Tip Your Bartender: Wildhawk, San Francisco
One of Wildhawk's more popular gin-based cocktails, the Proper Cup blends fortified and aromatized wines with an elegant amaro.
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Tip Your Bartender: Portland Hunt & Alpine Club, Portland, ME
Portland Hunt & Alpine Club's Days Like This is an easy year-round drink that can be appreciated by the pros while also serving as a great introduction to rum cocktails.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: Polite Provisions, San Diego
The Princess Peach Daiquiri is an in-house favorite at Polite Provisions.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: Bad Hunter, Chicago
Bad Hunter’s closed-loop highball reuses the portion of leeks traditionally discarded in the cooking process to create a vegetal syrup.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: Beaker & Gray
Beaker & Gray’s riff on the Daiquiri incorporates the flavors of coffee, pineapple and plantains for an even more tropical spin on the classic cocktail.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: Empire State South
Empire State South’s summery Garden Collins includes nuanced touches that add character and depth, but are easily executed at home.
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Tip Your Bartender: The In Between
A mainstay of The In Between’s menu, the Bad Mama Jama is updated seasonally to highlight different spirits, jams and herbs.
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Tip Your Bartender: Johnny’s Gold Brick
Johnny’s Gold Brick gives their Gibson a dose of housemade onion brine alongside the traditional pickled onion garnish.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: Nightmoves, New York
Nightmoves’ Orlando Franklin McCray reimagines the Presidente cocktail to bring it in line with modern sensibilities.
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- illustration: Nick Hensley
Tip Your Bartender: Paradise Lounge, New York
This Paradise Lounge original features a rum blend of Banks 5, Banks 7 and Santa Teresa 1796.
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