Bring Back the Royal Hawaiian
Matt Young reimagines the tropical gin classic to stand up to the New Orleans summer heat.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bring Back the Diamondback
Is the applejack and Chartreuse cocktail ready for its third act?
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Andrew Bui
Bring Back the Pauline
At the Gibson in Washington, D.C., Jewel Murray and her team transform the 1920s rum sour into a modern, winterized Daiquiri.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Shannon Sturgis
Bring Back the Obituary
At Brooklyn’s Maison Premiere, William Elliott resurrects the obscure, absinthe-laced New Orleans Martini.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bring Back the Cameron’s Kick
At the Lobby Bar in the Hotel Chelsea, Brian Evans brings the little-known Whiskey Sour variation back to life.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Eric Medsker
Bring Back the Widow’s Kiss
Deke Dunne's update to the 19th-century classic balances the rich combination of apple brandy, yellow Chartreuse and Bénédictine with a measure of Cognac.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bring Back the Rose
Jim Meehan has been chasing his ideal spec for the Parisian reverse Martini for nearly two decades.
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- photo: Aubrie Legault
Bring Back the Pousse Café
With a nod to the 1990s, the multilayered Technicolor drink is ready for a comeback.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Nathan Zucker
Bring Back the Gem
Ned King revives the 19th-century proto-Daiquiri, a kicked-up mix of Cognac, rum, pineapple syrup and cinnamon.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bring Back the Moonwalk
Shannon Tebay adds a boozy backbone to the Champagne cocktail originally created at the Savoy to commemorate the 1969 moon landing.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bring Back the Syllabub
Washington, D.C.’s Fountain Inn reimagines the 500-year-old “whipt” wine cocktail that drinks like a Ramos.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Jennifer Chase
Bring Back the Roffignac
Neal Bodenheimer dusts off a forgotten Cognac highball hailing from New Orleans.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Lizzie Munro