#craft-cocktails

#craft-cocktails

Toby Maloney opened the Violet Hour in 2007, transforming a struggling neighborhood into Chicago's first craft cocktail mecca, and launching the city's Cocktail Renaissance.

The Nick & Nora was glass of the early aughts' great craft cocktail renaissance, elegant and classic, yet also embodying a rebellion against the dominant V-shaped Martini glass.

"Aguardiente is a generic term for any number of spirits made in Latin America, but in Colombia, it specifically refers to one made from sugarcane and flavored with anise."

Asking a bartender to name the most influential craft cocktail bar of all time is a heavy question bordering on unfair.

The Last Barrel marks a farewell celebration for Van Brunt Stillhouse whiskey, offering enthusiasts a final tasting opportunity at Brooklyn Stillhouse before its closure.

I hope singani becomes a must-have at more bars in the city. Like any new spirit, it takes time to gain popularity, but momentum is building, and I'm here to make sure it keeps growing.