Our Best Recipes for Every Classic Cocktail
We’ve conducted blind tastings of 50 classic cocktails to find the ultimate recipe for each. Here are our favorites.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
In Search of the Ultimate Whiskey Sour
We asked nine of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Whiskey Sour—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
In Search of the Ultimate Jungle Bird
We asked 10 of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Jungle Bird—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
In Search of the Ultimate Gimlet
We asked eight of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Gimlet—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
In Search of the Ultimate Daiquiri
We asked 11 of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Daiquiri—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
In Search of the Ultimate Margarita
We asked 11 of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Margarita—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
In Search of the Ultimate Old-Fashioned
We asked 10 of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipes for the Old-Fashioned—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
In Search of the Ultimate Negroni
We asked 10 of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Negroni—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
In Search of the Ultimate Manhattan
We asked 10 of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Manhattan—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
In Search of the Ultimate Martini
We asked 10 of America’s top bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Martini—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
