Cocktails by Base Spirit: 12 Reviewed Collections

Cocktails by base spirit

Move from the bottle you own to a useful set of complete recipes. Kokto covers the six global core bases plus important agave, cane, grape, wine and liqueur families.

Short answer

Browse 12 deterministic base collections across Kokto’s 3006reviewed cocktails. Membership comes from required catalog ingredients—not names, tags or generated guesses.

By Kokto EditorialCatalog reviewed 24 September 2026Kokto governed ingredient relationshipsHow we review recipes

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Open a family to compare recipes made with that base spirit.

Gin cocktail ingredient on a transparent background

633 recipes

Gin

juniper-led classics, citrus sours and tall sparkling drinks

260 recipes

Vodka

clean highballs, fruit-led drinks and coffee cocktails

569 recipes

Rum

Daiquiri-family sours, refreshing highballs and layered tropical drinks

199 recipes

Tequila

lime-forward sours, grapefruit highballs and agave-led modern classics

Bourbon cocktail ingredient on a transparent background

585 recipes

Whiskey

spirit-forward classics, citrus sours and warm coffee drinks

532 recipes

Brandy and Cognac

historic stirred drinks, elegant citrus sours and after-dinner recipes

101 recipes

Mezcal

smoky agave drinks balanced with citrus, aperitif and herbal liqueur

44 recipes

Pisco

bright citrus sours and fruit-led South American classics

65 recipes

Cachaça

lime-driven Brazilian classics and bitter-sweet stirred drinks

Champagne cocktail ingredient on a transparent background

118 recipes

Sparkling Wine

celebratory spritzes, brunch drinks and sparkling classics

Dry white wine cocktail ingredient on a transparent background

964 recipes

Wine and Fortified Wine

lower-proof aperitif drinks, vermouth classics and wine-led combinations

Amaretto cocktail ingredient on a transparent background

1957 recipes

Liqueur and Amaro

bittersweet aperitifs, herbal drinks and rich after-dinner cocktails

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Sources & editorial note

This hub is derived from reviewed required-ingredient relationships in Kokto’s dated publication snapshot. It does not claim universal base-spirit taxonomy or popularity order.

Kokto governed 3006-recipe catalogRecipe identity, required ingredients, steps and tasting profiles
Kokto governed media catalogPublished ingredient images with verified rights records; each family uses a representative ingredient