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.
Playboy gathered some of America’s best bartenders to ask them what they thought would happen if we got rid of tipping in America.
Playboy gathered America’s best bartenders and asked what they feared walking in the bar more, a bachelor party or a bachelorette party?
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.
Playboy gathered America’s best bartenders to share the songs that make them cringe when the first few chords blare from the speakers.
In Europe, day drinking—not getting drunk but patiently sipping glass after glass of low-alcohol beverages such as Campari or Aperol in a ritualistic fashion—is just part of the lifestyle. Dante, an Italian cocktail bar in Greenwich Village, is one of the first to champion this custom in America.
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.
To the uninitiated, the biggest thing Gramps bar in Miami seems to have going for it is its A/C unit. “AIR CONDITIONING, COLD BEER, COCKTAILS,” reads the stencil across the front of the building.
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.
People didn't really know what to think of Armoury D.E. when it opened in Deep Ellum in the summer of 2015. Boilermakers and Hungarian food in an industrial space?
Rapscallion's carefully made drinks are topped with colorful umbrellas and plastic monkey toys and served with an irreverence that's hard to come by in this town.
Bartenders do not solely exist to crack open your cans of Lone Star and stir up your Moscow mules. They are also our "psychiatrists, comforters, wingmen, shoulders to cry on and always-waiting high five," Máté Hartai, beverage director of HG Sply and Remedy, reminded us in a Facebook post that went viral in July.
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.
On New Years Eve 2006 a little bar named Death & Co opened in the East Village.
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.
Every year we search the U.S. for the top new places to get a great drink: the best spots where they take making a cocktail seriously, but don’t take themselves too seriously. After making an open call for nominations and consulting some of the best bartenders, drinks writers, and industry insiders, we came up with a list of 50 worthy finalists.
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.
