The Dow may have dropped another 100 points yesterday, but there was no sign of recession at the pristine New York Palace Hotel where mixologists from each of the Dorchester Collection Hotels gathered to show off their new signature cocktails. And last night, we got to try them all.

So, click through the gallery below and join us on a narrated tour of classy cocktails, fancy chandaliers, and Giuliano Morandin's Martinez (yes, it is so good it deserves a extra shout out here).