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Old Fashioned

One of the fundamental cocktails, and the springboard for countless wonderful variations.
January 1965
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
whiskey,
fruit,
winter,
spirits
recipes

Ward 8 Cocktail

Essentially a whiskey sour with a dash of grenadine, we like this one better with rye, but bourbon’s good, too.
October 1962
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
bourbon,
fall,
spirits,
beverages
recipes

El Presidente Cocktail

Not to be confused with the daiquiri variant of the same, this tropical cocktail came from El Presidente Hotel in Acapulco.
February 1967
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
gin,
brandy,
winter,
spirits
recipes

Bitter Orange Kindler

From a piece called “Merrymakers,” this bitter-sweet libation makes a merry aperitif or digestif.
December 1965
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
triple sec,
Campari,
winter,
spirits
recipes

Pisco Sour La Fonda del Sol

The restaurant’s menu listed this cocktail as a “Pisco Sawer. ” By any name, it’s delicious.
April 1964
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
Pisco brandy,
spring,
spirits,
beverages
recipes

Royal Cooler

A Gourmet original, this fascinating combination of liqueurs goes together surprisingly well.
August 1962
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
Cointreau,
kirsch,
Chartreuse,
summer
recipes

Sloe Gin Fizz

Make this with a high quality sloe gin—such as Plymouth—and you’ll have a serious and refreshing drink.
July 1961
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
sloe gin,
summer,
spirits,
beverages
recipes

French Breeze

There are too few cocktails made with Calvados. And there are too few cocktails made with grapefruit juice. Heres one with both.
July 1961
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
Calvados,
champagne,
summer,
spirits
recipes

Cocktail of the Week: Agave Margarita

For Cinco de Mayo, or whenever a well-balanced, refreshing cocktail sounds good, juice some limes and shake up a Margarita.
05.04.09
Keywords
cocktail of the week,
web-exclusive recipes,
tequila,
cocktails,
Laurence Kretchmer
wine + spirits + beer

Oh, The Eaux-De-Vie

Checking in on the American Distilling Institute’s conference: The subject is fruit brandy.
Max Watman
04.30.09
Keywords
brandy,
spirits,
agriculture,
max watman