Improved Bartender News Today

From Sidecars and Mojitos to Margaritas and Gimlets, here are our favorites.

Many of the world’s most popular drinks belong to the sour family of cocktails. From a traditional frothy Pisco Sour to a lychee riff on a classic Gimlet, here are our favorite sours you should know.

While you may not be in the business of ordering caviar on your typical evening out, be ready to indulge in the good stuff at The Den, a luxe new bar tucked behind Frannie & The Fox. Formerly an underused event space, The Den is an intimate 30-seat lounge area which opened just a few weeks ago.

This cocktail that was invented in the 1800s has Cognac, pineapple syrup, maraschino, Curaçao, and Angostura Bitters. We show you how to make it.

This classic 19th-century cocktail’s name means “jewel” in French, in supposed reference to its combination of gem-colored spirits: diamond-clear gin, ruby-red sweet vermouth and emerald-green Chartreuse While the original — often attributed to Harry Johnson, who published a recipe in the 1900 edition of his “New and Improved Bartender’s Manual” — called for equal parts, this variation skews the drink toward modern palates by reducing the amount of green Chartreuse The final drin...