The Mexican Gentleman
Spain meets Mexico in Denver bartender Sean Kenyon's take on the Sherry Cobbler.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
French 75
Named after a French gun used in World War I—a not-so-subtle nod to the drink's lethalness—the Champagne cocktail was made famous at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris in the…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Amaretto Sour
The Amaretto Sour implies pre-bottled mix and university bar crowds of a certain variety. Until we came across Portland bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s version, we’d written off the headaches of days…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Mid-Morning Fizz
The Mid-Morning Fizz is Employees Only's take on the classic Ramos Gin Fizz. This variation loses the cream from the original recipe and adds Green Chartreuse.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Filibuster
San Francisco bartender Erik Adkins uses the basic Whiskey Sour blueprint for this autumn-inspired drink.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Maison Premiere’s Pimm’s Cup
Like many of Maison Premiere’s drinks, their Pimm’s Cup is classically inspired and rooted in New Orleans.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson
Beachfire Margarita
Scott Beattie named this cocktail for the similarity between mezcal's smoky aroma to the scent of driftwood bonfires on the beaches of California.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Sara Remington
Watership Down
Jeremy Oertel’s ode to the classic novel of the same title.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Green Park Cocktail
Eric Lorincz, head bartender at The Savoy created this herbaceous riff on one of the hotel's most famous eye-openers, the Corpse Reviver No. 2.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro