Alyson Sheppard is a food writer and hangover specialist based in the South.

Bars We Love: The Aviary, Chicago (Playboy.com)

Bars We Love: The Aviary, Chicago (Playboy.com)

Every cocktail is a riff off of a handful of classic drinks. If you visit a lot of bars, you begin to spot the patterns, the repetition, the tired variations of old fashioneds and gimlets. But at The Aviary in Chicago, drinks are being played with in ways that you won’t see anywhere else. 

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Bars We Love: The White Horse, Austin (Playboy.com)

Bars We Love: The White Horse, Austin (Playboy.com)

City In A Glass: Raleigh (PasteMagazine.com)

City In A Glass: Raleigh (PasteMagazine.com)