
The New Whiskey Classics
The evolution of the category’s modern classics, from the Gold Rush to the Paper Plane and beyond.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The evolution of the category’s modern classics, from the Gold Rush to the Paper Plane and beyond.
Three top bartenders offer their signature takes on the timeless classic made with Knob Creek.
Matthew Tanner’s Sazerac recipe calls on subtle, but significant, upgrades to the template.
Alex Jump’s Sazerac riff balances rye with the flavors of the tropics.
The classic template is ripe for reinvention. Here, three top bartenders share their signature updates built around the flavor profile of Knob Creek.
Brittney Olsen’s Miami-inflected Old-Fashioned drinks like straight summertime.
Three top bartenders reimagine the iconic blueprint with cocktails that nod to tradition yet look to the future.
Keyatta Mincey-Parker’s fig-infused Manhattan riff calls on the flavors of fall.
Top bartenders weigh in on how to approach modernizing the most iconic cocktails.
Kellie Thorn updates the iconic blueprint with a dose of juniper.