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ARDENT SPIRITS
Gary Regan's Ardent Spirits Newsletter is filled with timely information about events, promotions, competitions, etc. It’s a very good resource covering just about everything industry-related, including spirits, bars, bartenders, books, and websites.
Website/ Newsletter
CLASS MAGAZINE
Tailored to the British bar scene and a good way to keep tabs on what is happening in the UK.
Magazine
IMBIBE MAGAZINE
A wealth of information, not only about cocktails and cocktail culture, but also beer, wine and coffee.
Magazine / Website
BETA COCKTAILS
It’s the successor to Rogue Cocktails, which is a modern cocktail guide.
Online Cocktail Guide
We use our PUG! muddler to not only muddle, but also crack cardamom, crack ice, and even make guacamole! Each PUG! is completely handcrafted and beautifully made.
Hand-Crafted Muddler
COCKTAIL KINGDOM
Cocktail Supplies
THE BOSTON SHAKER
Cocktail Supplies
BEACHBUM BERRY’S BOOKS
Purchase at: Amazon.com
The bibles for modern Tiki.
Cocktail Book
Who
Avery and Janet Glasser co-founders of the Bittermens small batch bitters.
Why
With flavors like Xocolatl Mole to Hopped Grapefruit to Tiki, Bittermens are at the forefront of the craft bitters movement.
Recommended By
- Jim Meehan, mixologist and managing partner of PDT
Recommendations
Avery and Janet’s recommendations for cocktail resources and their favorite restaurants and cocktail places in New York, Boston, Houston, New Orleans, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Barcelona, and Madrid.
Bittermens Bitters
March 22, 2011
Very Small Batch Cocktail Bitters and Culinary Extracts
Cocktail Resources
Cocktail Supplies Online
HAUS ALPENZ
Spirits Importer
TEMPUS FUGIT
Spirits Importer
These two importers/producers have some of the most interesting and unique products in the industry on offer, many of them classic European formulations that haven’t been available in the U.S
New York City, NY
MOMOFUKU NOODLE BAR
For pork buns.
East Village
Asian
PORCHETTA
For, well, porchetta.
East Village
Sandwiches
Restaurants - New York, NY
DEATH AND COMPANY
East Village
Cocktails
EL COBRE
95 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009 (view map)
T: 212.614.6818
East Village
Bar
Drink - New York, NY
For tequila.
East Village
Cocktails / Tequila / Mexican
PAINKILLER
Definitely needs to be experienced by everyone.
Lower East Side
Tiki Bar / Cocktails
East Village
Cocktails / Hot Dogs
COURT STREET GROCERS
They make some damn fine sandwiches.
Carroll Gardens
Specialty Grocer
It’s one of our regular lunch spots.
American
Red Hook
Restaurants - Brooklyn, NY
GHANG THAI KITCHEN
For Thai food.
Multiple Locations
Thai
RYE
Has one of the best meatloaf sandwiches out there.
Williamsburg
American
TRAIF
For small plates.
Williamsburg
New American
DRAM
Great drinks, great folks and no pretension.
Williamsburg
Cocktails
JAKEWALK
One of our favorites for a great neighborhood bar.
Carroll Gardens
Wine Bar / Cocktails / Small Plates
Drink - Brooklyn, NY
EASTERN STANDARD KITCHEN AND DRINKS
Brunch, lunch, dinner, and late night. Great hospitality and something on the menu for everyone.
Kenmore Square
American
HUNGRY MOTHER
233 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (view map)
T: 617.499.0090
Superb Southern fare and really inventive cocktails as well. We never had anything there that we didn’t like.
Kendall Square
Southern
Restaurants - Boston, MA
Boston, MA
EASTERN STANDARD KITCHEN AND DRINKS
Our go-to bar: amazing staff, great drinks and fantastic hospitality.
Kenmore Square
American
HUNGRY MOTHER
233 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (view map)
T: 617.499.0090
One of the few bars to play with sorghum syrup.
Kendall Square
Southern
Drink - Boston, MA
CITIZEN PUBLIC HOUSE AND OYSTER BAR
We love the Fernet on tap at Citizen Pub.
Fenway / Kenmore
Pub
HARD KNOX CAFE
For Southern food.
Multiple Locations
American / Southern
HENRY’S HUNAN
924 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 (view map)
T: 415-956-7727
For Chinese.
San Francisco
Chinese
Restaurants - San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
KING FOOT SUBS
258 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 (view map)
T: 415.431.5217
For sandwiches.
Lower Haight
Sandwiches
YANK SING
For dim sum.
Multiple Locations
Traditional / Contemporary Chinese
CANTINA
Union Square
Cocktails
15 ROMOLO
North Beach / Telegraph Hill
Cocktails
Drink - San Francisco, CA
RICKHOUSE
Financial District / Union Square
Cocktails
RYE
Civic Center / Tenderloin
Lounge
SMUGGLER’S COVE
For Tiki.
NOPA
Tiki Bar
NORTE Y SUR
C/ de Bravo Murillo 97, 28003 Madrid, Spain (view map)
T: +34/915.53.51.53
A good majority of their dishes are simply super fresh ingredients cooked on the plancha with just olive oil and salt.
Madrid
Seafood
DF BAR
C/ de Leon 31, 28014 Madrid, Spain (view map)
T: +34/914.201.609
For fantastic Mexican tortas.
Centro
Mexican
Restaurants - Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain
AMBIGÚ BAR
82 Plaza Salesas, 28004 Madrid, Spain (view map)
T: +34/913.086.843
For rum.
Centro-Justicia
Bar
DEL DIEGO
C/ de la Reina 12, 28004 Madrid, Spain (view map)
T: +34/915.233.106
One of the few places that will make true cocktails and is helmed by Fernando del Diego and his two sons.
Centro
Bar
Drink - Madrid, Spain
GIN CLUB
For goblet-sized gin & tonics, where one is able to match over 30 different gins with several different tonics.
Centro
Bar
LA TARASCA
C/ de Moratín 27, 28014 Madrid, Spain (view map)
For amazing Margaritas from bartenders in luchador masks.
Centro
Bar
LA VENENCIA
Echegaray 7, 28014 Madrid, Spain (view map)
T: +34/914.297.313
For sherry (and nothing else).
Centro
Sherry Bar
ANVIL BAR AND REFUGE
Houston
Bar
CURE
Uptown / Carrollton
Cocktail Bar
Drinks - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
Drinks - New Orleans, LA
New orleans, LA
ZIG ZAG
Downtown
Classic Cocktail Bar
Drinks - Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
69 COLEBROOKE ROW
For their aged cocktails.
Islington
Cocktails
Drinks - London
London, United Kingdom
DRY MARTINI BAR
For a dry martini.
Eixample
Bar
Drinks - Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain