The Derby Cocktail

Bourbon. Curacao. Sweet vermouth. Lime. We’re sad we didn’t concoct this comforting little ditty. But glad somebody did.

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Dark and Stormy Cocktail

April brings showers, sure. It also bring an excuse to sit on the porch and sip this slightly sweet, stiff cocktail as the rain rolls past.

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Classic Martini

The classic martini–you know, the one sipped throughout decades past–dispenses with questions of shaken or stirred, dirty or dry. It just is what it is.

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Mai Tai and Blue Hawaiian Cocktails

Get out your go go boots, halter tops, and paper cocktail umbrellas. The ’60s are back. In a big way. And they’re groovier than ever.

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White Russian

The White Russian flirted with cult status after the release of The Big Lebowski, a Coen brothers production in which a fashionably unkempt Jeff Bridges…well, we won’t give it away.

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Classic Manhattan Cocktail

Few cocktails are classier or sassier than a Manhattan. Rye whiskey, vermouth, Grand Marnier, and bitters all work the devil’s magic here.

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Therapeutic Drink to Ward Off Colds

Forget Robitussen. This fragrant infusion not only makes a run to the store unnecessary, but it goes down with far, far more ease than that syrupy stuff.

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Black Velvet Cocktail

There’s a reason this effervescent comingling of stout and champagne has the word “velvet” in the title. It’s sooooo smooth and subtly sophisticated. Sip for yourself.

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Hot Spiced Wine

Your mother-in-law may frown upon you teetering around with a martini in hand. But strolling about with a cup of spiced wine? Soooo much more socially acceptable.

Apple Spiced Bourbon Toddies

Infinitely more complex than the toddy of yore, this little number owes its lure to cider spiked with a hint of star anise and quite an indecent glug of bourbon.

Witch’s Brew Hot Chocolate

There’s melting the morning after Halloween, ‘though it ain’t who you expect. Instead it’s a ridiculously indulgent treat to trick kids into drinking their milk.

The Foolproof Daiquiri Recipe

That froufrou blender drink dolloped with whipped cream? Imposter. This is what you really want. Rum, lime juice, and just a touch of something sweet.

Lemon Cucumber Cocktail

A genteel and genuinely gentle sipper for lazy, languid nights–or days–that draws on gin, cucumber, fresh mint, club soda, and the lovely, lovely lilt of lemon.

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Vietnamese Iced Coffee | Ca Phe Sua Da

Stir some sweet goodness into iced espresso and succumb to the simple, satiating, seductive Vietnamese tradition known as ca phe sua da.

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Rhubarb and Tequila Cocktail

Stunning and sophisticated, this cocktail relies on rhubarb for tartness, orange for intrigue, sugar for sweetness, and tequila for an afternoon nap.

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Cherry Spritzer

This simple elixir, er, spritzer draws on sweet cherries, tart lime, and sugar syrup. Splash into sparkling wine or seltzer as needed throughout the dog days of summer.

Pimm’s Cup for Wimbledon

A sprightly springtime classic, this variant on a Pimm’s Cup is a wham bam grand slam of booze, orange, lemon, cucumber, mint, and lemon-lime soda.

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Pink Gin

An old-fashioned cocktail that takes its namesake tinge of pink—albeit a manly man’s shade of pink—from a splash of bitters. A cure-all of sorts. Elizabeth Stewart explains.

Grapefruit in Moscato

A drinkable dessert composed of, quite simply, bitter grapefruit segments soused with sweet sparkling wine. Cin cin!

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Mexican Hot Chocolate | Chocolate Caliente

This concoction of hot milk and Mexico’s incomparable chocolate is whipped into a frenzy with a milinillo–Mexico’s unplugged answer to the immersion blender.

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