# The IBA official cocktails: "The Unforgettables"

From the Negroni and the Dry Martini to the Sazerac, the Sidecar and the Last Word: the cocktails in the "Unforgettables" category of the International Bartenders Association (IBA), 34 of the 102 official cocktails the IBA recognises as the most requested recipes, with their ingredients.

- 59 votes · 34 items
- Mar 24, 2025 · Quique
- https://even.best/en/l/5348/the-iba-official-cocktails-the-unforgettables

## Top 34

1. **Alexander** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Made with cognac, crème de cacao and cream.
2. **Americano** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Made with Campari, sweet vermouth and, for the sparkling version, club soda; garnished with a slice of lemon.
3. **Angel Face** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Made with gin, apricot brandy and Calvados in equal parts.
4. **Aviation** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Made with gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette and lemon juice.
5. **Between the Sheets** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Made with white rum, cognac, triple sec and lemon juice.
6. **Casino** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Made with gin, maraschino liqueur, orange bitters and fresh lemon juice.
7. **Boulevardier** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Made with bourbon or rye whiskey, sweet vermouth and Campari.
8. **Clover Club** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Made with gin, lemon juice, raspberry syrup and egg white.
9. **John Collins** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and soda water.
10. **Last Word** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Made with equal parts gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and lime juice.
11. **Manhattan** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Made with whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.
12. **Mary Pickford** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Made with white rum, pineapple juice, grenadine and maraschino liqueur.
13. **Negroni** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Made with equal parts gin, red vermouth and Campari, with orange peel.
14. **Paradise** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Made with gin, apricot brandy and orange juice, with a splash of lemon juice.
15. **Planter's Punch** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Made with Jamaican rum, fresh lime juice and sugar cane juice.
16. **Remember the Maine** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Made with rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, cherry brandy and absinthe.
17. **Brandy Crusta** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with brandy, maraschino liqueur, curaçao, fresh lemon juice, sugar syrup and Angostura bitters.
18. **Daiquiri** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with rum, lime juice and sugar.
19. **Gin Fizz** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with gin, lemon juice and sugar, topped with soda water.
20. **Hanky Panky** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with gin, sweet vermouth and Fernet-Branca.
21. **Monkey Gland** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with gin, orange juice, grenadine and absinthe; created in the 1920s at Harry's New York Bar in Paris.
22. **Old Fashioned** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with sugar muddled with bitters, whiskey and a twist of citrus peel.
23. **Porto Flip** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with brandy, ruby port and an egg yolk.
24. **Ramos Fizz** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with gin, lemon and lime juice, egg white, sugar, cream, orange flower water and soda water.
25. **Rusty Nail** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with Drambuie and Scotch whisky.
26. **Sazerac** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with cognac or whiskey with sugar, bitters and absinthe; born in New Orleans.
27. **Tuxedo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with gin, dry vermouth, orange bitters, maraschino and absinthe.
28. **Vieux Carré** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine and Peychaud's bitters.
29. **White Lady** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Made with gin, triple sec and lemon juice.
30. **Martinez** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Made with gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur and orange bitters; the precursor of the Martini.
31. **Dry Martini** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Made with gin and dry white vermouth, with an olive or a lemon twist.
32. **Sidecar** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Made with cognac, orange liqueur and lemon juice.
33. **Stinger** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Made with brandy and crème de menthe.
34. **Whiskey Sour** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Made with whiskey (often bourbon), lemon juice, sugar and optionally egg white.

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