The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Cocktail: Barbados rum, fresh lime juice, falernum and curacao. A bit of the Caribbean in the North Atlantic.
The Lucien Gaudin Cocktail
The Lucien Gaudin Cocktail—gin, Campari, dry vermouth and Cointreau. A fine, orangey riff on the original Negroni.
The Handsome Devil
A variant of the Whiskey Old-Fashioned, with bourbon, bitters, a collection of liqueurs, and a dash of hot pepper—one of Minneapolis's finest inventions.
The Corpse Reviver No. 2 Cocktail — not just for breakfast anymore
The Corpse Reviver No. 2: gin, Lillet, Cointreau, fresh lemon juice and absinthe.
Got bitters? — the Seelbach Cocktail
The Seelbach Cocktail: bourbon, triple sec, bitters and Champagne.
The Stork Club Cocktail
The Stork Club Cocktail: Old Tom Gin, orange and lime juices, Cointreau and bitters.
Drinking with Titans: The Atlas Cocktail
The Atlas cocktail — rum, apple brandy, Cointreau and bitters.
Between the Sheets
Between the Sheets: a cocktail of rum, brandy, Cointreau and fresh lemon juice.
Margarita — the Tequila Daisy
The “daisy” is a sour made with triple sec or orange curaçao instead of straight sugar. The Margarita is one of the most famous examples: white tequila, lime juice, Cointeau and sugar.
What flavor is your Cosmopolitan?
The Cosmopolitan Cocktail: citrus vodka, cranberry juice, fresh lime juice and Cointreau.
Cranberry and Bourbon: Reinventing the Bardstown Sling
The Bardstown Sling: a bourbon, triple sec, cranberry and lime juice cocktail.
Crimson Slippers Cocktail
The Crimson Slippers Cocktail taught me that rum and Campari are an astonishing, and nearly perfect, combination. Just make sure it doesn't get too sweet.
The Campden Cocktail
The little-known Campden Cocktail — gin, Lillet and Grand Marnier — makes a pleasant, cold splash for a spring evening.
Trilby Cocktail (Vermouth)
The Vermouth Trilby Cocktail: dry vermouth, Cointreau and bitters, with a whiskey float.
The Sidecar Cocktail
The Sidecar: Cognac, Cointreau and lemon juice.