Robert Simonson
Bar Review: The Trouble with the “Hyper-Local” Cocktail
A Rake’s Bar dedicates itself wholly to regional ingredients, forgoing the likes of simple syrup and citrus. But are the drinks any good?
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Reema Desai
Will the Real Orange Bitters Please Stand Up?
Dozens of brands are still competing to become the archetypal orange bitters.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bar Review: Is the New EMP Actually an Improvement?
Robert Simonson on the revamp of Eleven Madison Park’s trailblazing bar.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Eric Medsker
Can the Bar Industry Tackle Its Inclusion Problem?
The past year brought to light issues of sexism and diversity within the bar community, forcing the drinks world to take a hard look at itself.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Cocktail and Spirits Stories That Will Shape 2018
From mezcal mania to Japanese-style highballs, Robert Simonson lays out the cocktail and spirits trends that will make a difference in 2018.
- story: Robert Simonson
- illustration: Natalie K Nelson
The Top 15 Cocktails of 2017
Contributing Editor Robert Simonson shares the best cocktails he drank this year.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Rise and Fall of the Aviation Cocktail
Once a secret handshake among the cocktail cognoscenti, the Aviation enjoyed a decade-long heyday before falling back into relative obscurity.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bar Review: What Is The Aviary, Exactly?
Robert Simonson visits the New York branch of Grant Achatz’s celebrated high-concept cocktail bar.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Five Unexpected Three-Ingredient Cocktails
From a Chartreuse-laced classic to an unexpected rye sour, and more.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photos: Lizzie Munro
