A Lush Life Manual

There’s something wonderfully theatrical about the Corn ‘n’ Oil. It’s a drink built to be looked at before it’s stirred, with the dark rum settling on top of the falernum like oil floating on water.

The name comes from that visual, corn syrup and machine oil separating in a jar, though thankfully what’s actually in your glass tastes a great deal better than that...

NOILLY PRAT Original Dry is rumored to have been one of the original components of the first classic dry martini cocktail, created by Martini de Arma de Taggia’s at the Knickerbocker Hotel, New York in 1911, and this classic is the ideal start to an evening of traditional Christmas fare.

The 50/50 name says it all, equal parts spirit...

There are cocktails that arrive with a lot of fuss, and then there’s the B&B. Two ingredients, a glass, and that’s pretty much the whole story.

The name tells you exactly what’s in the glass: Brandy and Benedictine. The brandy brings warmth, fruit and oak, whi...

Greece has been quietly making some of the best amber spirits around since 1888, and this Old Fashioned twist is proof. Just three ingredients, Metaxa 12 Stars, honey syrup, and Angostura bitters, come together for a spirit forward sipper that’s every bit as satisfying ...

Some cocktails announce themselves the moment they arrive, and the Park Avenue is one of them. Pale gold and quietly sophisticated, it feels like the kind of drink you would have ordered at a hotel bar sometime in the 1940s, and honestly still should.

The Park Avenue has a history with a real twist in it. The earliest known cocktail by...