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Using Liquor as a Mixer
Historically, the training-wheels beverage of amateur drunks could usually be described by the following formula: well liquor + sweet carbonated mixer + sliced citrus fruit garnish. Luckily, modern mixologists at establishments such as Rumba, Past Perfect, Flyte, Virago and The Patterson House have learned the value of quality ingredients, as well as the impact of the subtle interplay between different liquors and liqueurs. Try the St. Germaine/Hendricks cocktail with a basil leaf floater at Grille 1808 or the Manhattan in a Laphroaig-licked glass at The Patterson House, and tell me you still miss the cranberry in your cosmo. Chris Chamberlain
