Aromatic Cocktail Family

Origin

Clearly articulated in Jerry Thomas's 1862 cocktail section.

foundation

• Brandy Cocktail Historical

  Brandy cocktail functions as one of Thomas's core aromatic cocktail bases.

variant

• Gin Cocktail Historical

  Gin adaptation of the aromatic cocktail line.

• Golden Bronx Cocktail Historical

  An egg-yolk branch of the Bronx line.

• Silver Bronx Cocktail Historical

  A silvered Bronx branch also called Oriental.

• Tom Gin Cocktail Historical

  Improved Old Tom branch of the aromatic cocktail line.

• Whiskey Cocktail Historical

  Whiskey adaptation of the aromatic cocktail line.

service-variant

• Fancy Brandy Cocktail Historical

  Fancy brandy cocktail is a service-elevated form of the aromatic cocktail.

• Fancy Gin Cocktail Historical

  Fancy gin cocktail is a service-elevated form of the aromatic cocktail.

descendant

• Absinthe Cocktail Historical

  Absinthe-led aromatic branch.

• Absinthium Cocktail Historical

  Sweetened absinthe aromatic branch.

• Affinity Cocktail Historical

  Scotch split-vermouth branch.

• Alexander Cocktail Historical

  Pre-cream Alexander branch.

• All Right Cocktail Historical

  A rye aromatic branch accented with orange curacao.

• Anderson Cocktail Historical

  Dry gin-and-vermouth branch.

• Appetizer Historical

  Absinthe-vermouth-bitter aperitif branch.

• Apple Brandy Cocktail Historical

  Apple-spirit branch.

• Apple Jack Cocktail Historical

  Applejack aromatic cocktail branch.

• Applejack Cocktail Historical

  Olive-garnished applejack branch.

• Armour Cocktail Historical

  Fortified-wine aromatic branch.

• Bambo Cocktail Historical

  Fortified-wine aperitif branch.

• Bamboo Cocktail Historical

  Low-proof sherry-and-vermouth branch.

• Bijou Cocktail Historical

  A highly modern-feeling late aromatic cocktail with vermouth and orange-liqueur structure.

• Black Hawk Cocktail Historical

  Rye-and-sloe branch.

• Blackthorne Cocktail Historical

  Blackthorne sloe-vermouth branch.

• Bobby Burns Cocktail Historical

  A Scotch-vermouth aromatic branch with Benedictine.

• Bottled Brandy Cocktail Historical

  Prebatched aromatic cocktail service.

• Bottled Holland Gin Cocktail Historical

  Bottled genever branch.

• Bottled Manhattan Cocktail Historical

  Bottled Manhattan branch.

• Bottled Martini Cocktail Historical

  Bottled Martini branch.

• Bottled Tom Gin Cocktail Historical

  Bottled Old Tom branch.

• Bottled Vermouth Cocktail Historical

  Standalone bottled vermouth branch.

• Bottled Whiskey Cocktail Historical

  Bottled whiskey branch.

• Brain Duster Historical

  Absinthe-vermouth aromatic branch.

• Brant Cocktail Historical

  Brandy-and-menthe aromatic branch.

• Brazil Cocktail Historical

  Absinthe-accented sherry-vermouth cocktail branch.

• Brighton Cocktail Historical

  Holland-gin vermouth branch.

• Bronx Cocktail Historical

  Orange-juice aperitif branch.

• Brooklyn Cocktail Historical

  Brooklyn Manhattan-cousin branch.

• Brown Cocktail Historical

  Dry Holland-gin vermouth branch.

• Brut Cocktail Historical

  Amer-Picon aperitif branch.

• Byrrh Cocktail Historical

  Byrrh aperitif branch.

• Calisaya Cocktail Historical

  Calisaya aperitif branch.

• Campill Cocktail Historical

  Absinthe-shaded mixed-vermouth branch.

• Canadian Cocktail Historical

  Canadian-whisky aromatic branch.

• Casino Cocktail Historical

  Maraschino-and-citrus gin branch.

• Christie Cocktail Historical

  Dry gin-and-French-vermouth named branch.

• Cliftin Cocktail Historical

  Curacao-accented rye-and-vermouth branch.

• Coney Cocktail Historical

  Simple gin-and-sweet-vermouth branch.

• Consolidated Cocktail Historical

  Early lean Martini-style branch.

• Creole Cocktail Historical

  A whiskey-vermouth aromatic branch accented by bitter cordial modifiers.

• Cris Cocktail Historical

  Dry gin-and-Maraschino branch.

• Crisp Cocktail Historical

  Dry Plymouth-vermouth aperitif branch.

