I was introduced to coquito in true Nuyorican fashion, on my best friend’s stoop on Bushwick Avenue. I remember condensation dripping down my fingers after tapping the bottom of the repurposed ...

For years now, flavored vodkas have crowded the shelves at every bar, nightclub and liquor store around town. But a new competitor has arrived: flavored rum. Most flavored rums are a lower proof ...

Maybe the problem started when chocolate tequila hit the shelves. Or cherry pie whiskey. Or all the crimes against vodka, flavoring the spirit with bubble gum, smoked salmon, wedding cake and more.

You know how you’ve been searching for a bitter tropical Manhattan? Of course you haven’t. No one has. The Bitter Tears is the cocktail you didn’t know you were missing, because it fulfills a need you ...

I’m a busy girl. For that reason, I enjoy multitasking. Alex Fletcher’s recent creation for Atwater Alley, the Cubano Daiquiri, helps me do just that — it’s an expertly portioned daiquiri with a ...

This article appears in print in the June 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. I’m a rarity in Seattle—someone who prefers tea to coffee, rarely missing a daily cuppa. Even so, my tea-in-cocktails ...