Thousands of drinks are based off these original 7 Classics with a formula of spirit (any distilled, alcoholic liquid), sugar (a sweetener like sugar, honey, agave, etc), water (for dilution, most cocktails use ice as their water component), bitters (traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavoured with botanical matter). The end result is a bitter, sour, or bittersweet flavour - the salt & pepper of the drink world.
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