The Art of the Cocktail

The sheer number of cocktails in the world is impressive, but how people make and present them makes them all the more compelling.

As they say, we eat with our eyes, and presentation can go a long way to making a cocktail more intriguing, exotic, and delicious.

We’ve gathered a number of impressive cocktail images, showing a lot love from a bartender, mixologist, and photographer. They include smoke, herbs, fruit, all manner of ice, plus a range of glassware that can make a big difference in presentation.