As David Wondrich suggests in Imbibe!, Philadelphia Fish House Punch “deserves to be protected by law, taught in the schools, and made a mandatory part of every Fourth of July…
Before 1926, the aromatic Key lime was America's common lime, so if you find yourself using an early 20th century cocktail book, your lime-infused drinks may require a bit of…
A riff on a Charles H. Baker cocktail, the Angostura Sour is unorthodox in its use of Angostura bitters as a base spirit creating a aromatically astringent and curiously pleasant…
Simple, icy and strong, the frappé is a less fussy alternative to the pomp and circumstance of traditional absinthe service.
A cartoonishly-named vodka cocktail that earned its stripes in the 1970s when it appeared in a brand campaign for Galliano, its supporting Italian liqueur.
This sweet throwback—a mix of Galliano, white crème de cacao and heavy cream shaken to a frothy head—was supposedly made in 1952 for a newlywed couple and their gold Cadillac.
Responsible for many a headache (and a bad decision), the Long Island Iced Tea is a potent mix of four white spirits and Coca-Cola.
The Mexican Firing Squad is one of the many cocktails documented by world traveler, cocktail writer and historian Charles H. Baker, discovered at the La Cucaracha Bar in Mexico City…
There are five different cocktails carrying the Millionaire moniker. This one is adapted from The How and When cocktail book by Hyman Gale and Gerald F. Marco, 1938.
