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Cocktails

Five Classic Sour Recipes

A direct descendant of punch, the basic sour forms the template for a host of classic drinks—from the Pegu Club to a grown-up version of the Amaretto Sour. Here are…

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photos: Daniel Krieger
Cocktails

Riff Diaries: The Margarita

A simple sour at heart, the Margarita is one of the most riffable cocktails in the classic canon. Here are four versions that mix in everything from carrot juice to…

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Cocktails

Riff Diaries: The Wild & Tangy World of Grenadine

Forget the Red Dye No. 4 that defined your childhood drinking days and say hello to the real grenadine.

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Cocktails

Riff Diaries: The Whiskey Sour

Whether served up at a cocktail joint or on the rocks at a dive, the Whiskey Sour is America's most democratic cocktail.

  • story: Leslie Pariseau
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Cocktails

Riff Diaries: The Negroni

Italy's strong and bitter swashbuckler, three different ways.

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Cocktails

Riff Diaries: The Sherry Cobbler

The drink that made every man, woman and child go wild during the mid-to-late 19th century gets a modern updo.

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
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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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