Mix this classic cocktail for a party using fresh mint, white rum, sugar, zesty lime and cooling soda water. Play with the quantities to suit your taste.
Author: Good Food team
A tropical blend of rich coconut cream, white rum and tangy pineapple - serve with an umbrella for kitsch appeal
Author: Good Food team
Lipsmackingly sweet and sour, the Cosmopolitan cocktail of vodka, cranberry, orange liqueur and citrus is a good-time in a glass. Perfect for a party
Author: Alice Lascelles
We've made hundreds of thousands of bloody Marys over the decades at Prune, with 11 variations, and this classic base mix has been the stalwart, gleaming engine of them all. The lemon juice is what makes...
Author: Gabrielle Hamilton
The old-fashioned is one of the oldest mixed drinks in the cocktail canon. (Original name: whiskey cocktail, which became old-fashioned whiskey cocktail, and then just old-fashioned.) It is a stirred drink,...
Author: Robert Simonson
This slushy cocktail is best made when strawberries are in season and at their ripest. With just four ingredients you can whip up this thirst quencher in 10 minutes.
Author: Miriam Nice
Stir up this classic tequila cocktail for a party using tangy triple sec and lime juice. Don't forget to serve in a salt-rimmed martini glass
Author: Good Food team
A classic cocktail recipe for those who like a touch of citrus sweetness. Blend vodka with orange liqueur, cranberry juice and lime, then serve in chilled martini glasses
Author: Good Food team
A traditional whisky cocktail with bitters, soda water and a simple orange garnish. Serve in a tumbler with plenty of ice
Author: Good Food team
In case you couldn't help but wonder, this more refined Cosmopolitan is not a robust red but a dusty pink, deeply chilled, and walks the line between sweet and sour. You can even shed the notion that it...
Author: Rebekah Peppler
Sometimes it seems there are as many Caesar recipes as there are Canadians of drinking age. The building blocks are usually the same: vodka, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lime juice, spices (for the...
Author: Robert Simonson
Mixing cocktails may seem intimidating, but it's actually quite intuitive once you understand how to balance the alcohol, sweetness and acidity. In "3-Ingredient Cocktails" (Ten Speed Press, 2017), Robert...
Author: Alexa Weibel
Master the art of the classic Tom Collins cocktail, plus three twists. Gin, lemon, sugar syrup and soda water are the ingredients for your cocktail cupboard
Author: Alice Lascelles
A classy cocktail served in an elegant flute - this simple combination of peach purée and Prosecco makes a great start to any celebration
Author: Good Food team
This drink has nothing to do with the cartoon cat and mouse, or Jerry Thomas, the celebrated New York barman of the 1800s, who often boasted of inventing it. It is a rich holiday elixir, a relative of...
Author: Robert Simonson
This is a classic, smooth margarita. But watch out ... this is the kind of drink that will sneak up on you before you know it. Great for your next fiesta!
Author: BonniE !
There are many ways to make this classic winter drink. Using brown sugar is traditional, but maple syrup is awfully nice, too. Stirring in the butter with a cinnamon stick while you slowly sip the drink...
Author: Rosie Schaap
With the Greek marinated cheese and olives on my mind I couldn't help but think of Ouzo. Ir would be great sipped with either of the above recipes. Here is my recipe for Homemade Ouzo.
Author: Marsha Gardner
Perhaps watermelon fans already know that a chilled wedge is not the only way to enjoy it. What about drinking it instead? Here, watermelon and strawberries are blended with a little sugar, lemon juice...
Author: Florence Fabricant
This sparkling, citrus cocktail is one to serve at a celebration. Blend clementine juice with vodka, orange liqueur and fizz
Author: Good Food team
A classic kir is made with aligoté wine and crème de cassis (black currant liqueur), both of which come from the Burgundy region of France. Once you have the classic down (a glass of white wine with...
Author: Rebekah Peppler
Author: Jonathan Reynolds
I fell in love with rum cream on our first trip to Jamaica. Unfortunately, Sangsters (the Jamaican brand) isn't sold in the US so after going online and trying many recipes, tweaking this, removing that,...
Author: Jerri Thomas
The spirit base of this margarita is split between tequila and mezcal, which gives the final drink a deep, complex flavor, and provides an excellent excuse to rim the glass with sal de gusano, or worm...
