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Joaquín Simó

Cocktails

Put Simple Syrup In Your Martini (Seriously)

The case for adding a measure of sugar syrup to just about everything.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Cocktails

Five Negroni Riffs Actually Worth a Damn

In a world where Negroni variations abound, here are standouts from five top New York bartenders.

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photos: Lizzie Munro
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Midnight Marauder

Mezcal replaces gin, while gentian-bittered Bonal subs in for sweet vermouth and Cynar takes the place of the expected Campari in this Negroni spin.

  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Cocktails

Mastering the Sidecar With Joaquín Simó

In "Masters of X," we spotlight bartenders chasing perfection in one drink. Here, Joaquín Simó takes on the Sidecar.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photos: Lizzie Munro
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Joaquín Simó’s Sidecar

This version of the Sidecar ups the ratio of Cognac to sweetener and adds a spoonful of rich demerara syrup for body.

  • story: Lizzie Munro
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Cocktails

How to “Flash Blend” Your Way to a Better Frothy Drink

Dated as it might seem, the "Hamilton Beach" stand-up mixer has a variety of practical applications in modern drink-making.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: Colin Dutton
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Colonial Affair

Joaquín Simó's riff on the Twentieth Century cocktail features a split base of pisco and cacao spirit.

  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Cocktails

A Quick Guide to Syrups for Winter Cocktails

One of the easiest ways to riff on a classic drink recipe is to swap in a flavored sweetener for simple syrup. Here, a selection of our favorite wintertime syrups…

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Cocktails

How to Hack Your Daiquiri for Winter

Though it's become known as a summertime cocktail, the Daiquiri is easily adapted to colder months, when its key ingredient—limes—are in peak season. Bartenders Joaquín Simó and Jim Kearns share…

  • story: Lizzie Munro
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
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Joaquín Simó | Partner, Pouring Ribbons

As a student of English and religion at Boston University, Joaquín Simó, for a time, had no intention of bartending at all. Rather, he was a regular at Boston’s White…

  • story: Lizzie Munro
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
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