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Bitter cocktails

For when you want a drink with a bit of bite. Here’s our full list of bitter cocktail recipes.

All 49 bitter cocktails

Every bitter ThatCocktail recipe, newest first.

  • Americano in a rocks glass over ice with orange peel

    Americano

    3 ingredients · 2 mins

    Campari, sweet red vermouth, soda water

  • Rusty Nail in a rocks glass with a twist of lemon zest

    Rusty Nail

    3 ingredients · 2 mins

    Scotch whisky, Drambuie

  • Dry Martini in a martini glass with green olives on a pick

    Dry Martini

    3 ingredients · 2 mins

    Dry gin, dry vermouth

  • Dark Miss Belle cocktail in a coupe glass

    Miss Belle

    3 ingredients · 2 mins

    Dark rum, triple sec, crème de cacao

  • Skindy in a champagne flute

    Skindy

    2 ingredients · 2 mins

    Champagne, sloe gin

  • Pale Spider-Man cocktail in a martini glass with a lemon wheel

    Spider-Man

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Peach vodka, lime juice, tonic water, Angostura bitters

  • Xanadu in a coupe with a fruit skewer

    Xanadu

    3 ingredients · 2 mins

    Gin, cherry brandy, Chartreuse

  • Island of Santa Lucia in a rocks glass with an orange wedge and a cherry

    Island of Santa Lucia

    2 ingredients · 2 mins

    Kahlúa, spiced rum

  • 57 Magnum in a coupe with an orange twist

    57 Magnum

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Scotch, triple sec, orange bitters

  • Limoncello Spritz in a tumbler with a dried citrus wheel

    Limoncello Spritz

    5 ingredients · 2 mins

    Limoncello, prosecco, soda water, lemon slice, mint

  • Godchild in a rocks glass with an orange wedge and a cherry

    Godchild

    2 ingredients · 2 mins

    Brandy, amaretto

  • Sandpaper in a martini glass with a citrus wheel

    Sandpaper

    3 ingredients · 2 mins

    Grapefruit juice, light rum, cherry brandy

  • Zombie in a tall tiki glass with mint and a straw

    Zombie

    10 ingredients · 2 mins

    Dark rum, golden rum, demerara rum, lime juice, falernum, Donn’s mix (fresh white grapefruit juice and cinnamon syrup), grenadine, Angostura bitters, Pernod

  • Paloma in a salt-rimmed tumbler with a lemon slice

    Paloma

    5 ingredients · 2 mins

    Tequila, lime juice, pink grapefruit soda, salt

  • Pornstar Spritz in a martini glass with a mint sprig

    Pornstar Spritz

    5 ingredients · 2 mins

    Vanilla vodka, Passoa, prosecco, soda water

  • Old Cuban in a stemmed glass with crushed ice and mint

    Old Cuban

    6 ingredients · 2 mins

    Aged gold rum, prosecco, simple syrup, lime juice, Angostura bitters

  • Rob Roy in a coupe with a sugared rim

    Rob Roy

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Scotch whiskey, red vermouth, Angostura bitters

  • Amaretto Sour in a rocks glass with an orange wedge and a cherry

    Amaretto Sour

    5 ingredients · 2 mins

    Amaretto, lemon juice (freshly squeezed), Angostura bitters, egg white

  • Dirty Martini in a martini glass with green olives

    Dirty Martini

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Gin or vodka, vermouth, green olive brine (or olive juice)

  • Vesper Martini in a martini glass with a citrus wheel

    Vesper Martini

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Gin, vodka, Lillet Blanc

  • Aperol Spritz in a wine glass with an orange slice

    Aperol Spritz

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Aperol, prosecco, soda water

  • French Connection over ice in a rocks glass with an orange slice

    French Connection

    2 ingredients · 2 mins

    Cognac, amaretto

  • Godfather over ice in a rocks glass with an orange slice

    Godfather

    2 ingredients · 2 mins

    Scotch whiskey, amaretto

  • John Collins in a tall glass with ice and citrus slices

    John Collins

    7 ingredients · 2 mins

    Gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup, tonic water, Angostura bitters

  • Monkey Gland

    5 ingredients · 2 mins

    Gin, orange juice, absinthe, grenadine

  • Negroni over ice in a rocks glass with an orange slice

    Negroni

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Gin, sweet vermouth, Campari

  • Sidecar

    3 ingredients · 2 mins

    Cognac, triple sec, lemon juice

  • Manhattan

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Bourbon, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters

  • French 75 in a champagne flute with a lemon wheel

    French 75

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Gin, champagne, lemon juice, simple syrup

  • Peach Me in a tall glass with ice and a cucumber ribbon

    Peach Me

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Bourbon, peach schnapps

  • Colonel’s Coffee

    3 ingredients · 2 mins

    Bourbon, Kahlúa, cola

  • Bourbon Apple Punch

    9 ingredients · 2 mins

    Bourbon, Angostura bitters, cloudy apple juice, soda water, lemon juice, honey, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg

  • Scofflaw

    6 ingredients · 2 mins

    Bourbon, vermouth, grenadine, freshly squeezed lemon juice, orange bitters

  • Boulevardier

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Bourbon, Campari, vermouth

  • Espresso Martini in a martini glass with coffee beans on the foam

    Espresso Martini

    5 ingredients · 2 mins

    Vodka, Kahlúa, sugar syrup, shot of espresso

  • Between the Sheets

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    White rum, cognac, triple sec, lemon juice

  • Yellow Bird in a martini glass with a mint sprig

    Yellow Bird

    5 ingredients · 2 mins

    White rum, Galliano, triple sec, lime juice

  • Old Fashioned in a rocks glass with an orange wedge and a cherry

    Old Fashioned

    5 ingredients · 2 mins

    Sugar or 1 tsp of syrup, Angostura bitters, water, bourbon or rye whiskey

  • Margarita frozen in a margarita glass with a lime wheel

    Margarita

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Tequila, Cointreau, lime juice

  • Anejo Highball

    7 ingredients · 2 mins

    White rum, orange curaçao, ginger beer, lime juice, bitters, lime, orange

  • Ginger Blood Orange

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    Tequila, blood orange juice, ginger beer

  • Black Russian

    2 ingredients · 2 mins

    Vodka, Kahlúa

  • Vodka Martini in a martini glass with green olives

    Vodka Martini

    3 ingredients · 2 mins

    Vodka, vermouth

  • Madison Avenue

    5 ingredients · 2 mins

    White rum, Cointreau, lime juice, orange bitters

  • My Fair Lady

    5 ingredients · 2 mins

    White rum, Cointreau, lemon juice, orange bitters

  • Strawberry Mojito

    5 ingredients · 2 mins

    White rum, lime juice, grapefruit juice, soda water

  • Grapefruit and Blueberry Mojito

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    White rum, lime juice, grapefruit juice

  • Mojito

    4 ingredients · 2 mins

    White rum, lime juice, soda water

  • El Presidente over ice in a rocks glass with orange peel

    El Presidente

    5 ingredients · 2 mins

    White rum, vermouth, Cointreau, grenadine

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