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Modern Cocktails

Newer recipes and twists worth learning.

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4min Modern Cocktails · Picker Why a Moscow Mule needs ginger beer, not ginger ale: the spec and a mule builder The Moscow Mule is vodka, ginger beer and lime in a mug, and the ginger beer is what makes it. This piece gives the IBA spec (45 ml vodka… 4 min 5min Modern Cocktails · Picker Why a Naked and Famous works with four equal parts: the spec and a balance builder The Naked and Famous is a modern classic from Death & Co in New York: mezcal, Aperol, yellow Chartreuse and lime juice in equal parts. Four… 5 min 5min Modern Cocktails · Picker Why a Jungle Bird needs a little bitter: the spec and a balance builder The Jungle Bird is a tiki drink with a bitter streak: dark rum, pineapple and lime, with a little Campari to stop it tasting like a… 5 min 4min Modern Cocktails · Recipe Why a Cosmopolitan is tart, not sweet: the spec and how cranberry balances it The Cosmopolitan is a sour in a pink dress: vodka, orange liqueur, lime and a splash of cranberry for tartness and colour. Here is the IBA… 4 min