Barrymore Room
A former bartender at Brooklyn’s Clover Club, Brad Farran created this variation on the bar’s namesake cocktail reverse-engineered with bourbon, lime juice, sweet vermouth and strawberry.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
New York Sour
The Whiskey Sour's New York relative, which gets a float of red wine.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Kelly Puleio
Mint Julep
When done up properly, the Mint Julep can be a fussy drink—all crushed ice and fancy silver cup—which is exactly why it might be surprising that it packs such a…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Benton’s Old-Fashioned
The drink that introduced the concept of “fat-washing” spirits to the cocktail world.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Nick Brown
Amaretto Sour
The Amaretto Sour implies pre-bottled mix and university bar crowds of a certain variety. Until we came across Portland bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s version, we’d written off the headaches of days…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Seelbach
The Seelbach Hotel's grand, saloon-style counter reportedly created this signature cocktail when a bartender used a Manhattan to catch the overflow from an uncorked Champagne bottle.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson
In Fashion
A float of smoky mezcal adds a contemporary twist to this Old-Fashioned.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Horse’s Neck
This cooler drink—which gets its name from its long, loopy lemon twist garnish that curls along inside of the glass—is one of several classic drinks that devolved into a mocktail…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson
Rhythm and Soul
The Rhythm and Soul is Greg Best’s composite sketch of a Manhattan and a Sazerac, as if the cocktails got into a tussle, made up and had a love child.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger