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How It Started

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H. Joseph Ehrmann shares how the legacy bar started for him 20 years ago.

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Tomatini tomato martini cocktail

Tomatini: A Tomato Cocktail

Latitude 29 Navy Grog

Navy Grog

Lamb for Joann Rebekah Peppler

Vermouth-Braised Lamb for Joann

Mr. Bali Hai Adrift Denver Mistah Bittah Hai

Mistah Bittah Hai: A Mr. Bali Hai Riff

Clover Club 2.0

Clover Club 2.0

Espresso Martini Granita

Espresso Martini Granita

Connaught Bar Betty Is Back Sparkling Cocktail

Betty Is Back From the Connaught Bar

vermouth coffee cocktail by Sother Teague of Amaro y Amargo

Black Tunic: A Vermouth Cocktail

Bloody Mary oysters

Not So Bloody Mary Oysters

Lime Rickey

Sip’n Soda’s Cherry Lime Rickey

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Cocktail

Vermut Preparado vermouth cocktail

Vermut Preparado

Ric Pear blanc vermouth cocktail by Ro Sham Beaux

Ric Pear Blanc: A Vermouth Cocktail

Chai Negroni

Masala Chai Negroni

iced latte

Strawberry Cheesecake Iced Latte

jet pilot milk punch recipe

Jet Pilot Clarified Milk Punch

Apapacho coffee cocktail

Apapacho Café

old fashioned recipe

John’s Old Fashioned

coffee grog

Coffee Grog From Three Dots and a Dash

Parisian Dispatch blanc vermouth cocktail

Parisian Dispatch: A Blanc Vermouth Cocktail

Spicy Avocado Margarita

Spicy Avocado Margarita

Kimchi Bloody Mary

Kimchi Bloody Mary

Low-proof carrot cocktail from 143 Social

Number 30: A Low-Proof Carrot Cocktail

Hold Your Horses - The Mulholland Wintry Old Fashioned

Hold Your Horses: A Wintry Old Fashioned

winter sangria

North StarGria: A Winter Sangria

Cini Tini Bar 167 - dirty martini riff

Cini Tini: A Dirty Martini

Brown Sugar Milk Tea with homemade boba pearls

Brown Sugar Milk Tea With Homemade Boba Pearls

Pretty Decent El Gibson

El Gibson: A Mezcal Gibson

The Buzz creamy tequila cocktail Bar Clara at Hotel Per La

The Buzz: A Tequila Cocktail

Pistachio Fizz from Caldo Verde

Pistachio Fizz

Golden Crown by Katherine Boushel

Golden Crown by Katherine Boushel

Fluffy Lemonade The Apparatus Room at Detroit Foundation Hotel

Fluffy Lemonade

Lambrusco Spritz Bank of Italy

Lambrusco Spritz

Tulum Tomorrow by Baylee Hopings

Tulum Tomorrow by Baylee Hopings

Bourbon Brown Butter Cashew Tart

Bourbon Brown Butter Cashew Tart

The Good Lion Tangerine Gimlet

Tangerine Gimlet

Side Hustle Pink Elephant tropical tequila cocktail

Pink Elephant: A Spicy Tequila Cocktail

Harvey Wallbanger Sour Moonlark's Dinette

Harvey Wallbanger Sour

Blinker

The Blinker Cocktail

Enswell Haymaker latte cocktail

Haymaker: An Espresso Cocktail

Imbibe 75 Holy Smoke Stoa manzanilla sherry cocktail

Holy Smoke: A Manzanilla Sherry Cocktail

Death & Co. D.C. Hot Sauce Committee spicy margarita cocktail

Hot Sauce Committee: A Spicy Margarita

rye and beer pancakes

Rye and Beer Pancakes

Thief of Hearts The End Winter Manhattan Riff

Thief of Hearts: A Winter Cocktail

Flip-Flip-Flipadelphia a spicy flip cocktail

Flip-Flip-Flipadelphia: A Spicy Flip Cocktail

Daddy's Daiq Daddy Long Legs daiquiri riff

Daddy’s Daiq: A Daiquiri Recipe

Stoa Cafe Ireland Imbibe 75

