Nancy Whang’s Pimm’s Cup
While on the road, LCD Soundsystem was always prepared with a mobile bar perpetually stocked with Champagne and Jameson. In the warm months, Pimm's Cups were a band staple.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
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New Old-Fashioned
The Old-Fashioned is as traditional of a cocktail as they come: a simple mix of spirits, sugar, bitters and water. This alternate version adds a bit of muddled fruit, in…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
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Singapore Sling
The Singapore Sling (more a tikified punch than a sling), one of the great thirst-quenchers of the 20th-century, was created at the Raffles Hotel in 1915.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Southside Fizz
Muddled mint and cucumber cut through the drink's inherent sweetness.
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Blackberry-Lime Syrup
Sweet-tart and deep, dark purple, this summer simple syrup accompanies the Shady Lane cocktail from Brad Thomas Parsons' book, Bitters.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Gage Hotel Ranch Water
Naranja orange liqueur rounds out this Ranch Water with a juicy sweetness.
- story: Chloe Frechette
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Ranch 616 Ranch Water
The West Texas staple was born from adding bubbly Topo Chico to extend the life of his margarita.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Trident
The Trident is a nautically-inspired interpretation of the Negroni, created in 2000 by Robert Hess, a cocktail enthusiast from Seattle.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Daniel Krieger
White Peach Sgroppino
The frozen Italian classic meets seasonal peach sorbet.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
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Brennan’s Brandy Milk Punch
A mainstay eye-opener cocktail served at New Orleans's "Breakfast at Brennan's"—the original brunch.
- story: Leslie Pariseau