HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Absinthe-minded Professor   1 oz. rye whiskey 1/2 oz. Obsello absinthe 1/2 oz. Aperol 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz. agave nec...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Photo by Stuart Mullenberg Among Dreams Rich, complex Carpano Antica—a distinctive Italian sweet vermouth—gets a starring r...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Dr. Cocktail's Blinker The Blinker’s origins are unknown, but a recipe for it appeared in 1934 in Patrick Gavin Duffy's The Officia...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Champagne Whiskey Punch Joy Richard originally made this punch for a summertime meeting of LUPEC (Ladies United for the Preservation o...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Photo by Stuart Mullenberg Charentes Shrub This recipe won the 2011 Imbibe Cover Cocktail Contest. It shows how you can creativ...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES   Cherry Bounce From New York to Michigan to Oregon, cherry season is in full swing, and back in Martha Washington’s day t...

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HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES           Fort Point Named for the old fort under the Golden Gate Bridge, this is a delicious combo of rye whiskey, ...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Photo by Stuart Mullenberg Frisco Murray Stenson typically uses Old Overholt rye whiskey in this classic Bénédictine cockta...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES   Hot Rye Bijou Bartender Evan Zimmerman calls this hot play on the classic Bijou cocktail “one of the ultimate wintry warming beve...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Photo by Stuart Mullenberg Kentucky Cardinal Punch This punch from Kentucky bartender Kyle Higgins gets a strong fruity backbo...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES   Little Italy This cocktail is New York all the way. It’s the perfect expression of the neighborhood that Pegu Club’s Aud...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Photo by Jason Varney     Marble Rye Bartender Colin Shearn says this cocktail can be made by substituting the syrup, lem...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES   Mean Streets Cocktail Named after Martin Scorsese’s seminal film of 1973, this cocktail combines classic Italian and American...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Photo by Eric Hester Monk's Revenge This alluringly potent cocktail from Houston’s Anvil Bar & Refuge combines herbal Bénéd...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Morning Glory   1 oz. rye whiskey 1 oz. Cognac 1 tsp. orange curaçao 1 tsp. simple syrup (1:1) 1 tsp. absinthe 2 dashes Angost...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Old Fashioned   2 oz. bourbon or rye whiskey 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1/4 oz. 2:1 rich simple syrup (or one sugar cube if prefe...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Photo by Stuart Mullenberg Red Hook A relative of the Manhattan and Brooklyn cocktails, this rye-forward sipper finds its swee...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Remember the Maine Looking for something to do with that bottle of Cherry Heering? This delicious classic is the perfect answer. 2 ...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES     Ruby Tuesday Named in honor of the Rolling Stones song, this cocktail contrasts bold rye whiskey and herbal Bénédictin...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES   Rye Baby Designed with the classic Old Fashioned in mind, this cocktail was created to showcase the rye, so be sure to use t...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Rye Yankee Expat   1 1/2 oz. rye whiskey 3/4 oz. dry sack sherry 1/2 oz. Cynar Dash Regan's orange bitters Ice chunk Tools: b...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Sazerac   2 oz. rye whiskey 1/2 oz. simple syrup 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters Absinthe or Herbsaint Ice cubes Tools: mixing glass, ...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES     Souracher This recipe from Portland bartender Dave Shenaut was a top runner-up in the 2011 Imbibe Cover Cocktail Contes...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Sweet Tea Swizzle Rye whiskey, Lillet and sweet tea liqueur make music in this sophisticated southern sipper. ¾ oz. rye whiskey ...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES   The Bon Vivant A variation on the Old Pal, this cocktail “offers the best balance of its ingredients and flavors,” says ba...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES The Brolin This delicious cocktail was created by Brant Boelts, a cocktail aficianado and husband of Imbibe staffer Jen Boelt...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES The Clermont Affair “This cocktail is the story of a flawed love, packing a sweet start with a bitter finish,” says Joel Baker. 2...

HOME | IN THE MAGAZINE | BACK ISSUES | JAN/FEB 2007 The Comeback Kid Say hello (again), to rye whiskey—an American classic.   Story by Paul Clarke Photo...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES The Kirkwood This drink is named after an Atlanta neighborhood and is bartender Miles Macquarrie’s contribution to the "red hook" ...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Courtesy Quarry Books The Scofflaw Cocktail Appropriately named after the term given to those who clandestinely sipped spi...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES   Toronto First created to highlight the more mellow tones of Canadian whiskey, this Fernet Branca-flecked classic becomes decid...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES   Turmoil Spiking a cocktail with fresh lemon balm was an easy choice for St. Louis bartender, Matt Seiter, since the pungent, mi...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Vieux Carré This 1930s New Orleans recipe is named after the city's French Quarter—it's a potent but smooth cocktail, just like th...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Ward Eight This classic cocktail is a relative of the Whiskey Sour and thought to have been invented at Boston's Locke-Ober Café in 1...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES Whiskey Sour   2 oz. bourbon, rye or Tennessee whiskey 3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice 3/4 oz. simple syrup Ice cubes Tools: shaker, stra...

HOME | RECIPES | FOOD, MIXERS & GARNISH RECIPES Photo by Molly Wizenberg Whiskey-Soaked Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake Molly Wizenberg, keeper of the blog, Orange...

HOME | RECIPES | COCKTAIL RECIPES   Winter Waltz Named as an homage to a Frank Sinatra holiday tune, this mix of rye, apple brandy, Averna and allspice dram wil...