Old Fashioned

Spirit-forward

Whiskey, sugar, bitters — the cocktail other cocktails answer to.

Negroni

Spirit-forward

Equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth — bitterness as a personality trait.

Margarita

Medium strength

Tequila, lime, and orange liqueur in perfect tension. Sunshine, weaponized.

Mojito

Medium strength

White rum, mint, and lime — a Havana porch in a glass.

Espresso Martini

Medium strength

Vodka, coffee liqueur, fresh espresso. The drink that says the night isn't over.

Aperol Spritz

Light & sessionable

Prosecco, Aperol, soda — golden hour you can hold.

Paloma

Medium strength

Tequila and grapefruit soda — the margarita's cooler, more casual cousin.

Whiskey Sour

Medium strength

Whiskey, lemon, sugar — proof that balance is a flavor.

Daiquiri

Medium strength

Rum, lime, sugar. Three ingredients, zero places to hide.

Manhattan

Spirit-forward

Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters — a drink in a tailored suit.

Gin & Tonic

Medium strength

Botanical, bracing, and never wrong. The reliable genius of the bar.

Piña Colada

Medium strength

Rum, coconut, pineapple — a vacation with no return flight.

Mai Tai

Medium strength

Two rums, lime, orgeat — tiki's masterpiece, frequently imitated, rarely respected.

French 75

Medium strength

Gin, lemon, and Champagne — named after artillery, lands like confetti.

Dark 'n' Stormy

Medium strength

Dark rum over spicy ginger beer — a squall you'll want to sail into.

Penicillin

Spirit-forward

Scotch, honey-ginger, lemon, and a float of smoky Islay. Modern-classic medicine.

Last Word

Spirit-forward

Gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino, lime — equal parts, total mystery.

Cosmopolitan

Medium strength

Citrus vodka, cranberry, lime — unfairly memed, secretly excellent.

Mezcal Margarita

Medium strength

The margarita after it discovered vinyl records and campfires.

Hot Toddy

Medium strength

Whiskey, honey, lemon, hot water — a blanket with an ABV.

Gimlet

Medium strength

Gin and lime cordial — a tart British classic with naval discipline.

Dirty Martini

Spirit-forward

Gin, dry vermouth, olive brine — the martini that got its hands dirty.

Amaretto Sour

Medium strength

Almond, lemon, and silk — the sour that traded whiskey for dessert.

Rosita

Spirit-forward

Reposado tequila meets the Negroni formula — agave with an Italian passport.

Gold Rush

Medium strength

Bourbon, lemon, honey — three ingredients panning for gold and finding it.

Gin Rickey

Light & sessionable

Gin, lime, soda, zero sugar — the driest refreshment in the highball family.

Tequila Sunrise

Medium strength

Tequila, orange juice, grenadine — a sunrise you can drink at sunset.

Vesper

Spirit-forward

Gin, vodka, Lillet Blanc — shaken, famously, not stirred.

Moscow Mule

Medium strength

Vodka, ginger beer, lime — crisp enough to start a copper-mug industry.

Dry Martini

Spirit-forward

Gin, a whisper of vermouth, total conviction. The cocktail as architecture.

Carajillo

Medium strength

Espresso over Licor 43 — Mexico City's favorite way to end dinner and restart the night.

Sazerac

Spirit-forward

Rye, Peychaud's, and an absinthe rinse — New Orleans in a chilled rocks glass.

Boulevardier

Spirit-forward

A Negroni that traded gin for bourbon and put on a winter coat.

Mint Julep

Spirit-forward

Bourbon, mint, sugar, and a mountain of crushed ice. The South's silver-cup ritual.

Tom Collins

Medium strength

Gin, lemon, sugar, soda — lemonade that went to finishing school.

Bloody Mary

Medium strength

Vodka, tomato, spice, and a salad on top — brunch's savory monument.

Mimosa

Light & sessionable

Champagne and orange juice — the official beverage of long breakfasts.

