Brandy Lift
A mix between a fizz and a Brandy Milk Punch, the Brandy Lift is essentially a New York egg cream with alcohol.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson
A mix between a fizz and a Brandy Milk Punch, the Brandy Lift is essentially a New York egg cream with alcohol.
A spice-forward Manhattan recipe gets its edge from two dashes of Angostura bitters.
This drink works equally well in a flask or poured over ice in a camping mug or rocks glass, if you have access to such luxuries at your campsite.
The lesser-known borough-based drink dates back to the first decade of the 20th century.
One of the more enduring modern riffs on the Brooklyn cocktail.
Created by Johnnie Solan, a legendary pre-Prohibition bartender at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria, the Bronx is a loose cross between an orange Gin Sour and a Perfect Martini.
A Brooklyn take on the Manhattan spiked with Bénédictine, prune brandy and rye, from Clover Club's Tom Macy.
The Suburban is both a classic race and a classic cocktail. A New York original, it's the only cocktail we're aware of that combines whiskey, port and rum.