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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