Courtesy of Chambord.

Courtesy of Baileys Irish Cream.

Created by Jonathan Pogash, The Cocktail Guru, New York City, served at the Empire Room, NYC. Courtesy of Bluecoat Gin.

The Ward Eight is over a century old, with roots stretching back to Boston in the late 1890s. As with many drinks of yore, the Ward Eight is a celebratory concoction, named for Martin Lomasney’s state legislature victory in his ward (hence its relatively obvious name). Courtesy of Dewar’s.

Courtesy of Skyy Vodka.

Just in time for the release of Sex and the City 2, Cointreau asked legendary mixologist Dale DeGroff to put a new twist on the Cosmopolitan. Dale popularized the Cosmo back in the early 1990s at the Rainbow Room in New York. He whipped up a batch for Madonna and entourage after the Grammys. The media picked up photos of the Material Girl sipping a Cosmo and the rest is history.

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Please raise a glass to the greatest island in the world! Photo by Jackson Stakeman, originally published in DIY Cocktails.