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June 15, 2011

Happy Hour: Pusser’s v. Painkiller

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The Painkiller

In the past week there’s been a lot of buzz in cocktail circles regarding the outcome of a legal dispute between Pusser’s rum and Painkiller, a tiki bar in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It’s a story that’s led to a lot of anger among us folks in the cocktail
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August 19, 2009

Happy Hour: The Painkiller

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The Painkiller

*This post was updated on June 16, 2011, as it relates to Pusser’s vs. Painkiller.

I’ve never been a big believer in alternative medicine. While there are centuries-old practices like acupuncture–and even relatively new ones like chiropracty–that seem to deliver on what they promise,
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August 12, 2009

Happy Hour: Mai Tai

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Mai Tai

The Mai Tai is one of the most important and enduring drinks in the continuum of the American cocktail–it is an indelible piece of the ever-changing mosaic called “Americana.” That it instantly conjures images of tropical sunsets, surfboards, and other props fitting for the mis
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