Timeless recipes that have stood the test of time. These are the cocktails every home bartender should master.
These cocktails represent the drinking culture and preferences of their era. Each recipe tells a story of the social, cultural, and historical context that shaped cocktail culture during this fascinating period in history.
A perfectly symmetrical mix of gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth that defined the bitter-sweet aperitivo and spawned a family of riffs.
The primordial cocktail—whiskey, sugar, bitters, and water—showcasing the base spirit in its purest, most aromatic form.
The king of cocktails—minimalist, elegant and endlessly riffed—balancing aromatic gin with a restrained measure of vermouth.
The quintessential whiskey cocktail—rye, vermouth and bitters in perfect harmony—serving as the template for a whole family of spirit-forward drinks.
A crisp Cuban rum sour that showcases perfect balance—just rum, lime and sugar shaken icy cold.
The quintessential tiki concoction marrying a blend of rums with lime, orange curaçao, and nutty orgeat.
Peru's frothy national cocktail blending grape brandy, lime, sugar, and egg white with a bitters finale.
Brazil's national cocktail of muddled lime, sugar, and cachaça—simple, vibrant, and fiercely refreshing.
Pre-Prohibition gin sour colored with raspberry and crowned with a dry-shaken egg white foam.