Cocktail of the Week
Pearl & Ash's Intriguing Murder on the Ebullient Express
It's crushing when a craving for, say, a boozy Manhattan strikes, only to discover dinner will unfold for the next few hours in an establishment that possesses a mere beer and wine license.Pearl & Ash,…
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Rooster's Claw at Empellón
Between mounds of guacamole and plates of enchiladas verdes, some will drink salt-rimmed margarita after salt-rimmed margarita, others will knock back shots of Sauza like it's sophomore year and a few will even resort to…
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The Last Word at Whitehall
Signs of a long-awaited spring are abundant. Couples sipping rosé at sidewalk-clogging restaurant tables. Just-sprouted blooms enlivening Prospect Park runs. Ladies eagerly showing off short new floral dresses -- lily-white legs be damned. If there…
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Shrub Your Shoulders at GoldBar
One does not sashay into a nightclub with the hope of indulging in captivating, well-crafted cocktails. When a DJ spins, the glass in hand is as much an accessory as the evening's requisite bling.…
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Ilili's Aleppo Limeade Will Transport You
All this recent talk of the splendorous olive oil- and whole grains-laden Mediterranean diet has us dreaming of sun-dappled beaches and platters of grilled sea bass. But for those who can't splurge on an Air…
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The Sonoran Old-Fashioned at Salvation Taco
Bland Murray Hill received a jolt of intrigue when Ken Friedman and April Bloomfield unveiled Salvation Taco inside the Pod 39 Hotel. Alongside corn tortillas teeming with roasted cauliflower and curried crema, beverage director…
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El Bloombito at Forcella
Photo by Gabi Porter The best time to claim a perch at Forcella Park Avenue's bar is right after work, when pesto-smeared bread is served gratis, and before the loud and hungry swoop into…
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Marc Forgione's Bloody Mary
A mid-morning salve for the repercussions of all-night boozy benders, the Bloody Mary is de rigueur with Sunday omelets. Last weekend's Eat, Drink & Bloody Mary competition at L'Apicio proved that the classic cocktail is more…
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The Nessun Rimpianto at the Third Man
Although it conjures images of old men taking generous swigs post-bocce, not all grappa -- the robust brandy crafted from grape pomace -- grips the esophagus and burns its way down. At The Third Man,…
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The Allure of Donna's Scarlet Fever
Jeremy Oertel is smitten with spicy cocktails, but most of the pepper-spiked concoctions the barman has encountered are of the tequila and mezcal variety. At Donna, the elegant, white-walled South Williamsburg bar (and winner of…
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The Pan Am at Milk & Honey
The classic Cuban cocktail, El Presidente, calls for white rum, vermouth, Curaçao and grenadine, served up. But Cervantes Ramirez, bartender at Little Branch and Café Select, was not seduced by the combination. "How could I…
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Cocktail of the Week: The Wayward Son at The Marrow
While waiting for your table (an inevitability given the constant throng of intrigued diners) at The Marrow, Harold Dieterle and Alicia Nosenzo's West Village homage to German and Italian cuisine, you can find refuge…
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Cocktail of the Week:The Shibui at Neta
When gorging on sushi, sake makes for a reliably welcome companion to wasabi and soy sauce. But with its elegant bricks of duck-laden crispy rice and Serrano pepper-laced king mushrooms, West Village Japanese boîte Neta…
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Melkor's Ghost at the Vault at Pfaff's
By now, all that holiday reveling has undoubtedly led to mulled wine and eggnog fatigue. At the Vault at Pfaff's, Greenwich Village's sexy, subterranean, circa-1850s watering hole, a festive libation of another variety awaits in…
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The Thunderdome: Manhattan Inn's Ode to Fernet Branca
Several years ago, Fernet Branca, the inky Italian liqueur that's been around since 1845, became an obsession among San Francisco bartenders. Now, the bitter digestif, with its forceful notes of cinnamon, myrrh and mint, is…
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The Montenegro Sour at L'Apicio
L'Apicio had barely flung open its doors before the restaurant's bar started swarming with orange wine-swilling patrons. Yet the tipples here -- Epicurean Management's first East Village venture -- are just as delightful as a…
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Cocktail of the Week: The Montgomery Slugger at Maison Premiere
When he was a kid, Jesse Carr would curb his hunger for Thanksgiving dinner by snacking on walnuts. "They were always around during the holidays," recalls the Maison Premiere barman. For his Montgomery Slugger cocktail,…
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Cocktail of the Week: the Smokey Buffalo Manhattan at Sparrow Tavern
While at this summer's Tales of the Cocktail, the annual hedonistic booze convention in New Orleans, Jena Ellenwood attended a tasting of George Dickel Tennessee whiskey. "They were pouring cocktails through smoked wood chips--delicious but…
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Cocktail of the Week: The Picket Fence at Ba'sik
Many a bottle of newly unveiled booze is sent to chill Williamsburg lair Ba'sik with the hopes that co-owner Jay Zimmerman will become smitten. Angostura 7-year-old rum is one such success story. Zimmerman says he was…
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Cocktail of the Week: The Baked Apple at The Pines
All the inspiration John Poiarkoff needed to create a fresh autumnal cocktail were the honeycrisp apples staring back at him in his walk-in cooler. "Apples are amazing right now," says the sous chef at Gowanus…
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