Drinks to make with your syrup

69 cocktails and alcohol-free drinks from the books bartenders learn from: Jerry Thomas, The Savoy Cocktail Book, Trader Vic, Death & Co and more. Each one names the syrup it's made with, and any of ours you can swap in.

Start from the bottle

Drinks by syrup

69 drinks

Style

Spirit

Illustration of an Agua de Jamaica in a highball glass with lime wedge

Alcohol-freeHibiscus

Agua de Jamaica

Mexico
Illustration of an Army & Navy in a coupe with lemon twist

SoursOrgeat

Army & Navy

United States, 1934
Illustration of an Arnold Palmer in a highball glass with lemon wedge

Alcohol-freeClassic

Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer, Pennsylvania
Illustration of a Bee's Knees in a coupe with lemon twist

SoursHoney

Bee's Knees

Frank Meier, Paris, 1929
Illustration of a Bellini in a champagne flute with none

HighballsPeach swap

Bellini

Giuseppe Cipriani, Harry's Bar, Venice, 1948
Illustration of a Benton's Old Fashioned in a rocks glass with orange twist

Old Fashioned familyMaple

Benton's Old Fashioned

Don Lee, PDT, New York, 2007
Illustration of a Bramble in a rocks glass with lemon slice and 2 blackberries

SoursClassic

Bramble

Dick Bradsell, Fred's Club, Soho, 1984
Illustration of a Brown Derby in a coupe with grapefruit twist

SoursHoney

Brown Derby

London/Hollywood, 1930
Illustration of a Café de Olla in a mug with cinnamon stick

Alcohol-freeBrown Sugar

Café de Olla

Mexico
Illustration of a Cherry Lime Rickey in a Collins glass with the squeezed lime shell

Alcohol-freeCherry

Cherry Lime Rickey

American soda fountains
Illustration of a Clover Club in a coupe with 2–3 fresh raspberries on a pick

SoursRaspberry

Clover Club

Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, 1901
Illustration of a Corn 'n' Oil in a rocks glass with lime wedge

Old Fashioned familyFalernum

Corn 'n' Oil

Barbados
Illustration of a Daiquiri in a coupe with lime wheel

SoursClassic

Daiquiri

Jennings Cox, Daiquirí, Cuba, 1898
Illustration of an El Presidente in a coupe with orange twist

Up and stirredGrenadine

El Presidente

Havana, Cuba, 1915
Illustration of an Espresso Martini in a coupe with three coffee beans

Coffee drinksClassic

Espresso Martini

Dick Bradsell, Soho Brasserie, London, 1983
Illustration of a Floradora in a Collins glass with lime wheel and a raspberry

HighballsRaspberry

Floradora

New York City, 1901
Illustration of a Fog Cutter in a tiki mug with mint sprig

TikiOrgeat

Fog Cutter

Attributed to Victor Bergeron, Trader Vic's, Oakland, 1947
Illustration of a French 75 in a champagne flute with long lemon twist

Collinses and fizzesClassic

French 75

Paris, 1927
Illustration of a Gimlet in a coupe with lime wheel

SoursClassic

Gimlet

Britain, 1928
Illustration of a Gin Basil Smash in a rocks glass with basil sprig

Juleps and smashesClassic

Gin Basil Smash

Jörg Meyer, Le Lion, Hamburg, 2008
Illustration of a Gin Fizz in a highball glass with none

Collinses and fizzesClassic

Gin Fizz

United States, 1876
Illustration of a Gin-Gin Mule in a highball glass with mint sprig

HighballsClassic

Gin-Gin Mule

Audrey Saunders, Beacon, New York, 2000
Illustration of a Gold Rush in a rocks glass with none

SoursHoney

Gold Rush

T.J. Siegal, Milk & Honey, New York, 2000
Illustration of a Hot Buttered Rum in a mug with freshly grated nutmeg

Hot drinksBrown Sugar

Hot Buttered Rum

Colonial America
Illustration of a Hot Toddy in a mug with lemon wheel studded with cloves

Hot drinksHoney

Hot Toddy

Scotland, 18th century
Illustration of a Hugo in a wine glass with lemon or lime wedge and a mint sprig

HighballsElderflower

Hugo

Roland Gruber, San Zeno bar, Naturns, 2005
Illustration of a Hurricane in a tiki mug with orange wheel and cherry

TikiPassion Fruit

Hurricane

Pat O'Brien's, New Orleans
Illustration of an Improved Whiskey Cocktail in a coupe with lemon twist

Old Fashioned familyGum Syrup

Improved Whiskey Cocktail

Jerry Thomas, United States, 1876
Illustration of an Irish Coffee in a mug with none

Coffee drinksClassic

Irish Coffee

Buena Vista Cafe, San Francisco, 1952
Illustration of an Italian Soda in a Collins glass with none

Alcohol-freeStrawberry

Italian Soda

Rinaldo and Ezilda Torre, North Beach, San Francisco, 1925
Illustration of a Jack Rose in a coupe with none

SoursGrenadine

Jack Rose

New York City, 1908
Illustration of a Japanese Cocktail in a coupe with lemon peel

Old Fashioned familyOrgeat

Japanese Cocktail

Jerry Thomas, New York City, 1862
Illustration of a Jungle Bird in a rocks glass with pineapple wedge

TikiDemerara

Jungle Bird

Jeffrey Ong, Aviary Bar, Kuala Lumpur Hilton, 1973
Illustration of a Kentucky Buck in a Collins glass with lemon wheel

HighballsGinger

Kentucky Buck

Erick Castro, San Francisco, 2009
Illustration of a London Fog in a mug with none

