Anatomy of a Pantry Cocktail
How to hack your home pantry for better drinks, according to half a dozen bartenders.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: PUNCH
How to hack your home pantry for better drinks, according to half a dozen bartenders.
Shawn Lickliter makes a herbaceous gin spritz that's easily modified with a series of simple swaps.
This Cuban classic is right at home in Kyshali Ramirez’s home state of Florida, and better yet, easy to recreate at home.
Brendan Biggins makes the bar's modified Manhattan built on a rye base and lifted with floral bianco vermouth.
The actor and filmmaker has taken to Instagram with a tuxedo-wearing, classic cocktail-drinking persona tailored to the era of quarantine.
Alicia Arredondo's modified Hotel Nacional Special is the perfect recipe for stay-at-home escapism.
Chris Elford makes the bar's popular cocktail, the Escape Hatch—a crushable rum drink with a touch of island spice.
Inverting the proportions of classic drinks can unlock a whole new realm of low-proof cocktails.
Morgan Young makes the bar's spirit-forward tequila cocktail, Isle de Cristo.
Nate Dobson makes the bar's take on the crisp, low-proof sherry classic.
Pulverized, freeze-dried fruit can add aroma, flavor and a burst of color to just about any cocktail.
Derek Stilmann makes the Noo Que Frio, The Sylvester’s play on the Old Cuban.