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
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
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.
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- photo: Daniel Krieger
Toby Cecchini’s Cosmopolitan
The must-have liquid accessory of the 1990s.
- 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
Gargoyle and Spire
A Strega-spiked nod to neo-Gothic architecture.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Gimlet
Essentially a Gin Sour made with lime juice, legend has it that the Gimlet was created in the mid-19th century to encourage Royal Navy sailors to consume their rations of…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
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Southside
Depending on how you look at the glass, the Southside lands somewhere between a gin mojito sans soda water or a gimlet with mint. New York’s 21 Club lays claim…
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- photo: Daniel Krieger
Tom Collins
If you take the American side of the story, this drink evolved from the “The Great Tom Collins Hoax” of 1874.
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