• Cushman Cocktail Historical

  Very dry gin-and-vermouth branch.

• Dean Cocktail Historical

  Amer-Picon and Maraschino rye branch.

• Deep Sea Cocktail Historical

  Dry gin and absinthe aperitif branch.

• Deronda Historical

  Dry bittered gin-cocktail branch with calisaya.

• Deshler Cocktail Historical

  A rye aperitif branch built with Dubonnet and bitters.

• Dorr Cocktail Historical

  Near-dry dual-vermouth gin branch.

• Doubonnet Cocktail Historical

  Standalone quinquina aperitif branch.

• Dry Manhattan Cocktail Historical

  Dry Manhattan branch.

• Dry Martini Cocktail Historical

  Dry Martini branch.

• Dubonnet Cocktail Historical

  Dubonnet-and-sherry aperitif branch.

• Duplex Historical

  Vermouth-and-acid-phosphate cocktail branch.

• East India Cocktail Historical

  Ornate red-fruited brandy aromatic branch.

• Edner Cocktail Historical

  Aromatised-wine and gin branch.

• Evans Cocktail Historical

  Apricot-and-Curacao rye branch.

• Fairbanks Cocktail Historical

  Light apricot-accented rye branch.

• Fancy Vermouth Cocktail Historical

  Decorated standalone vermouth branch.

• Fancy Whiskey Cocktail Historical

  Fancy whiskey branch.

• Farmers' Cocktail Historical

  Mixed-vermouth gin branch.

• Fifty-Fifty Cocktail Historical

  An equal-parts gin-and-French-vermouth branch.

• Fourth Regiment Cocktail Historical

  Celery-bitters Manhattan branch.

• Frank Hill Cocktail Historical

  Cherry-brandy and Cognac branch.

• French Vermouth Cocktail Historical

  Standalone French-vermouth branch.

• French Vermouth Frappe Historical

  Ultra-cold standalone French-vermouth service branch.

• Gibson Cocktail Historical

  Unbittered dry gin aperitif branch.

• Golf Cocktail Historical

  Dry gin and French-vermouth aperitif branch.

• Graham Cocktail Historical

  Fernet-and-vermouth aperitif branch.

• Guggenheimer Cocktail Historical

  Short bitter-vermouth branch.

• Hendrick Cocktail Historical

  Same-glass bourbon descendant near the old-fashioned branch point.

• Hiram Cocktail Historical

  Canadian-whisky vermouth branch.

• Holland Gin Cocktail Historical

  Late Holland-gin branch.

• Hungarian Bracer Historical

  Rye-vermouth-absinthe bracer branch.

• Hunter Cocktail Historical

  Cherry-brandy rye branch.

• Imperial Cocktail Historical

  A gin-and-French-vermouth aperitif branch with bitters and maraschino.

• Improved Manhattan Cocktail Historical

  Improved Manhattan branch.

• Improved Martini Cocktail Historical

  Improved Martini branch.

• Irish Cocktail Historical

  Irish-whiskey ornate aromatic branch.

• Irish Cocktail No. 1 Historical

  Irish-whiskey vermouth branch with acid phosphate.

• Irish Cocktail No. 2 Historical

  Plain Irish-whiskey aromatic branch.

• Irving Cocktail Historical

  Calisaya-accented gin branch.

• Italian Cocktail Historical

  Fernet-grenadine vermouth branch.

• Italian Vermouth Frappe Historical

  Ultra-cold standalone Italian-vermouth service branch.

• Jack Zeller Cocktail Historical

  Orange-gin and quinquina branch.

• Jamaica Rum Cocktail Historical

  Jamaica-rum aromatic branch.

• Jersey Cocktail Historical

  Cider-led regional aromatic cocktail branch.

• Judge Cocktail Historical

  Apricot-accented rye branch.

• Junkins Cocktail Historical

  Orthodox rye aromatic branch.

• Leonora Cocktail Historical

  Fruit-softened gin branch.

• Liberal Cocktail Historical

  Bitter-orange whiskey branch.

• Loewi Cocktail Historical

  Split orange-gin and dry-gin branch.

• Lone Tree Historical

  Minimal Old Tom and vermouth branch.

• Lone Tree Cocktail Historical

  Frapped dry gin-vermouth branch.

• Long-Range Cocktail Historical

  Composite vermouth-absinthe-brandy branch.

• Manhattan Cocktail Historical

  Mature Manhattan branch.

• Manhattan Cocktail, Dry Historical

  Early dry Manhattan branch.

• Manhattan Cocktail, Extra Dry Historical

  Extra-dry Manhattan branch.

