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Wake Up Your Next Negroni With a Coffee Ice Cube
Kick off your night with this easy, bracing cocktail.
By Jordan Michelman
Mincemeat Pie
There’s no meat in this pie, just rich spices, sweet fruit, and centuries of history, all wrapped up in a buttery crust.
By Katy Massam
Coffee Negroni
Coffee (frozen in ice cube form) mingles with the expressive gin and plays gracefully with the orange garnish, the classic finishing flourish to a traditional negroni.
By Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen
How to Throw a Cocktail Party Like You’ve Been Doing It for Years
Dim the lights, start the music, and most importantly: Don’t forget to hydrate.
By Anna Stockwell
Bee’s Knees
The Bee’s Knees is a refreshing three-ingredient gin cocktail with a mysterious backstory.
By Al Sotack
Gimlet
Once prescribed as a medicinal tonic to sailors in the British Royal Navy, this classic cocktail stands the test of time.
By Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric
Lime Cordial
Homemade lime cordial brightens everything from gimlets to N/A cocktails and beyond.
By Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric
Buck Buck Mule
What distinguishes this ginger beer cocktail is the addition of fino sherry to dry out the other flavors, and cucumber juice for an additional layer of aromatics.
By Amanda Schuster
Fanciulli
The Fanciulli cocktail is a variation on the Perfect Manhattan—bourbon or rye, and a split of sweet and dry vermouth—that replaces the dry vermouth with Fernet-Branca.
By Amanda Schuster
22 Essential Cocktail Books Every Drinks Lover Should Own
Whether you want to brush up on bartending history or find your next signature cocktail, here’s how to build your library.
By Al Sotack
Cocoa Sbagliato
Although sbagliato is Italian for “mistake,” this take on the sparkling aperitivo has very deliberate intentions with its use of vanilla and cacao nibs.
By Amanda Schuster
Hot Gin and Tonic
The Hot Gin and Tonic is exactly as it sounds, the ever-popular cocktail-hour refresher retrofitted into toddy form.
By Amanda Schuster
Traditional Fruitcake
With glacéed fruit, spices, and no small amount of rum, this elegant fruitcake recipe is no joke.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Ramos Gin Fizz
This New Orleans classic is an arm workout that pays back in dividends.
By Eben Freeman
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29 Punch Recipes for Easy, Elegant Entertaining
It’s the set-it-and-forget-it of the cocktail kingdom.
By Joe Sevier and The Editors of Epicurious
Bloody Mary
Forget the bells, whistles, and time-consuming garnishes. A classic Bloody Mary is all about balance.
By Eben Freeman
Bloody Maria With Quick-Pickled Watermelon Wedges
This brunch drink is made with tequila and leftover watermelon-tomato gazpacho.
By Shelly Westerhausen Worcel
Grasshopper
Put a spring in your step with this creamy after-dinner drink, which offers all the flavor of a boozy mint-chocolate shake.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Meet Your New Favorite Cocktail, Straight Out of 1977
The disco decade may be known as the worst era in drinking history, but it also gave us one of the most influential cocktail books ever published.
By Al Sotack