10 Stiff Cocktail Recipes (to See You Through the Election)

Four of the 10 stiff cocktails recipes, including a dark and stormy, sazerac, hanky panky, and little hot after dinner shots.

These stiff cocktail recipes, including a breakfast martini, dark and stormy, Manhattan, and an old-fashioned, are our favorite boozy (and we DO mean boozy!) beverages. Here’s how to make them.

A breakfast martini with orange zest next to a plate with buttered toast and marmalade, a pair of reading glasses, and a newspaper.

Jason Varney

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Breakfast Martini

Although we're not necessarily suggesting that you consume this for breakfast, you'll think of it every time you look at your jar of marmalade. Hence, a breakfast martini.

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A highball glass filled with classic old-fashioned cocktail and large ice cubes.

William Lingwood

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Classic Old-Fashioned Cocktail

This classic old-fashioned cocktail recipe, made of sugar, water, whiskey or bourbon, and a splash of bitters, is an American classic.

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A classic Manhattan cocktail in a coupe glass with a lemon garnish.

John Kernick

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Classic Manhattan Cocktail

A classic Manhattan cocktail is incredibly sassy. Made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, Grand Marnier, bitters, and a lemon twist, it's a classic for a reason.

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A Sazerac cocktail garnished with a twist, sitting on a bar beside a spoon and a bottle of rye whiskey.

William Lingwood

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Sazerac Cocktail

The Sazerac cocktail is making a comeback revisiting the charm of old-school cocktails. Rye whiskey, absinthe, bitters, simple syrup, and a classic twist are all it takes.

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A tall aperitif glass filled with hanky panky cocktail and an orange twist on the rim of the glass.

Daniel Krieger

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Hanky Panky Cocktail

This hanky panky cocktail recipe is similar to a martini, with a slightly sweet edge. Perfect for Valentine's Day or date night.

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A tall glass filled with dark and stormy cocktail with ginger beer being poured in.

Lulu Powers

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Dark and Stormy Cocktail

The dark and stormy cocktail is a simple concoction of smooth rum, spicy ginger beer, and a wedge of lime. Sorta like a grown up soda.

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A coupe glass filled with a revolver cocktail, garnished with orange peel.

Alanna Hale

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The Revolver Cocktail

This revolver cocktail recipe is made with bourbon, coffee liquor, and orange bitters. An alternative to the Manhattan cocktail.

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David Leite

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Fatty Daddy Cocktail

The David Leite cocktail recipe, made from bourbon, bacon, maple syrup, port, and Amarena cherries, is also known as The Fatty Daddy. Guess why.

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A high ball glass partially filled with an amber Sazerac cocktail without absinthe and an oversized ice cube.

Clare Barboza and Mark Bitterman

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Sazerac Cocktail Without Absinthe

This Sazerac cocktail skips the traditional absinthe but still contains a little anise zip from anise bitters plus additional flavorings for a modern twist on a classic cocktail.

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