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Phil Ward

Cocktails

The 21st-Century Cocktail Is Made

In the third installment of a four-part series, Robert Simonson examines the late aughts, a boom time for the drinks now deemed modern classics.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • illustration: Raphaelle Macaron
Cocktails

Phil Ward Just Wants to Bartend

One of the most idiosyncratic players in the modern drinks movement has never been one to follow trend.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photos: William Hereford
recipe

Oaxaca Old-Fashioned

The modern classic that helped spark a boom in mezcal cocktails.

Cocktails

Bartender’s Choice: “Spicy, With Tequila”

In "Bartender's Choice," we challenge some of our favorite bartenders with a drink order, and see what they come up with. First up: Dan Greenbaum, Bobby Heugel and Phil Ward…

  • story: Punch Staff
  • illustration: Natalie K Nelson
Places

Chasing Mezcal in One of Mexico’s Most Dangerous Regions

Michoacán has produced agave spirits for centuries, but only last year were its distillers allowed to call their craft by its true name—mezcal. Bobby Heugel visits to understand the political…

  • story: Bobby Heugel
  • photo: Bobby Heugel
recipe

Phil Ward’s Margarita

Phil Ward's builds the classic cocktail in a salt rimmed rocks glass with Siete Leguas Blanco, Cointreau and lime juice.

The Resurgence of the Lion’s Tail
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The Resurgence of the Lion’s Tail

How a quirky Prohibition-era bourbon cocktail came to manifest on U.S. drink menus right now.

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