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Alcohol Recommendations: What Booze do we Endorse?

If you’re looking for alcohol recommendations, you’re in the right place!

Below, we list ALL of our recommended brands of booze, should you ever need guidance on what booze to buy.

Let’s jump right into the list of our alcohol recommendations.

Alcohol Recommendations: what booze do we endorse?

Vodka

For Vodka, we recommend:

 

FYI: we took a deep-dive into comparing different brands of Vodka and Smirnoff came out on top – you can read our Vodka comparison here.

ALSO, we took a deep-dive into Smirnoff as a brand to determine: is Smirnoff good vodka?

Flavoured Vodka

But of course, it doesn’t just end there with Vodka! Now, there are many different flavours of Vodka that you can try.

Here are our recommendations.

First up is Vanilla Vodka, a key ingredient to one of the most popular cocktails right now: The Pornstar Martini.

If you haven’t tried one of these bad boys yet, then I recommend you do. Like, now.

Smirnoff Green Apple Flavoured Vodka (70cl)
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Smirnoff Raspberry Vodka (70cl)
Smirnoff Raspberry Vodka (70cl)
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Rum

For Rum, we currently have recommendations for:

Editor’s Note

We have fantastic Rum Cocktails Collection recipe page, where we list ALL of our Rum-based cocktails.

Dark Rum

Spiced Rum

White Rum

Coconut Rum

Gin

Sloe Gin

Editor’s Note

If you’re reading this thinking “what the f@*k is Sloe Gin?”, see our detailed What is Sloe Gin article to get the lowdown.

Whiskey

Rye Whiskey

Jim Beam Rye Whisky
Jim Beam Rye Whisky
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Bourbon

Champagne

Prosecco

Southern Comfort

Editor’s Note

Check out our Best Cocktails with Southern Comfort article for Southern Comfort cocktail inspiration.

Blue Curacao

Blue Curacao is one of the most popular cocktail ingredients ever.

It’s used to create exotic-looking cocktails such as The Blue Hawaii amongst many others.

You can read more about Blue Curacao in our dedicated article.

Tequila

Editor’s Note

Tequila is a key ingredient in the Margarita.

Triple Sec

Editor’s Note

See our detailed What is Triple Sec? article here and a list of our Triple Sec cocktail recipes here.

Peach Schnapps

Editor’s Note

You can find out more about Peach Schnapps in our detailed What is Peach Schnapps? article.

Apple Schnapps

Teichenne Red Apple Schnapps (70cl)
Teichenne Red Apple Schnapps (70cl)
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Coffee Liqueur

One of our favouriate alcohol recommendations is Kahlua.

Kahula is bitter, delicious, and luxurious and is one of the key ingredients to one of the greatest, and most calorific, cocktails of all time: the White Russian.

Brandy

Flavoured Brandy

Angostura Bitters

Angostura Bitters can be found in a number of our cocktails, most notably The Old Fashioned.

Agostura Bitters is an alcoholic mixer comprised of herbs and spices made by House of Angustura in Trinidad & Tobago.

 

Orange Bitters

Campari

Editor’s Note

Find out more about Campari in our detailed What is Campari? article.

Passoa

Editor’s Note

Passoa is a Passionfruit Liqueur and is a key ingredient of the Pornstar Martini.

Amaretto

Vermouth

Galliano

Editor’s Note

Galliano is a key ingredient in the Harvey Wallbanger cocktail.

Limoncello

 

Advocaat

Blackcurrant Liqueur

Benedictine

Pernod

Orange Curacao

Port

Taylors Port
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Apple Cider

Absinthe

Alcohol Recommendations Summary

That’s quite an extensive list of alcohol recommendations, right? Well, more are on the way.

Why? Because the more cocktails we add to our database, the more alcohol we’ll be able to recommend. Our cocktail recipe hub is growing every day, so why not join our mailing list to get cocktail recipes delivered right to your mailbox. For free.