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Recipe cards

One accent, one glass, one lesson per card. Tap any card to flip it and read the recipe — every measure to the IBA standard.

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AperitivoGin
Negroni cocktail

Negroni

Equal parts. Nothing to hide.

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SourWhite rum
Daiquiri cocktail

Daiquiri

The purest sour there is.

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Old FashionedBourbon or Rye
Old Fashioned cocktail

Old Fashioned

The cocktail that started everything.

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SourTequila
Margarita cocktail

Margarita

A sour in a party dress.

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Modern classicVanilla vodka
Pornstar Martini cocktail

Pornstar Martini

The modern classic, done properly.

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AperitivoGin
Martini cocktail

Martini

Cold, clean, uncompromising.

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SourBourbon
Whiskey Sour cocktail

Whiskey Sour

Where whiskey meets citrus.

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AperitivoCampari
Americano cocktail

Americano

The Negroni's easy-going ancestor.

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AperitivoBourbon
Boulevardier cocktail

Boulevardier

A Negroni in a fur coat.

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SourCognac
Sidecar cocktail

Sidecar

The brandy sour, dressed up.

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SourCachaça
Caipirinha cocktail

Caipirinha

Brazil in a glass.

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SparklingProsecco
Bellini cocktail

Bellini

Venice in two ingredients.

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Spirit-forwardRye whiskey
Manhattan cocktail

Manhattan

Stirred elegance in a glass.

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HighballWhite rum
Mojito cocktail

Mojito

Mint, lime, rum — built in the glass.

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HighballVodka
Moscow Mule cocktail

Moscow Mule

Vodka, lime, ginger — cold and sharp.

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Modern classicVodka
Espresso Martini cocktail

Espresso Martini

Shake cold coffee into a cocktail.

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HighballGin
Tom Collins cocktail

Tom Collins

A gin sour lengthened with soda.

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SparklingGin
French 75 cocktail

French 75

A sour topped with Champagne.

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SpritzProsecco
Aperol Spritz cocktail

Aperol Spritz

The modern aperitivo ritual.

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Spirit-forwardRye whiskey
Sazerac cocktail

Sazerac

New Orleans in a rinse.

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CreamyCognac
Alexander cocktail

Alexander

Dessert in a glass, done right.

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Spirit-forwardGin
Angel Face cocktail

Angel Face

Three spirits, no filler.

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SourGin
Aviation cocktail

Aviation

A cocktail the colour of altitude.

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SourGin
Bee's Knees cocktail

Bee's Knees

Prohibition's honeyed apology.

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SourRum & Cognac
Between the Sheets cocktail

Between the Sheets

The Sidecar's bolder cousin.

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DuoVodka
Black Russian cocktail

Black Russian

Two ingredients. Zero apology.

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SavouryVodka
Bloody Mary cocktail

Bloody Mary

Breakfast, weaponised.

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SourGin
Bramble cocktail

Bramble

Summer hedgerow over crushed ice.

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SourBrandy
Brandy Crusta cocktail

Brandy Crusta

The great-grandparent of the sour.

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SourRum
Canchanchara cocktail

Canchanchara

Cuba's oldest thirst-quencher.

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AperitivoGin
Cardinale cocktail

Cardinale

A drier, sharper Negroni.

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SourGin
Casino cocktail

Casino

A Prohibition-era gambler.

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ChampagneCognac
Champagne Cocktail cocktail

Champagne Cocktail

A sugar cube, soaked in ceremony.

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SourGin
Clover Club cocktail

Clover Club

Pre-Prohibition pink, unashamed.

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SourGin
Corpse Reviver #2 cocktail

Corpse Reviver #2

Hair of the dog, tailored.

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HighballRum
Cuba Libre cocktail

Cuba Libre

Rum and Coke with a passport.

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HighballRum
Dark 'N' Stormy cocktail

Dark 'N' Stormy

A storm cloud in a glass.

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TikiRum
Don's Special Daiquiri cocktail

Don's Special Daiquiri

Donn Beach's blueprint for tiki.

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HighballFernet
Fernandito cocktail

Fernandito

Argentina's national nightcap.

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DuoCognac
French Connection cocktail

French Connection

Two ingredients, endless warmth.

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SourVodka
French Martini cocktail

French Martini

'90s glamour, aged gracefully.

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HighballCampari
Garibaldi cocktail

Garibaldi

Two ingredients. One is technique.

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SourGin
Gin Basil Smash cocktail

Gin Basil Smash

A German modern classic, herb-first.

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FizzGin
Gin Fizz cocktail

Gin Fizz

The morning drink that started a genre.

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CreamyCrème de menthe
Grasshopper cocktail

Grasshopper

After-dinner mint, poured.

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Spirit-forwardGin
Hanky Panky cocktail

Hanky Panky

A martini with a bitter secret.

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SourRum
Hemingway Special cocktail

Hemingway Special

The daiquiri Papa actually drank.

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HighballCognac
Horse's Neck cocktail

Horse's Neck

Named for its garnish.

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TikiRum
IBA Tiki cocktail

IBA Tiki

The IBA's own tropical statement.

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SourMezcal
Illegal Mezcal cocktail

Illegal Mezcal

Smoke that answers back.

