Ingredients
Browse the bottles, juices, syrups, and mixers that shape the drink.
Start here when the shelf decides the drink. Pick the bottles, juices, syrups, and mixers already in the kitchen, then work outward from what is actually possible tonight instead of chasing a recipe that needs one more purchase.
Popular first picks
The ingredients people are most likely to start from.
These ingredients show up across the widest range of drinks, so they are useful first clicks when you want broad coverage.

Gin
Gin - 40% ABV
Gin is a distilled alcoholic drink that derives its predominant flavour from juniper berries...
106 cocktails
Vodka
Vodka - 40% ABV
Vodka is a distilled beverage composed primarily of water and ethanol, sometimes with traces...
98 cocktails
Sugar
ingredient - non-alcoholic
Sugar appears in cocktail recipes to add flavor, texture, or balance.
73 cocktails
Orange Juice
mixer - non-alcoholic
Orange Juice adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.
70 cocktails
Lemon Juice
mixer - non-alcoholic
Lemon Juice adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.
67 cocktails
Ice
ingredient - non-alcoholic
Ice appears in cocktail recipes to add flavor, texture, or balance.
51 cocktailsBase bottles
Start with the bottle doing the heavy lifting.
These ingredients usually anchor the drink, so they are the clearest route when the main spirit is already decided.

Gin
Gin - Gin
Gin is a distilled alcoholic drink that derives its predominant flavour from juniper berries...

Vodka
Vodka - Vodka
Vodka is a distilled beverage composed primarily of water and ethanol, sometimes with traces...

Light Rum
spirit - Rum
Light Rum is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes across...

Amaretto
Liqueur - Liqueur
Amaretto (Italian for "a little bitter") is a sweet, almond-flavoured, Italian liqueur...

Triple Sec
Liqueur - Liqueur
Triple sec, originally Curaçao triple sec, is a variety of Curaçao liqueur, an...

Brandy
spirit - Brandy
Brandy is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes across the site.

Kahlua
spirit - Liqueur
Kahlua is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes across the site.

Tequila
spirit - Tequila
Tequila is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes across the...

Dry Vermouth
spirit - Wine & Sparkling
Dry Vermouth is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes across...

Rum
Rum - Rum
Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane byproducts, such as molasses, or...

Sweet Vermouth
spirit - Wine & Sparkling
Sweet Vermouth is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes...

Baileys Irish Cream
spirit - Liqueur
Baileys Irish Cream is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes...

Dark Rum
spirit - Rum
Dark Rum is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes across the...

Bourbon
spirit - Whiskey
Bourbon is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes across the...

Angostura Bitters
Bitter - Liqueur
Angostura bitters (English: /æŋɡəˈstjʊərə/) is a concentrated bitters, or botanically...

Ginger Ale
Soft Drink - Gin
Ginger ale is a carbonated soft drink flavoured with ginger in one of two ways. The golden...

Scotch
spirit - Whiskey
Scotch is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes across the site.

Champagne
Wine - Wine & Sparkling
Champagne (French: [ʃɑ̃.paɲ]) is a sparkling wine and type of alcoholic drink produced from...

Maraschino Liqueur
Liqueur - Liqueur
Maraschino (/ˌmærəˈskiːnoʊ/ marr-ə-SKEE-noh) is a liqueur obtained from the distillation of...

Campari
spirit - Liqueur
Campari is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes across the...

Peach Schnapps
spirit - Liqueur
Peach Schnapps is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes...

Red Wine
Wine - Wine & Sparkling
Wine (from Latin vinum) is an alcoholic beverage made from grapes, generally Vitis vinifera,...

Apricot Brandy
spirit - Brandy
Apricot Brandy is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes...

Sambuca
Liqueur - Liqueur
Sambuca (Italian pronunciation: [samˈbuːka]) is an Italian anise-flavoured, usually...

Creme De Cacao
spirit - Liqueur
Creme De Cacao is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes...

Ginger
Fruit - Gin
Ginger is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes across the site.

Midori Melon Liqueur
spirit - Liqueur
Midori Melon Liqueur is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail...

Blended Whiskey
spirit - Whiskey
Blended Whiskey is used as a base spirit or alcoholic building block in cocktail recipes...
Mixers
Citrus, juice, soda, and other easy starting points.
Use these when you know the brightener or lengthener you want and need drinks that fit it.

Orange Juice
mixer
Orange Juice adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.

Lemon Juice
mixer
Lemon Juice adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.

Lime Juice
mixer
Lime Juice adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.

Water
Water
Water is a transparent and nearly colorless chemical substance that is the main constituent...

Milk
mixer
Milk adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.

Pineapple Juice
Juice
Pineapple Juice adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.

Soda Water
mixer
Soda Water adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.

Cranberry Juice
mixer
Cranberry Juice adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.

Carbonated Water
Water
Carbonated Water adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.

Club Soda
mixer
Club Soda adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.

Coca-Cola
Soft Drink
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink[1] produced by The Coca-Cola Company....

Grapefruit Juice
Juice
Grapefruit Juice adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.

Tonic Water
Soft Drink
Tonic water (or Indian tonic water) is a carbonated soft drink in which quinine is...

Apple Juice
mixer
Apple Juice adds dilution, freshness, or sparkle and helps shape a cocktail's balance.
Modifiers
Flavor builders that change the whole profile.
Bitters, liqueurs, syrups, and fortified wines often decide whether a drink feels dry, rich, bitter, or sweet.

Sugar Syrup
modifier
Sugar Syrup adds sweetness, bitterness, aroma, or depth that changes the final profile of a...

Bitters
modifier
Bitters adds sweetness, bitterness, aroma, or depth that changes the final profile of a drink.

Orange Bitters
modifier
Orange Bitters adds sweetness, bitterness, aroma, or depth that changes the final profile of...
Finishing touches
Ingredients that sharpen aroma and presentation.
A smaller section, but still useful when you want drinks built around herbs, peels, cherries, or other finishing accents.

Lemon Peel
garnish
Lemon Peel is commonly used as a garnish or aromatic finishing touch in cocktail service.

Cherry
garnish
Cherry is commonly used as a garnish or aromatic finishing touch in cocktail service.

Maraschino Cherry
garnish
Maraschino Cherry is commonly used as a garnish or aromatic finishing touch in cocktail service.

Mint
garnish
Mint is commonly used as a garnish or aromatic finishing touch in cocktail service.

Orange Peel
garnish
Orange Peel is commonly used as a garnish or aromatic finishing touch in cocktail service.
Have something specific in mind?
Let the ingredient lead, not the spirit.
Sometimes the mixer or modifier is the star. These paths help you find drinks built around what you have.
Browse all spirits
Start fresh with a new bottle. Each spirit hub shows the cocktails and mixers that work best with it.
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Let the moment decide. Brunch, date night, party - these pages group drinks by when they fit best.
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