The Second Coming of the Jungle Bird
Once a bitter outlier in the tiki canon, the Jungle Bird's growing popularity has given rise to a whole new catalogue of riffs on the original. Kara Newman on the…
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Once a bitter outlier in the tiki canon, the Jungle Bird's growing popularity has given rise to a whole new catalogue of riffs on the original. Kara Newman on the…
A handful of bars are turning the concept of the written menu on its head, relying instead on illustrations to narrative prose to explain the experience of a cocktail. Tyler…
The practice of offering a "sidecar" alongside a cocktail is spreading in popularity amongst New York bars, for reasons both practical and aesthetic. Chloe Frechette on its origins, and how…
We asked 25 bar professionals to reveal (and defend) their go-to well spirits. Here are their top picks.
Ice, whiskey, soda—that's all there really is to a whiskey highball, right? Not so in Japan. Hannah Kirshner on what the experience of a traditional tea ceremony taught her about…
Charlie Hall is not only the drummer for The War On Drugs—he's also the band's resident bartender. Drew Lazor talks with Hall about his road cocktail kit, boozy a cappella…
What defines the new generation of Italian cocktails? Katie Parla, co-author of Tasting Rome, takes photographer Gabriele Stabile on a tour of the Eternal City's burgeoning cocktail scene and…
The infamous Seder sidekick, Manischewitz—aka "Mani"—is finding a new audience amongst bartenders for its surprising versatility in drinks. Kara Newman on how the wine everyone loves to hate is finding…
In "Bartender's Choice," we challenge some of our favorite bartenders with a drink order and see what they come up with. This round: Paul Calvert, Damon Boelte, Brad Farran and…
Not only was this pre-Prohibition era cocktail responsible for launching both ice and the straw into public consciousness, it was also, very likely, the first shaken drink. Here, get to…