• Marguerite Cocktail Historical

  Perfumed anisette gin-vermouth aperitif branch.

• Martinez Cocktail Historical

  Gin-and-vermouth descendant branch pointing toward the Martini family.

• Martini Cocktail Historical

  Sweet-vermouth Martini branch.

• Medford Rum Cocktail Historical

  Regional-rum aromatic branch.

• Merry Widow Historical

  Byrrh-and-gin branch.

• Merry Widow Cocktail Historical

  Absinthe-and-Benedictine gin branch.

• Metropole Cocktail Historical

  Dry-vermouth brandy branch.

• Metropolitan Cocktail Historical

  Built dry-vermouth brandy branch.

• Montana Club Cocktail Historical

  Anisette-and-brandy club branch.

• Montgomery Historical

  Dryer rye-vermouth branch.

• Morning Glory Fizz Historical

  Shows aromatic cocktail seasoning migrating into sparkling sour structure.

• Murphy Cocktail Historical

  Sloe-gin rye-vermouth branch.

• Nicholas Cocktail Historical

  Orange-gin and sloe-gin branch.

• Old Sport Historical

  Decorative rye-and-sherry cocktail with fruit-syrup embellishment.

• Old Tom Gin Cocktail Historical

  Old Tom branch bridging older gin cocktails and later aperitif forms.

• Old-Fashioned Brandy Cocktail Historical

  Explicit old-fashioned branch.

• Old-Fashioned Cocktail Historical

  Explicit old-fashioned naming branch of the aromatic whiskey line.

• Old-Fashioned Gin Cocktail Historical

  Old-fashioned gin-service branch.

• Old-Fashioned Holland Gin Cocktail Historical

  Old-fashioned Holland-gin branch.

• Old-Fashioned Manhattan Cocktail Historical

  Old-fashioned Manhattan branch.

• Old-Fashioned Martini Cocktail Historical

  Old-fashioned Martini branch.

• Old-Fashioned Tom Gin Cocktail Historical

  Old-fashioned Old Tom branch.

• Old-Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail Historical

  Explicit old-fashioned survival branch of the whiskey cocktail line.

• Olivette Cocktail Historical

  Dry absinthe-marked Plymouth-gin branch.

• Onion Cocktail Historical

  A Tom gin and vermouth aperitif branch served with onion.

• Oyster Bay Cocktail Historical

  Curacao-and-gin branch.

• Palmetto Cocktail Historical

  Rum-and-sweet-vermouth branch.

• Pepsin Cocktail Historical

  Proprietary-bitters whiskey branch.

• Perfect Cocktail Historical

  Split-vermouth whiskey branch.

• Pheasant Cocktail Historical

  Split-base brandy-gin branch.

• Picon Cocktail Historical

  Low-proof Amer-Picon branch.

• Plymouth Gin Cocktail Historical

  Plymouth-gin aromatic branch.

• Port Wine Cocktail Historical

  Fortified-wine aromatic branch.

• Porter Cocktail Historical

  Mint-accented mixed-vermouth gin branch.

• Princeton Cocktail Historical

  Layered Tom-gin branch.

• Racquet Club Cocktail Historical

  Dry gin-vermouth branch.

• Red Lion Cocktail Historical

  Orange-gin sweet-vermouth branch.

• Reform Cocktail Historical

  Dry vermouth-and-sherry aperitif branch.

• Rex Cocktail Historical

  Dry gin, absinthe, and Benedictine branch.

• Riding Club Cocktail Historical

  Acidulated bitter-liqueur branch.

• Rising Sun Historical

  Decorative fruit-dressed brandy cocktail branch.

• Rob Roy Cocktail Historical

  Scotch Manhattan branch.

• Robert Burns Historical

  Absinthe-shaded Irish-whiskey branch.

• Robert Burns Cocktail Historical

  A whisky-and-vermouth aromatic branch accented by absinthe.

• Robinson Cocktail Historical

  Unsweetened bourbon aromatic branch.

• Saratoga Brace-Up Historical

  Bitters-and-absinthe seasoning carried into a sparkling egg drink.

• Saratoga Cocktail Historical

  Sparkling fancy-brandy branch.

• Sazerac Cocktail Historical

  Absinthe-rinsed New Orleans branch.

• Schiedam Gin Cocktail Historical

  Schiedam-gin aromatic branch.

• Sherry and Bitters Historical

  Seasoned fortified-wine aperitif branch.

• Sherry Cocktail Historical

  Fortified-wine descendant of the whiskey-cocktail method.

• Silver Cocktail Historical

  Slightly sweeter gin-vermouth aperitif branch.

