A little tiki love today from Otto’s Shrunken Head, one of the preeminent tiki bars in the U.S., located on East 14th St. in Manhattan. Stop in for any number of Polynesian-inspired potent refreshers like Otto’s Octane, Pinky’s Potion, Naughty Nell or a Patty’s Poison. The back room hosts live acts, showcasing everything from punk to…
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Drinkable Image: Young Henrys, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Australian craft beer scene has exploded in the the past three to four years and among the successful startups is Young Henrys. Housed in an airy garage-like space in Sydney’s Newtown district, there’s a certain rough-and-tumble rock club vibe to the space. It’s the perfect place to drink away a lazy afternoon.
Drinkable Image: Kyoya Shuzo, Nichinan, Japan
Japan’s southernmost home island, Kyushu, is the center of the shochu-distilling universe. Kyoya, located in the town of Nichinan in Miyazaki Prefecture, is among the world-class Kyushu distilleries, blending tradition with modern technology. That brownish vessel is a traditional clay fermentation pot, which usually sits just below floor level, with its opening on the floor’s…
Drinkable Image: St. George Spirits, Alameda, California
Before there even was a craft spirits movement, there was St. George Spirits, founded in 1982. The company is known for its gin trio, Botanivore, Terroir and Dry Rye and a host of other innovations. When absinthe was legalized in the U.S. in 2007, St. George was the first out of the gate with its…
Image(s) of the Day: Bitter in L.A.
You’ll be like a kid in a candy store—if you’ve got a “sweet tooth” for classic cocktail accoutrements and barware—when you visit Barkeeper in L.A.’s Silver Lake district. A person could spend hours just browsing through the shop’s selection of artisanal bitters (top photo). If gin’s your thing, Barkeeper’s Ginspiration wheel (bottom) offers all of the colors—and…
Image(s) of the Day: Camden Town Brewery, London, U.K.
The United Kingdom’s brewing traditions were among those that influenced craft brewing in the U.S. Now, American craft brewers are influencing the U.K.’s burgeoning craft beer scene right back. U.S. brewers adopted, then adapted British styles such as pale ales and IPAs and the versions that up-and-coming U.K.breweries have been producing have considerably more in common…
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