Bee’s Knees
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.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
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.
The drink that introduced the concept of “fat-washing” spirits to the cocktail world.
Stanley Clisby Arthur, author of Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ‘Em, attributed this drink’s original recipe to the Hotel Monteleone, located in the NOLA's Vieux Carré (French…
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…
Upon the death of Prince Albert, champagne did not seem an appropriate sympathy cocktail, so it can be surmised that a dark beer was somber enough to foil the celebratory…
The Amaretto Sour implies pre-bottled mix and university bar crowds of a certain variety. Until we came across Portland bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s version, we’d written off the headaches of days…
San Francisco bartender Erik Adkins uses the basic Whiskey Sour blueprint for this autumn-inspired drink.
The Seelbach Hotel's grand, saloon-style counter reportedly created this signature cocktail when a bartender used a Manhattan to catch the overflow from an uncorked Champagne bottle.
A float of smoky mezcal adds a contemporary twist to this Old-Fashioned.
The Sherry Cobbler gets a Southern updo courtesy Derek Brown of Mockingbird Hill in Washington, D.C.