Bamboo
A sherry aperitif and one of Japan’s originals, the Bamboo was created in the 1890s at the Grand Hotel In Yokohama, Japan by German bartender Louis Eppinger.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson
Adonis
A combination of sweet vermouth, dry sherry and bitters popularized in the 19th-century and revived by sherry-loving bartenders everywhere.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
White Lady
A smoothed out Gin Sour, the White Lady was made famous by its creator Harry MacElhone of Harry's New York Bar in Paris and Harry Craddock of The Savoy in…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Shady Lane
As far as this warm-weather cooler is concerned, the Pavement classic's refrain says it all: “A Shady Lane, everybody wants one.”
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson
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The Shining Path
Will Elliott pairs bitter gentian liqueurs Avèze and Salers with lemon juice, lemon cordial and St-Germain.
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Tommy’s Margarita
This industry stalwart omits orange liqueur in favor of agave syrup.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Pisco Sour
This frothy spur off the sour family tree has roots in both America and Peru. The story goes that American-born Victor Morris moved to Peru to work on the railroads…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson
Champagne Cocktail
Swap whiskey for Champagne in the Old Fashioned template, and you’ll get this pedigreed cocktail, which was first mentioned in Jerry Thomas’s 1862 How to Mix Drinks.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Cricket Ball
Brad Thomas Parsons came across this understated aperitif at the Red Cat in Manhattan. So named because the drink’s hue matches the color of a traditional cricket ball.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Sherry Cobbler
Simply sherry, sugar and citrus, shaken and poured over crushed ice.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro