Cocktail Type

Sours

Sours

Spirit + citrus + sweetener. The golden triangle of cocktails. Add egg white and you get a silky foam that turns any sour into something luxurious.

• Whiskey Sour — bourbon, lemon, egg white
• Daiquiri — rum, lime, sugar (Hemingway's cure)
• Margarita — tequila, triple sec, lime, salt

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Highballs

Highballs

Spirit over ice in a tall glass, topped with a sparkling mixer. Simple, refreshing, endlessly repeatable. Japan has elevated the highball to an art form.

• Moscow Mule — vodka, ginger beer, lime
• Dark & Stormy — Gosling's rum, ginger beer
• Paloma — tequila, grapefruit soda, salt

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Fizzes

Fizzes

Like a sour but lengthened with soda water. Light, bright, and social. The Silver Fizz adds egg white for a foamy cap; the Royal Fizz adds a whole egg.

• Tom Collins — gin, lemon, soda water classic
• French 75 — gin + Champagne, WWI origins
• Aperol Spritz — Prosecco, Aperol, Venetian style

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Punches

Punches & Batches

The original party drink — invented before the cocktail itself. Scale it up and serve a crowd from a bowl.

• Planter's Punch — rum, lime, grenadine, Angostura
• Sangria — red wine, brandy, citrus, fruit
• Fish House Punch — cognac, peach brandy, rum

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Tiki

Tiki Drinks

Escapism in a glass. Donn Beach and Trader Vic built a fantasy Polynesia in 1930s California using rum, tropical juices, and elaborate garnishes.

• Mai Tai — Jamaican rum, orgeat, Curaçao (1944)
• Zombie — triple rum, absinthe rinse, limit 2
• Jungle Bird — Campari + rum, Kuala Lumpur 1978

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