Three-ingredient cocktails

Old Fashioned

The original cocktail. Whiskey, sugar, bitters.

3 ingredients · 71.5 ml · 34.5%

Negroni

Equal parts gin, vermouth, Campari. Stir over ice.

3 ingredients · 90 ml · 27%

Manhattan

Rye whiskey and sweet vermouth, stirred until very cold.

3 ingredients · 91.5 ml · 32.2%

Dry Martini

Gin-forward, cold, and elegant. The ratio is everything.

2 ingredients · 90 ml · 36.3%

Boulevardier

Bourbon instead of gin. The Negroni's brooding American cousin.

3 ingredients · 105 ml · 28.9%

Bijou

Gin, sweet vermouth, and Green Chartreuse. Jewel-bright.

3 ingredients · 90 ml · 37%

Daiquiri

White rum, lime, sugar. The benchmark for balance.

3 ingredients · 97 ml · 24.7%

Margarita

Tequila, lime, triple sec. Shake hard, salt the rim.

3 ingredients · 89 ml · 27.6%

Tommy's Margarita

Julio Bermejo's two-ingredient riff — agave nectar instead of orange liqueur.

3 ingredients · 105 ml · 22.9%

Gimlet

Gin and lime, properly balanced. Shaken or stirred.

3 ingredients · 97 ml · 24.7%

Bee's Knees

Prohibition-era classic. Honey and lemon make gin shine.

3 ingredients · 104 ml · 23.1%

Moscow Mule

Vodka and lime, with ginger beer. Cold copper mug required.

3 ingredients · 202 ml · 11.9%

Dark & Stormy

Gosling's dark rum poured over ginger beer. Don't stir.

3 ingredients · 195 ml · 12.3%

White Russian

The Dude abides. Vodka, coffee liqueur, and cream over ice.

3 ingredients · 97 ml · 23.1%

Black Russian

Simple, strong, direct. Vodka and coffee liqueur over ice.

2 ingredients · 90 ml · 33.3%

Alexander

Cognac, dark crème de cacao and cream. Dust with nutmeg.

3 ingredients · 90 ml · 21.3%

Americano

Campari and sweet vermouth lengthened with soda over ice.

3 ingredients · 120 ml · 10.3%

Angel Face

Equal parts gin, apricot brandy and Calvados.

3 ingredients · 90 ml · 34.7%

Hanky Panky

Gin and sweet vermouth with a bracing dash of Fernet-Branca.

3 ingredients · 97.5 ml · 28.8%

Paradise

Gin, apricot brandy and orange juice. Silky and fruity.

3 ingredients · 70 ml · 26.9%

Porto Flip

Port and brandy enriched with a whole egg yolk. Nutmeg on top.

3 ingredients · 75 ml · 20%

Rusty Nail

Scotch and Drambuie over ice. Two ingredients, all class.

2 ingredients · 70 ml · 40%

Sidecar

Cognac, triple sec and lemon. The template for the sour.

3 ingredients · 90 ml · 28.9%

Stinger

Cognac and white crème de menthe. Cool and clean.

2 ingredients · 70 ml · 35.4%

White Lady

Gin, triple sec and lemon. Crisp and elegant.

3 ingredients · 90 ml · 27.8%

Bellini

Prosecco and white peach purée. Venice in a flute.

2 ingredients · 150 ml · 7.3%

Caipirinha

Cachaça muddled with lime and sugar over crushed ice. Brazil's own.

3 ingredients · 97 ml · 24.7%

Cardinale

A drier Negroni — gin and Campari sharpened with dry vermouth.

3 ingredients · 75 ml · 29.6%

Champagne Cocktail

A sugar cube soaked in bitters and cognac, lifted with Champagne.

3 ingredients · 101 ml · 15.1%

Cuba Libre

White rum and cola with fresh lime. Deceptively simple.

3 ingredients · 180 ml · 11.1%

French Connection

Cognac and amaretto over ice. Two ingredients, deep and warm.

2 ingredients · 70 ml · 32%

Garibaldi

Campari and fluffy fresh orange juice. Bitter meets bright.

