# The IBA Contemporary Classics: the best modern classic cocktails

Mojito, Margarita, Moscow Mule and Piña Colada: the 34 drinks in the 'Contemporary Classics' category of the International Bartenders Association's official cocktail list.

- 385 votes · 34 items
- Jan 4, 2022 · fitfam_victoria
- https://even.best/en/l/2343/the-iba-contemporary-classics-the-best-modern-classic-cocktails

## Top 34

1. **Mojito** (20 · ▲21 ▼1) — White rum, sugar, lime, mint and soda.
2. **Moscow Mule** (19 · ▲20 ▼1) — Vodka, ginger beer and lime.
3. **Bellini** (18 · ▲18 ▼0) — Prosecco and white peach purée.
4. **Caipirinha** (17 · ▲19 ▼2) — Cachaça, sugar and lime: Brazil's national cocktail.
5. **Mai Tai** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — Rum, curaçao, orgeat and lime.
6. **Margarita** (12 · ▲15 ▼3) — Tequila, orange liqueur and lime, with a salted rim.
7. **Mint Julep** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — Bourbon, sugar, crushed ice and mint.
8. **Mimosa** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — Sparkling wine and orange juice.
9. **Piña Colada** (11 · ▲14 ▼3) — Rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice.
10. **Bloody Mary** (10 · ▲12 ▼2) — Vodka, tomato juice and spices.
11. **French 75** (10 · ▲12 ▼2) — Gin, Champagne, lemon and sugar.
12. **Pisco Sour** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — Pisco, lemon, syrup, egg white and bitters.
13. **Cuba Libre** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Rum, cola and lime.
14. **Long Island Iced Tea** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Vodka, tequila, rum, gin, triple sec and a splash of cola.
15. **Cosmopolitan** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — Vodka, triple sec, cranberry and lime.
16. **Irish Coffee** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — Hot coffee, Irish whiskey and sugar under a layer of cream.
17. **Hemingway Special** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — Rum, lime, maraschino and grapefruit.
18. **Singapore Sling** (8 · ▲10 ▼2) — Gin-based sling from Singapore.
19. **Cardinale** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Gin, dry vermouth and Campari.
20. **Sea Breeze** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Vodka, cranberry and grapefruit.
21. **Black Russian** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Vodka and coffee liqueur.
22. **French Connection** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Cognac and amaretto.
23. **Sex on the Beach** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Vodka, peach schnapps, orange and cranberry.
24. **Kir** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Crème de cassis topped with white wine.
25. **Corpse Reviver \#2** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — Gin, lemon, orange liqueur, Lillet and a dash of absinthe.
26. **Grasshopper** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Crème de menthe, crème de cacao and cream.
27. **Tequila Sunrise** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — Tequila, orange juice and grenadine.
28. **Garibaldi** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — Campari and orange juice.
29. **Vesper** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Gin, vodka and Kina Lillet, the James Bond Martini.
30. **Rabo de Galo** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Cachaça, sweet vermouth, Cynar and bitters.
31. **Champagne Cocktail** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Sugar, bitters, Champagne and brandy.
32. **Horse's Neck** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Brandy and ginger ale with a long lemon spiral.
33. **Zombie** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Several rums, fruit juices and liqueurs.
34. **Lemon Drop** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Vodka, lemon, triple sec and syrup.

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