Recipes

A sidecar that took a detour through Oaxaca.

Raven Mina's warm-weather crusher makes the most of cachaça and mango, with a pinch of cayenne that sneaks up on you.

A delicate, saline bamboo variation with all the elegance of a martini—at a fraction of the proof.

A bright, minty rye smash of shiso and peach that drinks refreshing but hits harder than it lets on.

Summer Goff's summery watermelon tequila sour has a savory, saline backbone of fino sherry and tomato eau-de-vie.

Kyler Nolan's Secret Third Option turns the margarita savory, pairing yellow bell pepper and peach with a briny whisper of sherry.

A vegetal, fruity colada built to introduce curious drinkers to sotol and raicilla, agave spirits worth seeking out.

Where the Buko Gimlet goes bright and juicy, the Gordian Knot takes the coconut-pandan pairing in a far more dressed-up direction.

Joshua White's sour balances savory tomato gin and Tso'ok rum against lush strawberry and bittersweet Cappelletti aperitivo.

A bright, herbal mezcal cocktail built around watermelon syrup, lime, and a dash of absinthe.

Tyson Buhler's Reef Break is a vodka Martini with a tropical streak—passion fruit and rum balanced by dry fino sherry instead of vermouth.

Kyleigh Hoffmeyer riffs on the Oaxaca Old-Fashioned with sotol, Empirical Cilantro, and pineapple liqueur to make a spirit-forward stirred drink that still manages to taste like summer.