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Buddy's Favorite, Absinthe Cocktail, and Bourbon and Water use still water. Buddy's Favorite lists 180 ml for 1 serving. Compare the 81 recipes below for the remaining ingredients and preparation steps.
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Start with Buddy's Favorite

Buddy's Favorite takes about 4 minutes and lists 180 ml of still water.

A balanced built cocktail combining bourbon, water.

The strongest signals in Kokto’s five-axis profile are strength (3/5) and sweetness (2/5).

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Recipes to explore81
Required in53
Optional in28
Methods represented5

Measurements and preparation

How much still water should you use?

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81 cocktails using Still Water

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Absinthe Cocktail cocktail on a dark studio background75 ml · Shaken

Absinthe Cocktail

4 min · View recipe →

Absinthe Frappé cocktail on a dark studio background30 ml · Shaken

Absinthe Frappé

5 min · View recipe →

Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder cocktail on a dark studio background7.5 ml · optional · Shaken

Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

5 min · View recipe →

Asylum Cocktail cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · Stirred

Asylum Cocktail

5 min · View recipe →

Bajan Daiquiri cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · Shaken

Bajan Daiquiri

5 min · View recipe →

Ballroom cocktail on a dark studio background7.5 ml · Stirred

Ballroom

5 min · View recipe →

Bermondsey Minute cocktail on a dark studio background7.5 ml · optional · Stirred

Bermondsey Minute

5 min · View recipe →

Bitter in Brazil cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · Stirred

Bitter in Brazil

6 min · View recipe →

Bourbon and Water cocktail on a dark studio background120 ml · Built

Bourbon and Water

4 min · View recipe →

Bourbon Crusta cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Shaken

Bourbon Crusta

10 min · View recipe →

Buddy's Favorite cocktail on a dark studio background180 ml · Built

Buddy's Favorite

4 min · View recipe →

Canchánchara cocktail on a dark studio background50 ml · Muddled

Canchánchara

5 min · View recipe →

Chamomile Bourbon Milk Punch cocktail on a dark studio background30 ml · Built

Chamomile Bourbon Milk Punch

30 min · View recipe →

Champs-Élysées cocktail on a dark studio background7.5 ml · Shaken

Champs-Élysées

5 min · View recipe →

Chocolate Drink cocktail on a dark studio background30 ml · Built

Chocolate Drink

4 min · View recipe →

Cider Cup cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · Built

Cider Cup

5 min · View recipe →

Coconut Water cocktail on a dark studio background37.5 ml · Stirred

Coconut Water

5 min · View recipe →

Cold Fashioned cocktail on a dark studio background22.5 ml · Built

Cold Fashioned

5 min · View recipe →

Columbus Daiquiri cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Shaken

Columbus Daiquiri

5 min · View recipe →

Creole Contentment cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · Stirred

Creole Contentment

5 min · View recipe →

Crimea cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · optional · Muddled

Crimea

5 min · View recipe →

De La Louisiane #1 cocktail on a dark studio background7.5 ml · optional · Stirred

De La Louisiane #1

5 min · View recipe →

De La Louisiane #3 cocktail on a dark studio background7.5 ml · optional · Stirred

De La Louisiane #3

5 min · View recipe →

Di Pompelmo cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · Shaken

Di Pompelmo

5 min · View recipe →

Dragon Fruit Chia Punch cocktail on a dark studio background1 cup · Built

Dragon Fruit Chia Punch

20 min · View recipe →

Duchess cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · Stirred

Duchess

5 min · View recipe →

Duke's Dry Martini - The 'Naked' or 'Direct' Martini cocktail on a dark studio background5 ml · Built

Duke's Dry Martini - The 'Naked' or 'Direct' Martini

4 min · View recipe →

Dulchin cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · optional · Shaken

Dulchin

6 min · View recipe →

Edison's Medicine cocktail cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · Shaken

Edison's Medicine cocktail

5 min · View recipe →

Empire Cocktail cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Stirred

Empire Cocktail

5 min · View recipe →

Espresso Martini Granita cocktail on a dark studio background480 ml · Built

Espresso Martini Granita

30 min · View recipe →

Esquire #1 cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · Shaken

Esquire #1

5 min · View recipe →

Expense Account cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · Stirred

Expense Account

6 min · View recipe →

Fair & Warmer No. 2 cocktail on a dark studio background7.5 ml · optional · Stirred

Fair & Warmer No. 2

5 min · View recipe →

Gennaro’s Sidecar cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · Shaken

Gennaro’s Sidecar

5 min · View recipe →

Georgia Mint Julep cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · Muddled

Georgia Mint Julep

5 min · View recipe →

Gin Pahit cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · Stirred

Gin Pahit

5 min · View recipe →

Gold cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · Stirred

Gold

5 min · View recipe →

Grand Sidecar cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · optional · Shaken

Grand Sidecar

6 min · View recipe →

Green Beast cocktail on a dark studio background120 ml · Muddled

Green Beast

5 min · View recipe →

Green Fairy cocktail on a dark studio background25 ml · Shaken

Green Fairy

5 min · View recipe →

Grog cocktail on a dark studio background45 ml · Shaken

Grog

5 min · View recipe →

Gun Club Toddy cocktail on a dark studio background120 ml · Built

Gun Club Toddy

9 min · View recipe →

History & Nobility cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · Stirred

