Why You Should Order the Weirdest Drink on the Cocktail List
Also on the menu: Cilantro spirit, guava cosmos and Fireball cinnamon whiskey made with real human tears.
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Hey there, Top Shelf Society. It’s Kara Newman, your cocktail and spirits expert, and I hope you’re ready to get weird with me this week—at least, where drinks are concerned.
The pandemic brought me into an extended “comfort drinks” phase: At a time when everything seemed tumultuous and uncertain, it helped to know that a trusty martini or Negroni could be relied upon to hit the spot. It’s also something of a litmus test: A bar really shows you who it is through these baseline classics, whether good, bad or fancy.