Bring Back the Picon Punch
Seattle’s Bar Bayonne revives the Basque American drink with a housemade take on the elusive French aperitif.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Amber Fouts
Bring Back the Death in the Afternoon
At Oakland bar Friends and Family, Lulu at Le Monocle is a modern spin on the original 1930s recipe, and an ode to one of Paris’ most legendary lesbian nightclubs.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Carolyn Fong
Bring Back the Banshee
Garret Richard resurrects the Midwestern dairy drink with “banana bunch liqueur” and chocolate bitters.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Shannon Sturgis
Bring Back the Fourth Regiment
The celery-spiked Manhattan riff is strong and stirred, yet surprisingly light on its feet.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bring Back the Thunderbolt
The Georgia-born julep riff finds a new home—and relevance—at the eponymous Los Angeles bar.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Emily Ferretti
Bring Back the Rum Cow
Jelani Johnson has been championing the obscure Don the Beachcomber dessert drink for nearly a decade.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bring Back the Metexa
The oddball tequila aperitif brings three seemingly disparate ingredients into harmony.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Amber Fouts
Bring Back the Brunelle
The obscure absinthe sour is revived as an approachable frappé.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Rebecca Murphy
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