The Mahatma
An homage to Martin "Mahatma" Lomasney, who was allegedly the recipient of the first Ward Eight cocktail in 1898, this riff modernizes the drink with hibiscus-infused grenadine and a spritz…
- story: Liz Lucking
- photo: Adam DeTour
Double Derby
This wine cocktail from Playboy's Host & Bar Book feels like an even-boozier riff on sangria and a kalimotxo.
- story: joanna_h
- photo: DANIEL KRIEGER
Colloidal Cooler
Similar to an old "puff" cocktail (spirit + milk + soda), this highball from London's Team Lyan has the coating finish of a milkshake, in a lighter form.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
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Mantequilla
Spyros Patsialos, former manager of Greece’s Faltso Bar, created this highly complex tiki drink using the native Greek spirit, mastiha, as the base.
- story: joanna_h
- photo: Vangelis Patsialos
Brown Derby
A bourbon-fueled vestige of 1930s West Hollywood's glitz and glamour.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Mountain Man
Giffard's Pêche de Vigne accentuates the roundness of maple syrup and the spice of ginger.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
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Pedro Suckerpunch
The essence of an Old-Fashioned channeled into a sherry-laced sour.
- story: Matt Stieb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Black Yukon Sucker Punch
In the 1990s television show Twin Peaks, Agent Cooper encounters local specialty, the Black Yukon Sucker Punch: A split-level drink with a tar-colored bottom and a foamy, blue upper.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Sayada Ramdial
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…
- story: Lizzie Munro
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