sweet vermouth

Hanky Panky

A sweet Martini livened with a splash of Fernet-Branca.

Martinez

The dry Martini's alleged forebear.

Polar Bear

A cool and smoky play on the Stinger, Trick Dog's Polar Bear cocktail is simple, yet highly effective.

Americano

The bittersweet and bubbly original.

Riff Diaries: The Negroni

Italy's strong and bitter swashbuckler, three different ways.

• story: Punch Staff
• photo: Daniel Krieger

Barrymore Room

A former bartender at Brooklyn’s Clover Club, Brad Farran created this variation on the bar’s namesake cocktail reverse-engineered with bourbon, lime juice, sweet vermouth and strawberry.

Old Hickory

Maxwell Britten's interpretation of the obscure New Orleans cocktail.

Carroll Gardens

An ode to the Italian-American roots of the Brooklyn neighborhood.

Vieux Carré

Stanley Clisby Arthur, author of Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ‘Em, attributed this drink’s original recipe to the Hotel Monteleone, located in the NOLA's Vieux Carré (French…

Negroni Sbagliato

The sbagliato addendum to the classic Negroni translates to "incorrect" or "mistaken." Not so. This spritzy cousin to the Negroni—typified by the addition of prosecco in place of gin—is one…