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Cocktails

The Rise of the Fast-Casual Cocktail Bar

Now that drinkers have grown accustomed to cocktails made with fresh ingredients and top-notch skills, bar-owners are starting to offer them in more casual settings—often right alongside their high-end counterparts.…

  • story: Leah Mennies
  • illustration: Natalie K Nelson
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Cocktails

Can the Mojito’s Reputation Be Saved?

The mojito has an image problem. Drew Lazor on the rise and fall of one of Cuba's most famous drinks, from Hemingway favorite to club cliché, and the crew of…

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Lists

The Best Outdoor Drinking in LA

For a city that has optimal weather year-round, there's obviously going to be some good al fresco locations for eats and drinks. From beach piers to downtown alleyways and tree-covered…

  • story: Talia Baiocchi
Lists

The Best Restaurant Bars in LA

It might seem odd to residents of other large American cities now used to being taunted for taking cocktails out of their natural habitat (the cocktail bar), but many of…

  • story: Talia Baiocchi
Lists

The Best Craft Cocktail Bars in LA

Los Angeles, long hamstrung by subpar public transit and 1:30 a.m. last calls, might never match mugs with the self-serious drinking scenes found in New York or Chicago. But what…

  • story: Talia Baiocchi
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Cocktails

The LA Cocktail Lab Fueling America’s Best Bars

Alex Day, one of the minds behind a handful of NYC and LA bars, works in a cocktail lair outfitted like something from Willy Wonka's factory.

  • story: Jennifer Cacicio
  • photos: Dylan + Jeni
Not Your Grandfather’s Blended Scotch
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Not Your Grandfather’s Blended Scotch

Long considered an afterthought among serious drinkers, the blended Scotch category is slowly becoming a hotbed for innovation.

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