Vintage Cocktails: Taste ComplexityA great many of the Vintage Cocktails we make will be unfamiliar to you and your guests, so we’ve given each cocktail a Taste Complexity rating. If you’re new to cocktails, try a 1 or 2. Feeling adventurous? Maybe a 3 or 4. Feeling wild? Try a 5.
1. Simple: Uncomplicated and undemanding, these are light, easy-to-drink cocktails. Tasty, refreshing, and eminently likable, these drinks are a particularly good choice for the inexperienced imbiber.
Examples: The Tom Collins, The Clover Club, The Royal Hawaiian
2. Delicious—but not daunting: Enjoyed by most everyone, (even devout cocktail enthusiasts,) these recipes are especially appreciated by those who only occasionally venture into the world of cocktails.
Examples: The Maiden’s Prayer, The Side Car, The Mint Julep
3. Sophisticated and Smart: Sublimely delicious to anyone but the very timid, these artful cocktails are among the most inspiring and rewarding Vintage Cocktails
Examples: The Manhattan, El Diablo, The Douglas Fairbanks
4.Provocative and Profound: Cocktails of great character. Bold, exciting, and captivating, these extraordinary drinks are not usually embraced by the inexperienced.
Examples: The Pegu, The Americano, The Martini
5.Unusual and Unforgettable: For cocktail aficionados with a sense of adventure. Rare and wonderful, these cocktails are an unexpected treat for the very sophisticated palate.
Examples: The Negroni, The Sazerac, The London Fog