“These are tough issues and we don’t know how to deal with all them yet,” says Jenny Schwarz, co-owner of Hopscotch restaurant and bar. “So for me, right now, I’m sticking to cocktails. I can at least try to make people smile.”
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City in a Glass: Toronto (PasteMagazine.com)
Winter is a great time to be drinking in Toronto, Ontario. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three warming Toronto cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate a couple of them at home.
City in a Glass: Tucson (PasteMagazine.com)
Tucson, Arizona, is a city on the edge. Located in the Sonoran Desert, a mere hour’s drive from the border, the city’s drinking culture draws from southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico.
City in a Glass: Cincinnati (PasteMagazine.com)
In many cities, the explosion of farm-to-table restaurants and craft cocktail bars is a happy accident. Or maybe it’s an inevitable byproduct of gentrification. But in Cincinnati, Ohio, the swift change from a Bud Light-drinking city to a Manhattan-drinking city has been a very deliberate, almost calculated step into making it an attractive place to live and work. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three Cincinnati cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: Los Angeles (PasteMagazine.com)
Los Angeles is known for its diverse and eclectic food scene. But what you probably haven’t heard much about is its drinks scene. That’s because its cocktail community is just now starting to be taken seriously. What happened? On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three innovative Los Angeles cocktails—all of which happen to be inspired by some rather odd things—show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: Fargo, North Dakota (PasteMagazine.com)
There’s a joke about North Dakota: Tourists only visit to cross it off of their Hit-All-50-States list. And due to North Dakota’s remote location, sparse population and lack of obvious sightseeing attractions, it’s usually saved for last. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three only-in-Fargo drinks.
City in a Glass: Washington, D.C. (PasteMagazine.com)
Washington, D.C., has the best liquor laws in the country. Being a federal city, as opposed to a city within a state, bar owners may sell any bottle of booze that has federal label approval. If a spirit is legal in the United States, it has federal label approval. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three quality Washington, D.C., cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: Pittsburgh (PasteMagazine.com)
Pittsburgh has about 12 bars for every 10,000 residents—more bars per capita than any other city in the country. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three creative Pittsburgh cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: Phoenix (PasteMagazine.com)
When many people picture the desert, they think of a dry, barren landscape where cacti cling to the dirt and tumbleweeds blow across the highways. This limited perception is what makes Phoenix so striking: Here, life thrives. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three great Phoenix takes on classic cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: Minneapolis (PasteMagazine.com)
Drink at enough bars in Minneapolis and you’re likely to hear the phrase “Nordic tiki” tossed around. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three only-in-Minneapolis cocktails (made by three Minnesota natives), show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: Orlando (PasteMagazine.com)
Picture Orlando, Florida. If the first—and maybe sole—thing that came to mind was screaming kiddos and adults in princess costumes, you’ve only experienced one side of town. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three very cold Orlando cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: St Louis (PasteMagazine.com)
In the mid-1800s St. Louis, Missouri, was one of the greatest cocktail cities in America. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three interesting St. Louis cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: Asheville (PasteMagazine.com)
We’re not going to fight it: Asheville, North Carolina, is a beer city. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three solid Asheville drinks, show you where some nice people will make them for you and even how to replicate one of them at home.
City in a Glass: San Diego (PasteMagazine.com)
On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three fun, oh-so-San Diego cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: Austin, Texas (PasteMagazine.com)
Austin, Texas’s reputation precedes it. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three crafty-yet-approachable Austin cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: Las Vegas (PasteMagazine.com)
The iconic parts of Las Vegas are like Bourbon Street meets Times Square meets South Beach meets Epcot. You got all that, right? On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three grown-up Las Vegas cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home—because not everything that happens in Vegas has to stay there.
City in a Glass: Ft. Worth, Texas (PasteMagazine.com)
In laid-back Fort Worth, Texas, people like to drink beer, bourbon and sometimes tequila. That’s about it. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three only-in-Ft. Worth cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: Kansas City, Missouri (PasteMagazine.com)
Conflating Kansas City, Missouri, with Kansas City, Kansas, is punishable by law. Not really, of course, but this 320-square-mile metropolitan area straddles the border between the two states and each city boasts a proud, distinct identity. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three only-in-KCMO cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: Charleston (PasteMagazine.com)
Charleston, South Carolina, is a drinking city for proper adults. Here, urban drinking societies are a thing and cocktail hour is a long-held social tradition. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to three classic cocktails made with a Charleston twist, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.
City in a Glass: Portland, Oregon (PasteMagazine.com)
Portland, Oregon, is right up there with San Francisco, New York, New Orleans and Chicago on the list of best cocktail cities in America. But Portland—in contrast to those other cities—doesn’t have a long, classic cocktail history to draw on. Instead, the city’s bartenders focus on moving the conversation forward. On this city drinks tour, we’re going to introduce you to Portland bartenders’ modern takes on three “classic” cocktails, show you where to find them and even how to replicate them at home.