Robert Simonson
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How the Kingston Negroni Became a Modern Classic
Joaquín Simó’s Jamaican rum-based spin on the aperitivo classic was a runaway success. → Read More
How the Chartreuse Swizzle Became a Modern Classic
Marcovaldo Dionysos’s idiosyncratic cocktail elevated the French liqueur from bartender handshake to household name. → Read More
How the Revolver Became a Modern Classic
The coffee-spiked twist on the Manhattan emerged as a counterpoint San Francisco’s ’tini culture. → Read More
The Other Modern Classic Cocktails
The Wibble. The Hard Sell. The Darkside. These "minor" classics belong to a category of their own. → Read More
How the Death Flip Became a Modern Classic
The brash combination of Chartreuse, Jägermeister, tequila and a whole egg is the only flip to enter the contemporary cocktail canon. → Read More
How the Breakfast Martini Became a Modern Classic
Salvatore Calabrese's ingenious jam-infused sour reintroduced preserves to the bartender's arsenal. → Read More
Is It Time to Ditch the Sugar Rim?
Key to a number of historic cocktails, the garnish’s place in the modern bar is up for debate. → Read More
Pool Bar Jim Is Always on Vacation
When Pool Bar Jim’s lost its namesake Jim in 2016, Hilton Head society almost had a collective coronary. Jim Lisenby had been slinging frozen tropical dr → Read More
Life After (Near) Death
By the afternoon of Friday, January 10, Neir’s Tavern bandwagoners were coming out of the woodwork. That morning, news had broken wide that the Queens ta → Read More
There Is Only One True Jim Gallagher
Jim Gallagher, 72, is a longtime bartender and manager at Molly’s Shebeen, the surpassingly cozy Irish pub on Third Avenue near East 22nd Street in Manha → Read More
In Search of the Ultimate Grasshopper
We asked 10 of America's best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Grasshopper—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best. → Read More
A Sleeper Steakhouse Cocktail Goes Viral
Kentucky has the Mint Julep. Louisiana has the Sazerac. Wisconsin, the Brandy Old-Fashioned. But, until recently, Indiana lacked a cocktail it could truly → Read More
The Making of an Iconic Cocktail
The stories behind six signature drinks that defined the craft movement—and still matter today. → Read More
In Search of the Ultimate Boulevardier
The Boulevardier is an old drink, but a young classic. It first appeared in print as a footnote in the 1927 book Barflies and Cocktails by Paris bartender → Read More
The Cocktail and Spirits Stories That Will Shape 2020
When something works in the bar world, bars run with it. Do customers guzzle down the two nonalcoholic options you have on the menu? Add 10 more. If consum → Read More
In Search of the Ultimate Rob Roy
The Rob Roy may be the least controversial classic cocktail out there. Does anyone really get worked up about the simple mixture of two parts Scotch, one p → Read More
The Top 10 Cocktails of 2019
I spent much of the past year on the lookout for candidates for this annual list. The search is always unpredictable: One can go months without a single dr → Read More
At the “21” Club, Tara Wright Is in Charge
If you frequent the “21” Club in Manhattan, you’ve most likely met Tara Wright. For many of her 14 years there, she has been the only woman behind th → Read More
Is the 50/50 Even a Martini?
By some accounts, the equal parts ratio is the original incarnation of the famously austere cocktail. By others, it’s not a Martini at all. → Read More
In Search of the Ultimate Sidecar
The first cocktail arrived at the table without a sugar rim. Half the people seated there were disappointed. The other half were relieved. [multiple_relat → Read More