Robert Simonson writes about cocktails, spirits and bars for the New York Times. He is the author of The Old-Fashioned: The Story of the World's First Classic Cocktail (2014), A Proper Drink (2016) and 3-Ingredient Cocktails: An Opinionated Guide to the Most Enduring Drinks in the Cocktail Canon (2017).
Phil Ward Just Wants to Bartend
One of the most idiosyncratic players in the modern drinks movement has never been one to follow trend.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: William Hereford