Cafe Ireland: Irish Whiskey Cocktail

Meet Me at the Clock French 75 riff

Meet Me at the Clock: A French 75 Riff

blue blazer

Blue Blazer

Leyenda Mexican Hot Chocolate Cocktail

Mexican Hot Chocolate Cocktail

Clausmopolitan holiday vodka cranberry cocktail

Clausmopolitan: A Vodka Cranberry Cocktail

Three Dots & a Dash holiday tequila cocktail

You Don’t Gnome Me: A Holiday Tequila Cocktail

Carajillo True Laurel

Carajillo From True Laurel

Staycation

Staycation: A Chestnut Whiskey Sour

Sippin' Santa Sharkey's First Christmas tropical Midori cocktail

Sharkey’s First Christmas: A Tropical Midori Cocktail

hot tequila cocktail

Top Friends: A Winter Cocktail

Tahini White Russian The Turk's Inn

Tahini White Russian

Honey Baked Apples autumnal apple cocktail

Honey Baked Apples: An Autumnal Apple Cocktail

Cafe Martini Saint Theo Tequila Espresso Martini

Cafe Martini: A Tequila Espresso Martini

Holiday Cosmopolitan Hey Love

Coulda Woulda Shoulda From Hey Love

Winter Cup winter pimm's cup

Winter Pimm’s Cup From Pacific Cocktail Haven

cranberry orange shrub

Cranberry-Orange Shrub

eggnog bites

Eggnog Bites

Root & Flower Campfire Story mezcal cocktail

Campfire Story From Root & Flower

carrot colada

Lunar Vision: A Carrot Colada

Ciderhouse Mule Pebble Bar

Ciderhouse Mule From Pebble Bar

five spice rolls with milk tea glaze

Five-Spice Rolls With Milk Tea Glaze

Dead to Port split-base winter cocktail

Dead to Port: A Split-Base Winter Cocktail

mezcal beet cocktail

Beet It: A Mezcal Beet Cocktail

Tropical Pumpkin Spice Cocktail - UnderTow

Fireside: A Tropical Pumpkin Spice Cocktail

Earl Grey Loaf

Earl Grey Loaf Cake

tropical lion's tail

Tropical Lion’s Tail

Snowbird

Snowbird: A Mezcal Painkiller

Arbella Halloween mezcal sour

The Dead Rabbit: A Mezcal Sour

Holiday tropical rum cocktail

Frostbite: A Holiday Painkiller

Grapefruit Almond Tonic

Faygo Orange Chicken Kung Food book

Faygo Orange Chicken

margaritas in Santa Barbara: Dusk Bar

Picante Amante: A Prickly Pear Margarita

spirit-free cocktail

Secret Letters of the Alphabet: A Spirit-Free Cocktail

Dusk on the Delta Japanese cucumber whisky highball

Dusk on the Delta: A Whisky Highball

Hoodwinked Djinn Santa Barbara pineapple mezcal cocktail

Hoodwinked: A Pineapple Mezcal Cocktail

cheddar ale soup

5 O’Clock Cheddar Ale Soup

Bamboo Cocktail - Signature Cocktails

Bamboo Cocktail

Hippo Sesame Mai Tai

Sesame Street: A Sesame Mai Tai

coconut matcha sour

Coconut Matcha Sour

cold-brew bourbon cocktail Midnight Rambler

Créme de Funk: A Cold-Brew Bourbon Cocktail

Paradisaea spicy melon split-base cocktail

Keys Razor: A Spicy Melon Cocktail

fireside old fashioned

Fireside Old Fashioned Recipe

Hundred Acre Wood: A Spirit-Free Tea Cocktail

whiskey rum split-base boulevardier

Holding Hands: A Split-Base Boulevardier

Jewel of the South Sour Peach Negroni riff

Sour Peach Negroni From Jewel of the South

Negroni riff mezcal negron

OAK->KIN: A Mezcal Negroni

Azo Drinks Boulevardier Riff Fruit Cup

Boulevardier Fruit Cup From Azo Drinks

rum negroni

Island Time: A Rum Negroni

brothers boulevardier

Brothers Boulevardier

5 & Dime Negroni Sbagliato Spaghett beer spritz

Hotel Valentine: A Negroni Sbagliato Riff

