Classic Rob Roy
Anu Apte-Elford's take on the overlooked classic.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Amber Fouts
Anu Apte-Elford's take on the overlooked classic.
In an effort to recreate the time-honored ritual of smoking and drinking, Stephanie Teslar began ingeniously smoking cocktail glasses with tobacco. And what goes with tobacco? Bourbon.
Built on a base of bourbon, amontillado sherry and white port, this drink reads like a slightly higher proof riff on the classic sherry-and-vermouth cocktails that were prevalent at the…
Known as St. Tammany on the Maison Premiere menu, this drink’s distinctive flavor came from three non-traditional twists.
This straight-shooting recipe calls on an atomizer for the absinthe rinse to enhance the drink's aromatics.
A sweet Martini livened with a splash of Fernet-Branca.
In place of Campari, Braulio adds herbal intrigue to the Negroni template.
A bitter riff on the Creole cocktail named for the mysterious neighbor in Harper Lee's great Southern novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Inspired by Arnaud’s Ambrosia cocktail of the1920s, the Ambrosia #2 balances a heady mixture of brandy, sherry, maraschino, verjus and champagne.
Bartender Sam Levy created his riff on the classic using his own pear-and quince-infused apple brandy mixed with rye, sweet vermouth, Amaro Nonino, Peychaud's bitters and absinthe.