Delores Royale
In a clear wink to the seasonal change from summer to fall, the Delores Royale adds weight to the smoky mezcal base by way of apricot liqueur and amontillado sherry.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Old Cuban
Audrey Saunders' remixed Mojito gets topped with Champagne.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Daniel Krieger
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The St-Germain Spritz
The St-Germain Cocktail, the classic spritz variation fueled by the iconic elderflower liqueur, embodies the spirit of low-alcohol conviviality prevalent throughout Europe.
- story: Bianca Prum
- photo: Lizzie Munro
La Quebrada Spritz
Austin Hartman's crema de mezcal-based take on the spritz draws its name from Hartman's grandfather's pasttime, cliff-diving in Acapulco.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Caput Mundi
Emanuele Broccatelli’s cocktail named for his native city draws on the anise flavors that once characterized Roman desserts and drinks, like caffé corretto.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Gabriele Stabile
Calindri
Named for film actor and Cynar spokesperson Ernesto Calindri, Emanuele Broccatelli’s cocktail utilizes flavors that might appear during a Roman meal.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Gabriele Stabile
Alfonso
Dubonnet Rouge brings a cheery, sweet cherry note to the Champagne Cocktail format.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Dan Sabo’s Champagne Cocktail
A Champagne Cocktail with a little something extra.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Niesen Buzz Bomb
This was the preferred concoction of Gertrude Niesen, an actress and singer and frequent patron of Manhattan’s Stork Club in the 1930s and ‘40s, and it’s a hell of a…
- story: Joanna Harkins
- photo: Eric Medsker
Sanguinello Spritz
This wintry adaptation keeps things bitter, bubbly and low-alcohol.
- story: Liz Lucking
- photo: Daniel Krieger