Mug

Butter, miso and shiso worked into Japanese whisky. The spirit on its own is already most of a cocktail.

The sweet sake battles the bitter sharpness of the wasabi tincture to a standstill, and creates a thoroughly enjoyable balance.

Near-equal parts of six things that shouldn't agree. They do.

Pineapple and passion fruit with five dashes of chile. A love story with an argument in it.

The copper mug isn't a gimmick: it frosts instantly and keeps the drink brutally cold.

Ginger beer has enough bite to carry a drink alone. Lean into it.

A mule that got dressed up. Elderflower and hibiscus over fresh ginger juice.

Pineapple three ways with Peychaud's floated on top. Subtle it is not.

Smoked pineapple syrup turns the mule into something else entirely.

Cardamom vodka with pear and apple over ginger beer. Spiced and long.

A batched punch with yogurt powder in it. Made for a crowd, and for showing off.

An ounce of Angostura, cream of coconut, and mint. Loud, and it works.

Three rums, cherry and pine liqueurs, falernum. The Zombie, restyled.

Absinthe, agricole, falernum, and Chartreuse. Sharp on every side.

Rum and bourbon with three syrups and coffee liqueur. Long, spiced, and built to last.

Apricot, Galliano, guava, apple, and overproof rum. Nobody said restrained.

A bottle of red gone warm with cloves and cinnamon, with a quarter cup of brandy stirred in at the end.

Hot black tea with overproof rum in it and sugar to taste. A cold-weather drink, and the rum is not a rounding error.

Mulled apple and orange juice with gin stirred in off the heat. Mulled wine's job, done without the wine.

The Moscow Mule on tequila. Agave and ginger get on better than vodka and ginger ever did.

Brandy and gin together, with lime, bitters and ginger beer over the top.

A Blackbeard-inspired tiki drink: aged dark Jamaican and overproof Demerara rums with molasses bitters, a few drops of absinthe and a little mild mezcal, sharpened with lime and pineapple and sweetened with orgeat and falernum.

A bright tiki rum punch: white rum and Smith & Cross Jamaican rum with lime, pineapple and simple syrup, seasoned with Primitiva and Angostura bitters.