The Old Guard | 1880–1900
These are the cocktails that established the vocabulary of the American bar.
- Martini / Martinez
- Manhattan
- Old Fashioned
- Sazerac
- Improved Whiskey Cocktail
- Brandy Crusta
- Ramos Gin Fizz (first appears)
- Clover Club
- Whiskey Sour
- Gin Fizz
- Tom Collins
- Mint Julep
- Champagne Cocktail (first appears)
- Daiquiri
- Bacardi Cocktail
- Pisco Punch
- Planter’s Punch
- Fish House Punch
The Golden Age | 1900–1920
The cocktail becomes more refined, international, and increasingly associated with the great hotels and bars of the era.
- Aviation
- Bronx
- Hanky Panky
- Gibson
- Rob Roy
- Bobby Burns
- Blood & Sand
- El Presidente
- Mary Pickford (first appears)
- Negroni
- Americano
- Southside (first appears)
- Last Word
- Army & Navy
- Jack Rose
- Ward Eight
- Between the Sheets
- Sidecar (first appears)
The Jazz Age & Prohibition | 1920–1933
Cocktail culture travels, adapts, and flourishes despite Prohibition.
- Bee’s Knees
- Scofflaw
- French 75
- Boulevardier
- 20th Century
- Corpse Reviver No. 2
- Pegu Club
- Monkey Gland
- Tuxedo
- White Lady
- Twelve Mile Limit
- Mary Pickford (becomes increasingly popular)
- Hotel Nacional Special
- Southside (becomes increasingly popular)
- Gin Rickey
- Singapore Sling
The Post-Prohibition Era | 1934–1960
The classic cocktail enters its Hollywood and international hotel-bar era.
- Vieux Carré
- Ramos Gin Fizz (has a resurgence)
- Mai Tai
- Zombie
- Fog Cutter
- Painkiller
- Moscow Mule
- Daiquiri variations
- Hemingway Daiquiri
- Margarita
- Bloody Mary
- Dark ‘n’ Stormy
- Old Cuban
- Bellini
- Irish Coffee
- Black Russian
- Gimlet
- Champagne Cocktail (has a resurgence)
- Sidecar (has a resurgence)