21+ Copycat Cocktail publishes recipes for adults of legal drinking age. Every drink also has a zero-proof mocktail version. Please drink responsibly.
How recipes get onto Copycat Cocktail, who checks them, and how to tell us when we get something wrong.
Each page is a home-bar copy of a drink people order out: a chain-restaurant cocktail, a classic from a famous bar, or a viral drink. We start from what the venue publishes (menus, ingredient lists, and public interviews) and from well-known bar references. The page gives a spec in ounces and milliliters, the glass, the method, the garnish, an estimated ABV after dilution, and a zero-proof version that is rebuilt, not just "leave out the spirit."
Chains rarely publish ounce-level formulas, and bar history is often disputed. When a measurement or a date is an estimate, the page says so. We do not invent an official recipe.
Ankit Bhasin, founder and editor, reviews a recipe before it is published. The review checks that the spec is complete, that the mocktail has its own ingredients and steps, and that uncertain history is labeled as uncertain. There is no outside tasting panel listed on this site.
If a spec, a venue detail, or a piece of history is wrong, email [email protected] or use the contact page. We update the page and its "Last updated" line. We do not quietly leave a known error up.
Recipes are free to read. The Bar Book and custom bar-book PDFs are free. Readers can pay what they want; paying does not unlock extra recipes. Sponsored link placements are sold at the price on the partners page ($10 per article per month) and those links are marked rel="sponsored". Display ads are not running. Affiliate product blocks are turned off, and the Amazon Associates tag is empty.
We use software, including AI tools, to help research, draft, and check recipes. A person reviews every recipe before it is published. Measurements, venue claims, and history notes are checked against sources. Uncertain details stay labeled as uncertain.
Cocktail recipes are for adults of legal drinking age (21+ in the United States). Every recipe includes a zero-proof version. Please never drink and drive. Nothing here is health advice.