50 Cocktails you NEED to know! (How to be a better Bartender) 

Hey Guys! So there are a few corrections needed for today's video the most glaring of which is I said Lemon for the Mai Tai???? Not sure why I'd say that other than shooting this drink at the end of a very long day of making a LOT of cocktails but of course the Mai Tai gets 1oz (30ml) of LIME, not lemon. 😂 Not sure how we didn't catch this but proof watching fifty cocktails is a pretty big task. Also we forgot show the 1/2oz (15ml) Lillet in the Vesper Aaaaand last correction is 3/8 (11ml) of an ounce of lime got left out of the Pisco sour edit. Apparently we need more eyes proof watching these cocktail videos so if anyone wants to volunteer, give us a shout! Cheers! Leandro

The amount of work you had to put in to make this video, not to mention the pricetag, is honorable.

I wrote out the specs for all 50 cocktails below: Old Fashioned 2.0 oz Rye whiskey 1 sugar cube 4 dashes Angostura bitters Dash of soda Garnish: Orange twist, Lemon twist, Cherry Manhattan 2.0 oz Rye whiskey 1.0 oz Sweet vermouth 4 dashes Angostura bitters Garnish: Cherry Sazerac 2.0 oz Rye Whiskey 1 Sugar Cube 4 dashes Peychaud's bitters Dash of Soda Absinthe rinse Garnish: Lemon twist Negroni 1.0 oz Gin 1.0 oz Campari 1.0 oz Sweet vermouth Garnish: Orange twist Mint Julep 2.0 oz Bourbon 0.25 oz Simple syrup Mint leaves Garnish: Mint sprig Tom Collins 2.0 oz London dry gin 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Simple syrup Soda water Garnish: Lemon twist, Cherry Margarita 1.5 oz Tequila blanco 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Cointreau 0.25 oz Light agave Garnish: Lime wheel Daiquiri 2.0 oz Rum 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Simple syrup Garnish: Lime wheel Martini 2.0 oz Gin 1.0 oz Dry Vermouth 4 dashes Orange bitters Garnish: Orange twist Brandy Alexander 1.5 oz Brandy or Cognac 1.0 oz Creme de Cacao 1.0 oz Cream Improved Whiskey Cocktail 2.0 oz Rye whiskey 1 sugar cube 1 dash Angostura bitters 1 dash Pechauds bitters 1 bar spoon Absinthe 1 bar spoon Maraschino liqueur Dash of soda Garnish: Lemon peel Gin Ricky 2.0 oz Gin 4 Lime pieces Soda Garnish: Straw Paloma 1.5 oz Tequila Blanco 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Simple syrup Splash of Squirt Bee's Knees 2.0 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Honey syrup Monte Carlo 2.0 oz Rye whiskey 0.25 oz Benedictine 3-4 dashes Angostura bitters Garnish: Lemon twist Boulevardier 1.5 oz Bourbon 0.75 oz Sweet vermouth 0.75 oz Campari Garnish: Orange twist Mai Tai 1.5 oz Jamaican rum 1.0 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Orange curacao 0.5 oz Orgeat 0.5 oz Dark agricol rum Garnish: Mint bouquet Aperol Spritz 3.0 oz Prosecco 2.0 oz Aperol Splash of soda Garnish: Half an orange wheel Champagne Cocktail Prosecco Sugar cube Angostura bitters Pink Lady 1.0 oz Gin 1.0 oz Apple Jack 0.75 oz Lemon Juice 0.75 oz Grenadine Garnish: Lemon twist Jack Rose 2.0 oz Apple Jack 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Grenadine Garnish: Lime wheel Caipirinha 2.0 oz Cachaça 6 pieces Lime 1 Brown sugar cube 0.5 oz Simple syrup Garnish: None Mexican Firing Squad Special 2.0 oz Tequila blanco 0.75 oz Grenadine 0.75 oz Lime juice 4 dashes Angostura bitters Garnish: Luxardo cherry and lime wedge The Last Word 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Luxardo