Articles By Robert Simonson

Robert Simonson writes about bars, bartenders, cocktails, spirits and travel for The New York Times, where he has been a contributor since 2000. His work has also appeared in Imbibe, Food & Wine, Saveur, Bon Appetit, Punch and many other publications. His books include The Old-Fashioned: The World’s First Classic Cocktail (2014); A Proper Drink (2016), the first history of the current cocktail renaissance; and 3-Ingredient Cocktails (2017), which was nominated for a 2018 James Beard Award. His latest book, The Martini Cocktail, was released in September 2019. His writings have been nominated for a total of eleven Spirited Awards; and two IACP Awards. He is the recipient of the 2019 Spirited Award for Best Cocktail and Spirits Writer. He is the co-author, with Martin Doudoroff, of two apps, “Modern Classics of the Cocktail Renaissance” and “The Martini Cocktail,” which makes an excellent companion to the book of the same name. A native of Wisconsin, he lives in Brooklyn.