• Sloe Gin Cocktail Historical

  Sloe-gin stirred branch.

• Smith Cocktail Historical

  Dry Holland-gin vermouth branch.

• St. Joseph Cocktail Historical

  Scotch-and-vermouth aperitif branch.

• St. Petersburg Cocktail Historical

  Sparkling brandy descendant of the aromatic cocktail line.

• Star Cocktail Historical

  Apple-brandy vermouth branch.

• Story Cocktail Historical

  Bonecamp-and-brandy branch.

• Sunshine Cocktail Historical

  Dual-vermouth Old Tom branch.

• Swiss Ess Historical

  Egg-white absinthe branch.

• The Opal Historical

  Absinthe-led aromatic branch.

• Tipperary Cocktail Historical

  An Irish-whiskey vermouth branch accented by Chartreuse.

• Trilby Cocktail Historical

  Fashionable berry-vermouth descendant of the late aromatic line.

• Trowbridge Cocktail Historical

  Tiny sweet-vermouth gin branch.

• Turf Cocktail Historical

  Dry bitters-led Tom-gin branch.

• Tuxedo Cocktail Historical

  Drying aperitif-leaning Old Tom and vermouth branch.

• Union Cocktail Historical

  Built Tom-gin branch.

• Van Zandt Cocktail Historical

  Apricot-accented dry-gin branch.

• Vermouth and Bitters Historical

  Miniature seasoned-vermouth service branch.

• Vermouth Cocktail Historical

  Important vermouth-led branch in the late aromatic/aperitif cocktail line.

• Vermouth Cocktail, Dry Historical

  Standalone dry-vermouth branch.

• Virgin Cocktail Historical

  Gin-and-Italian-vermouth aperitif branch.

• Wachholderbeeren Hahnschwanz Historical

  Genever-substituted descendant of the improved gin cocktail line.

• Waldorf Cocktail Historical

  A rye and Italian-vermouth aromatic branch strongly accented by absinthe.

• Washington Cocktail Historical

  Brandy-and-French-vermouth aromatic branch.

• Whiskey Cocktail (New York) Historical

  Whiskey cocktail with vermouth-and-sherry seasoning.

• Widow's Kiss Historical

  Liqueur-enriched late-century aromatic branch.

• Yale Cocktail Historical

  Absinthe-lifted Tom-gin branch.

• York Cocktail Historical

  Whiskey-and-vermouth branch with open vermouth style.

• Zabriskie Historical

  Plymouth-and-Maraschino branch.

• Zaza Cocktail Historical

  Dubonnet-and-gin aperitif branch.

riff

• Japanese Cocktail Historical

  Flavoured syrup riff on the aromatic cocktail structure.

branch

• Ardsley Cocktail Historical

  A bitter-cordial and sloe-gin aromatic branch.

• Bird Cocktail Historical

  A sweetened brandy aromatic branch.

• Bishop Cocktail Historical

  A rum-and-claret aromatic branch.

• Brandy Crusta Historical

  The crusta branches out of the aromatic cocktail line by changing service and citrus handling.

• Bridal Cocktail Historical

  A dry gin and sweet-vermouth aromatic branch.

• Delmonico Cocktail Historical

  A dry gin and French-vermouth aromatic branch.

• Down Cocktail Historical

  A very dry gin-and-Italian-vermouth aromatic branch.

• Emerson Cocktail Historical

  A citrus-lifted Old Tom and vermouth aromatic branch.

• Farmer's Cocktail Historical

  A split-vermouth gin aromatic branch.

• Old-Fashioned Whiskey Toddy Historical

  An old-fashioned whiskey service closely adjoining the aromatic line.

• Paradise Cocktail Historical

  A gin and apricot-brandy aromatic branch.

• Poet's Dream Cocktail Historical

  A dry gin and French-vermouth aromatic branch with Benedictine accent.

• Porter or Pat's Cocktail Historical

  A decorated dry gin-and-vermouth aromatic branch.

• Rossington Cocktail Historical

  An Old Tom and Italian-vermouth aromatic branch.

• Salome Cocktail Historical

  A dry gin and split-vermouth aromatic branch with celery-leaf frappe service.

• Society Cocktail Historical

  A dry gin and French-vermouth aromatic branch with grenadine accent.

• Soul Kiss No. 3 Cocktail Historical

  A rye, Dubonnet, and French-vermouth aromatic branch.

• Taxi Cocktail Historical

  A dry gin and French-vermouth aromatic branch with lime and absinthe.

• Union League Cocktail Historical

  A Tom-gin and Port aromatic branch.

Modern descendants

• Old Fashioned
• Manhattan
• Martini