Tag Archives: tequila

Mezcal? You Mean the Stuff with the Worm?

When I discovered mezcal almost a year ago, it was a revelation. I liked good tequila, and I’d known for a good while that tequila could be so much more than the stuff you drank with lime and salt (or … Continue reading

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Drinking Out: The Gowanus at Bar Tano

The floating bits of green in this clever grapefruit vodka cocktail are shredded basil. It’s from Bar Tano on Third Avenue and Ninth Street in the Gowanus neighborhood between Park Slope and Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn. The neighborhood and the … Continue reading

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Reverse Engineered: The Puebla Cocktail from Applewood

Here’s another case of a restaurant with a stellar—and under-appreciated—cocktail menu. Applewood, which opened in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood in 2004, is a cozy spot (complete with working fireplace) that specializes in locally sourced ingredients prepared well. But why don’t … Continue reading

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