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).

The Top 10 Cocktails of 2019
Contributing editor Robert Simonson shares the best cocktails he drank this year.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro