Violet-scented cocktails such as The Aviation, once fairly common, almost disappeared 50 years ago. Newly available violet liqueurs are helping to bring them back.

The Varnish, a proto-speakeasy hidden at the back of the century-old sandwich shop Cole’s, is the center of the Los Angeles cocktail cult.

Eggplant surprisingly transforms into a fig-like preserve with notes of apple and pear. The foolproof biscuit dough takes just minutes to put together.

A sweet and orangey concoction brought to France in the 18th century and to our readers in the 20th.

Who doesn’t love a mondegreen cocktail name? Ghost town knee see… I mean, goes down easy, too.

Created by bar manager Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli, this cocktail was mentioned in our First Taste of Craigie On Main in Cambridge, Massachusetts as having a “spectrum of refreshing flavors.”...

You can think of this cocktail as a softer, more well-rounded Black Russian. Rum and brandy replace the vodka.

A perennial summer favorite, though the idea of making it without a blender is daunting. Pull out the power tools.