
How the Paper Plane Became a Modern Classic
Sam Ross' bittersweet sour is the rare contemporary equal-parts recipe to spawn a family of twists and takes.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Sam Ross' bittersweet sour is the rare contemporary equal-parts recipe to spawn a family of twists and takes.
Among the most well-traveled of the modern classic cocktails, the Penicillin has also become the source of countless riffs.
Famed for creating such new-classic cocktails as The Penicillin and the Paper Plane, here’s one more potential classic for the books from Sam Ross, now of NYC’s Attaboy.
This Fernet-laced riff on the classic Whiskey Sour formula is Sam Ross's go-to drink for "whiskey/citrus/bitter" requests at the NYC bar Attaboy.
Since the minuscule Lower East Side bar opened its doors in 1999, Milk & Honey's influence on today's cocktail scene has been immeasurable. From its diaspora of bartenders to enigmatic…
This egg white-based sour by Sam Ross splits the base between applejack and rye whiskey.
In an effort to create a bitters-based Tom Collins (and one-up fellow New York bartender Sam Ross's Grapefruit Collins), Brad Farran created its “hotter, younger cousin,” the Bitter Tom.