We may be almost two weeks into the high-summer month of August but it was during July that we began to get experimental with refreshing drinks at home. Some of the following selections reflect the creativity of our editorial staff, while others represent a change of pace or the snapping of a sound belief. With thousands of cocktail recipes out there (from various levels of …
As each season brings a new booze fad or renaissance, gin remains a summer cocktail classic. Frederico Avila from the Lower East Side’s Bar Belly agrees, and has shared some of his recipes for super-fresh gin drinks this season. From his take on the classic French 75 to his zesty Lady Winser, Avila’s drinks are made using homemade syrups and infused gins, ensuring they taste …
Cocktails, much like characters, extend from archetypes. It’s variations on the tried and true (and familiar) that primarily populate even the most innovative mixed drinks menus. Only once in a blue moon does a cocktail defy this logic and extend from a place unknown. And yet, any consumer that isn’t your average creature of habit is in search of the next, new flavor profile when …
