Second Serve
A softer-hitting drink combining Amaro Montenegro and fino sherry in a friendly Spain vs. Italy matchup.
- story: joanna_h
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Bitter Intentions
A combination of sour, sweet and bitter Heugel turns the Americano on its head and kicks it up with citrus for a cross between a bitter highball and a sour.
- story: joanna_h
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Fin de Siecle
The House Martini at LA's Bar Clacson, the Fin de Siecle was adapted from The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book (1935) that calls for a 2:1 Martini spec, with a measured…
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Black Apple Old-Fashioned
This Old-Fashioned riff pairs Jägermeister with apple brandy and apple bitters.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Lizzie Munro
U Drop Inn Flip
Swapping French brandy for a mixture of rich Brandy de Jerez coupled with malty genever, alongsidecrème de cacao and a cocoa powder, Demario Wallace’s U Drop Inn Flip is a…
- story: Bianca Prum
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Leo’s Coffee
A bitter relative of the Espresso Martini from Andrew Volk of Portland Hunt + Alpine Club.
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Elephant Flip
A bittersweet take on the Colonial flip, Sara Justice builds on a base of Ramazzotti, Jamaican rum and bourbon, adds flavors of chocolate and pomegranate and tops it all with…
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Bananas Is My Business
Rounded out with banana soda, white whiskey and a touch of bitter amaro, this Hefeweizen-driven cocktail recalls the flavors of fresh, roasted and candied banana.
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Hop Skip Jump
Bitter Cynar and Punt e Mes complement the hoppy aromas of American Pale Ale.
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Cobble Hill
Famed for creating such new-classic cocktails as The Penicillin and the Paper Plane, here’s one more potential classic for the books from Sam Ross, now of NYC’s Attaboy.
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