Blue Moon
The Blue Moon was, like the Aviation and the Attention, an early adopter of violet-flavored liqueur, and one of the few classics to specify a red wine float.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
New Old-Fashioned
The Old-Fashioned is as traditional of a cocktail as they come: a simple mix of spirits, sugar, bitters and water. This alternate version adds a bit of muddled fruit, in…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Trident
The Trident is a nautically-inspired interpretation of the Negroni, created in 2000 by Robert Hess, a cocktail enthusiast from Seattle.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Daniel Krieger
Raining on 110th St.
In this wetter take on the Manhattan, rye whiskey, Cocchi di Torino and Punt e Mes are bolstered by flavors of coffee, vanilla and orange.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Remember the Maine
Described first by spirits writer Charles H. Baker in his 1939 classic, the Gentleman’s Companion, this rye-based drink has an ingredient list that’s part Sazerac, part Manhattan.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Daniel Krieger
The Bachelor
This rum and amaro-based recipe recalls the richness of an Old Fashioned, crossed with the anise undertones of a Sazerac.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
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The Memory Remains
With it's blend of strong flavors in rye, Suze, spicy sweet vermouth and smoked cocoa and coffee bean-infused Curaçao, this drink is a similar compilation to the song that inspired…
- story: Bianca Prum
10th Avenue Freeze Out
Natalie Jacob's frozen, spiced piña colada made with orgeat for a tiki spin is named for the Springsteen track of the same name.
- story: Bianca Prum