
Vaquero
Simone Goldberg's wintry Vaquero sees a bourbon base layered with bitter Aperol, fresh lemon juice, spicy Ancho Reyes and aromatic sage.
- story: Joanna Harkins
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Simone Goldberg's wintry Vaquero sees a bourbon base layered with bitter Aperol, fresh lemon juice, spicy Ancho Reyes and aromatic sage.
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Like a lightly sour flip, this drink is almost custardy in body, thanks to the addition of a whole egg.
Marvel Bar's take on the Gin Sour includes a couple of left-field touches—Licor 43, extra virgin olive oil—that elevate it above its brethren.
An herbaceous sour from Playboy's Host & Bar Book (1971) updated for 2015 by Tristan Willey of Brooklyn's Long Island Bar.
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One of the original cocktails from pioneering NYC bar, Employees Only.
Honeycut's late-night variation on the classic Cosmo.
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A gin sour gussied up with bergamot cordial and fresh ginger syrup.