The 20 Most Popular Cocktail Recipes of 2024

At Imbibe, we’re all about sharing recipes that are easy enough for the home bartender to take on. And looking back at 2024, we discovered that the most popular recipes on the site were classic cocktails, familiar favorites, and a few surprising lesser-known classics.

Last year‘s #1 cocktail, a tropical classic, held firm to the top spot, while a dark, spirit-forward modern classic moved up from #4 to #2. And apparently, everyone loves Negronis, as riffs and the classic recipe dominate the list. Timeless favorites, and list regulars, the Clover Club and Twelve Mile Limit, are back while a couple of near-forgotten classics make a first-time appearance.

Here are the 20 most popular cocktail recipes featured on imbibemagazine.com in 2024—ranked in ascending order of popularity. 

20. Left Hand

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

19. Midnight in Morocco

Meant to evoke a Moroccan sky with an ice sphere standing in for a full moon, this blue Margarita-inspired cocktail features floral notes, citrus brightness, and a hint of heat on the finish. 

18. Chrysanthemum

With a formula that ticks the current trendy cocktail boxes, the Chrysanthemum cocktail might just be ready to bloom once more.

17. 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.

16. Negroni Sbagliato

This bubbly take on the Negroni occupies the ideal middle ground between a spritz and that bitter classic.

15. The Blinker

Cocktails may be constantly evolving, but the classic Blinker is poised one that’s poised to endure.

14. Classic Negroni

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

13. Quiet Coast

A bright, citrusy cocktail rounded out with hints of spice and vanilla.

12. Green Eyes

Chartreuse ups the herbacousness of this gin cocktail, which is similar to the classic Last Word, but with frothy egg whites.

11. The Chestnut Cup

Bright, bitter, and creamy, this cocktail is a crushed ice treasure worth remembering. 

10. Twelve Mile Limit

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

9. Negroni Sour

A frothy, citrus-forward spin on the original. 

8. Yuzu Sour

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

7. Guava Coconut Paloma

A spicy and tropical take on a tequila classic.

6. The Bicycle Thief

A fruity and sparkling Negroni twist.

5. 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.

4. Boulevardier

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

3. Chartreuse Swizzle

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

2. Black Manhattan

This brooding Manhattan variation trades out sweet vermouth for Averna—a groundbreaking move when it was created in 2005.

1. Saturn

This fruity combo of gin, passion fruit, orgeat, falernum, and lemon juice is one of the most famous gin-based recipes.