1. Penelope (sparkling rosé, palo cortado, Jerez brandy, grenadine, lemon, cacao) // 15 Romolo (North Beach), 15romolo.com

2. Ginger Rogers (gin, lemon, ginger syrup, ginger ale, mint) // Absinthe (Hayes Valley), absinthe.com

3. Gin & Celery (Old Tom gin, lemon, tonic, celery bitters, salt) // ABV (Mission), abvsf.com

4. El Presidente (white rum, vermouth bianco, grenadine, curaçao, orange bitters) // Bar Agricole (SoMa), baragricole.co

5. Diablo (tequila, lime, ginger, cassis) // Beretta (Mission), berettasf.com

6. Bix Sidecar (Cognac, dry curaçao, lime) // Bix (Jackson Square), bixrestaurant.com

7. Laphroaig Project (Laphroaig scotch whisky, Green and Yellow Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, lemon, peach bitters) // Bourbon & Branch (Tenderloin), bourbonandbranch.com

8. Knife in the Water (Manzanilla sherry, Salers Aperitif, Dolin Blanc vermouth, Peychaud's bitters) // Brass Tacks (Hayes Valley), brasstackssf.com

9. Irish Coffee (Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey, Peerless organic coffee,C&H sugar, cream) // Buena Vista Cafe (Fisherman's Wharf), thebuenavista.com

10. Pepper (limoncello, Strega, Cardamaro, lime, black pepper, cachaca) // Che Fico (Fillmore), chefico.com

11. Sometimes Old Fashioned (Peking duck fat–infused Speyburn 10, Dickel rye, black pepper syrup, Angostura bitters, black lemon and candy cap bitters) // Cold Drinks at China Live (Chinatown), chinalivesf.com

12. Cherry Bounce (bourbon, cherry brandy, lemon, Angostura bitters, Champagne) // Comstock Saloon (North Beach), comstocksaloon.com

13. Clear Bloody Mary (Dirty Girl early girl tomato water extract, oak-aged vodka, St. George shochu, shoyu, 7-year barrel-aged fish sauce, shichimi togarashi) // Gibson (Tenderloin), gibsonsf.com

14. Bourbon Lift (Buffalo Trace courbon, St. George Nola coffee liqueur, orgeat, Straus organic cream, soda water) // Hard Water (Embarcadero), hardwaterbar.com

15. After the Gold Rush (Old Grandad bourbon, pineapple gum syrup, apricot, lime) // Holy Water (Bernal Heights), holywatersf.com

16. California Cooler (gin, celery juice, lime, thyme sauvignon blanc syrup, sparkling wine) // Horsefeather (Fillmore), horsefeatherbar.com

17. Hat in the Ring (gin, Luna Amara, grapefruit, bitters) // Junior (Mission), juniorbarsf.com

18. Last Rites (Mount Gay Black Barrel rum, house white rum, overproof rum blend, passion fruit syrupp, blackstrap molasses syrup, Last Rites mix) // Last Rites (Duboce Triangle), lastritesbar.com

19. Chinese Mai Tai (rum, Chinese liqueur, pineapple) // Li Po Cocktail Lounge (Chinatown), lipolounge.com

20. Ancho Chile Margarita (Milagro tequila, Ancho Reyes liqueur, lime, agave) // Mission Rock Resort (Dogpatch), missionrockresort.com

21. Wabi-Sabi (Japanese whiskey, kina, cream sherry, truffle honey, Mexican rum) // Nomica (Upper Market), nomicasf.com

22. The Eucharist (Lustau East India sherry, Ardbeg Scotch whiskey, manzanilla sherry) // NoPa (Fillmore), nopasf.com

23. Mezcal Paloma (Del Maguey Vida mezcal, grapefruit, soda, Cynar) // Nopalito (Lower Haight, Inner Sunset), nopalitosf.com

24. Oh Snap! (Sipsmith gin, sugar snap peas, manzanilla sherry, absinthe, citrus, tonic) // P.C.H. Pacific Cocktail Haven (Tendernob), pacificcocktailsf.com

