🥄 Stirred
Stirred
Stirred Cocktails
All-spirit drinks belong in a mixing glass, not a shaker. Stirring chills and dilutes without adding the air and texture that shaking creates — silky, clear, and precise.
Best Examples
- Negroni — gin, Campari, sweet vermouth
- Manhattan — rye, vermouth, bitters
- Martini — gin (or vodka), dry vermouth
🏗️ Built
Built
Built Drinks
Built directly in the serving glass — no shaker, no mixing glass. Pour over ice in the right order and give a single gentle stir.
Best Examples
- Dark & Stormy — Gosling's floated on ginger beer
- Moscow Mule — vodka, lime, ginger beer, copper mug
- Aperol Spritz — 3-2-1 build in a wine glass
🧊 Blended
Blended
Blended & Frozen
Crushed ice, spirit and fruit blended into a slushy. The secret to a great frozen drink is balance — not too much ice (watery) and not too little (too boozy).
Best Examples
- Piña Colada — rum, cream of coconut, pineapple
- Frozen Margarita — tequila, lime, triple sec
- Frozen Mango Daiquiri — white rum, ripe mango
🌿 Muddled
Muddled
Muddled Drinks
Pressing fresh herbs, fruit or sugar in the glass releases oils and juice before the other ingredients go in. Press, don't pulverise.
Best Examples
- Mojito — mint, white rum, lime, soda water
- Caipirinha — cachaça, lime, sugar, no ice glass
- Mint Julep — bourbon, mint, crushed ice, Kentucky
🌅 Layered
Layered
Layered & Floated
Dense liquids sink, lighter ones float. Pour slowly over a bar spoon to separate layers by density. Do not stir — the layered look is the whole point.
Best Examples
- Tequila Sunrise — grenadine sinks through OJ
- Dark & Stormy — dark rum floated on ginger beer
- B-52 Shot — Kahlúa, Baileys, Grand Marnier