Author: Rebekah Peppler
This popular Michigan drink, which is thick and creamy and tastes like coffee ice cream, is credited to bartender Jerome Adams, who invented it one night in 1968 at the Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit. The...
Author: Robert Simonson
Advocaat is a delicious Dutch liqueur with a custard-like flavor. Some call it "Dutch eggnog", but it's thicker than the eggnog served in America. It's often drizzled over cakes and ice cream as an alternative...
Author: Vickie Parks
Refreshing, floral and herbal, the hugo cocktail is perfect for warm summer evenings. Make this simple spritz with prosecco and a dash of gin
Author: Georgina Kiely - Digital food editor, bbcgoodfood.com
A classic black russian cocktail is made with vodka, coffee liqueur and cola. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and serve as a decadent after-dinner drink
Author: Miriam Nice
Try this refreshing twist on a traditional sangria and use white wine instead of red with elderflower to complement the fruit. Perfect for summer parties
Author: Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer
This sweet 50/50 martini was created in the early 1900s by Ada Coleman, the head bartender at the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel in London. It combines equal parts gin and sweet vermouth, finished with...
Author: Rebekah Peppler
Mix vodka, orange juice concentrate and cranberry-tangerine juice in a pitcher and freeze for at least five hours.
Author: Jennifer Steinhauer And Helene Cooper
Talk to anyone and they'll tell you they make the Best Bloody Mary Mix, or they know someone who makes the Best Bloody Mary Mix. Well -- I'm here to tell you I make the Best Bloody Mary Mix -- along with...
Author: Gary Hancq
Cavas, often blessed with notes of citrus and spring blossoms, are genial sparkling wines, all the more so because of their modest prices. They can be called on for many occasions, and are the ideal finishing...
Author: Florence Fabricant
The Tom Collins is perhaps the ultimate highball and one of history's most enduring cocktails. It was historically made with Old Tom gin, which is sweeter than London dry gin, but the drink works well...
Author: Robert Simonson
This flavorsome - and relatively fast - recipe comes from Los Angeles-based bartender Gabriella Mlynarczyk. Pickled onions are the classic garnish for the Gibson cocktail, but if you love these briny,...
Author: Rosie Schaap
Those who know me know that I LOVE SANGRIA! I love to drink it, try it, and make it. It is sweet and smooth. I made this one for a Fundraiser and it was delish!
Author: Melissa Baldan
If coziness has a fragrance, it's the aroma of red wine simmering on the stove with citrus and spices (and a little brandy for a bit more zing). Choose a red wine that isn't bone-dry-a little fruitiness...
Author: Rosie Schaap
As white light is the combination of all wavelengths of color visible to the human eye, so too is Long Island iced tea the rainbow of high-proof liquors mixed into a balanced cocktail. When done right,...
Author: Eric Kim
A little more dressy than the working-class vodka cranberry. The cosmopolitan is just that, a little sip of sophistication (and a throw-back to the "Sex and the City" girls).
Author: Mark Bittman
I make super jello shots, but one day I felt like I wanted to make something more...why not pudding? So I just thought and thought and came up with a few yummy recipes. Not sure how many servings this...
Author: Brenda Tarr
The Gold Rush was created in the early aughts at Milk & Honey, the famed cocktail speakeasy on the Lower East Side in New York. It came to be when T.J. Siegal, a friend and colleague of Sasha Petraske,...
Author: Robert Simonson
A traditional cocktail with both dark and white rum, vibrant grenadine, triple sec, almond syrup, lime and a retro cherry garnish
Author: Good Food team
As with many classic cocktails, numerous origin stories have attached themselves to The Gibson like barnacles, and the truth is uncertain. One thing is clear, however: the pickled onion hasn't always been...
Author: Rosie Schaap
This minimalist drink of sugar that's been soaked in bitters and topped with Champagne was first mentioned in Jerry Thomas's book 1862 "How to Mix Drinks." It's both festive and resplendent with bubbles...
Author: Rebekah Peppler
A quick, easy drink to make. This recipe makes quite a bit and it can be kept in the freezer for months, as long as it's in a tightly sealed container. I've made this for holidays, family get-togethers,...
Author: S I
This simple riff on the old-fashioned has become a popular way to serve Mr. Black cold brew liqueur in many bars across America. Tom Baker, the founder of Mr. Black, prefers a simple recipe calling for...
Author: Robert Simonson
The nut that flavors Nutella, the hazelnut, in a liqueur used to improve many desserts.
Author: Marsha Gardner