Tip Your Bartender: Purple Pineapple Project, Brooklyn
Channing Centeno gives the classic spritz template a modern update with St-Germain and citrus-laced German wheat beer.
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Channing Centeno gives the classic spritz template a modern update with St-Germain and citrus-laced German wheat beer.
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The Lost Lake bartender has developed a singular style that is equal parts classic and tropical.
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A mainstay of The In Between’s menu, the Bad Mama Jama is updated seasonally to highlight different spirits, jams and herbs.