Dusty Trails
Shelley Lindgren's Dusty Trails embraces summer strawberries at the height of ripeness paired with spicy rye whiskey and tangy homemade ginger syrup.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Natalie Compton
Greenhorn
A simple, stirred mix of Midori, balanced with bracing Suze and earthy Tequila.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Jessica Collins
A tall gin, grapefruit and Aperol cocktail named for cookbook author and legendary hostess Jessica Seinfeld.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Blessed Thistle
This Negroni riff calls on CioCiaro and Cardamaro in lieu of sweet vermouth.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Natalie Compton
Ojen Piña Colada
Abigail Gullo's spin on the Piña Colada includes Ojen, brandy, Piña Colada, which also features brandy, pimento dram and lemongrass, all blended with tropical staples, pineapple and coconut.
- story: Chloe Frechette
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Coconut Oil–Washed Negroni
A tropical-tinged Negroni made with a genius hack for coconut oil–washing.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
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El Pepe
A mezcal Margarita with herbaceous génépy standing in for Cointreau.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Joggling Board
With a base of white rum, the Joggling Board is dressed up riff on the Daiquiri and named for a piece of furniture hailing from South Carolina's Lowcountry.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Peachy Keen
Texas’s famous Hill Country peaches play a starring role alongside white rum infused with mesquite flour.
- story: Chloe Frechette
Oh Kale No
Think tequila-spiked green juice for this cocktail from Detroit transplant, Dorothy Elizabeth, which, as the name suggests, calls on kale-infused tequila for the base.
- story: Chloe Frechette
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