The 20 Most Popular Cocktail Recipes of 2023

We’re always on the lookout for home-friendly cocktail recipes to share on imbibemagazine.com. But looking back at 2023, we discovered that the most popular recipes on the site were classic cocktails and familiar favorites from the year before.

In 2022, a tropical classic came in at #5 on the list, but in 2023, that same recipe seized the top spot, pushing last year’s #1 Negroni Sbagliato to #2. And once again, other Negroni riffs like the Boulevardier, Kingston Negroni, and Negroni Sour made an appearance, as did classic cocktails, including the Bijou, Clover Club, and Classic Negroni. Out of the many contemporary cocktails on the site, the ones that most captivated adventurous home bartenders included variations on classics, such as the Last Word–inspired Green Eyes and the Negroni-inspired Bicycle Thief.

Here are the 20 most popular cocktail recipes featured on imbibemagazine.com in 2023—ranked in ascending order of popularity. 

20. Miami Vice

This hypnotic mashup of a Piña Colada and a Strawberry Daiquiri is a gulty pleasure that never gets old.

19. Green Eyes

If you’re a fan of the classic Last Word, this cocktail will hit the spot. 

18. Twelve Mile Limit

This Prohibition-era recipe made with overproof rum, rye whiskey, and cognac is worth revisiting.

17. Classic Negroni

A cocktail so iconic that it inspired us to create a week-long global celebration.

16. Midnight Marauder No. 2

This rich cocktail combines rye whiskey, coffee liqueur, curaçao, and a touch of mezcal, making for a perfect nightcap.

15. Horse With No Name

LA bartender Ramsey Musk created this tropical tequila cocktail to showcase the savory and unexpected flavor combo of sesame and banana.

14. Bijou

This crisp and herbaceous classic from the late 1800s blends gin with a bouquet of herbs and spice from Chartreuse and vermouth.

13. Left Hand

Renowned bartender Sam Ross created this sipper as “the love child of a Negroni and a Manhattan.”

12. Yuzu Sour

This sour cocktail marries the East Asian fruit with Japanese whisky, complemented by the spice of a star anise syrup and garnish.

11. Kingston Negroni

Italy’s classic heads for some Caribbean sun in this variation that swaps in a fruity Jamaican rum.

10. Le Fatigue

Rye whiskey plays the role of a moderator/referee in this assertive mix of bitters and maraschino liqueur, adapted from a bartender’s handshake cocktail designed to combat palate fatigue.

9. Boulevardier

This bourbon-based Negroni relative is a favorite around the world.

8. Chartreuse Swizzle

Few modern cocktails are as iconic—and delicious—as this herbaceous San Francisco classic. 

7. Clover Club

This mix of gin, lemon juice, raspberry syrup, and egg white is so beloved that it has a Brooklyn bar named after it.

6. Negroni Sour

A frothy, citrus-forward spin on the original. 

5. The Bicycle Thief

A fruity and sparkling Negroni twist.

4. Black Manhattan

Created at San Francisco’s Bourbon & Branch, this Manhattan variation trades out sweet vermouth for Averna—a groundbreaking move when it was created in 2005.

3. Spanish Coffee

Huber’s Café in Portland, Oregon, has become famous for their Spanish Coffee prepared perfectly every time with all of the fire-filled theatrics you’d ever want.

2. Negroni Sbagliato

This bubbly take on the Negroni has enjoyed even greater glory, as it occupies the ideal middle ground between a spritz and a Negroni.

1. Saturn

One of the most famous gin-based tropical cocktails.