Alcohol-freeVanilla

London Fog

Mary Loria, Buckwheat Café, Vancouver
Illustration of a Mai Tai in a rocks glass with spent lime half-shell and a sprig of fresh mint

TikiOrgeat

Mai Tai

Victor Bergeron, Trader Vic's, Oakland, 1944
Illustration of a Mint Julep in a julep cup with large bouquet of fresh mint

Juleps and smashesClassic

Mint Julep

American South
Illustration of a Missionary's Downfall in a coupe with mint sprig

TikiHoney

Missionary's Downfall

Donn Beach, Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood, 1937
Illustration of a Mojito in a Collins glass with mint sprig and lime wheel

Collinses and fizzesClassic

Mojito

Havana, Cuba
Illustration of a Moscow Mule in a copper mug with lime wheel or wedge

HighballsGinger

Moscow Mule

Cock 'n' Bull, Los Angeles, 1941
Illustration of a Navy Grog in a rocks glass with shaved-ice cone around the straw

TikiHoney

Navy Grog

Donn Beach, Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood, 1941
Illustration of an Oaxaca Old Fashioned in a rocks glass with flamed orange twist

Old Fashioned familyAgave

Oaxaca Old Fashioned

Phil Ward, Death & Co, New York, 2007
Illustration of an Old Fashioned in a rocks glass with orange peel

Old Fashioned familyRich 2:1

Old Fashioned

United States, 1880
Illustration of a Painkiller in a highball glass with freshly grated nutmeg

TikiCoconut swap

Painkiller

Daphne Henderson, Soggy Dollar Bar, White Bay
Illustration of a Paloma in a highball glass with grapefruit half-wheel

HighballsClassic

Paloma

Mexico
Illustration of a Penicillin in a rocks glass with candied ginger

SoursHoney

Penicillin

Sam Ross, Milk & Honey, New York, 2005
Illustration of a Picante de la Casa in a rocks glass with stem end of a chilli or a thin jalapeno slice

SoursAgave

Picante de la Casa

Soho House, Miami, 2012
Illustration of a Pisco Punch in a coupe with a small chunk of pineapple in the glass

PunchesPineapple

Pisco Punch

Duncan Nicol, Bank Exchange, San Francisco
Illustration of a Pisco Sour in a coupe with 3 drops of angostura bitters on the foam

SoursClassic

Pisco Sour

Victor Vaughen Morris, Morris' Bar, Lima, 1920
Illustration of a Pornstar Martini in a coupe with half a fresh passion fruit

SoursVanilla

Pornstar Martini

Douglas Ankrah, London, 2002
Illustration of a Queen's Park Swizzle in a Collins glass with mint sprig

SwizzlesClassic

Queen's Park Swizzle

Queen's Park Hotel, Port of Spain, 1920
Illustration of a Roy Rogers in a highball glass with maraschino cherry

Alcohol-freeGrenadine

Roy Rogers

United States, 1940s
Illustration of a Royal Bermuda Yacht Club in a coupe with lime wheel

SoursFalernum

Royal Bermuda Yacht Club

Hamilton, Bermuda, 1941
Illustration of a Rum Old Fashioned in a rocks glass with orange twist

Old Fashioned familyDemerara

Rum Old Fashioned

United States
Illustration of a Saturn in a Collins glass with lemon or lime peel ring around a cocktail cherry on a pick

TikiPassion Fruit

Saturn

J. "Popo" Galsini, California, 1967
Illustration of a Sazerac in a rocks glass with lemon peel

Old Fashioned familyClassic

Sazerac

Sazerac Coffee House, New Orleans, 1890
Illustration of a Shirley Temple in a highball glass with maraschino cherry

Alcohol-freeGrenadine

Shirley Temple

Hollywood, 1930s
Illustration of a Southside in a coupe with mint leaf

SoursClassic

Southside

United States
Illustration of a Strawberry Daiquiri in a coupe with strawberry half on the rim

SoursClassic

Strawberry Daiquiri

Cuba
Illustration of a Tequila Sunrise in a highball glass with half orange slice

HighballsGrenadine

Tequila Sunrise

The Trident, Sausalito, 1972
Illustration of a Three Dots and a Dash in a Collins glass with three cocktail cherries and a pineapple chunk on a pick

TikiHoney

Three Dots and a Dash

Donn Beach, Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood
Illustration of a Ti' Punch in a rocks glass with the squeezed lime coin

SoursDemerara

Ti' Punch

Martinique and Guadeloupe
Illustration of a Tom Collins in a Collins glass with lemon wheel and cherry

Collinses and fizzesClassic

Tom Collins

United States, 1876
Illustration of a Tommy's Margarita in a rocks glass with lime wedge

SoursAgave

Tommy's Margarita

Julio Bermejo, Tommy's Mexican Restaurant, San Francisco, 1990
Illustration of a Virgin Mojito in a Collins glass with mint sprig and lime wedge

Alcohol-freeClassic

Virgin Mojito

The Mojito, without the rum
Illustration of a Ward Eight in a coupe with maraschino cherry

SoursGrenadine

Ward Eight

Locke-Ober, Boston, 1898
Illustration of a Watermelon Agua Fresca in a highball glass with lime wheel or a small watermelon wedge

Alcohol-freeClassic

Watermelon Agua Fresca

Mexico
Illustration of a Whiskey Sour in a rocks glass with orange slice and cherry

SoursClassic

Whiskey Sour

United States, 1870
Illustration of a Zombie in a Collins glass with mint sprig

TikiCinnamon

Zombie

Donn Beach, Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood, 1934