The Mocktail Has Been Here All Along
Much like its spirited counterpart, the world of non-alcoholic drinks experienced its first Golden Age more than a century ago.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Much like its spirited counterpart, the world of non-alcoholic drinks experienced its first Golden Age more than a century ago.
Alex Jump, national finalist in the 2020 Most Imaginative Bartender Competition, shares her advice on finding balance beyond the bar.
Negroni, Americano… Angelo Azzurro? Reconsidering the 1980s classic, and its place in Italy's cocktail canon.
In the final installment of a four-part series, Robert Simonson examines the years 2010 to 2015, a period in which the cocktail world shed its pretensions, and opened its doors.
Forced to shutter his empire of trailblazing bars, Thad Vogler confronts the tenuous state of the spirits business, and considers a path forward.
William Elliott turns the oddball, equal-parts combo of absinthe, yellow Chartreuse and apricot liqueur into an unexpected crowd-pleaser.
The bottle Kayla Mensah can't stop thinking about helped bring timorasso back from obscurity.
New York's Spirited Away is a testament to the rapid ascension of the nonalcoholic category.
Salvatore Calabrese's ingenious jam-infused sour reintroduced preserves to the bartender's arsenal.
In a sea of more-is-more renditions, this version from the Dutch Kills bartender favors simplicity.
Nikolas Zoylinos, national finalist in the 2020 Most Imaginative Bartender Competition, on balancing discipline with spontaneity, onstage and behind the bar.
How did the modern bottle end up looking like it does—and what is it trying to tell us?