99 Proof Recipes: 23 Cocktails for Every Taste

Published May 23, 2022
Five cocktails in hands joined in celebratory toast

As you're perusing available schnapps flavors at the liquor store or those readily available in your own cabinet, allow a bottle, or two, of 99 liqueur to jump into the spotlight. With such a lineup of flavors, there's one to make everyone smile after a few sips.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce 99 Cinnamon
  • ½ ounce vanilla vodka
  • Ice
  • Cream soda to top off
  • Whipped cream for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a highball glass, add ice, 99 Cinnamon, and vanilla vodka.
  2. Top off with cream soda.
  3. Stir to mix.
  4. Garnish with whipped cream.

Berry Prosecco Fizz

Blackberry Thyme Champagne Cocktail

Prosecco is an easy ingredient to work with, and with just a few berry flavors, you have a bubbly drink to enjoy any time of the day.

Ingredients

  • ¾ ounce 99 Strawberries
  • ½ ounce 99 Blackberries
  • ½ ounce raspberry liqueur
  • ½ ounce simple syrup
  • ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Ice
  • 1 ounce club soda
  • Prosecco to top off
  • Blackberry and thyme sprig for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, 99 Strawberries, 99 Blackberries, raspberry liqueur, simple syrup, and lemon juice.
  2. Shake to chill.
  3. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
  4. Add club soda and top off with prosecco.
  5. Garnish with blackberry and thyme sprig.

Spiced Coconut Highball

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A splash of rum, a little cola, and tropical coconut flavor means a great poolside drink. Or one when you need a reminder that sunny days are ahead.

Ingredients

  • 1½ ounces spiced rum
  • ¾ ounce 99 Coconuts
  • Ice
  • Cola to top off
  • Lime wheel for garnish, optional

Instructions

  1. In a highball glass, add ice, spiced rum, and 99 Coconuts.
  2. Top off with cola.
  3. Garnish with lime wheel, if desired.

Coconut Cream Pie

Coconut martini or Margarita Alcoholic cocktail

Satisfy your impatient sweet tooth with a coconut cream pie martini. Whether you enjoy this while making an actual coconut cream pie is up to you. Take this dessert-style cocktail to another level by replacing the 99 Whipped with 99 Bananas.

Ingredients

  • Lemon wedge and shredded coconut for rim
  • 1 ounce white rum
  • ¾ ounce 99 Coconuts
  • ¾ ounce 99 Whipped
  • ½ ounce cream of coconut
  • Ice

Instructions

  1. To prepare rim, rub the rim of the martini glass or coupe with the lemon wedge.
  2. With the shredded coconut on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the coconut to coat.
  3. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, white rum, 99 Coconuts, 99 whipped, and cream of coconut.
  4. Shake to chill.
  5. Strain into prepared glass.

Very Cherry Margarita

Refreshing Boozy Vodka Cranberry Cocktail

Beware this boozy margarita that'll punch harder than the classic margarita; this is one to sip and enjoy slowly.

Ingredients

  • Lime wedge and sugar for rim
  • 1½ ounces silver tequila
  • ¾ ounce 99 Cherry Limeade
  • ½ ounce 99 Black Cherries
  • ½ ounce orange liqueur
  • ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • ¼ ounce simple syrup
  • Ice
  • Lime wedge for garnish

Instructions

  1. To prepare rim, rub the rim of the glass with the lime wedge.
  2. With the sugar on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the sugar to coat.
  3. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, silver tequila, 99 Cherry Limeade, 99 Black Cherries, orange liqueur, lime juice, and simple syrup.
  4. Shake to chill.
  5. Strain into prepared glass.
  6. Garnish with lime wedge.

Strawberry and Cream

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Craft yourself a dessert-style cocktail with refreshing strawberry flavors. Think of it like a milkshake but without the brain freeze and blender to clean.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce vodka
  • ¾ ounce 99 Strawberries
  • ¾ ounce white crème de cacao
  • ¾ ounce heavy cream
  • ½ ounce strawberry cordial
  • Ice
  • Strawberry for garnish, optional

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, 99 Strawberries, white crème de cacao, heavy cream, and strawberry cordial.
  2. Shake to chill.
  3. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
  4. Garnish with strawberry, if desired.

Fruit Punch

Orange juice with mint, syrop, fruit slices and cherry with ice

Once your friends take a sip of this drink, you'll be making it for the rest of the night.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce vodka
  • ¾ ounce cranberry juice
  • ¾ ounce 99 Fruit Punch
  • ¾ ounce 99 Mystery Flavor
  • ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • ¼ ounce simple syrup
  • Ice
  • Orange slice and cherry for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, cranberry juice, 99 Fruit Punch, 99 Mystery Flavor, lime juice, and simple syrup.
  2. Shake to chill.
  3. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
  4. Garnish with orange slice and cherry.

