Cocktails with Bitters & Cola — 23 Recipes

23 recipes pour both. Mostly built in the glass, usually in a Highball, 6–23% ABV.

By base spirit: Whiskey (6) · Gin (5) · Rum (4) · Brandy (4) · Tequila (2) · Vodka (2)

Bitters — goes best with: Sugar syrup (433) · Lime juice (260) · Brandy / cognac (253) · Lemon juice (238) · Other liqueur (231) · Gin (219) · White rum (198) · Sweet vermouth (196)

Cola — goes best with: Triple sec (27) · Sweet vermouth (19) · Ginger beer (18) · White rum (18) · Lime juice (17) · Gin (16) · Vodka (14) · Lemon juice (12)

• 3-Mile Long Island Iced Tea 23% ABV · Gin
• Aged Rum Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.14) 10% ABV · Rum
• Bluegrass Fernando 9% ABV · Whiskey
• Boca Raton 8% ABV · Rum
• Bourbon Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.15) 10% ABV · Whiskey
• Brandy Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.3) 10% ABV · Brandy
• Cachaça Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.10) 10% ABV · Rum
• Calvados Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.13) 10% ABV · Brandy
• Difford's Fruit Cup No.1 (gin based & Pimm's Cup-like) 10% ABV · Gin
• Genever Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.12) 6% ABV · Gin
• Improved Difford's Fruit Cup No.1 (gin based & Pimm's Cup-like) 10% ABV · Gin
• Lemmy 10% ABV · Whiskey
• Mezcal Fruit Cup (Diffords No.8 Cup) 10% ABV · Tequila
• Old Tom Gin Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.11) 10% ABV · Gin
• Pisco Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.9) 10% ABV · Brandy
• Piscola 15% ABV · Brandy
• Rocky Mountain Rootbeer 10% ABV · Vodka
• Rum Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.4) 10% ABV · Rum
• Rye Whiskey Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.5) 10% ABV · Whiskey
• Scotch Whisky Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.2) 10% ABV · Whiskey
• Tennessee Whiskey Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.17) 11% ABV · Whiskey
• Tequila Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.7) 10% ABV · Tequila
• Vodka Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.6) 10% ABV · Vodka

Brandy Gin Na Other Rum Tequila Vodka Whiskey

Blend Build Layer Muddle Shake Stir

Coupe Highball Other Rocks Shot Wine

Aperitivo & Bitter Beer Classics Coffee Creamy Milk & Cream Frozen Hot Long drinks Low-ABV Non-alcoholic Punch & Big-Batch Quick Shots Sours Sparkling Spirit-forward Summer Sweet Tea Tiki & tropical Wine Winter

2 ingredients 3 ingredients 4 ingredients 5 ingredients

Collins Equal parts Fizz Highball Martini-style Sour Spritz

Blend Double strain Dry shake Flame Float Muddle Rinse Swizzle

Citrus-free Dairy-free Egg-free No syrups or liqueurs Vegan

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