How do we judge a hotel? By its bar, of course. And what makes a good bar? A good drink. Which is why we’re taking notes from Travel & Leisure’s Top Bartenders list.

Grant Collins reigns supreme with his concoctions at the Zeta Bar in the Hilton Sydney, with his signature drink being the Cytrus Sorbet Gimlet (and yes, they’re sharing the recipes on the T&L website!)

A little closer to home is bartender Brian Van Flandern who mixes things up at Bemelmans Bar in The Carlyle, New York. His Agave Gingerita is a frothy little mixture that sounds to die for.

A few more to check out include Thierry Hernandez at Le Bar du Plaza AthÈnÈe in Paris (see his recipe for a Black Mojito – yum!) and Giuliano Morandin at the The Dorchester bar in London.