A layered pub pour floating stout atop ginger beer, where roasted malt and bitter coffee notes sit above a spicy, effervescent base for a pint-glass contrast.

Black and Tan

The Bloody Mary's agave-powered sibling, swapping vodka for tequila and layering tomato juice with Worcestershire, Tabasco, and lime for a savory, peppery brunch mainstay.

Bloody Maria

Bermuda's signature highball pours dark rum over icy ginger beer and squeezes a lime, building a spicy, molasses-rich long drink with a visible storm-cloud pour.

Dark 'N' Stormy

Chris Hysted-Adams's modern flip shakes tequila with Chartreuse, Fernet, and egg yolk into a thick, herbal, almost menacingly savory nightcap with silky body.

Death Flip

Hemingway's notorious two-ingredient pour of absinthe topped with Champagne clouds milky-green and drinks bone-dry, with anise rising off every bubble.

Death in the Afternoon

A savory spin on the Dry Martini splashed with olive brine that softens gin's edge into a salty, umami-laced sipper with briny depth and a dry botanical finish.

Dirty Martini

Phil Ward's modern smoky sour pairing mezcal with Aperol, maraschino, and lime for a rippling, bittersweet tug-of-war between fire, fruit, and nutty cherry.

Division Bell

The archetypal stirred cocktail: gin kissed with a whisper of dry vermouth, strained ice-cold, and garnished with an olive — crisp, bracing, and built to showcase the spirit.

Dry Martini

A caffeinated fusion of the Italian bitter standard with fresh espresso, where Campari and vermouth meet roasted coffee to produce a dark, bittersweet sipper with an orange-oiled finish.

Espresso Negroni

Argentina's unofficial national drink pours Fernet-Branca over ice and tops with cola, building a bittersweet highball where menthol, saffron, and cola spices play off one another.

Fernandito

A richer take on the Margarita that swaps standard triple sec for Grand Marnier, pushing the drink toward cognac-kissed orange depth over tequila's agave spine and a salt-rimmed lime bite.

Grand Margarita

A smoky, spiced riff on the Daiquiri built on mezcal and dark rum with falernum and maraschino, balancing lime and sugar against campfire smoke and clove-like warmth.

Illegal

A bartender's shift drink of rye, lemon, and Fernet-Branca sweetened just enough to tame the amaro, pouring inky, minty-bitter, and bracingly herbal.

Industry Sour

A Long Island-born 1970s powerhouse stacking five white spirits with lemon and a cola top, engineered to taste deceptively like iced tea while hitting like nothing of the sort.

Long Island Iced Tea

A smoky riff on the whiskey-Negroni cousin, swapping bourbon for mezcal so Campari's bitterness and sweet vermouth's richness ride on a wave of agave smoke and orange oil.

Mezcal Boulevardier

A smoked-agave take on the Manhattan trading whiskey for mezcal, so sweet vermouth and Angostura wrap around campfire smoke and earthy funk for a stirred, spirit-forward sip.

Mezcal Manhattan

A smoky swap on the classic Margarita, trading tequila for mezcal so wood-fire and earth notes lean against sharp lime and orange liqueur sweetness.

Mezcal Margarita

A smoky spin on the classic mule swapping vodka for mezcal, letting campfire-tinged agave rise through lime and ginger beer for a bracing, bold highball.

Mezcal Mule

Phil Ward's modern classic swaps whiskey for a mezcal-and-tequila split over demerara and bitters, giving the old fashioned template a smoky, agave-driven backbone.

Oaxacan Old Fashioned

A peaty twist on the classic Negroni that swaps gin for Islay Scotch, wrapping Campari's bitter edge and sweet vermouth's richness in a smoldering veil of maritime smoke.

Smoky Negroni

A jalapeño-muddled margarita where fresh chili heat rides on agave and lime, with a salted rim framing the tequila's bright, peppery bite.

Spicy Margarita

An agave-driven Espresso Martini where tequila replaces vodka and coffee liqueur mingles with fresh espresso and a whisper of agave, arriving roasty, smooth, and subtly earthy.

Tequila Espresso Martini

Martinique's signature ritual of grassy rhum agricole stirred with a sugar-syrup lime wedge, producing a funky, vegetal sipper that locals build to their own taste.

Ti' Punch

James Bond's stirred, never-shaken martini of gin, vodka, and Lillet Blanc, finishing drier and more aromatic than a classic Martini with a subtle orange-wine lift from the Lillet.

Vesper

The original forebear of the Espresso Martini, where vodka, fresh espresso, and simple syrup shake up silky, caffeinated, and richly roasty with a foamy crown.

Vodka Espresso

Cocktails with intense, assertive flavors — heavy on spirit, bitter, or smoke. Bold drinks make a statement.