Bellini

Light & sessionable

White peach purée and Prosecco — Venice's blushing aperitivo.

Irish Coffee

Medium strength

Hot coffee, Irish whiskey, brown sugar, cold cream — weather insurance in a glass.

Caipirinha

Medium strength

Cachaça, lime, sugar, muddled to order — Brazil's national handshake.

Pisco Sour

Medium strength

Pisco, lime, egg white, bitters — Peru's silky national treasure.

Sidecar

Spirit-forward

Cognac, orange liqueur, lemon — the margarita's elegant French grandparent.

White Lady

Spirit-forward

Gin, Cointreau, lemon — a sidecar that switched to gin and gained composure.

Bee's Knees

Medium strength

Gin, honey, lemon — Prohibition's way of making bathtub gin taste like spring.

Clover Club

Medium strength

Gin, raspberry, lemon, egg white — pink, frothy, and older than your grandfather.

Aviation

Spirit-forward

Gin, maraschino, crème de violette, lemon — a cocktail the color of dusk.

Corpse Reviver No. 2

Spirit-forward

Gin, Cointreau, Lillet, lemon, absinthe rinse — the hangover cure that causes them.

Martinez

Spirit-forward

Old Tom gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino — the missing link between Manhattan and Martini.

Hanky Panky

Spirit-forward

Gin, sweet vermouth, Fernet — invented by the first famous female bartender, still undefeated.

Vieux Carré

Spirit-forward

Rye, cognac, vermouth, Bénédictine, two bitters — the French Quarter, stirred.

Paper Plane

Medium strength

Bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, lemon — equal parts, modern legend.

Naked and Famous

Medium strength

Mezcal, yellow Chartreuse, Aperol, lime — smoky, herbal, impossible to forget.

Americano

Light & sessionable

Campari, sweet vermouth, soda — the Negroni's lighter, longer ancestor.

Negroni Sbagliato

Light & sessionable

A Negroni made 'wrong' — Prosecco instead of gin, and somehow very right.

Garibaldi

Light & sessionable

Campari and fluffy orange juice — two ingredients, one Italian sunrise.

Bramble

Medium strength

Gin, lemon, and a blackberry liqueur drizzle over crushed ice — London's berry patch.

Gin Basil Smash

Medium strength

Gin and a fistful of muddled basil — the herb garden's favorite cocktail.

Southside

Medium strength

Gin, lime, mint — a mojito that summers in the Hamptons.

Long Island Iced Tea

Spirit-forward

Five spirits united by cola and ambition. Contains no tea, takes no prisoners.

Sex on the Beach

Medium strength

Vodka, peach schnapps, orange, cranberry — the 80s never tasted so unapologetic.

Hurricane

Spirit-forward

Two rums and passion fruit in a glass shaped like a storm lamp. Bourbon Street's siren.

Zombie

Spirit-forward

Three rums, falernum, absinthe, and a flaming garnish — tiki's final boss.

Painkiller

Medium strength

Dark rum, pineapple, orange, coconut, nutmeg — the British Virgin Islands' prescription.

Jungle Bird

Medium strength

Dark rum, Campari, pineapple, lime — tiki with a bitter Italian streak.

Kir Royale

Light & sessionable

Champagne over crème de cassis — France's two-ingredient celebration.

Lemon Drop

Medium strength

Citrus vodka, lemon, sugar rim — candy for adults who pay taxes.

White Russian

Medium strength

Vodka, coffee liqueur, cream — the Dude's drink, and the dessert cart's rival.

Grasshopper

Medium strength

Crème de menthe, crème de cacao, cream — a mint-chocolate milkshake with a wink.

Alexander

Medium strength

Cognac, crème de cacao, cream, nutmeg — velvet's drinkable form.

Ramos Gin Fizz

Medium strength

Gin, citrus, cream, egg white, orange flower water — a cloud you drink through a straw.

