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The Highball
Short of simply popping open a beer or a straight slug of whiskey, there are few drinks that are less labor-intensive than the venerable highball. With Labor Day this weekend, we figured this was the perfect drink to share. You could reasonably ask the question, "Do we really need a recipe for something so easy?" but while this simple (and flexible) mix of booze, bubbles and ice can be prepared with almost zero thought, a little care in the execution can make all the difference between a watery ...
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Buena Vista Fizz
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Old Fashioned Cocktails (for a Crowd)
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The Bombay Cocktail
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The Brooklyn Cocktail
A spirited riff on the better-known Manhattan.
Diamondback
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Bourbon, bitters, and bubbly are a perfect combination.
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Cucumber Gin Fizz
This drink balances soothing, cool flavors with just enough bright notes.

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Cincinnati Cocktail

Dating back more than 120 years, to a time when drinking beer as you worked all day was considered somewhat normal, the Cincinnati Cocktail is immensely easy to prepare, but it isn't, in any true sense of the word, a cocktail: first, there's no spirits or even wine in there; and second, what alcohol there is in the glass is diluted by a lot of fizzy water.

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