A classic cocktail is a drink that was invented before Prohibition and has endured over time, even if the recipes have changed.
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20th Century
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Gin,
Cocchi Americano,
Crème de Cacao
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Absinthe Frappé
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Absinthe
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Adonis
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Oloroso Sherry
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Affinity
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Scotch,
Vermouth
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Airmail
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Champagne,
Gold Rum
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Alamagoozlum
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Genever,
Jamaican Rum,
Yellow Chartreuse
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Alton Brown’s Aged Eggnog
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Jamaica Rum,
Cognac,
Bourbon
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Americano
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Campari
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Artillery
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Gin,
Sweet Vermouth
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Aviation
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Gin,
Crème de Violette
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Bamboo
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Oloroso Sherry
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Bee's Knees, Smoked
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Gin
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Best Doctor's Cocktail
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Jamaican Rum,
Swedish Punsch
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Bijou
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Gin,
Green Chartreuse
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Black Velvet
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Champagne,
Stout
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Blueberry Thyme Smash
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Gin
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Bobby Burns
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Scotch,
Blended,
Bénédictine
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Bourbon Blackberry Smash
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Bourbon
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Brandy Alexander
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Cognac,
Crème de Cacao
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Caipirinha
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Cachaça
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Cameron's Kick
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Scotch,
Blended,
Irish Whiskey
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Champagne Cocktail
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Champagne,
Cognac
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Charles Dickens Punch
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Over Proof Rum,
Cognac
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Chocolate Punch
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Cognac,
Ruby Port,
Crème de Cacao
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Clover Club
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Gin
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Colleen Bawn
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Rye,
Yellow Chartreuse,
Bénédictine
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Coquito
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Gold Rum
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Daiquri
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Light Rum
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The Daisy
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Cognac Jamaican Rum -OR- Gin,
Bénédictine
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Dark 'n Stormy
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Dark Rum
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Deshler
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Rye,
Dubonnet Rouge -OR- Bourbon,
Lillet Rouge
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East India Cocktail
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Cognac,
Maraschino Liqueur
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Eggnog
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Rum,
Amontillado Sherry
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Elk's Own
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Rye,
Ruby Port
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Ford
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Old Tom Gin,
Bénédictine
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General Harrison’s Eggnog
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Demerara Rum,
Allspice Dram,
Dry Hard Cider
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Gimlet
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Gin
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Gin Rickey
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Gin
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Glögg
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Red Wine,
Ruby Port,
Cognac
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Hot Buttered Rum
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Dark Rum
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The Japanese Cocktail
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Cognac
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Kentucky Colonel, Smoked
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Bourbon,
Bénédictine
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Manhattan
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Rye
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Martinez
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Gin,
Maraschino Liqueur
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Martini
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Gin
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Mint Julep
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Bourbon
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Mojito
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Light Rum
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Morning Glory Fizz
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Single Malt Scotch,
Absinthe
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New York Sour
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Bourbon,
Red Wine
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Old Fashioned
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Bourbon
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Pendennis Club Cocktail
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Gin,
Apricot Liqueur
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Perfect Manhattan
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Rye
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Philadelphia Fish House Punch
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Cognac,
Jamaican Rum,
Apple Brandy,
Peach Liqueur
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Pimm's Cup
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Pimm's
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Piña Colada
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Light Rum
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Pisco Sour
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Pisco
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Pousse Café
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Pousse Café Shot
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Prescription Julep
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Cognac,
Rye
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Rattle Skull
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Jamaican Rum,
Cognac,
Porter
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Rum Buck
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Dark Rum,
Allspice Dram
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Sangria
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Red Wine,
Oloroso Sherry,
Grand Marnier
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Sherry Cobbler
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Oloroso Sherry
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Sherry Flip
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Oloroso Sherry
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Sidecar
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Cognac
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Sloe Gin Fizz
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Sloe Gin
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Smoked Maple Old Fashioned
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Bourbon
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Spanish Coffee
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Overproof Rum,
Coffee Liqueur
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Star Cocktail
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Apple Brandy
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Strawberry Basil Smash
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Jamaican Rum
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Taquila Sunrise
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Creme de Cassis,
Blanco Taquilla -OR- Reposado Tequila
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Hot Toddies
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Blended Scotch,
Jamaican Rum,
Mezcal
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Tom & Jerry
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Jamaican Rum,
Demerara Rum,
Cognac
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Tom Collins
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Old Tom Gin
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Toreador
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Reposado Tequila,
Apricot Liquer,
Amontillado Sherry
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Ward Eight
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Rye
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Wassail
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Apple Brandy,
Amontillado Sherry,
Dark Ale
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Whiskey Daisy #3
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Bourbon,
Rye
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Whiskey Smash
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Bourbon
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Whiskey Sour
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Bourbon
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White Sangria
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Apricot Liqueur,
Fino Sherry,
Dry White Wine
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The Widow's Kiss
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Apple Brandy,
Yellow Chartreuse,
Bénédictine DOM
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Zombie
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Jamaican Rum,
Gold Rum,
Demerara Rum
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