History & Nobility

6 min · View recipe →

Honey Daiquiri cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · Shaken

Honey Daiquiri

5 min · View recipe →

Honey Rum Grog cocktail on a dark studio background60 ml · Shaken

Honey Rum Grog

5 min · View recipe →

Hop Toad #1 cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Shaken

Hop Toad #1

5 min · View recipe →

Hop Toad #2 cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Shaken

Hop Toad #2

5 min · View recipe →

Imperial Opal cocktail on a dark studio background30 ml · Built

Imperial Opal

5 min · View recipe →

Improved Japanese Cocktail cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Shaken

Improved Japanese Cocktail

5 min · View recipe →

Into the Wild cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · Stirred

Into the Wild

5 min · View recipe →

Jello shots cocktail on a dark studio background45 ml · Built

Jello shots

4 min · View recipe →

Kill the cold Smoothie cocktail on a dark studio background240 ml · Built

Kill the cold Smoothie

4 min · View recipe →

Kintoki cocktail on a dark studio background135 ml · Built

Kintoki

7 min · View recipe →

Larchmont cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Shaken

Larchmont

5 min · View recipe →

Lavarello cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · Stirred

Lavarello

6 min · View recipe →

Like This & Like That cocktail on a dark studio background37.5 ml · Built

Like This & Like That

8 min · View recipe →

Limey cocktail on a dark studio background15 ml · optional · Shaken

Limey

5 min · View recipe →

London Cocktail cocktail on a dark studio background7.5 ml · optional · Stirred

London Cocktail

5 min · View recipe →

Mango Mojito Mocktail cocktail on a dark studio background2 tablespoon · Muddled

Mango Mojito Mocktail

5 min · View recipe →

Matcha Mocktail cocktail on a dark studio background1 tablespoon · Shaken

Matcha Mocktail

15 min · View recipe →

Mauresque cocktail on a dark studio background120 ml · Built

Mauresque

4 min · View recipe →

Mizuwari cocktail on a dark studio background120 ml · Built

Mizuwari

5 min · View recipe →

Peruvian Elder Sour cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Shaken

Peruvian Elder Sour

5 min · View recipe →

Pini cocktail on a dark studio background7.5 ml · optional · Shaken

Pini

5 min · View recipe →

Princeton cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · Stirred

Princeton

5 min · View recipe →

Professional cocktail on a dark studio background7.5 ml · optional · Stirred

Professional

5 min · View recipe →

Raspberry Lemonade Mocktail cocktail on a dark studio background4 cup · Blended

Raspberry Lemonade Mocktail

15 min · View recipe →

Serenity Now cocktail on a dark studio background120 ml · Built

Serenity Now

7 min · View recipe →

Sidecarriage cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Shaken

Sidecarriage

5 min · View recipe →

Swedish Blue Cocktail cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · Shaken

Swedish Blue Cocktail

6 min · View recipe →

Tequila Club cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Shaken

Tequila Club

5 min · View recipe →

The Bird Is The Word No. 2 cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Shaken

The Bird Is The Word No. 2

5 min · View recipe →

Turf Club (1895, George Kappeler) cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Stirred

Turf Club (1895, George Kappeler)

5 min · View recipe →

Velvet Threesome cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Stirred

Velvet Threesome

5 min · View recipe →

Virgin Raspberry Margarita cocktail on a dark studio background0.75 cup · Blended

Virgin Raspberry Margarita

5 min · View recipe →

Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri cocktail on a dark studio background0.25 cup · optional · Blended

Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri

5 min · View recipe →

Vodka Sidecar cocktail on a dark studio background7.5 ml · Shaken

Vodka Sidecar

6 min · View recipe →

Vodka Sling cocktail on a dark studio background5 ml · Built

Vodka Sling

5 min · View recipe →

Without Borders cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Shaken

Without Borders

6 min · View recipe →

Wogan cocktail on a dark studio background10 ml · optional · Shaken

Wogan

5 min · View recipe →

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What to mix with still water

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Lemon

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Quick answers

Still Water cocktail questions

Which cocktails use still water?

Buddy's Favorite, Absinthe Cocktail, and Bourbon and Water use still water. Buddy's Favorite lists 180 ml for 1 serving. Compare the 81 recipes below for the remaining ingredients and preparation steps.

How much still water do I need for a cocktail?

Buddy's Favorite lists 180 ml for 1 serving; Absinthe Cocktail lists 75 ml for 1 serving; Bourbon and Water lists 120 ml for 1 serving. Use the amount in your chosen recipe: these examples are different drink specifications, not interchangeable ratios.

What else do I need to make Buddy's Favorite?

Alongside still water, the required ingredients for Buddy's Favorite are 45 ml bourbon. Its built preparation takes about 4 minutes. Open the recipe for optional garnishes and the complete method.

Is still water required or optional?

Still Water is required in 53 of the 81 linked recipes and optional in 28. Optional entries are labeled on the recipe cards; check the preparation note to see their role in that drink.

Evidence

Sources & editorial note

Recipe amounts, preparation notes and ingredient combinations come from Kokto’s dated 3006-recipe catalog. Counts cover this published set. Recipes are listed alphabetically; the quick starting point uses preparation time, then required-ingredient count. Taste scores are Kokto’s recipe profiles, not customer ratings. Ingredient combinations describe the linked recipes rather than substitution advice.

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