Your second drink could be the Fords Gin and potato based Diamante Swizzle ... a fine steak and seafood house with a fantastic cocktail menu. Though Count Camillo Negroni, who dosed his Americano ...

Betsy Andrews is an award-winning journalist with more than two decades of experience covering food, drink ... the Gin Blossom proved hugely popular. “It hasn’t ever come off the menu ...

gin 1.5 oz. sweet vermouth 0.25 oz. maraschino liqueur 1 dash orange bitters Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir for 15 to 20 seconds. Strain up into a coupe or cocktail glass ...

2 oz. gin 0.75 oz. lemon juice 0.75 oz. orgeat (almond syrup) 2 dashes Angostura Bitters Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker, add ice, and shake good and hard for eight to 10 seconds.

Today, classic cocktails are ... that would stay on the menu forever. Reiner used the apricot liqueur in a Manhattan riff, The Slope, and the eau-de-vie in the Gin Blossom martini.