
How the Old Cuban Became a Modern Classic
Audrey Saunders’ sparkling Mojito riff became a transcontinental standard long before Pegu Club opened its doors.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Audrey Saunders’ sparkling Mojito riff became a transcontinental standard long before Pegu Club opened its doors.
Five drinks from the 1990s and the early aughts that changed how we drink today.
Audrey Saunders’ reknowned non-Martini MarTEAni helped pave the way for the gin Martini's return.
Audrey Saunders was a master of taking old classics and giving them inventive new life—in this case a Mojito, which she tops with Champagne.
This is essentially a Mojito (a rum drink) crossed with a Moscow Mule (a vodka drink), but made with gin.
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