Au Courant Margarita

2 oz tequila 1 oz creme de cassis 2 oz lime juice 1/2 oz triple sec (or to taste) pinch of salt

El Metropolitano

2 oz tequila 1/2 oz orgeat 2-3 dashes chocolate bitters Combine over ice. Named for the hotel at which the Japanese delegation of 1860 stayed, near Jerry Thomas’s bar where the Japanese Cocktail was created.

Creamcicle

2 oz Gin1 oz Aperol1/2 oz vanilla syrup (Torani)1/4 oz lemon juice

Rosebud Motel

2oz Taragon gin1oz lime3/4oz orgeat syrup A more herbaceous than the Hotel Georgia.

The Casino

2oz gin 1/2oz maraschino liqueur 1/2oz lemon juice Dash of orange bitters

Improved Japanese Cocktail

An updated version of Jerry Thomas’s Bar Tenders Guide by Toby Cecchini, Long Island Bar, Brooklyn 2 oz. brandy1 oz. fresh lemon juice1 oz. orgeat3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

Mai Tai

1 ounce light rum 1 ounce dark rum 1 ounce lime juice 1/2 ounce triple sec 1/2 ounce orgeat syrup 1/4 ounce simple syrup or Falernum

Twelve Mile Limit

1 oz. rum ½ oz. rye whiskey ½ oz. Cognac ½ oz. grenadine ½ oz. fresh lemon juice

Málaga Milk

A riff on the Oatmilk and Honey cocktail from NYC bar The Spaniard, as relayed by Imbibe. 1 ½ oz. bourbon ¼ oz. crème de cacao ¼ oz coffee liqueur 1 oz. almond milk ½ oz. honey syrup pinch salt

Southern Traction

The 20th Century is a underrated classic cocktail created for the fabulous Art Deco bullet-nosed New York Hudson train engine that ran the Chicago to New York 20th Century Limited line starting in 1938. Lacking a few critical ingredients, I improvised, naming this variant after a Floridian train. Ingredients 1 oz gin 3/4 oz creme