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24 Dessert Cocktails Every At-Home Bartender Should Know By Monika Sudakov June 7, 2025 9:19 am EST

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Whether you call them cocktails or mixed drinks, boozy beverages that elevate a spirit by augmenting it with other ingredients and shaking, stirring, or otherwise mixing have become a staple on virtually every restaurant menu. Whether served as an aperitif, to stimulate the appetite, or as a digestif, to help jumpstart the digestive process after a hearty meal, a good-quality cocktail requires premium ingredients and some creativity to execute.

While cocktails can be more or less sweet, depending on both the alcohol used as their base and the specific ingredients added, man

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