Rye Whiskey

There's probably no one perfect hotel bar cocktail, but this one comes pretty damn close. (No wonder: The New York hotel is co-owned by Daniel Humm and Will Guidara of the restaurant Eleven Madison Park; EMP's Leo Robitschek oversees the drinks.)

This wine-spiked whiskey sour is our pick for comeback cocktail of the year.

On a steamy New Orleans street called Rue Royal, in the early 19th century, a descendant of escaped slaves assembled a surprising mix of ingredients to make a cocktail that would outlast fads, floods, and whatever else his town could dish out. Antoine Peychaud's original elixir was a combination of Cognac, from Sazerac de Forge et Fils in France, and bitters made by Peychaud himself. Today the cocktail has evolved into a sublime mixture of rye whiskey, absinthe, bitters, lemon peel, and a hint o
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This Manhattan gets its bright color and sweet pizazz from a little bit of maraschino cherry juice.

The Fanciulli cocktail is a variation on the Perfect Manhattan—bourbon or rye, and a split of sweet and dry vermouth—that replaces the dry vermouth with Fernet-Branca.

Keep your coupes chilled and ready for this simple 3-ingredient rye whiskey cocktail.

The best old-fashioned recipe is the one you love. Made with bourbon or rye, this simple stirred drink is destined to become your new go-to.

A blend of two icons, the Sazeraquiri is greater than the sum of its parts.

While there’s no wrong way to toast New Orleans, the Sazerac, a boozy combination of bitters, anise liqueur, and a whole lot of whiskey seems awfully right.

Named for the French Quarter of New Orleans, this classic cocktail is complex and boozy. It’s made with rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth, and Bénédictine, an herbal liqueur that's sweetened with a touch of honey.

This signature Kansas City cocktail is the Moscow mule’s spicier, boozier Midwestern cousin. 

Like a well-worn shirt, this rum, rye, and coffee cocktail has the right balance of moody and vibrant.

Hailing from the historic New Orleans restaurant La Louisiane, this spiritous cocktail is a less-vaunted member of the Southern cocktail canon.

The Greenpoint cocktail is a rye manhattan, made with sweet vermouth and yellow Chartreuse.

The Brooklyn cocktail is an original riff on the manhattan that sparked many modern variations.