Maraschino 0.75 oz Green Chartreuse 0.75 oz Gin Garnish: Luxardo cherry Modern Sidecar 2.0 oz Cognac 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Orange Curacao 1 tsp Rich Demerara syrup Garnish: Orange disc Mojito 2.0 oz Rum 0.5 oz Simple syrup 1 Lime (cut into 6 pieces) 1 Sugar cube Pebble ice Mint sprigs (8-10 leaves) Garnish: Mint sprigs Corpse Reviver No. 2 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Campari 0.75 oz Cointreau 0.75 oz Gin Garnish: Lemon peel Gimlet 2.0 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Simple syrup Garnish: Lime wheel Martinez 1.5 oz Sweet vermouth 1.5 oz Old Tom Gin 1 bar spoon Maraschino liqueur 2 dashes Orange bitters Garnish: Lemon twist Singapore Sling 1.5 oz Gin 1.0 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Pineapple juice 0.25 oz Grenadine 0.25 oz Cointreau 0.25 oz Cherry heering 0.25 oz Benedictine 1 dash Angostura bitters Garnish: Pineapple Silver Fizz 1.5 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Simple syrup Egg white Garnish: None Daisy 1.5 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Orange curacao 2 bar spoons of cold soda Garnish: Peel twist Jungle Bird 2.0 oz Dark Jamaican Rum 2.0 oz Pineapple Juice 0.75 oz Campari 0.5 oz Simple Syrup 0.5 oz Lime Juice Garnish: Pineapple fronds and pebble ice Americano 1.5 oz Sweet vermouth 1.0 oz Campari Soda Water Garnish: Orange twist Bamboo 1.5 oz Dry vermouth 1.5 oz Fino sherry 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1 dash Orange bitters Garnish: Lemon twist Dark and Stormy 2.0 oz Rum 0.75 oz Lime juice Ginger beer Garnish: Lime wedge Whiskey Smash 2.0 oz Whiskey (Bourbon) 0.5 oz Simple syrup 1 cube of Sugar 6-8 Mint leaves 4 Lemon wedges Garnish: Mint sprigs Fix 2.0 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Simple syrup Garnish: Lemon wheel Vesper Martini 2.0 oz Gin 1.0 oz Russian Vodka Garnish: Lemon twist 20th Century 1.5 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Creme de Cacao 0.75 oz Cocchi Americano Garnish: Lemon twist French 75 1.0 oz Gin 1.0 oz Lemon juice 1.0 oz Simple syrup Garnish: Lemon peel Aviation 2.0 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.375 oz Maraschino liqueur 0.375 oz Creme de Violet Garnish: Cherry Rye Buck 2.0 oz Rye whiskey 0.75 oz Ginger syrup 0.5 oz Lime juice Soda water Garnish: Lime twist Moscow Mule 2.0 oz Russian vodka 0.75 oz Lime juice Ginger beer Garnish: Lime wheel Kangaroo/Vodka Martini 2.25 oz Vodka 0.75 oz Dry vermouth Garnish: Olive Hemingway Daiquiri 1.5 oz Cuban-style rum 1.0 oz Lime juice 1.0 oz Grapefruit juice 0.75 oz Maraschino liqueur Vieux Carre 1.0 oz Sweet vermouth 1.0 oz Rye whiskey 1.0 oz Cognac 0.25 oz Benedictine 2 dashes Angostura bitters 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters Garnish: Cherry Presbyterian 2.0 oz Scotch Ginger beer Soda Water Pisco Sour 2.0 oz Pisco 0.75 oz Simple syrup 0.375 oz Lemon juice Garnish: Angostura bitters Whiskey Sour 2.0 oz Whiskey 0.75 oz Lemon Juice 0.75 oz Simple Syrup 1 Egg White Garnish: Angostura Bitters

As a young-ish person, it took me a long time to realize what "call" drinks are. This concept is not talked about enough! I feel like most young people (aged in their 20's) don't yet realize you can order drinks that aren't listed on the menu. If you want a negroni, and it's not on the menu, ask if they can make you one! They probably will!