negroni-svegliato espresso Negroni

Negroni Svegliato: A Coffee Negroni

low-ABV Negroni wine Negroni

Tinto de Negroni: A Low-ABV Negroni Take

Fig Negroni

The Notorious F.I.G.: A Fig Negroni

milano torino recipe

Milano-Torino Recipe

Garrison Brothers HoneyDew Bourbon cocktail

Texas Sunset

Aziza Seyhan Relief turmeric piña colada

Seyhan Relief: A Turmeric Piña Colada

DIY plum gin

Homemade Plum Gin

Benedetto Alfieri bell pepper cocktail

Benedetto Alfieri: A Bell Pepper Cocktail

ginger lemonade Pinch Hitter: Spirit-Free Ginger Lemon Cocktail

Pinch Hitter by Derek Brown

Bella Donna bell pepper cocktail

Bella Donna From The Courtesy

Quattro Teste and Francesco Lafranconi

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Seasonal Recipes

Suffragette

The Suffragette

A plum-accented beauty.
Low-proof carrot cocktail from 143 Social

Number 30

A light and juicy refresher.
Jitterbug Cafe cocktail

Jitterbug Café

Where the Irish Coffee and Espresso Martini meet.
Brown Sugar Milk Tea with homemade boba pearls

Brown Sugar Milk Tea

How to make the most famous Taiwanese drink.
She Only Wears Green gin cocktail from Cleveland's Jaja

She Only Wears Green

A verdant and herbaceous mix.
Stoa Cafe Ireland Imbibe 75

Cafe Ireland

A simple but robust whiskey sipper.
Pea Cocktail Podracer

Podracer

A cocktail that's so fresh and so spring.
Rain Delay from Dreamland rye sherry banana cocktail

Rain Delay

The perfect pre-game sipper.
Match and Lemon Posset Tarts

Matcha & Lemon Posset Tarts

Matcha tarts evoke the grassy, green goodness of spring.
Milady's Martini

Milady's Martini

A cheeky pink drink from a cocktail legend.
bloody mary

Green Bay Bloody Mary

Brian Bartels pairs refreshing cucumber and tart tomatillo in this delicious riff.
Rhubarb Spritz

Rhubarb Spritz

A springtime spritz from former Chez Panisse cook Bernadette Wörndl's book Fruit.

No Vermouth in Duluth

Fresh lime juice and pineapple syrup brighten this cobbler.
citrus granita

Orange Liqueur & Citrus Granita

Say hello to spring in dessert form.
Vietnamese Coffee Tiramisu

Vietnamese Coffee Tiramisu

Chicory coffee and condensed milk offer a fun alternative to the classic.
Sparkling Aperitivo Cocktail

Letter to Elise

Cocchi Rosa and gin anchor this sparkler.
Intro to Vermouth

Intro to Vermouth Aperitif

A rich trio of vermouths.
Earl Grey Loaf

Earl Grey Loaf Cake

A simple cake that bursts with the flavor of bergamot.

FIG's Bee's Knees

Bärenjäger and Drambuie bring warmth and spice to this twist on the classic.
Midnight in Morocco: floral tequila cocktail

Midnight in Morocco

A sweet and floral cocktail with Margarita vibes.
Green Giant Cocktail

The Green Giant Cocktail

Old Tom gin meets snap peas and dry vermouth in this modern recipe.
Pretty Decent El Gibson

El Gibson

An agave-inspired take on the classic.
Stargazing with Galileo bourbon cocktail

Stargazing With Galileo

The perfect after-dinner cocktail.
Queen Garden Swizzle

Queen Garden Swizzle

A bright and botanical spirit-free swizzle.
Aperitivo

The Fool Aperitivo

Put a little spring in your step with this pineapple and rhubarb cocktail.
Endless Spring strawberry cocktail

Endless Spring

This simple low-proof sipper is an easy-drinking delight.

