Old Fashioned Cocktail

The Whisky Sour was first mentioned in the seminal The Bartender’s Guide: How To Mix Drinks in 1862. Sailors of the Royal Navy had been drinking a very similar concoction for decades. Yet many give the credit for this whiskey-based version to intrepid Englishman Elliott Stubb. He ended up in Iquique, then a part of Peru. He opened a bar – what else? Mixed local limon de pica with whisky and sugar. And created an all-time classic.

The Manhattan has outlasted prohibition. Survived countless trends. And is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever cocktails. If you believe the legend, it was first mixed in 1870 at a New York reception held by Jennie Jerome, the mother of Winston Churchill. The venue? The Manhattan Club, where else? Or so the story goes... Now you can find it on drinks lists around the world, and in your very own cocktail bar too.

The Boulevardier was born at Harry’s New York Bar, Paris. A regular face here was Erskine Gwynne. American socialite. Founder of literary magazine The Boulevardier (best read before, during and after cocktails). And creator of the namesake drink - as mixed by renowned bartender Harry McElhone. A kind of Negroni made from bourbon rather than gin, The Boulevardier transports you to the polished wood and leather banquettes of the world’s most legendary cocktail bar.

Late summer. Evening on a Mediterranean beach. The sun melts to lava and slowly pours into the sea. A group of friends...a fire...an all-time classic song. NIO Cocktails Head Mixologist Patrick Pistolesi wants the moment to last forever. He captures it in his own inspired way. This elegant signature cocktail manages to taste intense and spicy, soft and sweet. You’ll get a freshness from vanilla. A warmth from coffee and bourbon. And a texture like sun.