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Why Won’t the Speakeasy Die?

The speakeasy aesthetic was once so ubiquitous it became a punchline. But long since the Edison bulbs burnt out, the hidden bar continues to flourish.

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  • story: Nick Fauchald
  • photo: Dylan + Jeni
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Cocktails

The Petraske Family Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Faced with finishing her late mentor's final project, bartender Lucinda Sterling found a way to collaborate with his vision while making it her new home, too. Leslie Pariseau on Sterling's…

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  • story: Leslie Pariseau
  • illustration: Yoonhwa Jang
Cocktails

Meet the Brooklyn Cocktail Family

What is it about the Brooklyn cocktail that has spawned so many spin-offs? Kara Newman on the origins and essence of the borough's eponymous drink and its many Brooklyn neighborhood-inspired…

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  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
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Cocktails

The Method Behind the “Bartender’s Choice” Cocktail Bar

In a few select bars around the country, menus have been replaced by conversation between customer and bartender. Drew Lazor explores where the concept of "bartender's choice" cocktail bars originated,…

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  • story: Drew Lazor
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
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Cocktails

Bar Design in the Post-Speakeasy Era

Over the last 15 years "speakeasy" has become synonymous with "cocktail bar." Now that the aesthetic has run its course, bar owners and designers are charged with redefining what the…

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  • story: Christopher Ross
  • illustration: Proprietors LLC
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Red Hook

While there a number of modern drinks that have played off the classic compositions of both the Manhattan and the Brooklyn, Enzo Errico's is one of the more enduring modern…

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  • story: Talia Baiocchi
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
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The Right Hand

Michael McIlroy’s the Right Hand, created during his tenure at Milk & Honey, reads like a rum-based take on the Negroni.

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  • story: Frances Yackel
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Places

Crowd Control: A History of Bar Etiquette

Drinking in bars often requires a code of conduct to keep inebriation in balance with hospitality. Dan Saltzstein takes a look at bar etiquette and its role throughout the ages,…

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  • story: Dan Saltzstein
  • photo: Glenn Harper
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Milk & Honey Will Relocate. Again.

The first time legendary New York cocktail bar Milk & Honey shuttered, it was because the little Lower East Side bar was being relocated to a much larger space on Madison…

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  • story: Leslie Pariseau
Cocktails

The Bar Heard Round the World

Since the minuscule Lower East Side bar opened its doors in 1999, Milk & Honey's influence on today's cocktail scene has been immeasurable. From its diaspora of bartenders to enigmatic…

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  • story: Alia Akkam
  • illustration: James Carpenter
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The Wines of Right Now

We spoke to 150 sommeliers and retailers around the country to assemble a list of the 15 producers who represent the wine zeitgeist right now.

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