Shaken, stirred, or both?
Where are your favorite places to drink?
Hola my friends, I hope everyone is having a good week so far! Last week, my beverage team shared with you some of their favorite places around the world to enjoy a cocktail. We saw some great recommendations from all over the place, including New York, London, San Francisco, Lima, Guadalajara, San Juan, Miami, Rome, and of course D.C.
One of the great things about a bar is that so many times you find them by accident, because you’re on your way to somewhere else, a different end destination. You have dinner reservations, or you’re walking around a neighborhood with a friend, your partner, or a coworker, and it appears and invites you in. You find a seat, have a chat with the bartender, maybe you try something new or a twist on one of your old favorites. Whatever happens, and however long you’re there, you’ll remember that place.
Today, I’d love to hear from you about some of the best cocktails you’ve had, and where they were (feel free to tell the whole story if you want!). It could be anywhere. The world gets a little smaller when you’re greeted by a great bar, and this community knows how to give the best recommendations! As always, we will add your suggestions and stories to the map.
A Sazerac at the Sazerac Bar in the Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans. After the kids are in bed.
A couple great bars from places that aren't yet represented on the map:
- Room for Improvement is a fun cocktail bar tucked down a cobblestone street in Portland, Maine. They focus on classic cocktails with slight adjustments and improvements, like their Cosmopolitan made with cranberry-infused Campari.
- Cure in Rochester, New York specializes in incredible force-carbonated highballs including their Mezcal Paloma and their Fizzy Negroni.
- Strange Bird in Indianapolis, Indiana is a tropical bar hiding in a small strip mall, but they have a deep knowledge of rum and and put great care into their housemade ingredients. It's one of the best tropical bars in the country.
- At Random in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is like time traveling to the 1960s, where classic supper club dessert drinks like Grasshoppers and Pink Squirrels are the order of choice.