Daiquiri
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog No drink has suffered more abuse than the Daiquiri. In the roughly 130 years since its inception, the granddaddy of rum cocktails has gone from the…
Piña Colada
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog The Piña Colada gets a bad rap among cocktail connoisseurs. For years, this now-classic drink was the poster child of the blender boom, a symbol of…
Manhattan
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog The Manhattan was the most famous cocktail in the world shortly after it was invented in New York City’s Manhattan Club, some time around 1880 (as…
Irish Coffee
Image: Tim Nusog Irish Coffee may not be the first coffee drink with alcohol, but this cocktail has become one of the most famous. Combining coffee with Irish whiskey, brown sugar…
Sazerac
Image: Tim Nusog/liquor.com A close relative of the Old Fashioned, the Sazerac has been kicking around in one form or another since 1838 (and was trademarked in 1900 by Sazerac Co.). In 2008,…
Old Fashioned
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog When you get right down to it, the Old Fashioned is little more than a slug of whiskey, seasoned and sweetened. Yet for all of its…
Millionaire
Image: Tim Nusog This traditional sour has been around since Prohibition. Ideal for fans of bourbon and those that like their cocktails on the stronger side, the Millionaire includes pastis or absinthe for…
Tom Collins
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog Master this all-time gin classic. The Tom Collins is essentially a sparkling lemonade spiked with a healthy dose of the juniper-centric spirit. While there is a…
Dry Martini
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog Who mixed the world’s first Martini? You could stumble down a very deep, dark rabbit hole trying to find out. Was it a California prospector during…
Mojito
Image: Tasteofhome.com A global favourite, the Mojito represents the ideal rum cocktail. Origins of this classic drink can be traced back to Cuba and the 16th-century Cuban cocktail El Draque.Almost all…