Fifty Shades of the Gin and Tonic
One of the most constant and enduring of the highball cocktails, the gin & tonic has hid for years in plain sight. Until now. Regan Hoffman tracks its rise and…
- story: Regan Hofmann
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Meadowood’s Vieux Carré
Bartender Sam Levy created his riff on the classic using his own pear-and quince-infused apple brandy mixed with rye, sweet vermouth, Amaro Nonino, Peychaud's bitters and absinthe.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Peden + Munk
Coda di Leone
A drier take on the traditionally rich Lion's Tale made with bitter amaro.
- story: Chloe Frechette
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Inverno Luce
A balance of sweet and bitter, by way of amaro, Scotch and gin.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
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Sangue di Gambi
A rich Negroni variation with notes of baking spices and alpine amaro.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
- photo: Kelly Puleio
The Local Hanky Panky
Somewhere between a Martini and a Negroni, remixed with New York-born ingredients.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
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Little Italy
Audrey Sanders' modern classic take on the Manhattan.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Carroll Gardens
An ode to the Italian-American roots of the Brooklyn neighborhood.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Autumn Sweater
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.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson
Bitters
(n.) A high-proof alcohol infused with herbs, roots and spices. Invented as a medicinal tonic, they were originally meant to aid digestion and cure a variety of ailments, including colds…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
