Built · Rocks
Absinthe Drip
Classic (France, 19th century)
- 1.5 ozAbsinthe
- 1Sugar cube
- 2 ozChilled water
Liqueur
Absinthe
Built · Rocks
Classic (France, 19th century)
Shaken · Julep cup
Cayetano Ferrer, Old Absinthe House, New Orleans (1874)
GarnishMint sprig
Stirred · Nick & Nora
Matt Hunt, Death & Co, Denver (2018)
GarnishLemon twist, expressed and discarded
Stirred · Coupe
Classic (printed in Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930)
GarnishLemon peel
Shaken · Coupe
C. S. Berner, US West Coast (1950)
GarnishMint leaf
Shaken · Coupe
Dushan Zarić and Jason Kosmas, Employees Only, New York (c. 2011)
GarnishDehydrated lemon wheel
Stirred · Coupe
Harry Johnson, Bartender's Manual (1900)
GarnishLemon peel
Stirred · Nick & Nora
Classic (printed in Hugo Ensslin's Recipes for Mixed Drinks, 1916)
GarnishOrange peel
Shaken · Tiki mug
Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood (1930s)
GarnishMint sprig and lime wheel
Stirred · Rocks
Eric Alperin, The Varnish, Los Angeles (2022)
GarnishLemon peel
Shaken · Coupe
Matteo Rebuffo
GarnishLemon peel and a spritz of absinthe
Shaken · Coupe
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930)
GarnishOrange peel
Stirred · Nick & Nora
Måns Dahlman, Papillon Bar at the Bank Hotel, Stockholm (2019)
GarnishLemon peel
Shaken · Coupe
Jacob Briars, Queenstown, New Zealand (2007)
GarnishLemon peel
Stirred · Rocks
Alex Day, Death & Co, New York (2012)
Shaken · Coupe
Graham Steele, Death & Co, Denver (2025)
GarnishLemon wheel
Stirred · Coupe
Restaurant de la Louisiane, New Orleans (1930s)
GarnishCherry
Built · Flute
Ernest Hemingway, So Red the Nose (1935)
Shaken · Rocks
Don the Beachcomber, Palm Springs (early 1950s)
GarnishLime wedge
Swizzled · Collins
Classic (Caribbean, 1890s–1930s)
GarnishAngostura on top, lime wedge and mint
Shaken · Collins
Mike Perez, Death & Co, Los Angeles (2023)
GarnishCucumber slices
Stirred · Rocks
Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1876)
GarnishLemon peel
Blended · Rocks
Steve Crane, The Luau, Hollywood (c. 1958)
GarnishCherry
Stirred · Coupe
Phil Ward, Death & Co, New York (2008)
GarnishLemon twist
Stirred · Coupe
Restaurant de la Louisiane, New Orleans (printed in Stanley Clisby Arthur's Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em, 1937)
GarnishCherry
Shaken · Tiki mug
Matthew Belanger, Death & Co, Los Angeles (2023)
GarnishCantaloupe slice and cilantro sprig
Stirred · Coupe
Old Waldorf-Astoria bar, New York (1896; printed in Albert Stevens Crockett's Old Waldorf Bar Days, 1931)
GarnishLemon peel
Stirred · Coupe
Classic (printed in Charlie Conolly's World Famous Cotton Club Book of Mixed Drinks, 1939)
Shaken · Coupe
Harry MacElhone, Harry's New York Bar, Paris (1920s)
Shaken · Highball
Classic (printed in O.H. Byron's Modern Bartenders' Guide, 1884)
GarnishLime wheel
Stirred · Nick & Nora
Scott Ruggiero & Evan Flynn, Death & Co, Denver (2024)
GarnishLemon twist
Stirred · Coupe
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop, New Orleans (popular in the 1940s)
GarnishGreen olive
Shaken · Coupe
Classic (printed in Charles H. Baker Jr.'s The Gentleman's Companion, 1939; revived by St. John Frizell, Fort Defiance, Brooklyn)
GarnishLime wheel
Stirred · Nick & Nora
Jillian Vose, The Dead Rabbit, New York (2014)
Stirred · Rocks
Naren Young (2020)
GarnishLemon peel
Shaken · Coupe
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930)
GarnishBitters drawn through the foam
Stirred · Coupe
Charles H. Baker, The Gentleman's Companion (1939)
GarnishBrandied cherry
Blended · Tiki mug
Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood
GarnishPineapple wedge, cherry and mint
Stirred · Rocks
Classic (New Orleans, 19th century)
GarnishLemon peel (expressed, discarded)
Shaken · Coupe
Mickey Britton, Public House, Islington, London (2015)
GarnishOrange peel
Stirred · Martini
Shannon Tebay, Death & Co, New York (2017)
GarnishGrapefruit twist, expressed and discarded
Stirred · Coupe
Harry Johnson, Bartender's Manual (1900)
GarnishCherry (lemon peel expressed and discarded)
Stirred · Martini
Tuxedo Club, New York (late 1800s)
GarnishCherry and lemon peel
Shaken · Coupe
Martin Cate, Smuggler's Cove, San Francisco
GarnishGrapefruit peel (discarded) and lime wedge
Blended · Zombie glass
Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood (1934); recipe recovered by Jeff "Beachbum" Berry
GarnishMint sprig