Yellow Jacket
For weeks, NYC cocktail bar Employees Only had toyed with the idea of mixing together tequila and elderflower liqueur, but there was a piece of the puzzle missing—yellow Chartreuse.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: John Kernick
Mendo Sidecar
First created during World War I, this Cognac-based cocktail traditionally had only two other ingredients: Cointreau and lemon juice. This version uses Germain-Robin XO brandy and maraschino liqueur.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Sara Remington
Blue Moon
The Blue Moon was, like the Aviation and the Attention, an early adopter of violet-flavored liqueur, and one of the few classics to specify a red wine float.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Jack Rose
According to David Embury’s The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, the Jack Rose was, during the mid-20th century, a pillar of basic cocktail-mixing knowledge.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Embassie
A reincarnation of The White Lady that opts for Cocchi Americano and Chartreuse in place of Cointreau.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Twentieth Century
The Twentieth Century Limited was such an institution that a Brit dreamed up a cocktail to honor the train line. It's similar to a Corpse Reviver #2, with crème de…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Laughing Buddha
This Californian buck-like cooler has long been the most popular cocktail at San Francisco's Cantina.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Nancy Whang’s Pimm’s Cup
While on the road, LCD Soundsystem was always prepared with a mobile bar perpetually stocked with Champagne and Jameson. In the warm months, Pimm's Cups were a band staple.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
New Old-Fashioned
The Old-Fashioned is as traditional of a cocktail as they come: a simple mix of spirits, sugar, bitters and water. This alternate version adds a bit of muddled fruit, in…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Singapore Sling
The Singapore Sling (more a tikified punch than a sling), one of the great thirst-quenchers of the 20th-century, was created at the Raffles Hotel in 1915.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger