
The Bartender’s Well Has Changed
We asked more than two dozen bar professionals to reveal (and defend) their go-to well spirits. Here are their top picks.
- story: Drew Lazor
- photo: Lizzie Munro
We asked more than two dozen bar professionals to reveal (and defend) their go-to well spirits. Here are their top picks.
The Frankenstein approach to spirit infusion has infiltrated the cocktail world at its most elite levels.
We asked 10 of America's best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Piña Colada—and then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
Swap out the expected simple syrup for a “bitter blend”—a 50-50 combination of Italian amaro and French aperitif wine.
In “Masters of Tiki,” we spotlight bartenders chasing perfection in one drink. Here, Garret Richard updates the ultramarine midcentury classic.
The industry veteran shares his trick to perfecting the rum Old-Fashioned.
Tom Lasher-Walker's perfected rum Old-Fashioned calls on Brugal 1888.
Paul McGee reworks the quasi-tiki rum sour from Chicago. Canned peaches included.