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Tip Your Bartender: Polite Provisions, San Diego
The Princess Peach Daiquiri is an in-house favorite at Polite Provisions.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: Bad Hunter, Chicago
Bad Hunter’s closed-loop highball reuses the portion of leeks traditionally discarded in the cooking process to create a vegetal syrup.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: Beaker & Gray
Beaker & Gray’s riff on the Daiquiri incorporates the flavors of coffee, pineapple and plantains for an even more tropical spin on the classic cocktail.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
More Than One Way to Mai Tai
There are countless complicated riffs on the iconic cocktail. Here are three that take a pared back approach.
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- photo: Lizzie Munro
Tip Your Bartender: Empire State South
Empire State South’s summery Garden Collins includes nuanced touches that add character and depth, but are easily executed at home.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
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Beyond Grüner Veltliner: A Guide to Austria’s Other Essential Grapes
Though long looked to as a source for grüner, Austria is home to a wide assortment of standout grapes. Here are the ones to know—and why.
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- photos: ©AWMB/Manuel Zauner
Tip Your Bartender: The In Between
A mainstay of The In Between’s menu, the Bad Mama Jama is updated seasonally to highlight different spirits, jams and herbs.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: Johnny’s Gold Brick
Johnny’s Gold Brick gives their Gibson a dose of housemade onion brine alongside the traditional pickled onion garnish.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: Nightmoves, New York
Nightmoves’ Orlando Franklin McCray reimagines the Presidente cocktail to bring it in line with modern sensibilities.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
It’s Tiki, But Easier
Meet your new summer companion: a collection of 60 classic and modern tropical cocktails retooled for at-home ease.
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- photo: Lizzie Munro