Best Sips

Home Grown

Hudson Valley Drinks Producers Redefining the Farm-to-Glass Movement + Sustainability in the city with Happy Cork

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The Problem of the Cocktail Garnish

At what point does the garnish become the drink, or vice versa? The “Hot Doggin It” cocktail at LilliStar begs the question.

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Lambrusco

Here in the winter months, especially at holiday time, I can’t think of a more festive wine.

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The Würz That Can Happen

Originally deriving from Tramin, in northern Italy, Gewürz in German, means “spice,” so Gewürztraminer translates to “that spicy grape from Tramin.”

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The Green Fairy

When water is added, the clear absinthe turns a cloudy, opal green—this is known as the “absinthe louche,” or releasing “the green fairy.”

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