Bacchanalia
Riffing on the familiar flavors of Sangria, the drink is made American by the addition of rye, but takes yet one more unexpected turn with a topper of Lambrusco, making…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Up in Smoke
A smoky strawberry syrup turns the idea of a Whiskey Sour on its head.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
For Remembrance
This winter drink, whose name is taken from a line in Hamlet—Act 4, Scene 5—when Ophelia references the rosemary in her bouquet, is a play on the Corpse Reviver #2.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Astoria #2
The Astoria #2 is Austin bartender Darren Scott's citrusy play on a Brooklyn (rye, Amer Picon, maraschino and dry vermouth) which is itself a play on a Manhattan.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
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The Hardy Boy
In The Hardy Boy, Seth Friedus uses cacao white as a modifier, combining it with rye, Suze and housemade wormwood and peppermint syrup.
- story: Joanna Harkins
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The Greenpoint
A spin on the Brooklyn, itself a twist on the Manhattan.
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bensonhurst
This Brooklyn cocktail variation takes its name from the “rough and tumble” Italian-American neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn.
- 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.
- story: Lizzie Munro
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Dante’s House Manhattan for Two
This pre-chilled Manhattan is sweetened with nutty Nocino and Frangelico liqueurs.
- story: Lizzie Munro
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