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Strega

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Strega Sour

An herbaceous sour from Playboy's Host & Bar Book (1971) updated for 2015 by Tristan Willey of Brooklyn's Long Island Bar.

  • story: joanna_h
  • photo: DANIEL KRIEGER
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Bringing It Back Bar: What to Do With Strega

Every bar sports marginal bottles that elude even the most seasoned drink-makers. That is, until someone dusts them off and uses them in a new way. In "Bringing It Back…

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: The Bottle Shop
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Viva Alberti

Named for the memory of Giuseppe Alberti, who founded the Strega distillery in 1860 in Benevento, Italy, this herbal, savory spritz boldly carries his name forth.

  • story: Liz Lucking
  • photo: Liz Lucking
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Hope You Find Your Dad!

A variation on the classic Southside, Daniel Miller’s seasonal drink calls on Strega for added botanical power.

  • story: Chloe Frechette
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Bruja Smash

Andrew Bohrer's Bruja Smash pairs Strega with tequila, lemon, mint and raspberries for a savory-fruity riff on a classic smash.

  • story: Liz Lucking
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
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Bruxa Irmã Seis Batida

Andrew Bohrer's Bruxa Irmã Seis Batida combines Strega with cachaça, oloroso sherry and coconut milk for a herbaceous twist on typical tiki flavors.

  • story: Liz Lucking
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Amaris

This drink was a labor of love for New York bartender Aaron Polsky. The Amaris is named for a woman he wanted to win back and combines her favorite ingredients:…

  • story: Leslie Pariseau
  • photo: Liz Lucking
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Gargoyle and Spire

Writer Brad Thomas Parsons created this cocktail in a nod his neo-Gothic apartment building in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, which had been, until the mid-1980s, home to the Brooklyn Cathedral Preparatory…

  • story: Leslie Pariseau
  • photo: Liz Lucking
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The Resurgence of the Lion’s Tail

How a quirky Prohibition-era bourbon cocktail came to manifest on U.S. drink menus right now.

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