2 ingredients · 135 ml · 8.3%

Grasshopper

Green crème de menthe, white crème de cacao and cream. Dessert in a glass.

3 ingredients · 90 ml · 16%

Horse's Neck

Cognac and ginger ale with bitters and a long lemon peel.

3 ingredients · 161 ml · 10.2%

Kir

Dry white wine with a measure of crème de cassis.

2 ingredients · 100 ml · 12.8%

Lemon Drop Martini

Vodka, triple sec and lemon in a sugar-rimmed glass.

3 ingredients · 75 ml · 30%

Mimosa

Equal parts Champagne and fresh orange juice. Brunch, sorted.

2 ingredients · 150 ml · 6%

Mint Julep

Bourbon and sugar over crushed ice with a mint bouquet.

3 ingredients · 76 ml · 32.2%

Piña Colada

White rum, coconut cream and pineapple, blended smooth.

3 ingredients · 130 ml · 15.4%

Rabo de Galo

Cachaça with sweet vermouth and Cynar. Brazil's stirred aperitivo.

3 ingredients · 80 ml · 31.1%

Sea Breeze

Vodka with cranberry and grapefruit over ice.

3 ingredients · 190 ml · 8.4%

Tequila Sunrise

Tequila and orange juice with a grenadine sunrise.

3 ingredients · 150 ml · 12%

Vesper

Gin and vodka with Lillet Blanc. Bond's own Martini.

3 ingredients · 82.5 ml · 37.9%

Canchánchara

Cuba's oldest cocktail: cane spirit, lime and honey.

3 ingredients · 95 ml · 25.3%

Fernandito

Fernet-Branca and cola over ice. Argentina's favourite highball.

2 ingredients · 200 ml · 9.8%

French Martini

Vodka, raspberry liqueur and pineapple with a signature foam.

3 ingredients · 75 ml · 27.3%

Sherry Cobbler

Sherry, sugar and orange over crushed ice with seasonal fruit.

3 ingredients · 120 ml · 13.5%

Spritz

Prosecco and Aperol with a splash of soda over ice. Aperitivo hour.

3 ingredients · 120 ml · 9.2%

Tipperary

Irish whiskey, sweet vermouth and green Chartreuse. Emerald and warming.

3 ingredients · 89 ml · 37.8%

Dom Pedro

South Africa's beloved dessert cocktail — whisky blended with vanilla ice cream and cream.

3 ingredients · 150 ml · 6.7%

Springbokkie

The green-and-gold layered shooter — peppermint liqueur under a float of Amarula. Rugby fuel.

2 ingredients · 30 ml · 20.5%

Brandy & Coke

The national drink — 'Klippies & Coke'. South African brandy over ice, topped with cola.

2 ingredients · 200 ml · 10%

Rock Shandy

Half lemonade, half soda, a good splash of bitters. The SA sundowner that keeps you sharp.

3 ingredients · 202 ml · 0.4%

Cane & Cream Soda

Cane spirit and green cream soda — the legendary SA student combo.

2 ingredients · 200 ml · 10.8%

Soweto Toilet

A cheeky layered SA shooter — banana liqueur with a float of Amarula.

2 ingredients · 30 ml · 18.5%

Umqombothi

Traditional Xhosa and Zulu maize-and-sorghum beer — brewed, not mixed. Served generously and shared.

1 ingredient · 300 ml · 3%

Soweto Sunrise

A township twist on the sunrise — vodka and orange juice over a slow-sinking grenadine dawn.

3 ingredients · 175 ml · 9.1%

Rooibos Gin & Tonic

A Cape G&T — gin with chilled rooibos tea and tonic, warm amber and gently earthy.

3 ingredients · 200 ml · 10%

Melktertjie (Milk Tart Shot)

South Africa's milk tart as a shooter — vodka, condensed milk and milk, dusted with cinnamon.

3 ingredients · 45 ml · 13.3%

Fynbos Gin & Tonic

A botanical G&T built on Cape fynbos gin, finished with a sprig from the veld.

2 ingredients · 200 ml · 10.8%