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    Craft Cocktails at Home

    Homemade craft cocktails can be as simple or as complicated as you want! These recipes are some of the basic building blocks on your way to creating your own specialty drinks.

    • A bottle of Sugar Cookie Syrup on a countertop with sugar cookies to the left of the bottle. The bottle is capped with a grey colored cap. In the background are a white pot with a red spatula in it and some evergreen and berry holiday decorations.
      Sugar Cookie Syrup
    • Side view of a bottle of Honey Syrup with a wooden honey dipper on a dish next to it.
      Honey Syrup
    • Side view of a smores martini. The drink is in a tall martini glass with a chocolate syrup drizzle, graham cracker crumbs on the rim and a toasted marshmallow on top. In the background is a jigger along with marshmallows and graham crackers.
      S'Mores Martini
    • A collage of four images, each showing a different bottle of flavored simple syrup. Sage, cinnamon, rhubarb and jalapeno flavors.
      The Top 12+ BEST Simple Syrup Recipes for Your Cocktails and Mocktails
    • Close up of a Pumpkin Spice Old Fashioned cocktail in an old fashioned glass, garnished with a dried orange slice and cinnamon stick.
      Pumpkin Spice Old Fashioned
    • Close up of a bottle of Pumpkin Spice syrup. The syrup is brown in color and the bottle has a cork stopper.
      Pumpkin Spice Syrup
    • Side view of a glass bottle filled with a slightly cloudy liquid, marshmallow vodka. There are marshmallows all around the sides of the bottle.
      Marshmallow Vodka
    • Watermelon juice in a corked bottle on a countertop. Fresh watermelon is in the background.
      Watermelon Juice
    • Raspberry simple syrup in a glass bottle with some fresh raspberries next to it on the counter.
      Raspberry Syrup for Cocktails
    • A watermelon next to a jar of watermelon rind syrup.
      Watermelon Rind Syrup
    • Overhead view of a bottle of purple butterfly pea tequila on a countertop.
      Color Changing Butterfly Pea Tequila
    • A glass bottle of Gingerbread syrup on a countertop with a kraft paper label that says “Gingerbread Syrup” with a hand drawn gingerbread man. Some fresh ginger and cinnamon sticks are seen in the background. A mini gingerbread man is resting against the bottle.
      Gingerbread Syrup
    • Three cocktails on a countertop with the Shaker & Spoon box in the background. These are the three cocktails you can make from the Shaker & Spoon vodka brunch box. Two are in old fashioned glasses and one is in a stemmed coupe glass.
      Shaker and Spoon Review - My Experience with a Cocktail Subscription Box
    • Slightly overhead view of ginger shrub in a bottle. A piece of ginger is next to it.
      Ginger Shrub Recipe with Lemon
    • A capped bottle of homemade earl grey syrup.
      Earl Grey Syrup
    • Side view of an open glass bottle filled with cinnamon syrup, with cinnamon sticks on the countertop next to the bottle. The bottle is on a white wood countertop and in the background are a white saucepan on a round cooling rack, a white vase with fall-colored dried flowers, and a white and gray striped linen.
      Cinnamon Syrup
    • Close up of a variety of different bottles of amaro liqueur.
      Amaro Liqueur: Here's What You Need to Know
    • Bottle of lavender syrup on a gray countertop. In the background is a white pot and other tools to make the syrup, along with a vase of greenery.
      Lavender Syrup
    • Side view of a bunch of different cocktail jiggers on a tabletop, all different shapes, sizes and colors, sitting in a line.
      What is a Jigger? The Essential Guide to Measuring Cocktails
    • Side view of an open swing-top glass bottle filled with dark brown Demerara syrup on a gray countertop. A small dish of demerara sugar is to the left of the bottle. In the background, a white saucepan is on the right on top of a cork trivet, and a tan colored linen is on the left along with some greenery. There is a dark brown wood wall in the back.
      Demerara Syrup
    • Glass bottle filled with simple syrup with a cork next to it.
      How to Make Simple Syrup
    • Smoked simple syrup in a swing-top bottle on a gray countertop.
      Smoked Simple Syrup
    • caramel syrup in a bottle with white pan in background
      Caramel Syrup
    • Side view of mango nectar in a glass bottle with mangoes around it and flowers in the background.
      Mango Nectar
    • Open bottle of hibiscus syrup on a countertop with dried hibiscus flowers on the side.
      Hibiscus Syrup
    • Side view of a glass bottle with jalapeno syrup in it and jalapeno slices around it and cooking equipment in the background.
      Jalapeño Simple Syrup
    • Bottle of sage syrup with fresh sage next to it.
      Sage Simple Syrup
    • Pink rhubarb syrup in a glass bottle with a gray cap on a countertop with a plant and rhubarb stalks in the background.
      Rhubarb Syrup
    • brown eggs on a linen cloth
      How to Pasteurize Eggs Sous Vide
    • large bottle of limoncello liqueur
      Homemade Limoncello
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    I'm Kim, a cocktail enthusiast (and cold brew coffee lover). Here you'll find recipes, tips and tricks to make delicious cocktails at home! More about me →

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    • Side view of a Lavender Mule vodka cocktail on a gray countertop. The drink is in a gold and glass mug with a lime slice and dried lavender sprigs as garnish. In the background are a bottle of lavender syrup, some bar tools, and a cut lime on a wooden cutting board.
      Lavender Mule
    • Side view of a pink colored Floradora gin cocktail. Bar tools and ingredients are in the background.
      Floradora Cocktail
    • Side view of a Lychee mocktail garnished with mint and a lychee along with lime zest sugar on the side of the glass. In the background are flowers, a jigger, a dish of lychees and fresh mint.
      Lychee Mocktail
    • Slightly overhead photo of a Lavender Lime gin spritz cocktail. The drink is a pinkish purple color and garnished with a lime slice and lavender sprigs.
      Lavender Lime Gin Spritz
    • Martini glass with a Blueberry Lemon Drop cocktail. The drink is red with blue sugar rim and garnished with a lemon slice and blueberries.
      Blueberry Lemon Drop Martini
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