Hot Toddy
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog The Hot Toddy cocktail is the grandfather of hot drinks. Equally at home in a snowbound mountain cabin as it is on an acclaimed cocktail menu,…
Singapore Sling
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog The Singapore Sling was originally served at Long Bar in the Raffles hotel in Singapore around the turn of the century. The original recipe is attributed to Raffles…
Sidecar
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog The Sidecar is a direct descendant of the Brandy Crusta, a long-forgotten New Orleans drink that has enjoyed something of a comeback in the last couple of…
Daiquiri
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog No drink has suffered more abuse than the Daiquiri. In the roughly 130 years since its inception, the granddaddy of rum cocktails has gone from the…
Piña Colada
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog The Piña Colada gets a bad rap among cocktail connoisseurs. For years, this now-classic drink was the poster child of the blender boom, a symbol of…
Old Fashioned
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog When you get right down to it, the Old Fashioned is little more than a slug of whiskey, seasoned and sweetened. Yet for all of its…
Millionaire
Image: Tim Nusog This traditional sour has been around since Prohibition. Ideal for fans of bourbon and those that like their cocktails on the stronger side, the Millionaire includes pastis or absinthe for…
Tom Collins
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog Master this all-time gin classic. The Tom Collins is essentially a sparkling lemonade spiked with a healthy dose of the juniper-centric spirit. While there is a…
Dry Martini
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog Who mixed the world’s first Martini? You could stumble down a very deep, dark rabbit hole trying to find out. Was it a California prospector during…
Mai Tai
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog The Mai Tai is perhaps the most famous Tiki cocktail for a good reason. Trader Vic’s is credited with inventing the drink, and the first person…