Corpse Reviver No. 2
A pre-Prohibition era drink thought to be devoted to rousing oneself in the morning.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Irish Cunt
To cure LCD Soundsystem member Nancy Whang's stage anxiety, frontman James Murphy would mix any combination of Jameson Irish whiskey and Champagne together to create this uncouth, pre-show cocktail.
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Fitty-Fitty Martini
Audrey Saunders' fashionably wet variation.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Plausible Deniability
Istanbul-based bartender Alex Waldman created this drink with the parameters of using limited citrus with a bitter liqueur to make something round, full and relatively dry.
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Dead Celebrity
The challenges and triumphs Alex Waldman faces owning Istanbul's only craft cocktail bar are perhaps best summarized by this drink.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Katie Parla
Tuxedo
A classic dry Martini with fino sherry standing in for vermouth.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Gibson
A good example of how powerful a garnish can be, with this cocktail the onion transforms a bitters-less Martini into an entirely new drink: the Gibson.
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Sidecar
A gussied-up cognac sour made famous at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Toby Cecchini’s Cosmopolitan
The must-have liquid accessory of the 1990s.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger