Polka Dot Negroni
Salers stands in for Suze in this White Negroni riff.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Pegu Club
The Pegu Club, located in Yangon, Myanmar, found itself at the center of British social life in 1920s. Its members, citizens of a bygone political era, knew the city as…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Gin Rickey
A gin-based variation on the Whiskey Fizz, which is credited to Joe Rickey, a late-19th century Missouri lobbyist.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Baboso
Here, the slightly sweet Old Tom gin balances the bitter notes of gentian-based Suze and Bonal aperitifs, while rye whiskey, Cynar and Carpano Antica add a fall-friendly veneer to this…
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Brockton Navy
The Brockton Navy places Old Tom gin alongside bittersweet Amargo-Vallet liqueur, then balances those contrasting flavors with lemon and orgeat, for sweetness.
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Whitechapel’s Ford Cocktail
In Whitechapel’s Ford Cocktail, Keli Rivers combines Jensen Old Tom gin with blanc vermouth and a splash of Bénédictine for a cocktail that drinks like a Martini, but with more…
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Mystery Gimlet
Garret Richard's gin-based tiki drink is blended in a Hamilton Beach stand-up drink mixture, which better aerates the cocktail.
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Negroni
Most accounts credit this classic recipe to one Count Negroni, a swashbuckling proto-boho.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Bee’s Knees
A twist on the Gin Sour, this mix of gin, honey and lemon is thought to have bubbled up during Prohibition, when questionable bootlegged spirits begged to be masked.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
French 75
Named after a French gun used in World War I—a not-so-subtle nod to the drink's lethalness—the Champagne cocktail was made famous at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris in the…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger