Classic Cocktails
Gin & Tonic
The world's most popular long drink originated as a medicinal remedy — British soldiers in India mixed quinine-laden…
Sazerac
New Orleans' official cocktail and America's oldest known cocktail, dating to the 1850s. The absinthe rinse gives it…
Boulevardier
The Boulevardier is a Negroni's warmer, more robust cousin — substituting gin with bourbon. Created by American writer…
Rob Roy
Essentially a Manhattan made with Scotch instead of rye. Named after the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor,…
Irish Coffee
The original coffee cocktail, created in the 1940s by chef Joe Sheridan at Foynes airport in Ireland to…
Mint Julep
The official drink of the Kentucky Derby since 1938, the Mint Julep is Southern hospitality in a glass.…
Manhattan
The Manhattan is arguably the most influential cocktail in history — it established the template for countless classics…
Whisky Sour
A cocktail that dates back to the 1860s and remains one of the most ordered whiskey drinks worldwide.…
Old Fashioned
The Old Fashioned isn't just a cocktail — it's THE cocktail. Dating to the 1880s, it represents the…
Black Russian
The Black Russian predates its more famous sibling, the White Russian. Created in 1949 by Belgian bartender Gustave…
White Russian
The Dude abides. The White Russian was relatively obscure until Jeff Bridges' character in The Big Lebowski made…
Vodka Martini
James Bond may have asked for his 'shaken, not stirred,' but the classic Vodka Martini is traditionally stirred…
Bloody Mary
The quintessential brunch cocktail and hangover cure. The Bloody Mary dates back to the 1920s, with bartender Fernand…
Espresso Martini
Dick Bradsell invented this cocktail in the 1980s at Fred's Club in London when a young model asked…
Moscow Mule
Born in 1941 from a happy accident — a vodka distributor, a ginger beer maker, and a copper…
Cosmopolitan
The Cosmopolitan became a cultural icon in the late 1990s, forever linked to Manhattan nightlife and Sex and…