#ownership-transition

#ownership-transition

Since Backbar opened in 2011, tucked into a weird little former office space attached to the now-defunct Journeyman restaurant, the acclaimed cocktail bar has probably served around 3,000 distinct cocktails, according to cofounder Sam Treadway. That includes about 700 different clarified milk punches-smooth, clear drinks infused with complex flavors (his favorite tasted like trail mix)-and countless cocktails inspired by wide-ranging themes, most notably Star Wars.

"For reasons unknown, Reinsdorf reversed course two months into another disastrous season and disclosed that path Thursday in clear language that could not have been more confusing."