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
Big Chief
Abigail Gullo's distant relative of the Manhattan.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Martini
The Martini likely evolved from a mix of sweet vermouth and sweet gin as drier versions of those alcohols became popular at the turn of the 20th century.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Aviation
After being lost for almost a half-century, this sky blue concoction was refurbished to its original glory only within the last decade. This original version first appears in Hugo Ensslin’s…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Perfect Manhattan
The "perfect" modifier indicates a combination of dry and sweet vermouths as opposed to the original Manhattan's full measure of sweet vermouth.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Blood and Sand
This recipe first popped up in the Savoy Cocktail Book in 1930, with the title thought to be a nod to Rudolf Valentino’s 1922 silent film of the same name…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Black Scottish Cyclops
Sometimes coming up with a name for an original cocktail is a challenge, and other times it just comes to you when you’re watching a YouTube clip from the multiplayer…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
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