The Improved Whiskey Cocktail, the most enduring of the "Improved" cocktails, remains a window into a moment in cocktail history when drinks were progressing to a more complex level.
Damon Boelte of Brooklyn's Prime Meats built the basic mule structure to create this Scotch and elderflower-infused riff on the original.
While it feigns the role of liquid Christmas confection, this rich mixture of booze, egg, cream and sugar has been responsible (some reading this may even attest) for many a…
This Gin Fizz-inspired cocktail contains an added layer for the winter season—equivalent to a mulled wine snowsuit.
With a split brandy base, this variation makes for a livelier Clipper.
This rendition of the brandy-based Clipper calls on Calvados.
The classic clipper gets winterized with the addition of extra Angostura.
The original Clipper recipe was sourced from a Pan Am pilot.
This drink is a variation on the basic Daisy formula: a sour kicked up with the addition of seltzer or soda water. The new school version uses grenadine for a…
Calling on Spanish-style rum, Jamaican rum and rhum agricole, Jim Kearns' Happiest Hour Daiquiri borrows the tiki trick of blending base spirits for a more complex twist on the timeless…