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
White Lady
A smoothed out Gin Sour, the White Lady was made famous by its creator Harry MacElhone of Harry's New York Bar in Paris and Harry Craddock of The Savoy in…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Brave Benbow
A loose play on the Gin Sour, the Brave Benbow combines two historic styles of gin—Navy strength and Old Tom—and is named for a British admiral.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Satan’s Whiskers
The Satan’s Whiskers first appears in print in Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book from 1930, but many attribute the drink to the Embassy Club in Prohibition-era Hollywood.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Vesper
A truly Bond-style cocktail, the Vesper was first mentioned by writer Ian Fleming in his 1953 novel, Casino Royale, as a drink order detailed by Bond himself—a strong formula of…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson
Tommy’s Margarita
This industry stalwart omits orange liqueur in favor of agave syrup.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Rob Roy
The first-known mentions of the Rob Roy credit New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel for the 1897 recipe, which is essentially a Manhattan made with Scotch whisky.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
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
Pisco Sour
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…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson
Manhattan
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…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson