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DIY Allspice Dram
Allspice dram is a simple liqueur flavored with allspice berries that adds a dark, strong, and spicy counterpoint to rum and cocktails. Even though you can find it on store shelves now, it's much more fun to make it at home.
DIY Honey Liqueur
Sugar gets all the attention when it comes to sweetening cocktails, but a homemade honey liqueur will lend new flavor to your drinks.
DIY Amaro
Amaro is just a general name for a bitter, herbal liqueur traditionally served after a meal.
DIY Gin
When it comes down to it, gin is basically a neutral spirit flavored with juniper berries and a bunch of other stuff. So while it might seem like putting a bunch of berries and herbs in vodka couldn't possibly result in a drinkable gin, you can make a gin just as complex and delicious as a store-bought one.
DIY Strawberry Liqueur
A sweet liqueur flavored with strawberries and tarragon.
Penicillin Cocktail
Fresh ginger and a float of extra-smoky Scotch lend complexity to this modern riff on a whiskey sour.
DIY Cherry Bitters
Swapping in cherry bitters for Angostura bitters can give your cocktails a subtle yet delightful boost, adding a hint of fruit while still delivering the bitterness your drink needs. The best part about making your own is you can customize your bitters to your cocktailing needs.
DIY Ginger Liqueur
This homemade ginger liqueur tastes so elegant that people will not believe you made it yourself. It can compete with Domaine de Canton on flavor—for less than half the cost and only 30 minutes of work.
MacKinnon
The base for the drink is Drambuie, the Scottish herbal honey-and-whisky liqueur, but before you write it off as too sweet, look at the citrus and soda--that will tone down the sugar a few notches. Plus, there's a slider of rum to help level out flavor, and to bring the horsepower up to the necessary level.
Auld Draper
Byrrh, a mild apéritif based on red wine and flavored lightly with quinine, gives a rich and spicy kick to this easy-to-make gin cocktail.

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DIY Drambuie

This DIY version of Drambuie isn't a carbon copy of the original—and that's the point. You can play around with flavors to create your ideal Scotch-and-honey masterpiece.

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