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    Slow and Low Rock and Rye 84 Proof
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    Drinking: Home is Where the Buzz Is

    Sep 11, 2020

    If you’re on lockdown, might as well have some locktails. Here’s our tip sheet on the art of domestic drinking.

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    Eat City
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    Road Food Surprise

    Aug 24, 2020

    Hitting the highway to escape lockdown nerves? There’s great road grub in unexpected places

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    Spectacle Served Nightly

    Jan 06, 2020

    Taking a page from the Roaring Twenties, the Mayfair Supper Club sells Strip dining as an elegant debauch.

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    KNPR's State of Nevada
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    Holiday Cocktails In Las Vegas

    Dec 24, 2019

    For many of us, the holidays are the best time of the year. 

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    Eat City
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    The Mezcal Maven

    Oct 02, 2019

    Bricia Lopez on the mezcal trend, the importance of tradition, and the tricky thing about "authenticity"

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    Portage - Exotic Colada
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    Mocktails: Shaken, Stirred, Sober

    Oct 01, 2019

    Once an afterthought on drink menus, mocktails are now taking their rightful place at hotspots across the valley. Here’s a taste of what the buzz is (or isn’t) all about.

    Desert Companion
    Feature
    Juyoung
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    Mocktails: Rockin’ the mock

    Oct 01, 2019

    Pouring a convivial spirit — without the spirits.

    Desert Companion
    All out
    Ghost Donkey
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    Libations: A Song of Spice and Smoke

    Oct 01, 2019

    Cocktail drinkers (and cocktail slingers) are rediscovering tequila and mezcal for libations that are spicy, smoky, and sophisticated. Here’s where to get a taste of the trend. ¡Salud!

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    Eat City
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    How to pig out — healthily (ish)

    Aug 24, 2018

    It’s easy to eat healthy when you stick to restaurants that serve salads and grilled fish. But what about when you're in belly-bomb central?

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    Editor's Note
    Andrew Kiraly
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    Propose a Toast!

    Sep 29, 2017

    Fall is here, a time to celebrate bounty and embrace the hearth.

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    The Salt
    Illustration of Constantino Ribalaigua from a 1939 version of his book, <em>Cocktails: La Bar Florida.</em>
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    The Cocktail King Of Cuba: The Man Who Invented Hemingway's Favorite Daiquiri

    Apr 25, 2017
    Earning a spot on the author's list of most beloved drinks was no small feat. But bartender Constantino Ribalaigua, of Havana's now 200-year-old El Floridita, created a still-legendary cocktail.
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    The Salt
    When sixth-generation dairy farmer and DIY distiller Jason Barber took his first sip of milk vodka, he knew it would be a hit.
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    Let This Spirit Moo-ve You: Make Way For Milk Vodka

    Feb 03, 2017
    A dairy farmer in Dorset, England, is distilling the sweet, high-fat milk of cows into a creamy and versatile beverage that is attracting the attention of both consumers and industry experts.
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    The Salt
    The Douglas Fir Brandy by Clear Creek Distillery in Portland, Ore., was created after founder Steve McCarthy recalled the various pine spirits he'd tried in Europe.
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    Pining For A Cozy Winter Drink? Try An Evergreen Liqueur

    Jan 09, 2017
    In Europe, pine-flavored spirits are a staple at ski lodges, but the idea has been slow to catch on in the U.S. As more American distilleries experiment with trees, however, that is changing.
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    The Salt
    Temperance was a hot-button issue for Puritans, even though they weren't opposed to a cider "multiple times daily," says Grasse. The cartoon known as "Drunkard's Progress" warned people about the dangers of imbibing, with the morning dram leading to deba
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    A Survival Guide To Colonial Cocktails (So You Don't Die Drinking Them)

