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Martini

The Martini likely evolved from a mix of sweet vermouth and sweet gin as drier versions of those alcohols became popular at the turn of the 20th century.

gimlet cocktail
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Gimlet

Essentially a Gin Sour made with lime juice, legend has it that the Gimlet was created in the mid-19th century to encourage Royal Navy sailors to consume their rations of…

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Southside

Depending on how you look at the glass, the Southside lands somewhere between a gin mojito sans soda water or a gimlet with mint. New York’s 21 Club lays claim…

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Aviation

After being lost for almost a half-century, this sky blue concoction was refurbished to its original glory only within the last decade. This original version first appears in Hugo Ensslin’s…

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Tom Collins

If you take the American side of the story, this drink evolved from the “The Great Tom Collins Hoax” of 1874.

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Cloud 9

When bartender Toby Maloney visited Jeremy Oertel at Mayahuel looking for a White Negroni, Oertel created this tequila-based riff with Lillet and gentian liqueur.

attention cocktail recipe
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Attention

Thanks to the resurgence of absinthe and crème de violette, this lost classic is finding its way back into the barman's repertoire.

blue moon cocktail
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Blue Moon

The Blue Moon was, like the Aviation and the Attention, an early adopter of violet-flavored liqueur, and one of the few classics to specify a red wine float.

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Embassie

A reincarnation of The White Lady that opts for Cocchi Americano and Chartreuse in place of Cointreau.