25. Tasteful Noodz (Mars Iwai Japanese whiskey, Cynar, chicken ramen, mirin, citrus ) // Pabu (FiDi), pabuizakaya.com

26. La Copa Verde (mezcal, cilantro, chipotle powder, lime) // Padrecito (Cole Valley), padrecitosf.com

27. Quarantine Order (Appleton rum, El Dorado rum, Angostura bitters, cinnamon syrup, passion fruit syrup, grapefruit, lime) // Pagan Idol (FiDi), paganidol.com

28. Kentucky Buck (strawberry-infused Kentucky bourbon, lemon, ginger beer) // Rickhouse (FiDi), rickhousebar.com

29. Smuggler's Rum Barrel (three rums, Angostura bitters, fresh lime, Smuggler's Mix) // Smuggler's Cove (Hayes Valley), smugglerscovesf.com

30. Spruce Goose (vodka, douglass fir brandy, calvados, maple, lemon, lemon bitters ) // Spruce (Presidio Heights), sprucesf.com

31. 20th Century (gin, Kina L'Aero D'Or, creme de cacao, lemon) // Stookey's Club Moderne (Tendernob), stookeysclubmoderne.com

32. Hideout Whiskey Cocktail (rye, gentiane-quina, maraschino, house bourbon bitters) // The Hideout at Dalva (Mission), dalvasf.com/hideout

33. Dublin Honey (Guinness, caramelized honey ice cream, Valrhona chocolate syrup, Graham's tawny port) // The Ice Cream Bar (Cole Valley), theicecreambarsf.com

34. Navy Gimlet (high-proof gin, lime cordial) // The Interval at Long Now Foundation (Fort Mason), theinterval.org

35. Manhattan (black butter bourbon, vermouth, bitters) // The Progress (Fillmore), theprogress-sf.com

36. Czechs & Balances (bourbon, Jelinek fernet, lemon, honey, allspice) // The Sea Star (Dogpatch), theseastarsf.com

37. Piña Colada (El Dorado white rum, house coconut cream, fresh pressed pineapple juice, pineapple gum, lime) // The Slanted Door (Embarcadero), slanteddoor.com

38. Prickly Pear (mezcal, nopales, prickly pear, amaro, lime, habañero) // The Snug (Pacific Heights), thesnugsf.com

39. Strawberry Fields (Russian Standard vodka, fresh strawberries, simple syrup, soda, fresh lime) // Tipsy Pig (Marina), thetipsypigsf.com

40. 1934 Zombie (overproof rum, lime, grapefruit, cinnamon, falernum, absinthe, pomegranate, bitters) // The Tonga Room (Nob Hill), tongaroom.com

41. Slushy of the Day // The Treasury (FiDi), thetreasurysf.com

42. Tommy's Margarita (100 percent agave tequila, lime juice, agave nectar) // Tommy's Mexican Restaurant (Outer Richmond), tommysmexican.com

43. House "Cappuccino" (Marie Duffau Bas Armagnac, Buffalo Trace bourbon, Dandelion chocolate ganache, organic milk) // Tosca Cafe (North Beach), toscacafesf.com

44. Jersey City (Manoir de Montreuil calvados, pineapple gum, absinthe, aromatic bitters) // Trou Normand (SoMa), trounormandsf.com

45. Mai O Mai (Panamanian rum, lime, pistachio orgeat, curaçao, coffee-rum float; milk-washed) // True Laurel (Mission), truelaurelsf.com

46. White Cap Martini (Aviation gin, seaweed-infused Dolin Dry Vermouth) // White Cap (Outer Sunset), whitecapsf.com

47. Hungry Monk of East Sussex (Spirit Works private barrel gin, bourbon, Giffard Banane du Brésil, oloroso sherry, salted brulée, cinnamon bitters) // Whitechapel (Tenderloin), whitechapelsf.com

48. Breakfast Negroni (Cocoa Puff infused Negroni with Beefeater gin, Campari, Cinzano 1757 vermouth, chocolate salt bitters) // Wildhawk (Mission), wildhawksf.com

49. Martini (gin, vermouth) // Zam Zam (Upper Haight), facebook.com

50. Bloody Mary (vodka, tomato juice, spices, garnishes) // Zeitgeist (Mission)

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