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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
