It’s Tiki, But Easier
Meet your new summer companion: a collection of 60 classic and modern tropical cocktails retooled for at-home ease.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Tip Your Bartender: Paradise Lounge, New York
This Paradise Lounge original features a rum blend of Banks 5, Banks 7 and Santa Teresa 1796.
- story: Punch Staff
Tip Your Bartender: The Beehive, San Francisco
Emilio Salehi’s rum Negroni is elevated by two simple at-home upgrades: the spirit is fat-washed with coconut oil, and sweet vermouth gets a quick infusion of coffee.
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: Pour Brothers Community Tavern, Fort Collins, CO
Wild raspberries along the trails in Rocky Mountain National Park provide inspiration for this simple, elegant sour.
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Your Quarantine Cocktail Playlist
From a Caribbean staple to a bitter sour, here are the ten most popular cocktails of the past two months.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
- illustration: PUNCH
Tip Your Bartender: Le Sirenuse Miami, Miami
Valentino Longo’s take on a gin Martini is constructed to reflect the four elements that compose a balanced photograph.
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: Dear Irving, New York
The savory sister of the Martini, Dear Irving’s Gibson uses a touch of house-pickled onion brine to add a dynamic layer to the drink.
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Bring Back the Grand Royal Fizz
Bartender Jillian Moore makes a case for this creamsicle-like cousin of the Ramos Gin Fizz.
- story: Drew Lazor
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Tip Your Bartender: Cafe La Trova, Miami
Julio Cabrera presents Cafe La Trova’s take on the classic Old-Fashioned template by way of Venezuela.
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: LUCA, Lancaster, PA
Luca’s Pompeii elevates the Margarita template with two types of amaro for a juicy, smoky and bittersweet cocktail.
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Muddled Drinks for Muddled Times
The least fussy of bar tools can deliver a lot more than just juleps. Here, bartenders share four tips for getting the most from your muddler.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Tip Your Bartender: Dead Rabbit, New York
A base of Irish whiskey is shaken with bitters, demerara syrup and cold-brew concentrate for Dead Rabbit's take on the classic Espresso Martini.
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Nick Hensley