Pornstar Martini

Medium strength

Vanilla vodka, passion fruit, and a Champagne sidecar — the 2000s' glitter cannon.

New York Sour

Medium strength

A whiskey sour wearing a red wine float like a velvet cape.

Spicy Margarita

Medium strength

The margarita with jalapeño heat — sunshine, now with consequences.

Cuba Libre

Medium strength

Rum, cola, lime — three ingredients and a hundred years of Havana nights.

Singapore Sling

Medium strength

Gin, cherry liqueur, pineapple, and half the Raffles Hotel back bar — colonial-era fireworks.

Islay Single Malt

Spirit-forward

Peat smoke, sea spray, iodine — Scotland's most argumentative whisky.

Speyside Single Malt

Spirit-forward

Honeyed, orchard-fruited, endlessly polite — the diplomat of Scotch.

Bourbon, Neat

Spirit-forward

Corn, char, and caramel — America's front-porch philosophy.

Rye Whiskey, Neat

Spirit-forward

Bourbon's spicier sibling — black pepper and attitude.

Añejo Tequila

Spirit-forward

Agave aged into amber — proof tequila was always meant for sipping.

Sipping Mezcal

Spirit-forward

Smoke, earth, and centuries of Oaxacan craft. Drink it slow, with respect.

Cognac VSOP

Spirit-forward

Grapes, oak, and French patience — velvet you can drink.

Aged Rum

Spirit-forward

Tropical sunshine, barrel-aged into something contemplative.

Japanese Whisky

Spirit-forward

Precision-distilled serenity — Scotch tradition through a Kyoto lens.

Irish Whiskey

Spirit-forward

Triple-distilled smoothness with a storyteller's charm — Ireland's liquid hospitality.

Amaro

Spirit-forward

Italy's bittersweet herbal liqueurs — dinner's official closing argument.

Calvados

Spirit-forward

Normandy's apple brandy — an orchard, distilled and grown wise in oak.

Champagne Brut

Medium strength

Brioche, citrus, and a million tiny celebrations per glass.

Sauvignon Blanc

Medium strength

Grapefruit, cut grass, and a cold snap of pure refreshment.

Oaked Chardonnay

Medium strength

Butter, vanilla, and orchard fruit — the armchair of white wines.

Pinot Noir

Medium strength

Cherry, earth, and silk — the red that broke a thousand hearts.

Cabernet Sauvignon

Medium strength

Blackcurrant, cedar, and tannic conviction. A wine that argues back.

Dry Riesling

Medium strength

Lime, slate, and electricity — the sommelier's not-so-secret favorite.

Provence Rosé

Medium strength

Pale pink, bone dry, dangerously easy. Summer's official beverage.

Tawny Port

Spirit-forward

Caramelized figs and walnuts — dessert that skipped the plate.

Orange Wine

Medium strength

White grapes, red methods, amber results. The natural-wine bar's handshake.

Lambrusco Secco

Light & sessionable

Chilled, fizzy red from Emilia-Romagna — the plot twist of the wine list.

Malbec

Medium strength

Plush, plummy, and unmistakably Argentine — the steakhouse's house red.

Merlot

Medium strength

Soft, round, and unfairly maligned — right-bank Bordeaux never apologized.

Syrah

Medium strength

Black pepper, smoke, and dark fruit — the Rhône's brooding heavyweight.

Zinfandel

Medium strength

Brambly, jammy, high-octane — California's heritage grape with a leather jacket.

Chianti Classico

Medium strength

Cherry, leather, and cypress — Tuscany's Sangiovese in its Sunday best.

Rioja Reserva

Medium strength

Tempranillo aged in American oak — vanilla, dried cherry, and Spanish patience.

Beaujolais

Light & sessionable

Gamay served slightly chilled — the red wine that parties like a white.

Pinot Grigio

Medium strength

Crisp, clean, crowd-proof — the white that never starts an argument.

Albariño

Medium strength

Saline, peachy, ocean-adjacent — Galicia's seafood whisperer.