It's crazy to me how much the daiquiri has evolved. 9 times out of 10 when people mention a daiquiri they do not mean a three-part cocktail, they are referring to a frozen, strawberry-flavored drink. That's wild

I just got hired at a busy bar without any experience at all. I don’t even drink much at all. When I do, I order Jack & Coke because I don’t know cocktails. This is my 4th time watching this all the way through. So helpful. 🙏❤️

I would love to see a more pretentious list of 50 cocktails you don't really need to know but nice to have in your back pocket 😁

"8 to 6 mint leaves", that must've been one of the last drinks of the day. Great video!

What a great video. Nothing unnecessary. Just a guy making cocktails which look incredible

This could've been 50 videos each 10 minutes long for the algorithm gods, but you are too kind. Thank you!

This might be the most helpful, straight to the point video I've ever seen. Well done.

This one was on my to do list too! 😃🎉🙌

Man I've made all but like 8 of these drinks right here at home. And that's all down to you and Greg. Thanks for inspiring me to get a collection started!

This is freaking perfect. There's some stuff I've not done, and even some I haven't got the ingredients for, yet it's fantastic to have a road map to widen the palate and overall knowledge of cocktails here at home.

Always love these overview type videos, it gives a great reference point both for going back to when making drinks at home, and for seeing where the basis of some of the more complicated drinks you cover is. Keep up the amazing work!

Love your staple cheeky piano music with a jazzy twist. It really adds great little personality to your videos. And the perfect volume under your voice. Love it - dont change.

i always go through the classic cocktail playlist but u just compiled it into one video perfect :D

I'm so glad that you guys made this video! I'm saving it and gonna use it as a reference whenever I want to make a random classic cocktail

I always loved the "How to mix every cocktail" video by Epicurious so this video is perfect!

This is like the video bible of classic cocktails. Watched through the whole thing and saving it for future reference. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to stock the sheer amount of stuff in my home bar to make all of this (I mean, I might), but if I’m ever making a cocktail menu for a small party-as I’ve done a few times lately-this is a perfect place to go!

Going from 1 minute shorts to a 30minute marathon. Damn. I love the variety. Media for scrolling and media for binging. Love it!

This is awesome, a one stop shop for so many great recipes. Started last night with the Jungle Bird since I had all the ingredients handy. It was great. Thanks for this!

Thank you so much for this video! I’m currently training to becoming a bartender and this was so helpful!

This is the perfect companion of a home mixologist for a quick guide to any drink on the fly. Thank you Leandro!!!

Amazing compilation and should be mandatory for all who call themselves a bartender! Thank you!

This is the video I've been looking for for months !!!! Thank you guys This is wonderful and definitely keeping all those recipes ! Thanks again

I want every single bartender to be like this guy, extremely meticulous and well informed. Niceeee dude, you rock!

This is helping me a lot to know the names of cocktails and the spirits since now I start to be a server and at fine restaurant. Thanks a lot .

Had to give you a shout out for a quality video that did not waste any time getting right down to business. Thank you for restricting all monologue to the subject at hand, and not talking about yourself. I also appreciate the rapid-fire editing. Perfect for 21st century attention spans. I have subscribed, and I look forward to more videos!

bookmarked, saved, liked, incredible video. absolute perfection

Being in a craft cocktail bar I always come back to this video for a quick refresher.

I could have totally been there to try each cocktail! Thanks for the video. It's a great reminder to remember what to know.

as a person who is not legally allowed to drink yet has an interest, this has been very educational and quite entertaining

I don't love listicle videos, but putting all the classics in one place is amazing. Your inclusion of THE tiki drink is also another reason you're channel is tops. I'm excited to work my way through the 25 drinks I haven't tried yet.

Another incredibly helpful reference vid you've made here. There're a few in there I've somehow missed & need to try ASAP.

Awesome video as always. Thank you so much for this one! Perfect for beginners :)

I've been making the mojito with your specs for the entirety of 2022, and it's 100% amazing. That being said, I find they go down really fast, so I started topping them with some tonic water just to have more volume to drink. The intensity of the flavour remains, which isn't the case if you top it with soda water. Either way, such a clutch summer drink!

I love all the little tricks like “the ol slappy poo” and “a little crushy pants”. True artistry :)

thank you so much! I love having all of these in one video!

