The Life and Times of the Vodka Red Bull
The rare cocktail in which the mixer costs more than the spirit, "Liquid Cocaine" was, in its heyday, as controversial as it was popular
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The D List: Bringing Back the Antrim Cocktail
Bartender Selma Slabiak makes a case for this forgotten classic from the mind of “a careful, almost clinical, student of potable liquids.”
- story: Drew Lazor
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Martini, Up, with a Blue Cheese-Stuffed Olive
The blue cheese-stuffed olive has proven itself, bizarrely, to be one of the few drink garnishes with real staying power.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Rise and Fall of the Aviation Cocktail
Once a secret handshake among the cocktail cognoscenti, the Aviation enjoyed a decade-long heyday before falling back into relative obscurity.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Can the Martini-on-the-Rocks Make a Comeback?
In the years following World War II, ordering a Martini or Manhattan on the rocks was a standard affair. For some drinkers, it still is.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Where Did the Straw Actually Come From?
In part a product of necessity, the straw was designed with the Mint Julep and Sherry Cobbler in mind, two classic drinks traditionally built over mounds of ice.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Chloe Frechette
Daily News: Martha Stewart’s Wine Company, Ravi DeRossi’s Anti-Trump Bar
America enjoys many deeply entrenched Christmastime traditions. Exchanging gifts. Trimming the tree. Baking festive cookies. Waging an interminable blood feud against our most-hated adversaries. In an era when pundits and…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Behind the Timeless Design of the Muddler
The muddler, used to muddle fruit and herbs into cocktails, was once an all-purpose bar tool.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Behind the Timeless Design of the Cobbler Shaker
Though the three-piece cocktail shaker has remained largely unchanged since its invention, it remains an important touchstone in the history of bartending.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Holiday Drinking Like It’s 1951
1951's The Holiday Drink Book has a few lessons still to be gleaned from it, even in 2016. Drew Lazor on the recipes and more-the-merrier cultural commentary contained in this…
- story: Drew Lazor
- illustration: Liz Noftle
