Nick Caruso

Nick is a Michigan native who lives in Brooklyn with some plants, loves formulaic movies and owns an old Jeep. He works as a video producer by day and is actually quite tolerable once you get to know him.

Cocktails

Dirty Shirley Wins the NAFT Award, Presented by Dongle

The drink’s acceptance speech at the Nobody Asked For This Hall of Fame induction ceremony credits the Espresso Martini before it and the vibes.

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illustration: Joe Gough

Cocktails

The Espresso Martini Is a Total Monster

A day in the life of the drink that is as ubiquitous as it is reviled.

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illustrations: Carolyn Figel

Cocktails

Eulogy for the Tiny Clothespin

The short, wondrous career of the diminutive cocktail accessory has come to an end.

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illustration: Joe Gough

Spirits

SantaCon Is Cancelled?

Dispatches from the loathed holiday tradition that wasn’t.

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illustration: Rymie

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I Was a Holiday Zoom Party Toastmaster

A break-neck tour of the virtual workplace party by one unwitting master of ceremonies.

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illustration: Chloe Zola

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One-Ingredient Cocktails for Every Crisis

To keep a grip on sanity, keep it straightforward.

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illustration: Andy Bourne

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Requiem for a Negroni Fountain

"Open floor plan offices and self-serve Negroni fountains were all very real."

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illustration: Joe Gough

Cocktails

Straight Up, Or On the Literal Rocks

Remember when whiskey stones, an unnecessary answer to a non-existing problem, tried to unseat ice?

story: Nick Caruso
photo: Alexa Bendek

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Here Lies Shiso

A premature obituary for the cocktail world’s flavor of the moment.

story: Nick Caruso
illustration: Joe Gough