Gin and dry vermouth, stirred with ice, strained into a chilled glass, finished with a lemon twist or olive. The cocktail that defines all other cocktails.

Gin, lemon juice, sugar, soda water, served tall over ice. The original highball cocktail and the easiest gin drink to nail at home.

Aged rum, white rum, orange curacao, orgeat, fresh lime. Tiki’s most famous cocktail, pre-blender era, served over crushed ice with a mint sprig.

Vodka or gin, dry vermouth, olive brine, three olives. The savoury cousin of the classic martini, salty and dry and weirdly addictive.

Gin, lemon, sugar, topped with champagne. Named after a World War One field gun because the drink kicks like one.

Rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters. Stirred, strained into a coupe, finished with a cherry. The cocktail that defines confidence.

Equal parts gin, Campari, sweet vermouth. Built over big ice, garnished with orange. Italy’s most-bitter, best-loved aperitivo.

White rum, lime, sugar, mint, soda water. Cuba’s national cocktail in a tall glass, properly muddled, no blender involved.

The original cocktail. Whiskey, sugar, bitters, and an orange peel. Four ingredients, no shaker, the drink that started everything.

Vodka, coffee liqueur, cream, ice. Three ingredients, one big rocks glass, the drink The Dude built a personality around.