These are the most iconic cocktail recipes everyone should know how to make. Once you master these simple classics, you can start with fun cocktail experiments.

From plain simple syrup to flavored ones, they are a quick way to add sweetness to cocktails, coffee and tea, and fresh fruit ...

Instructions Muddle cucumber and simple syrup. Add other ingredients and shake well. Strain and serve up in a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cucumber slice. Instructions In shaker muddle ...

If you're not already acquainted with pisco, the unaged brandy that's Peru's national spirit, this easy-drinking spring cocktail is a great introduction. It's combined with lychee syrup ...

Composed of gin, ginger beer, simple syrup, freshly squeezed lime juice, and fresh mint, this refreshing highball gained fame as Saunders's influential cocktail bar, Pegu Club in New York City.