Southern Cocktails

Meet the Cereal Killer

Bartenders are giving the South’s favorite nonalcoholic beverage a boozy spin

New Orleans chef Donald Link shares his Bloody Mary secrets

A green twist on the traditional Bloody Mary

One gastropub in Birmingham, Alabama is reinventing a childhood treat

A highly drinkable rye cocktail with an appropriately potent name

A distinctly British drink with a historic New Orleans address

A Kentucky cocktail with Italian roots

Bourbon and beer get the craft cocktail treatment

Swapping vodka for rum, New Orleans mixologist Nick Dietrich puts a Caribbean spin on the Bloody Mary

Sweet tea gets the dessert treatment in a slushy icebox granita

For those who like their cocktails ice-cold

Getting to the bottom of a mysterious Texas concoction

Two vintage recipes from the 1930s

A light, beer-based cocktail from Charleston

A slight variation on the classic of classics

A cocktail with tropical charm

A beach drink without the beach

Despite the mint julep’s high profile, the Derby isn’t the only Triple Crown race with its own cocktail

An old-school cocktail of rye whiskey infused with rock candy and fragrant herbs and spices

This might surprise you, but you’ve likely never had a real Hurricane cocktail

A twist on the Sno-Ball with Amaretto, sour cherry syrup, and white rum

Get the recipe for the Old Pal from our February/March 2017 cover

The mint julep isn’t just for the Derby anymore

It’s never too late to enjoy a nightcap

A bayou-inspired wintry cocktail to snuggle up to

A cocktail marriage between a summertime classic and flavors of the Southeastern forest

The return of a classic Charleston cocktail

A delightful alternative to a traditional flute of bubbly

Smooth and embracing, a good toddy is hard to resist

The big-batch solution to making crowd-pleasing cocktails

A slightly dangerous way to beat the summer heat

A bitter and refreshing cooler from St. Augustine, Florida

A fruity, boozy concoction to put you in vacation mode

A classic though underappreciated cocktail made with ginger beer, lime juice, and crème de cassis

A new version of Baltimore’s classic Diamondback

The most classic of classic cocktails

Louisville’s pre-Prohibition cocktail

A straightforward whiskey drink flavored with a hint of bitters, a little sugar, and a whiff of absinthe

Get your shaking arm ready to make this classic libation

Bourbon the old-fashioned way

A gin-based version of the Bloody Mary

An Italian Twist on the Mint Julep

A grown up version of the classic Southern concoction

An early-nineteenth-century Southern julep

Party like it’s 1829

A Texas limonade cocktail

Herbs, peaches, and bourbon come together in this riff on an old-fashioned

Honeysuckle Vodka mixed with grapefruit, Aperol, and Champagne

Dating back to the 1740s, this punch is a timeless summertime party favorite

The potent punch recipe from our October/November cover

A very Southern cocktail