About Robert Simonson

Robert Simonson writes about cocktails and spirits for The New York Times. He is the author of four cocktail books, including "3-Ingredient Cocktails" and "The Martini Cocktail," both of which were nominated for a James Beard Award. He lives in Brooklyn.

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The Margarita Knows No Bounds

At Modern Cocktail Bars, It’s Every Drink, Everywhere, All at Once. Is That Such a Bad Thing?

The Cocktail Revolution Has Finally Reached New York’s Great Cultural Institutions

Exciting, Affordable, and Walkable, Athens Has the Most Exciting Cocktail Scene In Europe Right Now

A Decent Martini Is Finally Arriving at Your Airport, But Expect Delays

Whiskey From… Macy’s? Decades Before the Bourbon Boom, Department Stores Sold Private-Label Booze

Shepherd’s Pie, Cheesecake, and Beet Salad: The Hottest Trend in Craft Cocktails Takes Inspiration From Culinary Creations

Unpretentious but Not Unserious: Upstate New York’s Craft Cocktail Scene Is Thriving

Remembering Murray Stenson, Legendary Seattle Bartender and Mixology Pioneer

For Dirty Martini Lovers, Personalization Has Gone to the Next Level

The Dogged Persistence — and Curious Existence — of Bottom-Shelf Liquor Bottles

In Rochester, a Little-Known, Weeklong Cocktail Festival Continues to Draw Top Talent

A Bonafide Bartenders’ Handshake: The Left Hand and Right Hand Cocktails Make a Quiet Comeback

Built to Order: This Bar’s Customizable Cocktail Has Cracked the Singapore Sling Code

13 Martinis and a Bowler Hat: How Billy Wilder Made Silver Screen Cocktails Cool

Tracing the Elusive History of the Lewis Bag, the Bartender’s Must-Have Tool

Old Drinks, New Fame: The Forgotten ‘Classics’ Revived by the Cocktail Renaissance

At Bars Across the Country, the Ramos Gin Fizz Takes a Shortcut