Sherry Cobbler
Simply sherry, sugar and citrus, shaken and poured over crushed ice.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bramble
The Bramble, invented in 1984 by bartender Dick Bradsell, is a cross between a cobbler and a fizz, and one of the few drinks that fall into the category of…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Gibson
A good example of how powerful a garnish can be, with this cocktail the onion transforms a bitters-less Martini into an entirely new drink: the Gibson.
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Sidecar
A gussied-up cognac sour made famous at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Pimm’s Cup
When Englishman James Pimm invented this crisp cooler in the mid-19th century, surely he could not have imagined that it would become the official cocktail of Wimbledon.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Toby Cecchini’s Cosmopolitan
The must-have liquid accessory of the 1990s.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Hemingway Daiquiri
With his prodigious constitution for drinking (and then writing about it), Ernest Hemingway shows up frequently in cocktail mythology, and none perhaps more famously than in this drink’s.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Julie Reiner’s Clover Club
Reiner's version of the classic has become a staple at her Brooklyn bar of the same name.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Charleston
Madeira meets bourbon in this equal parts Manhattan variation.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Whiskey Sour
This iconic sour—whiskey, lemon juice and sugar shaken over ice—forms the building block for many a cocktail.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger