Proof & Peel

The collection

27 drinks. Zero filler.

Free recipes are open — full spec, technique notes, everything. The rest are in the Atlas.

Spirit-Forward

Bourbon · Rocks · ~185 cal

Smoked Old Fashioned

The classic, under glass and smoke — cherry or applewood, 30 seconds, done.

 Scotch · Rocks · ~220 cal

Godfather (Modern)

Scotch and amaretto, sharpened with lemon and a few drops of saline.

◆ In the Atlas

 Scotch · Coupe · ~195 cal

Blood and Sand

Equal-parts 1930s classic — smoky, fruity, and better balanced than it has any right to be.

◆ In the Atlas

 Scotch · Coupe · ~185 cal

Bobby Burns

A Rob Roy with Bénédictine's honeyed herbs folded in.

◆ In the Atlas

 Rye · Rocks · ~195 cal

Monte Carlo

An Old Fashioned's cousin with Bénédictine standing in for the sugar.

◆ In the Atlas

 Rye + Cognac · Rocks · ~220 cal

Vieux Carré

The New Orleans heavyweight from the Hotel Monteleone — four base components, zero apologies.

◆ In the Atlas

 Rye · Coupe · ~190 cal

Black Manhattan

A Manhattan with amaro in place of vermouth — darker, richer, more bitter.

◆ In the Atlas

 Bourbon · Coupe · ~185 cal

Paper Plane

The equal-parts modern classic — boozy enough for the whiskey drinker, balanced enough for everyone else.

 Mezcal · Rocks · ~180 cal

Oaxaca Old Fashioned

The agave Old Fashioned — reposado for backbone, a whisper of mezcal for smoke.

◆ In the Atlas

Fruity & Approachable

Vodka · Martini · ~215 cal

Cosmopolitan

Shaken hard, double-strained, and nothing like the sticky bar-rail version.

 Vodka · Coupe · ~210 cal

French Martini

Vodka, Chambord, pineapple — shaken to a signature silky foam.

◆ In the Atlas

 Vodka · Martini · ~210 cal

Lemon Drop Martini

Sugared rim, real lemon, demerara depth — dessert that drinks like a cocktail.

◆ In the Atlas

 Vodka · Coupe · ~195 cal

Subzero Apple Martini

Reverse-engineered from a NYC restaurant's three-ingredient spec. Ice cold or nothing.

◆ In the Atlas

 Elderflower · Large wine glass · ~130 cal

St-Germain Spritz

The lightest drink in the Atlas by a wide margin — elderflower, Prosecco, soda.

 Gin · Coupe · ~175 cal

Bee's Knees (St-Germain Variation)

The Prohibition-era gin sour with elderflower standing in for honey.

◆ In the Atlas

 Tequila · Rocks · ~190 cal

Tommy's Margarita

The margarita stripped to agave, lime, and nothing to hide behind.

 Rum · Rocks · ~230 cal

Mai Tai

The 1944 original — rum, lime, almond. No pineapple, no grenadine, no apology.

◆ In the Atlas

 Aperitivo · Wine glass · ~140 cal

Aperol Spritz

Bittersweet, low-proof, and impossible to dislike — the aperitivo the whole table can order.

◆ In the Atlas

Fresh & Bright

Gin · Highball · ~140 cal

Gin & Tonic

The tonic is half the drink. Treat it that way.

◆ In the Atlas

 Gin · Copa · ~150 cal

Spanish Gin-Tonic

The Madrid build: copa glass, cracked pepper, cucumber — aromatics aimed at your nose.

 Gin · Coupe · ~175 cal

Eastside

Cucumber-and-mint gin sour — the drink that converts vodka people to gin.

 Gin · Coupe · ~170 cal

Eastside (Floral Edition)

The house variation: less tart, more floral, three drops of rose water.

◆ In the Atlas

 Gin · Coupe · ~195 cal

Aviation

Pre-Prohibition classic with a pale violet hue.

◆ In the Atlas

 Gin · Coupe · ~180 cal

Last Word

Equal-parts Prohibition classic — herbal, bright, bracing.

◆ In the Atlas

 Rum · Coupe · ~170 cal

Daiquiri

Three ingredients, nowhere to hide — the drink that tells you if a bar is any good.

 Mezcal · Coupe · ~185 cal

Naked & Famous

The mezcal cousin of the Last Word — smoky, bitter, and bright all at once.

◆ In the Atlas

 Aperitivo · Highball · ~120 cal

Americano

The Negroni's low-proof ancestor — bitter, bubbly, and it won't end your evening early.

◆ In the Atlas