Niesen Buzz Bomb
This was the preferred concoction of Gertrude Niesen, an actress and singer and frequent patron of Manhattan’s Stork Club in the 1930s and ‘40s, and it’s a hell of a…
- story: Joanna Harkins
- photo: Eric Medsker
Flatiron Martini
A staple at the pioneering NYC bar, Flatiron Lounge.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Jägerita
David Cordoba's playful and bitter mix of Jägermeister, cointreau, lime and simple syrup.
- story: Liz Lucking
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Seelbach
The Seelbach Hotel's grand, saloon-style counter reportedly created this signature cocktail when a bartender used a Manhattan to catch the overflow from an uncorked Champagne bottle.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Ed Anderson
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
Corpse Reviver No. 2
Of the entire gruesomely-named family of pre-Prohibition era drinks thought to be devoted to rousing oneself in the morning, version no. 2 remains the best-known.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Sidecar
A gussied-up cognac sour made famous at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Cosmopolitan
Before the “Cosmo” became the must-have liquid accessory of Sarah Jessica Parker acolytes, there was the Cosmopolitan, created by bartender Toby Cecchini at the Odeon.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Between the Sheets
This potent sour is a rum-laced riff on the Sidecar christened by Harry MacElhone of Harry's New York Bar in Paris.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Mendo Sidecar
First created during World War I, this Cognac-based cocktail traditionally had only two other ingredients: Cointreau and lemon juice. This version uses Germain-Robin XO brandy and maraschino liqueur.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Sara Remington
