Cocktail
Frozen Margarita
Skip the store-bought margarita mix: These DIY frozen margaritas are the ideal drink for a hot summer day.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
The Negroni Isn’t the Only Equal-Parts Cocktail Worth Memorizing
Inventing a cocktail with this symmetrical ratio is hard to pull off, but when it works, it really works.
By Al Sotack
Player Piano
This delightfully floral and fruity cocktail is made with rhum agricole, elderflower liqueur, Aperol, and lime.
By Al Sotack
Moscow Mule
This gingery vodka cocktail has a complicated past, but the recipe couldn’t be easier to make.
By David Wondrich
Long Island Iced Tea
When made correctly, the Long Island Iced Tea is a bright, balanced cocktail with a totally reasonable amount of booze. (No, seriously.)
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Corpse Reviver No. 2
The classic Corpse Reviver #2 cocktail combines equal parts gin, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and Kina Lillet, an aperitif. It’s an easy drink for happy hour.
By Al Sotack
Blood and Sand
The Blood and Sand is a classic equal parts scotch cocktail that’s rich and bold.
By Al Sotack
Last Word Cocktail
The Last Word, a classic gin cocktail, balances nutty, herbaceous, sweet, and tart flavors. It’s one of the most successful examples of the equal parts game.
By Al Sotack
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Build a Better Spritz With These 21 Recipes
Yes, you can branch out beyond Aperol in your spritz routine.
By The Editors of Epicurious
Strawberry-Rhubarb Spritz
This star of this springtime spritz is an easy homemade rhubarb syrup.
By Jody Williams and Rita Sodi
Make a Better Manhattan—and Then Make Its Neighbors
This rye cocktail is a classic for a reason. But that doesn’t mean you have to make it the same way every time.
By Al Sotack
Pimm’s Cup
This simple, low-alcohol summertime cocktail only needs two ingredients: fragrant Pimm’s liqueur and some ginger ale or ginger beer.
By Eben Freeman
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Bizzy Izzy Highball and 16 Other Great Rye Whiskey Cocktails
Dry and peppery rye whiskey makes some of the best cocktails we know.
By Maggie Hoffman
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Do Cocktail Cherries Go Bad?
If that jar of maraschinos has been sitting out on your bar cart for a long while, this is for you.
By Zoe Denenberg
Bénédictine Doesn't Need the Mysterious Backstory to Be Great
It's not made by monks, but it is brilliant in cocktails.
By Al Sotack
Dark and Stormy
Making this cocktail is as simple as it gets; you only need dark rum, ginger beer, and a quick squeeze of lime.
By Dale DeGroff
Greenpoint
The Greenpoint cocktail is a rye manhattan, made with sweet vermouth and yellow Chartreuse.
By Al Sotack
Jersey Lightning
The Jersey Lightning is so easy and so excellent. Whatever you call it, a manhattan simply made with apple brandy is a wonderful thing.
By Al Sotack