A brunch and hangover cure classic, the bloody Mary is known to many as a savory and spicy tomato juice based cocktail, mixed with vodka, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, ground and hot pepper, with options of horseradish (for more spice) or pickle spears for garnishing. Culinary Dropout delivers a delicious spin with their Bacon Bloody Mary variation, remaking this cocktail with bacon-infused Smirnoff vodka, Worcestershire and spiced tomato juice.

The classic Cosmopolitan or Cosmo gained most of its popularity during the 1990s when the characters in the television show Sex in the City often chose this cocktail as their drink of choice while out on the town. Traditionally, a Cosmo is made with vodka, triple sec or Cointreau, cranberry and lime juice. The Cleo in the SLS reinvents the Cosmo cocktail with the Janapolitan, mixing Belvedere vodka, crushed strawberry, basil leave and fresh lime juice.

A classic rum and summertime cocktail, the Mai Tai is easily made with light and dark rum, fresh lime juice, Curacao, simple syrup and orange juice with mint (and maybe an umbrella) for garnishing. While more commonly known for their sushi and oysters, Other Mama offers a complete cocktail menu, with each drink named with an old fashioned traditional female name. Florence is the reinvention of a Mai Tai, constructed with grilled pineapple Pyrat rum, fresh lime and All Spice Dram.

A go-to summer drink, the margarita is perfect for cooling off and is one of the easier cocktails to create made with tequila, Cointreau (not triple sec) and fresh lime juice. Don’t reach for the pre-made margarita mix. Instead travel downtown to the Velveteen Rabbit, whose seasonal Spring menu currently features the Infierno. A refashioned margarita crafted with tequila, mezcal, green tomatillo juice, apricot liqueur, horseradish syrup, lime and smoked salt.

A classic cocktail preferred by a certain British Secret Service agent should be shaken, not stirred. The gin martini is a drink with tradition and several variations. Though, the classic martini is made with gin or vodka, dry vermouth, ice and pimento-stuffed green olives dropped into the drink. The Classic Jewel located in Downtown offers The Fitzgerald, a reinvention of the martini made with Hendricks Gin, muddled cucumbers and lime and housemade sour. They also offer a Classic Jewel Martini (gin or vodka) if you want to stay in your comfort zone.

True to its name, the Old Fashioned is a classic cocktail that highlights the alcohol that’s used. Comprised of whiskey, one sugar cube (placed first in the old-fashioned glass and wetted down), followed three small dashes of Angostura bitters and club soda, garnished with a maraschino cherry. Head over to Herbs & Rye, where the cocktail menu takes diners through drinks from 1776 to present day. In the Golden Age of 1865-1900 is the Ward Eight, which is fashioned with rye whiskey, orange, lemon and H&R Grenadine.

A traditional combination of sweet and sour, the whiskey sour is carefully constructed with whiskey, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, maraschino cherries for garnish and occasionally egg white. The Mandarin Bar completely reinvents this drink with the Rising Plum, constructed with Hibiki Japanese whiskey (aged 12 years), fresh lemon juice, housemade simple syrup, egg whites, Bittercube bitters and Kakutsuru plum wine, all mixed and poured over ice with a plum garnish.