Drink

Choosing the Right Sugar and Acid is Key to Making Balanced Cocktails

Amy Cavanaugh

Building a perfect cocktail is a matter of precision that goes beyond simply measuring the components in a jigger. Choosing the right spirits and modifiers is important, of course, but the sugar and citrus you use can make or break the cocktail. Those decisions are learned from trial and error, but for Will Elliott, the bar director at Brooklyn cocktail bars Maison Premiere and Sauvage...