Amazing video. I’m happy to say I employ most of these at my London bar. 🙌🏽 And your vid as a reference is a great training tool for my staff 🔥🔥

It’s nice to see a Mai Tai made correctly. Even in some tiki bars it’s bastardized with fruit juices and an ovenproof float.

Amazing video, I can't imagine how long it must have taken to put together! Keep up the great work!

Massive Respect to you 50 cocktails is not easy what u done Hats off 💪🙏

Thank you very much for your efforts. I'm preparing for interpreting cocktail competition and I've learned a lot from this video. ^^

Great video, as a professional bartender myself it's cool to see the differences in specs across the globe. The thing that stands out to me is that over here in Europe, Belgium more specifically, a lot of the drinks use less sugar / simple syrup and more acidity. I often looked at the recipes calling for 22ml lemon and 22ml simple and went "huh, interesting, we use 30ml lemon and 20-22ml simple". Interesting stuff! I'll try out the sweeter versions when I'm back behind the bar

The only and best video about home bartending and bartending in general! One of your best since I follow you!! Amazing! (You skipped the lillet video for the vesper! And their is a great iteration of the Moscow mule called the Munich mule, replacing vodka with gin!)

"Back in my day" we actually used a rolodex to write the top 50 drinks we sold. Always kept it handy. Now in video form! Thanks!

Thank you for these videos life saver for me, I have two days to study and get ready for my bartending job I have little experience ❤️

This video is excellent! Would love to see something similar done with "Modern Classics" too.

I used to hate gin but I was introduced to the gimlet and later the aviation and gin is my 2nd favorite spirit ( behind rum).

What a great video! I know I’ll be referring to it all the time now. Thank you!

Dude that side car recipe is delicious. I’ve been trying a lot of these drinks the past couple of weeks and they are all delicious!

You ask 5 bartenders to make you an old-fashioned cocktail, and each one will taste different(using the same bourbon).

Speed round. And........ GO! Never knew I needed this one, until now. Thanks!

i haven't seen a single "why is cocktail x not on the list?" comment yet. speaks volumes for your community. thanks a lot for your effort. this is a fantastic video!

This is awesome. Thanks for this quick go-to library. Saved.

I've just started out in this journey of fantastic drinks and I'm loving all your videos, specially this super cool thing you do with the orange or lemon peels (1:11) hahaha it's becoming your brand / touch for me!! Edit: Also, since I'm seeing all these different types of cups, it would be great to see a cup / glass guide for beginners!

Love this video, it's going to be my 'go to' for a long time! Jungle Bird also works well with Aperole, if you've no Campari available, however, it does make it somewhat sweeter 🙂

This is such a generous thing to share with us. Thank you and consider me SUBSCRIBED!

“Slappy-poo” and “crushy-pants” are my favorite bar terms! Loved this video!

Great video! But in Brazil traditionally the caipirinha isn't shaken, but only muddled: add the lime wedges, add two bar spoons of sugar, muddle, add ice, add cachaça, stir a little and that's it. Caipira means "hick", so caipirinha is "little hick".

Fantastic video, saved to favourites. Will be coming back to this again and again

Though I'm a complete amateur and I will quite surely never achieve even half of those recipes, I'd like to send you a grateful 'merci' for making them so exciting. Greetings from France 🍷

I think there was an editing error for the Vesper. 21:38 The video build only showed vodka and gin, but no Lillet Blanc. The recipe card at the end showed Lillet Blanc. The bottle of Lillet Blanc is visible on your bar so I assume you guys had intended to include the Lillet Blanc into the cocktail.

Because of you, Steve and Greg I've been making cocktails at home for over two years now (since pandemic started basically). I've basically taken something all 3 of you to my own skills and found my own style. Also, did you and Marius drink all of these drinks in the end?

This video still bewilders me as it's such a huge undertaking! Hats off to both you and Marius and impressive that you were able to get the thumbnail too 😁😁

Such a comprehensive video. Bravo to you and the editor.

Awesome to have all this in one simple video. Though note : The vesper didn't show the lillet blanc portion. Only in the final frame does it describe that it should be in there.

