Modern Classics

35 recipes

Post-2000 cocktails that have entered the canon. Penicillin, Paper Plane, Naked & Famous, Oaxaca Old Fashioned — drinks that bridge modern bartending with classical technique.

Penicillin

Blended Scotch, Lemon Juice, Honey Ginger Syrup, Islay Scotch (float)

Naked & Famous

Mezcal, Yellow Chartreuse, Aperol, Lime Juice

Division Bell

Mezcal, Aperol, Maraschino Liqueur, Lime Juice

Clarified Milk Punch

Rum, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, Black Tea (brewed strong), Whole Milk

Tommy's Margarita

Tequila (100% agave), Lime Juice, Agave Syrup

Gold Rush

Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Honey Syrup

Oaxaca Old Fashioned

Reposado Tequila, Mezcal, Agave Syrup, Mole Bitters

Last Word

Gin, Green Chartreuse, Maraschino Liqueur, Lime Juice

Fat-Washed Old Fashioned

Bourbon (fat-washed), Demerara Syrup, Angostura Bitters

White Negroni

Gin, Suze, Lillet Blanc

Final Ward

Rye Whiskey, Green Chartreuse, Maraschino Liqueur, Lemon Juice

Enzoni

Gin, Campari, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, Grapes (muddled)

Modern Jungle Bird

Aged Rum, Campari, Pineapple Juice, Lime Juice, Demerara Syrup

Trinidad Sour

Angostura Bitters, Orgeat, Lemon Juice, Rye Whiskey

Benton's Old Fashioned

Bacon Fat-Infused Bourbon, Maple Syrup (Grade B), Angostura Bitters

Industry Sour

Fernet-Branca, Green Chartreuse, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup

Saturn

Gin, Lemon Juice, Passion Fruit Syrup, Orgeat, Falernum

Toronto

Rye Whiskey, Fernet-Branca, Simple Syrup, Angostura Bitters

Illegal Tender

Mezcal, Coconut Cream, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup

Eastside

Gin, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup, Cucumber (slices), Mint Leaves

Mezcal Negroni

Mezcal, Campari, Sweet Vermouth

New York Sour

Rye Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, Egg White, Red Wine (float)

Espresso Old Fashioned

Bourbon, Coffee Liqueur, Demerara Syrup, Mole Bitters

Brown Derby

Bourbon, Grapefruit Juice, Honey Syrup

Bijou

Plymouth Gin, Green Chartreuse, Sweet Vermouth, Orange Bitters

Chancellor

Blended Scotch, Ruby Port, Dry Vermouth, Angostura Bitters

Bensonhurst

Rye Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Maraschino Liqueur, Cynar

Red Hook

Rye Whiskey, Punt e Mes, Maraschino Liqueur

Greenpoint

Rye Whiskey, Yellow Chartreuse, Sweet Vermouth, Angostura Bitters, Orange Bitters

Black Manhattan

Rye Whiskey, Averna, Angostura Bitters, Orange Bitters

Ford Cocktail

Old Tom Gin, Dry Vermouth, Bénédictine, Orange Bitters

Revolver

Bourbon (100 proof), Coffee Liqueur, Orange Bitters

Kingston Negroni

Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum, Campari, Sweet Vermouth

Rum Old Fashioned

Aged Rum, Demerara Syrup, Angostura Bitters, Orange Bitters

Tequila Old Fashioned

Reposado Tequila, Agave Syrup, Angostura Bitters, Orange Bitters

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