaldi Campari 1 · fresh-squeezed Cara Cara juice 1

Complex highballs

A highball with juice, liqueurs or more: the Dark and Stormy, the Americano

• Americano Campari 1 · sweet vermouth 1
• Sake Spritz sake 3 · Amermelade 2 · lemon juice 1

• Hot Toddy maple syrup 2 · lemon oleo saccharum 1 · Crown Royal 6