Masters of X Archives

Washington, D.C.’s Kapri Robinson dials in the recipe for the delightfully simple sherry and vermouth aperitif.

Without altering the fernet classic’s “golden ratio,” Harlem’s Sugar Monk offers an unexpected upgrade to the blueprint.

Built on a split base of Old Tom and London dry gins, Harrison Ginsberg's take on the Martini's predecessor is made for the modern era.

Cane & Table's Kirk Estopinal adds an unexpected tropical spin to the template.

Jamie Boudreau tinkered with the whiskey and Fernet-Branca recipe for more than a decade before landing on his perfected split-base rendition.

Ben Hatch makes the case for the inclusion of the New York-born Manhattan variation in the New Orleans cocktail canon.

Estelle Bossy gives the equal-parts recipe the White Negroni treatment for a drier, more refreshing take on the classic Chartreuse cocktail.

At Tahona Bar, Carlo Bracci updates the tequila classic with mezcal and mole-infused grenadine.

Jelani Johnson recasts the hard-hitting Martini as a nuanced, vodka-forward cocktail.

For Ned King, the float is not an afterthought.

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