cocktails

  • Make a Dark and Moody Whiskey Lemonade With Cassis

    Make a Dark and Moody Whiskey Lemonade With Cassis

    My bar cart is a crowded, chaotic piece of furniture. At the front, we have the stuff I use on a near-constant basis — gin, Campari, bourbon, and rye — but things get little more esoteric towards the back. As you make your way deeper into my collection of ethanol, you’ll find a lot of…


  • Just Build Your Martini on the Rocks

    Just Build Your Martini on the Rocks

    Most people — even people who know relatively nothing about cocktails — know what a martini is supposed to look like. It is supposed to be served up (without ice) in a stemmed glass with sloped sides. There should also be a lemon twist or an olive in there. It is known. But iconic as…