Caramel Butterfinger

Caramel Butterfinger

If your coworkers, housemates, or even family aren't to be trusted around your candy stash and you know you'll want a candy bar, this sweet cocktail will always be waiting for you.

Ingredients

  • Caramel syrup for garnish
  • 1 ounce caramel vodka
  • ¾ ounce 99 Butterscotch
  • ¾ ounce coffee liqueur
  • ¾ ounce Irish cream
  • Ice

Instructions

  1. Drizzle caramel syrup on the inside of a rocks glass.
  2. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, caramel vodka, 99 Butterscotch, coffee liqueur, and Irish cream.
  3. Shake to chill.
  4. Strain into prepared glass over fresh ice.

Chocolate White Russian

Chocolate White Russian

Classic cocktails like the creamy White Russian are just begging for a fun spin or two-- thankfully, you can achieve this with a splash of 99 Chocolate.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce vanilla vodka
  • ¾ ounce 99 Chocolate
  • ¾ ounce 99 XXpresso
  • Ice
  • ¾ ounce heavy cream

Instructions

  1. In a rocks glass, add ice, vanilla vodka, 99 Chocolate, and 99 XXpresso.
  2. Stir to mix.
  3. Add heavy cream.

Grape Highball

Grape Highball

Layer a few fruit flavors together in a simple highball. Should you want more 99 Apples in your life, you have plenty of cocktails to choose from.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce 99 Grapes
  • ½ ounce 99 Apples
  • ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • Ice
  • Grape soda to top off

Instructions

  1. In a highball glass, add ice, 99 Grapes, 99 Apples, and lime juice.
  2. Stir to mix.
  3. Top off with grape soda.

Triple O

Fresh orange juice next to some orange slices

Like the 007 cocktail, this drink's name is a tongue-in-cheek ode to its ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce 99 Oranges
  • 1 ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 ounce orange-infused bourbon
  • Ice
  • Orange wheel for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, 99 Oranges, orange juice, and orange bourbon.
  2. Shake to chill.
  3. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
  4. Garnish with orange wheel.

Melonade

Sparkling water glasses with watermelon

Stir up a little magic in your usual lemonade by adding a few swishes of boozy fruit flavors.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce 99 Watermelons
  • ½ ounce 99 Lemon Lime
  • ¼ ounce vanilla vodka
  • 4 ounces lemonade
  • Ice
  • Lime wheel and raspberries for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, 99 Watermelons, 99 Lemon Lime, vanilla vodka, and lemonade.
  2. Shake to chill.
  3. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
  4. Garnish with lime wheel and raspberries.

Blue Paradise

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Craft the vacation of your dreams without ever having to drag out your suitcase.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce coconut rum
  • ¾ ounce 99 Guava
  • ½ ounce 99 Passion Fruit
  • ½ ounce blue curaçao
  • Ice
  • Club soda to top off
  • Lemon slice and mint sprig for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, coconut rum, 99 Guava, 99 Passion Fruit, and blue curaçao.
  2. Shake to chill.
  3. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
  4. Top off with club soda.
  5. Garnish with lemon slice and mint sprig.

Peaches and Tea

Peach cocktail lemonade

Liven up your usual iced tea, or even your favorite sweet tea recipe, with a bite of delicious peach.

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces iced or sweet tea
  • 1 ounce 99 Peaches
  • ¾ ounce bourbon
  • ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Ice
  • Peach slice and mint sprig for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, iced tea, 99 Peaches, bourbon, and lemon juice.
  2. Shake to chill.
  3. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
  4. Garnish with peach slice and mint sprig.

Piña Coladas No. 99

Pinneaple mango cocktail

Remember that popular mambo song from the late 1990s? Now that that's stuck in your head, you can dance around your kitchen with a tropical piña colada in hand while you craft your own lyrics.

Ingredients

  • 1½ ounces coconut rum
  • 1 ounce 99 Pineapples
  • ½ ounce 99 Mangoes
  • 1 ounce pineapple juice
  • ¾ ounce cream of coconut
  • ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • Ice
  • Mango slice for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, coconut rum, 99 Pineapples, 99 Mangoes, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and lime juice.
  2. Shake to chill.
  3. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
  4. Garnish with mango slice.

Train to Long Island

Fresh pineapple cocktail

Make your way to Long Island with all those unique flavors that the Long Island Iced Tea offers without the staggering consequences.

