Lemon Drop
50 ml Vodka, 25 ml Lemon juice, 15 ml Simple syrup, 10 ml Triple sec, 5 ml Sugar, 1 Lemon twist
The coupe
The wide, shallow bowl that half the classics are served in, and the oldest glass here.
About 200 ml to the brim
33 cocktails here
Where it comes from
A saucer-shaped glass for sparkling wine was established in Britain by the 1830s and was the fashionable way to serve champagne in France between the wars, before the flute took its place in the 1950s. The story that the bowl was modelled on Marie Antoinette's breast is not history: it is first recorded in print in Britain in the 1970s, a century and a half after the shape was in daily use.
What is true is that the shape is generous to the nose and hard on the bubbles. A wide, shallow bowl lets the carbonation go quickly, which is exactly why a coupe is right for a drink with something else in it - a Champagne cocktail, a Daiquiri, a Sidecar - and wrong for the bottle you paid for. It is the glass this site is drawn around, and the one a drink with no glass of its own is pictured in.
What to look for
A stem long enough to hold without touching the bowl, and a foot heavy enough to stay put. Pressed glass chips at the rim, and a cheap coupe is a glass you replace rather than one you keep.
Served in a coupe
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Virgin Daiquiri
30 ml Lime juice, 20 ml Simple syrup, 40 ml Soda water, 1 wheel Lime
Aviation
45 ml Gin, 15 ml Maraschino liqueur, 15 ml Lemon juice, 7.5 ml Crème de violette, 1 Maraschino cherry
Old Pal
30 ml Rye whiskey, 30 ml Campari, 30 ml Dry vermouth, 1 Lemon twist
Rob Roy
60 ml Scotch whisky, 30 ml Sweet vermouth, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 Maraschino cherry
Martinez
45 ml Gin, 30 ml Sweet vermouth, 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur, 2 dashes Orange bitters, 1 Lemon twist
Between the Sheets
30 ml Cognac, 30 ml White rum, 20 ml Triple sec, 15 ml Lemon juice, 1 Lemon twist
Southside
50 ml Gin, 20 ml Lime juice, 15 ml Simple syrup, 6 leaves Mint, 1 Mint sprig
El Presidente
45 ml White rum, 22.5 ml Bianco vermouth, 7.5 ml Orange curaçao, 2.5 ml Grenadine, 1 Orange twist
Bamboo
45 ml Fino sherry, 45 ml Dry vermouth, 2 dashes Orange bitters, 2.5 ml Maraschino liqueur, 1 Lemon twist
Gimlet
60 ml Gin, 20 ml Lime juice, 15 ml Simple syrup, 1 Lime wedge
Grasshopper
20 ml Crème de menthe, 20 ml Crème de cacao, 20 ml Double cream, 1 Mint sprig
Bacardi Cocktail
45 ml White rum, 20 ml Lime juice, 10 ml Grenadine, 1 Lime wedge