An iconic cocktail from one of New York City’s iconic restaurants.

Ice-cold gin and dry vermouth, stirred, of course, and served in a well-chilled glass. Perfection.

This cocktail is a must for the berry lover.

A drink named for the famed Italian tenor Enrico Caruso. It’ll make you croon.

Infusing pork butt with pink peppercorns and garlic enhances its superb flavor.

Is this the drink of the gods? We’ll leave that to the scholars, but if Sappho walked into Arnaud’s this is what she’d order.

Lighter isn’t necessarily better, but this drink is both light and satisfying.

A sweet martini with a bit of Curaçao and Amer Picon (or its substitute) from one of Barcelona’s best bars.

Lovers of classic cocktails bemoan the rise of the vodka Martini, but if you use good vermouth, this is actually quite delicious.

This recipe was inspired by the late Dick Bayly, who was the proprietor of the Hotel Morey. When asked what was in one of his special cocktails he would inevitably say, “Good stuff, kid.”...