DRINKS.GR — The Narrative Behind the Bottle
Paper Plane
Created by Sam Ross (who also made the Penicillin) in 2007, the Paper Plane follows the Last Word's equal-parts template.…
Vieux Carré
Named after the French Quarter (Vieux Carré) of New Orleans, created at the Hotel Monteleone's Carousel Bar in 1938. An…
Sazerac
New Orleans' official cocktail and America's oldest known cocktail, dating to the 1850s. The absinthe rinse gives it a haunting…
Hot Toddy
The ultimate cold-weather remedy. The Hot Toddy has been prescribed as a cure-all since the 18th century — and while…
Boulevardier
The Boulevardier is a Negroni's warmer, more robust cousin — substituting gin with bourbon. Created by American writer Erskine Gwynne…
Whisky Highball
Japan's contribution to whisky culture. Suntory founder Shinjiro Torii popularized the Highball in the 1950s, and it remains Japan's favorite…
Rob Roy
Essentially a Manhattan made with Scotch instead of rye. Named after the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor, this cocktail…
Irish Coffee
The original coffee cocktail, created in the 1940s by chef Joe Sheridan at Foynes airport in Ireland to warm up…
Penicillin
Created by Sam Ross at Milk & Honey in New York in 2005, the Penicillin is the most significant modern…
Mint Julep
The official drink of the Kentucky Derby since 1938, the Mint Julep is Southern hospitality in a glass. The crushed…
Manhattan
The Manhattan is arguably the most influential cocktail in history — it established the template for countless classics that followed.…
Whisky Sour
A cocktail that dates back to the 1860s and remains one of the most ordered whiskey drinks worldwide. The tension…
Old Fashioned
The Old Fashioned isn't just a cocktail — it's THE cocktail. Dating to the 1880s, it represents the very definition…