50 Cocktails from 50 States: Have You Tried Your State Cocktail?

Cambria Bold
Cambria Bold
Cambria Bold is the Executive Editor of Cubby, and one of Apartment Therapy Media’s first full-time editors from way back when. She was The Kitchn's founding Design and Lifestyle Editor as well as Managing Editor of Re-Nest, Apartment Therapy’s late '00s green living site. She…read more
updated May 24, 2019
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If you’ve been in a cocktail rut, we’re about to bust you out of it. In what just happened to be perfectly timed with The Kitchn’s Cocktail Week, yesterday New York Magazine unveiled 50 cocktail recipes, one from every state (plus D.C) — all recipes gathered from a country in the throes of a cocktail renaissance They’re calling this a “cocktail terroir,” or as close as one can get to such a thing: original, innovative recipes often made with local spirits and homemade infusions, syrups, and ingredients. If you get tired of one drink, there are 49 others to try. 

How about a Smoked Salmon Bloody Mary (Alaska) or a sassafras-smoked Into the Wild (Delaware)? The Spring Whiskey Sling (Idaho) made with homemade herb tea or the elderflower-infused North Shore Flower (Indiana) both sound delicious. If you like your bourbon stiff and top-of-the-line, then Kentucky’s Divine Lorraine is the way to go. There is so much to try and love! 

New York Magazine notes that to really experience these drinks in their full glory, juices should always be fresh, not bottled, and bar ingredients like cherries and grenadine should be the highest-quality you can find and afford. (Avoid the corn-syrup-sweetened stuff.) You’ll also need to know how to make a simple syrup. 

Get All the Recipes → Cocktail Country: Outstanding Drinks From All 50 States | New York Magazine

If you try a few and have feedback, come back here and let us know!

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