Cocktail

The Jersey Lightning is so easy and so excellent. Whatever you call it, a manhattan simply made with apple brandy is a wonderful thing.

The Kensington cocktail is a riff on the perfect manhattan, made with bourbon, sweet and dry vermouth, and a spoonful of bitter orange marmalade.

This fragrant gin sour with hints of almond dates back to 1934, a year after the movie King Kong was released.

This drink is a daisy with beer in it, like adding Corona to your marg.

Edgier than a classic Pimm’s Cup, this cocktail works well across many seasons.

The Bobby Burns cocktail is a scotch manhattan from 1916, made fragrant with herbal and honeyed Benedictine liqueur. This Bobby Burns recipe is modernized, with a bit more whiskey than older versions.

The Cowboy Killer is a slightly smoky scotch-tinged riff on the Brooklyn cocktail from bartender Colin Shearn.

The Brooklyn cocktail is an original riff on the manhattan that sparked many modern variations.

Although the Americano cocktail and the caffeinated drink are two completely different things, this beverage combines the two.

This fizzy brunch cocktail has a touch of savory aquavit and a bitters-soaked sugar cube.

The house daiquiri at Rum Club in Portland, Oregon is an exceptionally delicious rum cocktail.

Starring two bitter Italian liqueurs, bourbon, and lemon juice, this four-ingredient cocktail is as easy to make as it is to sip.

A smoky scotch float takes this tangy whiskey cocktail to the next level.

This vodka and Campari cocktail is pretty and pink, long and bubbly, but with a decent bitter kick.