
La Môme
New York City bartender Natasha David's riff on the Martini builds on a base of rose-infused pisco.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
New York City bartender Natasha David's riff on the Martini builds on a base of rose-infused pisco.
This frothy spur off the sour family tree has roots in both America and Peru. The story goes that American-born Victor Morris moved to Peru to work on the railroads…
When Richard Boccato and Michael McIlroy worked together at Little Branch in New York City, they collaborated to create this dark riff on the Old Fashioned.
One of the enduring heavyweights in the cocktail world, the Manhattan is something of a twist on the Old Fashioned, most likely spurred by the late-19th century rise of sweet…
Swap whiskey for Champagne in the Old Fashioned template, and you’ll get this pedigreed cocktail, which was first mentioned in Jerry Thomas’s 1862 How to Mix Drinks.
A sherry and amaro-infused whiskey sour in ode to legendary jazz singer Betty Carter.
The credit for this iconic 1930s drink—whose name is a nod to the Tahitian, “Maita’i,” which means “good”—is usually given to venerable Los Angeles tiki bar Trader Vic’s.
Brad Thomas Parsons came across this understated aperitif at the Red Cat in Manhattan. So named because the drink’s hue matches the color of a traditional cricket ball.
The bittersweet lyrics of “Autumn Sweater,” from Yo La Tengo’s 1997 album, I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One, serve as the source material for this melancholy change-of-season shoegazer.