Iz Bananaz
At first glance, this mix of cachaça and Amaro Montenegro seems like an odd combination, but they blend together seamlessly when shaken up with the sweet and sour notes of…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Word to Your Cardamom
This tongue-in-cheek creation began with bartender Sylvanus Johnson's homemade cardamom syrup, which he makes in the kitchen at New York City bar Mother's Ruin.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Dark ‘n’ Stormy
This simple mix of dark rum and ginger beer over ice has roots in colonial Bermuda, where England’s Royal Navy opened a ginger beer plant in the late-19th century.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Kentucky Buck
Traditionally, a buck is made with ginger ale, but in this long, summery cooler Erick Castro uses homemade ginger syrup and soda water to create a bubbly cocktail with more…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Poppa’s Pride
A variation on the Whiskey Smash, this ginger-laced bourbon drink is one of Brooklyn bartender Jay Zimmerman's signatures.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Sho Sho
A unlikely blend of carrot shochu and oloroso sherry topped with root beer.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Byrrh It’s Cold Outside
In keeping with the aperitif spirit of Byrrh, Natasha David of New York’s Nitecap uses the fortified wine as a component in her spritz.
- story: Chloe Frechette