Grüner Veltliner

Medium strength

White pepper and green apple — Austria's zippy answer to everything.

Prosecco

Light & sessionable

Pear, blossom, and easy bubbles — Italy's everyday sparkle.

Moscato d'Asti

Light & sessionable

Gently fizzy, honeyed, five percent — dessert's favorite lightweight.

Hazy IPA

Light & sessionable

Juicy, cloudy, tropical — the IPA that traded bite for body.

West Coast IPA

Light & sessionable

Pine, grapefruit pith, and a bitterness that means it.

Pilsner

Light & sessionable

Crisp, golden, perfect. The hardest beer to brew and the easiest to drink.

Hefeweizen

Light & sessionable

Banana, clove, and Bavarian sunshine in a tall glass.

Imperial Stout

Medium strength

Espresso, dark chocolate, and gravity. A beer you sip from a snifter.

Belgian Tripel

Medium strength

Golden, spicy, deceptively strong — brewed by monks who knew exactly what they were doing.

Gose

Light & sessionable

Tart, salty, citrusy — the thousand-year-old German beer that tastes brand new.

Amber Lager

Light & sessionable

Toasty, malty, agreeable — the beer that gets along with everyone.

Irish Dry Stout

Light & sessionable

Roasty, creamy, surprisingly light — the nitro pour that built an empire.

Porter

Light & sessionable

Chocolate and coffee in beer form — the stout's softer-spoken older sibling.

Pale Ale

Light & sessionable

Hops and malt in actual balance — the craft beer that started the revolution.

Double IPA

Medium strength

An IPA with the volume knob broken off — more hops, more booze, more everything.

Kölsch

Light & sessionable

Cologne's crisp ale-lager hybrid, served in skinny glasses that never stop coming.

Saison

Light & sessionable

Peppery, dry, and farm-born — the Belgian ale brewed for harvest workers.

Witbier

Light & sessionable

Hazy Belgian wheat with coriander and orange peel — sunshine, bottled in Flanders.

Brown Ale

Light & sessionable

Toffee, nuts, and quiet competence — the beer equivalent of a leather armchair.

Mexican Lager

Light & sessionable

Crisp, corn-kissed, built for lime and sunshine — the taco's beverage soulmate.

Munich Helles

Light & sessionable

Bavaria's golden everyday lager — bread-soft malt with a polite hop bow.

Märzen

Light & sessionable

Amber, toasty, and ceremonial — the original Oktoberfest pour.

Fruited Sour

Light & sessionable

Tart, vivid, and fruit-loaded — beer that moonlights as sorbet.

Virgin Mojito

Zero-proof

All the mint, lime, and fizz — none of the morning after.

Zero-Proof Negroni

Zero-proof

Bitter, complex, grown-up — the apéritif, minus the proof.

Cucumber-Mint Cooler

Zero-proof

Spa water that went to bartending school.

Zero-Proof Espresso Martini

Zero-proof

Fresh espresso, shaken to a crema, zero compromise on drama.

Hibiscus Spritz

Zero-proof

Crimson, tart, floral — the prettiest glass on the table, alcohol or not.

Dry-Hopped Kombucha

Zero-proof

Funky, hoppy, alive — for palates that get bored easily.

Shirley Temple

Zero-proof

Ginger ale, grenadine, and a cherry — the original mocktail, still undefeated at any age.

Arnold Palmer

Zero-proof

Half iced tea, half lemonade — the golf legend's contribution to civilization.

Espresso Tonic

Zero-proof

Espresso poured over tonic and ice — bitter, bright, and borderline genius.

NA IPA

Zero-proof

All the hops, none of the haze the next morning — craft beer's sober revolution.

Zero-Proof G&T

Zero-proof

Botanical distillate and good tonic — the G&T ritual, minus the gin.

Virgin Piña Colada

Zero-proof

Coconut cream and pineapple, blended into vacation — no passport or proof required.