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Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth

Whether sipping it neat, on the rocks, or mixing it into your next Manhattan, Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth is the perfect ingredient for aperitivo hour.

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Classic Cocktail Recipes

20th century cocktail

20th Century

A classic gin cocktail named after the 20th Century Limited express passenger train.

Affinity

A classic scotch cocktail gets a modern update.
amaretto sour

Amaretto Sour

A 1970's-era classic that has flowed in and out of favor through the years.
Classic Alaska Cocktail Recipe

Alaska

A three-ingredient classic to add to your cocktail repertoire.
Appetizer al'Italienne

Appetizer à l’Italienne

How a vintage cocktail was updated with its historic allure still intact.
Blackthorn Cocktail

Blackthorn

One of the few classic cocktails to highlight Irish whiskey.
Bamboo Cocktail - Signature Cocktails

Bamboo

A split-base classic that's a go-to around the world.
boulevardier cocktail

Boulevardier

A relative of the Negroni, the Boulvardier subs in bourbon for gin.
bijou cocktail

Bijou

A crisp and rich vintage classic.
brandy crusta

Brandy Crusta

The classic recipe gets an extra layer of flavor.

Cardinale

Dry vermouth defines this classic riff.
campden cocktail

Campden

A resurrected treasure from The Savoy Cocktail Book.

Fourth Regiment

A classic that takes notes from the standard Manhattan recipe.
grasshopper cocktail recipe

Grasshopper

How they make the classic at its New Orleans birthplace.
Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

This simple mix of three ingredients remains one of the greatest classic cocktails.
last word cocktail

Last Word

A Prohibition-era cocktail that's easy to assemble but hard to forget.
Lincoln Club Cup

Lincoln Club Cup

A classic sparkling sherry and brandy cocktail that's perfect for summer sipping.
Little Egypt Cocktail

Little Egypt

A little-known classic featuring sherry, vermouth and bitters.
Mai Tai cocktail

Mai Tai

Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's adaptation of the classic.
Manhattan cocktail

Manhattan

The quintessential three-ingredient recipe.

Margarita

One of the world's most refreshing cocktails.

Millionaire

This rendition of the classic features a fruity medley of rum, apricot, and sloe gin.
classic negroni recipe

Negroni

The iconic equal-parts mix of gin, Campari and sweet vermouth.
Old Pal Cocktail

Old Pal

A classic that'll charm you with its equal-parts magic. 
pearl diver

Pearl Diver

Beachbum Berry reveals the secret recipe for this 1950s-era tiki classic.
classic pisco sour recipe

Pisco Sour

Pisco shines in this simple classic.
Ritz Cocktail Dale DeGroff

Ritz Cocktail

An elegant modern classic.

Rob Roy

The Manhattan meets scotch.
saturn cocktail

Saturn

One of tiki's most famous gin cocktails made with a lighter, more floral orgeat.

Sazerac

An enduring combo of whiskey, bitters and absinthe.
Negroni Sbagliato

Sbagliato

A bright and bubbly variation on the classic.
Sidecar cocktail

Sidecar

One minor tweak balances out this classic.
Singapore Sling

Singapore Sling

A classic gin sling.
toronto-cocktail-crdt-charity-burggraaf

Toronto

This historic cocktail finds a delicious balance between two bold ingredients.
Turf Club Cocktail

Turf Club

A deliciously balanced predecessor to the Martini.
twelve mile limit cocktail

Twelve Mile Limit

A Prohibition-era cocktail worth revisiting.

Widow's Kiss

A beguiling take on a classic recipe.

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