July 4
Drinks born in America, and tall, cold ones for a hot afternoon.
Sours · Whiskey · ≈ 17% ABV · ≈ 177 cal
Boston’s whiskey sour, credited to the Locke-Ober restaurant in 1898.
Sours · Calvados · ≈ 15% ABV · ≈ 142 cal
Applejack, credited in 1905 to a Jersey City bartender.
Martinis & Manhattans · Gin · ≈ 14% ABV · ≈ 150 cal
Named, by one account, for the Bronx Zoo, around 1900.
Sours · Whiskey · ≈ 14% ABV · ≈ 218 cal
Bourbon, grapefruit and honey, named for Hollywood’s Brown Derby restaurants.
Sours · Whiskey · ≈ 16% ABV · ≈ 227 cal
Bourbon, lemon and honey, created at Milk & Honey in New York around 2000.
Old Fashioneds & Duos · Whiskey · ≈ 28% ABV · ≈ 159 cal
Bourbon, mint and crushed ice: cold, sweet and Southern.
Old Fashioneds & Duos · Brandy · ≈ 17% ABV · ≈ 190 cal
Wisconsin’s supper-club drink.
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin · ≈ 11% ABV · ≈ 142 cal
Gin, lemon, sugar and soda over ice: tall and very refreshing.
Highballs & Fizzes · Whiskey · ≈ 11% ABV · ≈ 222 cal
Bourbon, strawberry and lemon topped with ginger beer.
Highballs & Fizzes · Vodka · ≈ 9.4% ABV · ≈ 150 cal
Vodka, ginger beer and lime: easy to make by the dozen.
Old Fashioneds & Duos · Whiskey · ≈ 25% ABV · ≈ 172 cal
Whiskey pressed with mint over shaved ice: a quick Mint Julep.
Highballs & Fizzes · Whiskey · ≈ 9.0% ABV · ≈ 163 cal
American blended whiskey and 7 Up, the easiest highball of all.
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