    Jan 03, 2017
    Colonists in the new world experimented with new and unfamiliar ingredients for cocktails. The results were Lambswool, Ass's Milk and other innovative drinks, some of which could kill you.
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    The Salt
    Moe mixes a Korean Sour at her bar Moju in Shanghai. In October, she won an international cocktail competition for her signature drink, the Sakura.
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    In A Massive City, This Bar Serves Up Diverse Drinks — To 8 People At A Time

    Dec 29, 2016
    Bar Moju in Shanghai is tiny and only serves authentic concoctions created by its owner, Moe. To visit, you must make a reservation.
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    Dining
    The Ginger
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    The Ginger at Hank’s Fine Steaks & Martinis

    Aug 25, 2016

    It’s fall, that season of crackly, tumbling leaves, spiced cider, decorative gourds, toe socks, glum intimations of mortality and all that other fun fall stuff we never get to experience as citizens of the Desert Perpetual. Our decidedly Vegas consolation: seasonal cocktails.

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    Dining
    Scorpion Bowl
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    Cocktail of the month: The Scorpion Bowl at The Golden Tiki

    May 24, 2016

    It’s not often that you feel a sense of giddy anticipation when you walk into a bar, but I shivered and smiled upon stepping into the exotic, subsea gloom...

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    The Salt
    Paul Taylor demonstrates how to make a mint julep and a champagne julep at Southern Efficiency, a D.C. bar owned by mixologist Derek Brown. Here, Taylor pours in simple syrup. (See recipes below.)
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    Bourbon To Bubbly: Shake Up Your Derby Mint Julep

    May 07, 2016
    On Derby Day, the mint-infused cocktail reigns supreme. The mint is a must, but these days, everything from brandy to gin and champagne can sub in for the whiskey.
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    The Salt
    Some bars are blending leftover wine with fruit to make sangria.
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    To Go Green, Bars Try To Reuse Their Booze

    Dec 11, 2015
    Bartenders are finding novel ways to reuse leftover wine and spent ingredients from cocktail-making. It's just one part of a nascent movement toward sustainability in the industry.
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    Dining
    Devil's Eye
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    Cocktail of the month: The Devil's Eyes

    Sep 24, 2015

    You know absinthe has arrived when the preferred beverage of dissolute, flounce-sleeved poets is now available as a slushy.

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    Dining
    The Cordelia
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    Cocktail of the month: The Cordelia at Other Mama

    Aug 27, 2015

    Other Mama kept the Cordelia off of its menu during the hot months — this suave drink doesn’t readily comport with summer’s demand for friskier cocktails.

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    Dining
    Bugsy Siegel
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    Stirring tribute

    Aug 27, 2015

    Vegas icons from Sinatra to Zsa Zsa all had their signature, go-to cocktails. Here’s how to catch a bit of their buzz.

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    The Salt
    Dry Martini
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    The Golden Age Of Cocktails: When Americans Learned To Love Mixed Drinks

    Jul 29, 2015
    The Manhattan, the daiquiri, the martini. These classic cocktails were all born between the 1860s and Prohibition, an era when American bartending got inventive — and theatrical.
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    The Salt
    At Anise, a bar in Beirut, Lebanon, beloved local herbs like za'atar, sage and rosemary are making their way into cocktails. "We want to do something fresh in our cocktails," says co-owner Marwan Matar.
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    Put An Herb In It: Lebanon's Fresh Approach To Beer And Cocktails

    Jul 25, 2015
    Herbs like za'atar and sumac have long been stars of Lebanese cuisine. Now they're moving out of the kitchen and into beers and cocktails, infusing them with a patriotic taste.
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    The Salt
    Ran Duan will represent the U.S. at the Bacardi Global Legacy Cocktail Competition in Sydney on April 28.
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    Competitive Bartender Pours Father's Wisdom Into Signature Drink

    Apr 27, 2015
    Bartender Ran Duan will represent the U.S. in a Bacardi international cocktail competition. His specialty? "Father's Advice," a stirred-not-shaken cocktail that's a testament to his hardworking dad.
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