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HotWhiskey
Irish Coffee cocktail

Irish Coffee

The only cocktail served warm on purpose.

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TikiRum
Jungle Bird cocktail

Jungle Bird

The tiki drink that dared to be bitter.

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WineCassis
Kir cocktail

Kir

A French apéritif in two pours.

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SourGin
Last Word cocktail

Last Word

Equal parts, resurrected.

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SourVodka
Lemon Drop Martini cocktail

Lemon Drop Martini

Candy with a backbone.

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HighballMixed
Long Island Iced Tea cocktail

Long Island Iced Tea

Five spirits, one disguise.

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TikiRum
Mai Tai cocktail

Mai Tai

The tiki drink everyone gets wrong.

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Spirit-forwardGin
Martinez cocktail

Martinez

The missing link to the Martini.

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SourRum
Mary Pickford cocktail

Mary Pickford

Silent-era Hollywood in a glass.

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ChampagneSparkling wine
Mimosa cocktail

Mimosa

Brunch's reigning monarch.

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JulepBourbon
Mint Julep cocktail

Mint Julep

The Kentucky Derby in a frosted cup.

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TikiRum
Missionary's Downfall cocktail

Missionary's Downfall

Frozen, herbal, dangerous.

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SourGin
Monkey Gland cocktail

Monkey Gland

1920s Paris, with a strange name.

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SourMezcal
Naked and Famous cocktail

Naked and Famous

Equal parts, smoky and modern.

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SourWhiskey
New York Sour cocktail

New York Sour

A whiskey sour wearing a red cape.

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SparklingRum
Old Cuban cocktail

Old Cuban

A mojito that put on a tuxedo.

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HighballTequila
Paloma cocktail

Paloma

Mexico's real favourite, not the Margarita.

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SourBourbon
Paper Plane cocktail

Paper Plane

Equal parts, bittersweet, modern.

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SourGin
Paradise cocktail

Paradise

A century-old fruit sour.

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SourScotch
Penicillin cocktail

Penicillin

The modern classic that cured the sour.

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TikiRum
Piña Colada cocktail

Piña Colada

Puerto Rico's official cocktail.

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PunchPisco
Pisco Punch cocktail

Pisco Punch

Gold Rush San Francisco, bottled.

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SourPisco
Pisco Sour cocktail

Pisco Sour

Peru and Chile's shared pride.

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PunchRum
Planter's Punch cocktail

Planter's Punch

The rhyme that is the recipe.

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FlipPort
Porto Flip cocktail

Porto Flip

A whole egg's worth of luxury.

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Spirit-forwardCachaça
Rabo de Galo cocktail

Rabo de Galo

Brazil's stirred-down secret.

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FizzGin
Ramos Gin Fizz cocktail

Ramos Gin Fizz

The twelve-minute drink.

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Spirit-forwardRye
Remember the Maine cocktail

Remember the Maine

A Manhattan that remembers.

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SparklingVodka
Russian Spring Punch cocktail

Russian Spring Punch

Dick Bradsell's fizzy jewel.

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DuoScotch
Rusty Nail cocktail

Rusty Nail

Two Scots, one glass.

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HighballVodka
Sea Breeze cocktail

Sea Breeze

The '90s highball that endured.

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HighballVodka
Sex on the Beach cocktail

Sex on the Beach

The drink the '80s can't live down.

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CobblerSherry
Sherry Cobbler cocktail

Sherry Cobbler

The drink that popularised the straw.

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TikiGin
Singapore Sling cocktail

Singapore Sling

The Raffles Hotel's ornate legend.

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SourGin
South Side cocktail

South Side

A mojito that went uptown.

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SourVodka
Spicy Fifty cocktail

Spicy Fifty

Salvatore's modern signature.

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DuoCognac
Stinger cocktail

Stinger

A digestif that bites clean.

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TikiBrandy & Gin
Suffering Bastard cocktail

Suffering Bastard

The hangover cure from Cairo.

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HighballTequila
Tequila Sunrise cocktail

Tequila Sunrise

A sunrise you build, not stir.

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TikiRum
Three Dots and a Dash cocktail

Three Dots and a Dash

Victory, spelled in cherries.

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Spirit-forwardIrish whiskey
Tipperary cocktail

Tipperary

An Irish Manhattan with a herbal soul.

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SourBitters
Trinidad Sour cocktail

Trinidad Sour

The drink where bitters are the base.

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Spirit-forwardGin
Tuxedo cocktail

Tuxedo

The Martini's dressier ancestor.

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Spirit-forwardGin & Vodka
Vesper cocktail

Vesper

Shaken, and named by Bond himself.

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Spirit-forwardRye & Cognac
Vieux Carré cocktail

Vieux Carré

New Orleans in a rocks glass.

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TikiRum
Zombie cocktail

Zombie

The drink with a two-per-person rule.

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TikiChartreuse
Chartreuse Swizzle cocktail

Chartreuse Swizzle

A swizzle built on herbal fire.

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SourVodka
Cosmopolitan cocktail

Cosmopolitan

The '90s icon, unfairly mocked.

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SourGin
White Lady cocktail

White Lady

A gin sour in evening wear.

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SourTequila
Tommy's Margarita cocktail

Tommy's Margarita

The Margarita, purified.

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