February 2010

Don't Try This at Home!




You may have mastered an icy martini to impress dinner guests, but these days an ocean of inspired cocktails awaits exploration beyond the living room bar. Sophisticated mixologists now craft drinks the way savvy chefs approach cooking: with intelligence and technique, using quality ingredients. The results are often visually stunning, particularly these muddled, shaken, and stirred beauties from four of our favorite drinking spots. Photographs by Gregory Miller.

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