3 Ingredient Cocktails

Pascale Le Draoulec,SELF

As fascinating and layered as cocktails have become, sometimes simpler is better. Party starting in 3-2-1? This is no time to be gutting a vanilla bean.

So we asked New York City bartenders to share some of their favorite "minimalist" cocktails with a maximum of three ingredients-not counting garnishes such as citrus or sugar. Many of these may sound familiar. That's because many of the most classic cocktails, from the Martini to the Manhattan, count three ingredients-tops.


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