The dark 'n' stormy has become a cult highball due to a felicitous combination of its no-fault simplicity and the balance of its headstrong ingredients,...
Author: Toby Cecchini
This drink is sweet, bitter, citrusy and sparkling - even slightly salty - but with minimal punch. It is a graceful way to begin an evening, and a thing...
Author: Toby Cecchini
There are raging debates about the invention of and the proper recipe for this drink among tiki connoisseurs. The more accepted versions are granted to...
Author: Toby Cecchini
A marvel of a cocktail with an enviably colorful peerage, the Boulevardier is effectively a cross between a Manhattan and a Negroni. In colder months,...
Author: Toby Cecchini
The bramble, invented in 1984 by Dick Bradsell, the patriarch of England's cocktail uptick, at Fred's Club in London's SoHo, is essentially a short gin...
Author: Toby Cecchini
Author: Eric Asimov
The Jack Rose is the classic cocktail that never got invited to the oldies reunion. While other sours, such as the daiquiri, the Daisy, the Sidecar and...
Author: Toby Cecchini
Author: Pete Wells
Port, that gentle, rich and comforting spirit, has a whiff of empire about it. This recipe, a strong, port-based punch, works to counteract the image....
Author: Rosie Schaap
Hibiscus started showing up in New York City cocktails around 2010, jazzing up drinks with its fuchsia hue and tropical perfume. This one, adapted from...
Author: Merrill Stubbs
This lean milk punch is concocted with vanilla-macerated bourbon. It takes only a few minutes to prepare (maceration aside), and delivers an outsize glow...
Author: Toby Cecchini
The Sgroppino is an old between-course palate cleanser, dessert or aperitif drink that marries prosecco with sorbet and a touch of vodka. It's a simple...
Author: Toby Cecchini
Packard, a bartender at the Boston cocktail bar Drink, offers this applejack-based old-fashioned:
Author: Rosie Schaap
Author: Rosie Schaap
There are raging debates about the invention of and the proper recipe for this drink among tiki connoisseurs. The more accepted versions are granted to...
Author: Toby Cecchini
This cocktail, by Dan Greenbaum of The Beagle in Manhattan, plays Armagnac's subtle marzipan against the salty, mineral tang of Manzanilla sherry. A deceptive...
Author: Toby Cecchini