Singapore Sling
The Singapore Sling (more a tikified punch than a sling), one of the great thirst-quenchers of the 20th-century, was created at the Raffles Hotel in 1915.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Alabazam
American expatriate Leo Engel was working at the Criterion Hotel in London when he supposedly created the Alabazam, an obscure recipe that appears in his 1878 book American and Other…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
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Drinkin’ with Stiggins
A blend of pineapple rum, Swedish punsch and green Chartreuse, the Drinkin' with Stiggins calls on mint to complement the drink's inherent herbal flavors.
- story: Lizzie Munro
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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
Pumpernickel
Aromatic Ramazzotti amaro and bitter Punt e Mes contribute to this deep-hued, full-bodied spin on the Manhattan.
- story: Chloe Frechette
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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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Cuba Libre
A perfect marriage of Cuba and America’s liquid sensibilities: good rum mingled with the unmistakable smack of Coke, lightened with a squeeze of fresh lime.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Donn Day Afternoon
Martin Cate of Smuggler's Cove pays tribute to the cinnamon-grapefruit pairing of Don's Mix, but forgoes the fresh grapefruit altogether in favor of grapefruit-flavored beer Stiegl-Radler.
- story: Bianca Prum
- photo: Lizzie Munro