Hanna Lee Has Set a New Standard for Bar PR
How the publicity dynamo helps craft the stories of bars, bartenders and brands of the cocktail world.
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Milwaukee Takes a Corner-Bar Approach to Cocktails
Robert Simonson explores the city’s community driven cocktail scene.
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In Birmingham, Alabama, LeNell’s Is Back and Better Than Ever
One of Brooklyn’s most beloved beverage retailers finds a new home in the South.
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David Suro Embraces Tequila’s Traditions
The life and times of an agave ambassador.
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The Return of the Egg Cream
No eggs. No cream. Plenty of delicious.
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Finding Comfort in Wisconsin’s Neighborhood Bars
Robert Simonson kicks off our Neighborhood Bar series with an ode to the AC Tap in Wisconsin.
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Characters: Martin Doudoroff
Martin Doudoroff is one of the handful of civilian influencers unique to the early days of the cocktail revival. Now, he makes cocktail recipe apps for iTunes.
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Changing Role of Sommeliers
As fine dining goes the way of the expense account, the role of the modern sommelier may be shifting to something less glamorous, but a little more real.
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Characters: Levi Dalton
The East Village tea room where sommelier Levi Dalton and I have agreed to meet is, for mid-afternoon, unexpectedly packed. So we walk a…
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Old Tom Gin
What, exactly, is Old Tom gin? That was Oregon winemaker and distiller Tad Seestedt’s first question, when a friend suggested he try making a…
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Aksan: Haitian Cornmeal Drink
The Ultimate Bakery Shop is a clean, well-lit Haitian shop in the heavily Caribbean Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush. Inside, the cases are stocked with…
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Rhode Island Coffee Milk
The hot dogs at Olneyville New York System, a culinary landmark in Providence, Rhode Island, are difficult enough for the uninitiated to comprehend. First…
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Mekhong Cocktails
A year or so ago, few had ever heard of the Thailand-made distillate Mekhong other than the Thais themselves, Far East tourists and fans…
Read MoreCharacters: Jay Hendrickson
Jay Hendrickson, the mystery man in the moustache, had found it on eBay. It’s just one of his many Herbsaint keepsakes. He also owns…
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Elements: Crème Yvette
Growing up as a scion of the venerable Philadelphia-based Charles Jacquin et Cie liqueur company, young Robert Cooper became fascinated with the defunct products…
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Characters: Georg Riedel
Georg Riedel, armed with the Old-World manners of his native Austria and soft-spoken, accented English, greets four dozen guests as they enter a private…
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