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces 99 Long Island Iced Tea
  • 3 ounce pineapple juice
  • ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Ice
  • Pineapple wedge for garnish
  • Instructions

    1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, 99 Long Island Iced Tea, pineapple juice, and lemon juice.
    2. Shake to chill.
    3. Strain into highball glass over fresh ice.
    4. Garnish with pineapple wedge.

    Peppermint Patty

    Peppermint Patty Cocktail

    Bust out the hot cocoa mix but instead of heating up your ingredients, you'll be cooling it down.

    Ingredients

    • 4 ounces hot cocoa mix, prepared and chilled
    • 1 ounce 99 Peppermint
    • ¾ ounce Irish cream
    • Ice
    • Mint chocolate shavings for garnish, optional

    Instructions

    1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, chilled cocoa mix, 99 Peppermint, and Irish cream.
    2. Shake to chill.
    3. Strain into highball glass over fresh ice.
    4. Garnish with mint chocolate shavings, if desired.

    Root Beer Float

    Cold Refreshing Root Beer Soda

    Turn your can of root beer into an adult treat in just the blink of an eye. The best part is, no one will know.

    Ingredients

    • 1 ounce 99 Root Beer
    • ¾ ounce 99 Whipped
    • ½ ounce orange liqueur
    • Ice
    • Root beer to top off

    Instructions

    1. In a highball glass or mug, add ice, 99 Root Beer, 99 Whipped, and orange liqueur.
    2. Stir to mix.
    3. Top off with root beer.

    Bubblegum Delight

    Glasses of Bubblegum Delight cocktail

    Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish, how many pieces do you wish? Well, at least one of these cocktails.

    Ingredients

    • 1½ ounces vodka
    • 1 ounce 99 Red
    • ¾ ounce simple syrup
    • ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
    • Ice
    • Club soda to top off
    • Lemon slice for garnish

    Instructions

    1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, 99 Red, simple syrup, and lemon juice.
    2. Shake to chill.
    3. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
    4. Top off with club soda.
    5. Garnish with lemon slice.

    Adult Pink Lemonade

    Pink drinks and lemon garnish

    Think ahead and defrost a can of pink lemonade concentrate, pour it from a bottle, or make your own. However you achieve your dream, you earned an adult treat.

    Ingredients

    • 2 ounces 99 Pink Lemonade
    • ½ ounce raspberry liqueur
    • Ice
    • Pink lemonade to top off
    • Lemon wheels for garnish

    Instructions

    1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, 99 Pink Lemonade, and raspberry liqueur.
    2. Shake to chill.
    3. Strain into highball glass.
    4. Top off with pink lemonade.
    5. Garnish with lemon wheels.

    Whiskey Sour Cherry

    Homemade Whiskey Sour Cocktail Drink

    Easily craft your whiskey sour without a long list of ingredients for a whole new flavor.

    Ingredients

    • 2 ounces whiskey
    • ¾ ounce 99 Sour Cherry
    • ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
    • ¼ ounce simple syrup
    • Ice
    • Cherry and lemon slice for garnish

    Instructions

    1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, whiskey, 99 Sour Cherry, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
    2. Shake to chill.
    3. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
    4. Garnish with cherry and lemon slice.

    Hazy Vodka Sour

    Homemade Purple Haze Cocktail with a Lemon Garnish

    This hazy berry cocktail checks all the boxes for those who are always looking for a good pucker. You can even make this a sour apple flavor by using 99 Sour Apple.

    Ingredients

    • 1½ ounces vodka
    • ¾ ounce 99 Sour Berry
    • ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
    • Ice
    • Club soda to top off
    • Lemon ribbon for garnish

    Instructions

    1. In a cocktail shaker, add vodka, 99 Sour Berry, and lemon juice.
    2. Shake to chill.
    3. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
    4. Top off with club soda.
    5. Garnish with lemon ribbon.

    Mermaid Juice

    Blue raspberry cocktail with mint in small glass cups

    With a drink this blue and colorful, you know this is a mermaid's go-to cocktail.

    Ingredients

    • 1¼ ounces 99 Blue Raspberry
    • 1 ounce tequila
    • ½ ounce orange liqueur
    • ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
    • Crushed lice
    • Raspberry and mint sprig for garnish

    Instructions

    1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, 99 blue Raspberry, tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice.
    2. Shake to chill.
    3. Strain into rocks glass over crushed ice.
    4. Garnish with raspberry and mint sprig.

    Cocktail Number 99

    Flavored schnapps are a versatile liqueur that you shouldn't overlook. And with the 99 Proof liqueurs offering so much selection, from unusual to sour to sweet, there's no drink that can't be changed up or created anew to fit whatever flavor or occasion you want.

    99 Proof Recipes: 23 Cocktails for Every Taste