New Orleans' official cocktail and America's oldest known cocktail, dating to the 1850s. The absinthe rinse gives it a haunting anise aroma, while Peychaud's bitters (not Angostura) provide the distin
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The ultimate cold-weather remedy. The Hot Toddy has been prescribed as a cure-all since the 18th century —…
The Boulevardier is a Negroni's warmer, more robust cousin — substituting gin with bourbon. Created by American writer…
Japan's contribution to whisky culture. Suntory founder Shinjiro Torii popularized the Highball in the 1950s, and it remains…
Essentially a Manhattan made with Scotch instead of rye. Named after the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor,…
The original coffee cocktail, created in the 1940s by chef Joe Sheridan at Foynes airport in Ireland to…
Created by Sam Ross at Milk & Honey in New York in 2005, the Penicillin is the most…
The official drink of the Kentucky Derby since 1938, the Mint Julep is Southern hospitality in a glass.…
The Manhattan is arguably the most influential cocktail in history — it established the template for countless classics…
A cocktail that dates back to the 1860s and remains one of the most ordered whiskey drinks worldwide.…
The Old Fashioned isn't just a cocktail — it's THE cocktail. Dating to the 1880s, it represents the…
Perhaps the simplest vodka cocktail, and one of the most popular. Legend says American oil workers in the…
The vodka variation of Brazil's national cocktail, the Caipirinha. Replacing cachaça with vodka creates a more internationally appealing…
A clean-tasting twist on the classic sour template. The vodka lets the citrus and sweetness shine, while the…
The Black Russian predates its more famous sibling, the White Russian. Created in 1949 by Belgian bartender Gustave…
Sweet, sour, and impossibly refreshing. The Lemon Drop Martini originated in San Francisco in the 1970s and remains…
The Dude abides. The White Russian was relatively obscure until Jeff Bridges' character in The Big Lebowski made…
A quintessential 1980s beach cocktail that remains a crowd-pleaser. The combination of vodka, peach schnapps, and fruit juices…
James Bond may have asked for his 'shaken, not stirred,' but the classic Vodka Martini is traditionally stirred…
The quintessential brunch cocktail and hangover cure. The Bloody Mary dates back to the 1920s, with bartender Fernand…
Dick Bradsell invented this cocktail in the 1980s at Fred's Club in London when a young model asked…
Born in 1941 from a happy accident — a vodka distributor, a ginger beer maker, and a copper…
The Cosmopolitan became a cultural icon in the late 1990s, forever linked to Manhattan nightlife and Sex and…