Pegu Club
The Pegu Club, located in Yangon, Myanmar, found itself at the center of British social life in 1920s. Its members, citizens of a bygone political era, knew the city as…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Gin Rickey
A gin-based variation on the Whiskey Fizz, which is credited to Joe Rickey, a late-19th century Missouri lobbyist.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Mojito
A descendant of the “Draque”—an old Cuban concoction of unrefined rum, cane sugar and lime juice—the Mojito was most likely invented when white rums entered the market in the mid-to-late…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Paddington
A Hemingway Daiquiri variation made with orange marmalade, Paddington Bear’s treat of choice.
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Bee’s Knees
A twist on the Gin Sour, this mix of gin, honey and lemon is thought to have bubbled up during Prohibition, when questionable bootlegged spirits begged to be masked.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
French 75
Named after a French gun used in World War I—a not-so-subtle nod to the drink's lethalness—the Champagne cocktail was made famous at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris in the…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Mid-Morning Fizz
Green Chartreuse joins the traditional fizz trappings.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Filibuster
San Francisco bartender Erik Adkins uses the basic Whiskey Sour blueprint for this autumn-inspired drink.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Keep Your Dreams A Burnin’
New Orleans bartender Kirk Estopinal's tikified take on the Sherry Cobbler.
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