
The World’s Winningest Cocktails
Twenty years, four top cocktail competitions, 54 victorious drinks. Here’s what we learned from surveying the champions.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Twenty years, four top cocktail competitions, 54 victorious drinks. Here’s what we learned from surveying the champions.
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