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).

At the “21” Club, Tara Wright Is in Charge
She’s the first woman to hold the position of bartender at the historic boy’s club, but that’s not the only thing she’s modernized.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Eric Medsker