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Toronto Cocktail Recipe Jamie Boudreau Canon Seattle
Master the Classics

Mastering the Toronto

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

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: Amber Fouts
Master the Classics

Mastering the Creole Cocktail

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

  • story: Al Culliton
  • photo: Emily Ferretti
Master the Classics

Mastering the Bijou

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

  • story: Al Culliton
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Master the Classics

Mastering the Mexican Firing Squad

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

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: Arlene Ibarra
Vesper Cocktail Recipe
Master the Classics

Mastering the Vesper

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

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photos: Lizzie Munro
NY Sour Cocktail Recipe
Master the Classics

Mastering the New York Sour

For Ned King, the float is not an afterthought.

  • story: Al Culliton
  • photo: Simon Simard
Bronx Cocktail Recipe
Master the Classics

Mastering the Bronx

The trick to Al Sotack's take on the oft-maligned classic? Stirred, not shaken.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photos: Eric Medsker
Jungle Bird Cocktail Recipe
Master the Classics

Mastering the Jungle Bird

Bartender Fanny Chu’s unorthodox addition of spiced rum makes for a more complex take on the bittersweet tropical classic.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photos: Lizzie Munro
Gin Rickey Andra AJ Johnson
Master the Classics

Mastering the Gin Rickey with Andra “AJ” Johnson

The D.C. bartender elevates the city's hometown highball with a vibrant, aromatic citrus syrup.

  • story: Laurel Miller
  • photos: Reema Desai
Last Word Cocktail recipe
Cocktails

Master the Sours

Nine perfected recipes for the Daiquiri, Corpse Reviver, Whiskey Sour and more.

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
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The Wines of Right Now

We spoke to 150 sommeliers and retailers around the country to assemble a list of the 15 producers who represent the wine zeitgeist right now.

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