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Our Favorite Three-Ingredient Cocktails

Posted: 05/13/11 03:47 PM ET


Who says a good cocktail needs a dozen obscure ingredients? Some of the most enduring and popular recipes are actually some of the shortest and easiest to make.

While there are very simple drinks that are just alcohol and a mixer--the Rum & Coke and the Gin & Tonic come to mind--when you add just one more thing, you can often get greater complexity and depth.

Here are five of the best three-ingredient cocktails, whose recipes we suggest you commit to memory.

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This easy-drinking, old-school elixir is nothing more than a jigger of Scotch, bourbon or rye on the rocks, plus ginger ale and club soda. The mixture has a subtle spice and sweetness, along with plenty of bubbles.

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Who says a good cocktail needs a dozen obscure ingredients? Some of the most enduring and popular recipes are actually some of the shortest and easiest to make. While there are very simple drinks tha...
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jukesgrrl
Hands off SS, Medicare & Medicaid
12:28 AM on 05/18/2011
In hot weather I always liked tequila and Schweppes Bitter Lemon over ice.
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writeon1
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10:03 PM on 05/17/2011
I quit asking for a "Bacardi" years ago because servers or bartenders would bring me a shot glass with Bacardi rum in it. (A bacardi cocktail is just a daiquiri with grenadine) and was very popular in the 1960's and 70's. It's light and refreshing and sweeter than a daiquiri. I tended bar through and beyond college for a number of years and I never worked anywhere that didn't have a Mr. Boston bartender's guide in case you got stumped. I guess that is unheard of now-a-days. http://newsy1.wordpress.com
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kareemachan
watashi ha tororu ga oroka da to omoi masu。
12:49 PM on 05/17/2011
I like a variation of the White Russian - a Dirty Mother which uses tequila instead of vodka.
10:11 AM on 05/17/2011
How about the Algonquin? Rye, dry vermouth and pineapple juice.
07:48 AM on 05/17/2011
Two ingredients here...Cranberry Juice and Champagne = Poinsettia...great for the holidays or anytime!
07:48 AM on 05/17/2011
I have been making my Daiquiris the old fashson way for years, but I like my frozen. Same with Margaritas. Always ask if the either come from the slush machine, answer is yes, I say no thanks. I ordered a Sidecar at a local chain & about keeled over laughing at what arrived. Yes, the brandy was there in a plastic shot glass with a handle that was attached to a hugh glass of Margarita mix. I sent it back with the comment the place needed to get a bar book. Obviously the bartender didn't have a clue!
07:43 AM on 05/17/2011
vodka, tonic and lime juice.....the ultimate summer refreshment.
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FoxIslander
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01:11 AM on 05/18/2011
sweeeet....that in fact IS summer.
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DandaPanda
I am not a republican
02:08 PM on 05/16/2011
gosh I luvs me a good sidecar!
11:07 AM on 05/16/2011
MMMMMMMMMMMMMM :)
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Lapis 29
11:05 AM on 05/16/2011
Seabreeze - grapefruit juice, a splash of cranberry juice, shot of vodka

Delicious!
09:54 AM on 05/16/2011
French Gimlet: 2 parts Grey Goose Poire, 1 part St. Germain and lime juice up or on the rocks
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Pandoras Folly
This Micro-bio is of legendary quality
09:09 AM on 05/16/2011
If you like Scotch try a "Blood and Sands" only one of two ways I take my scotch
08:58 AM on 05/16/2011
Out of all of these the Negroni (which I'd never heard of) is the most appealing to me. I've heard of a Presbyterian, but never knew what went into one. Turns out I've been drinking them by accident for a while.

I'm surprised that a simple martini didn't make the list. (Though, I suppose that most everyone already knows about them, when these are more obscure cocktails). Chilled Beefeater, a whisper of vermouth, and an olive. That's the apex of the 3 ingredient cocktail.
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kareemachan
watashi ha tororu ga oroka da to omoi masu。
12:50 PM on 05/17/2011
Just one olive? I usually put in 4-5 for my husband!
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MagicalPossibilities
Question everything...
12:54 AM on 05/16/2011
I cant stand sweet creamy drinks anymore (nor can my aging metabolism handle them) but I used to love Brandy Alexanders: brandy, creme de cacao and heavy cream or half and half.
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signgrrl
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01:07 PM on 05/16/2011
yes, that is my traditional christmas drink. i would make up a batch in a 1 qt rubbermade container and just shake and pour when more ppl came in the door. if i ''accidentally" made too much, i just used it as a coffee creamer.
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Yellowhammer
08:03 PM on 05/15/2011
The real winners should be bourbon and ice, scotch and ice, and vodka and ice.
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DandaPanda
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02:08 PM on 05/16/2011
not TOO much ice...