Old Hickory
Maxwell Britten's interpretation of the obscure New Orleans cocktail.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Maxwell Britten's interpretation of the obscure New Orleans cocktail.
The title of Hemingway’s 1932 novel Death in the Afternoon is both a direct reference to the gruesome finale of Spanish bullfights, and a more oblique one about his mediations…
A sangria-inspired punch by California bartender Scott Beattie.
A twist on the Gin Sour, this mix of gin, honey and lemon is thought to have bubbled up during Prohibition, when questionable bootlegged spirits begged to be masked.
Named after a French gun used in World War I—a not-so-subtle nod to the drink's lethalness—the Champagne cocktail was made famous at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris in the…
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Like many of Maison Premiere’s drinks, their Pimm’s Cup is classically inspired and rooted in New Orleans.
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Among the most well known in the catalogue of beer cocktails, the two-ingredient shandy has remained popular since its invention, thanks in part to its sheer simplicity.