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What Makes Cuban Rum Special? (Esquire.com)
For Cubans, rum is personal.
Bars We Love: Barrel Proof, New Orleans (Playboy.com)
When people who work in the service industry get off of work, the last thing they want to drink is a complicated cocktail. They want a beer and a shot of whiskey.
The Surprising Music Chefs Listen to in the Kitchen (Playboy.com)
“I don’t allow music in my kitchens. Whether cooking and working in a restaurant is a blue-collar profession or a white-collar profession is up to us. It’s up to us how seriously we take our own profession. When I’m cooking at home though, I’m a staunch fan of Norwegian black metal.”
Bars We Love: Cane & Table, New Orleans (Playboy.com)
Cane & Table is not a tiki bar. Sure, it serves big, colorful drinks out of hollowed-out pineapples, but owner Kirk Estopinal says he and his business partner Neal Bodenheimer are not fanboys. “We like tiki drinks, but we feel like they are one note,” Estopinal says. “How many nights a week does someone want to drink tiki? Maybe one night a week? Once a month? Once a year?”
We Reveal the Secret Handshake Between Bartenders (Playboy.com)
The bartenders’ handshake—the drink that local bartenders order to signify to their cohorts that they work in the industry—is different in every city. The handshake could even vary from bar to bar. Playboy talked to bartenders across the country to find out what the insider, spirit-of-choice is for their town.
City in a Glass: New Orleans (PasteMagazine.com)
The cocktail was born in New Orleans (Or so the myth goes.) Hundreds of years ago, apothecary owners here sold cure-all swills that included alcohol, bitters, water and sugar. The mixtures certainly cured sobriety, making the city a must-visit destination for luminaries such as Ernest Hemingway and non-luminaries such as bachelor-party attendees. The modern craft movement has boomed since Hurricane Katrina as demographics have shifted, but old-school classics and lowbrow frozen drinks are still New Orleans favorites for laisser le bon temps rouler.
The Best Dive Bars in New Orleans, According to Bartenders (FirstWeFeast.com)
When the professional drink-slingers in New Orleans want to have a beer, they stay far away from the “go-cup” toting amateurs on Bourbon Street. Instead, they head straight to the seedy dives.