Love the video! Any chance for a printable list in a Word or Excel doc? Would be awesome to get a hard copy, laminate it, and have it by my bar. Thanks for all the hard work!

I needed this video fast accurate simple explanation and with the recepie in the end ty 👌✔️✔️✔️

You have a great combination for every drinks and i like it.

This video will go to my Rewatch list to be used as reference. Thank you a lot! 🥃❤

This is quite the labor of love! Thanks for this!

Finally a Libation expert who understands the proper way to prepare a cocktail correctly. Also, love that you own up to your mistakes. Humbleness is a positive trait instead of ego in one who serves the public.

You kick ass man! So fun and informative. Thanks for doing this.

LEANDRO!!! This was frigging awesome!!! I actually knew lots of these!! QUESTION: What did you do with all of these cocktails after filming this???

Imagine he was drinking each of these his self ☠️

😀Thank you bro of making 50 different types of cocktails it means a lot to me keep up the great work

Thanks! A chunk of these are going to be on my NYE party menu tonight for a few friends 😍

May I have a Brompton Cocktail please? (And make it a double.)

I've moved from an Old Fashioned being my favorite drink, to a Sazerac, and now to the Improved Whiskey Cocktail. My only issue is I have yet to go to a bar where I can just order one, without having to pull up a recipe to show them what it is. I've always thought part of the problem is the name...it needs a catchier name to break into the mainstream, I feel like!

Every time I see one of your videos I'm reminded of how much I don't know. Keep it up, good stuff!.

Going to a wedding with a open bar and I’m sure selection is basic. Perfect video to spice things up and try new drinks

Only 6 minutes in and that is a lot of drinks, I wonder how long did it take to film all that?

Brilliantly explained. Thank you!

Saved it to my cocktail list! Thanks.

If I could take only one cocktail video, it'd be this one. I've watched all your films and love what you do, cheers!

Great video, All the basics in one place

That is a lot of cocktails, amazing! Thank you!

Amazing video for anyone looking to get into cocktails.

Wow this is the definitive list. I love it

Hey there’s a cocktail I reckon you’ll enjoy making. It’s called the Japanese Slipper, and its a 3 ingredient, equal cocktail. It’s 30ml midori, 30ml Cointreau, and 30 ml lemon juice. Shaken with ice, and strained into a nick and Nora glass, garnished with maraschino cherry

Awesome video!! It's a great reference especially for a novice like me just building my home bar skills.

That apron looks exactly like the same color and material besides the orange straps that I picked out to make my shop apron in my mandatory 1979, 8th grade Home Economics class. Which was basically girly crafts. So I chose sewing 🧵🪡 for that couple of months and got to wear that apron in the Wood 🪓 Workshop for the rest of the year. Then in 1980 I started with Stick Welding 🥽 in Freshman Year. I used that apron for many tasks in my Dad's House and that thing still hung on the coat rack I made in 8th grade in the garage until 2011. It didn't crumble when I tried it on while cleaning the house out because Mom and Dad passed away and we sold the old house in Nj that I grew up in since 1972 THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, all because of that blue denim apron you are wearing. By the way, my pocket was in the same spot and the same size pocket.

Wow that's a lot of cocktails! Well done man!! Really Fantastic video!!😜😎

I'm just learning how to make cocktail drinks at 22yo & this was super helpful! I've made some purchases & have some drinks on this list I love, some I think are just okay & others I hate lol. I'm having a lot of fun...thinking of maybe basing my career on bartending. 🤔

Never expected to have the holy bible of cocktails to be uploaded just like this.. Thank you Barfly, I have difficulty expressing how valuable this content is and I will forever be grateful for it 🙏❤️

11:44 OMG as a brazilian i’m SO happy to see caipirinha here! the video is AMAZING but just wanted to make a few corrections: caipirinha translates to “little countryside pearson”! and the really traditional caipirinha is done in one glass! using just the lime and the granulated sugar to muddle in order to extract the oils from the peel. then you add crackled ice and on top the cachaca, mixing it from the bottom to the top!

GREAT compilation! I bookmarked for future reference!

Fantastic video! I learned a lot. Thank you!