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MOTHERSHIP’s Warbird: Captain’s grog

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Starlite’s The Stockholm: sweet, sour, and creamy

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The Bar at Moniker General’s Guava Clouds, S.A.: a play on the classic margarita

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The Cordova Bar’s Passion Fruit Daiquiri: it's the jam

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Drink Recipes South Park

MOTHERSHIP’s Warbird: Captain’s grog

Captain’s log: Earthdate 2022. A man wearing a NASA hat welcomes me inside the newly-launched MOTHERSHIP. I traverse the cavernous interior, noticing the gorgeous stained-glass egg pods hanging from the ...

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Starlite’s The Stockholm: sweet, sour, and creamy

They say you learn something new every day. Today, I’m learning about two things: aquavit and aquafaba. Jack Reynolds welcomes me to Starlite, where he serves up The Stockholm, named ...

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The Bar at Moniker General’s Guava Clouds, S.A.: a play on the classic margarita

I’ve just grabbed dinner with a friend at Liberty Public Market, and now I’m meandering toward the sound of a band coming from The Bar at Moniker General, where we ...

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The Cordova Bar’s Passion Fruit Daiquiri: it's the jam

I have come to Linda Vista to scope out a friend’s favorite neighborhood bar, The Cordova. After perusing my drink options, I decide that a Passion Fruit Daiquiri sounds just ...

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Drink Recipes Little Italy

Coco Maya’s Coco Bongo Highball: Going coastal Yucatan all the way through Puerto Rico

The last time I met with Rob McShea, he was showing me how to smoke a cocktail using a cloche at Louisiana Purchase. Now I’m visiting him at the newly opened Coco Maya in Little ...

July 7, 2022

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Kingfisher’s Jungle Fang: refreshing, tropical, spicy

“We put a lot of emphasis on providing a very welcoming environment,” says Beverage Director David Tye about the ambiance that Kingfisher has so lovingly curated. “A place where you come in, being like, ‘Alright, ...

June 9, 2022

Drink Recipes Gaslamp

May 26, 2022

A drink named for Valentina Ramírez, a soldier in the Mexican revolution

Bare brick walls, faux fur bear skin rugs, green velvet booths, copper-painted bar top... I’m stealing glances at the scenery of soon-to-be-opened Madam Bonnie’s while I chat with all-smiles bar manager Dakota Godden. “Madam Bonnie ...

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May 12, 2022

Realm of the 52 Remedies’ Saigon Dreamer: on the nose flavor

I’ve done it again: found my way inside another speakeasy. This time, it’s Realm of the 52 Remedies, where Chris Lee tells me how the Saigon Dreamer cocktail was inspired by an Asian coffee shop. ...

Downtown San Diego Drink Recipes

April 28, 2022

Bartender’s choice at Noble Experiment/Youngblood

I can’t tell you how to get here, exactly, but I’m inside Neighborhood’s speakeasy, Noble Experiment. And I can’t give you the exact name of the cocktail, but you could call it a tequila sour. ...

Drink Recipes Encinitas

April 14, 2022

Herb & Sea’s Mezcal & Spice: seasonal & fresh

The cool, crisp air inside Herb & Sea restaurant rescues me from a warm afternoon in downtown Encinitas. Behind the bar, Laz Jiminez greets me with a spirited smile before recommending the Mezcal & Spice ...

Drink Recipes Mission Beach

March 31, 2022

Cannonball’s Midnight in Tokyo: like a Japanese hot toddy

On a windy, overcast day on the boardwalk of Mission Beach, I make my way up to Cannonball’s rooftop bar. Alvaro Cruz recommends Midnight in Tokyo as the perfect drink to help warm up. “With ...

Drink Recipes Little Italy

March 17, 2022

Juniper & Ivy’s Wee Little Lad: a play on strawberries and cream

“Berries and cream, berries and cream, I’m a wee little lad who loves berries and cream,” sang a colleague of Nick Gergen’s when he told her about the strawberries-and-cream-flavored cocktail he was creating for Juniper ...

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Campfire’s Over/Under: grapes above, agave below

On a cool day in Carlsbad, Nick Sinutko presents me with one of Campfire’s current menu cocktails, the Over/Under. He describes the drink as “a super juicy, refreshing, and herbaceous cocktail that utilizes grape as ...

March 3, 2022

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Wolfie’s Carousel Bar’s Fleur de France: floored by the floral flavor

“It’s beautiful, it’s purple, and it’s probably the one you’ve seen the most of all over Instagram,” anticipates Tina Heschke when I arrive seeking the specialite de la maison. She’s describing the Fleur de France ...

February 17, 2022

Drink Recipes North Park

February 4, 2022

Wormwood’s Le Frappe: A beginner’s lesson on absinthe

New to the neighborhood, Wormwood introduces itself as an absinthe-focused bar. After greeting me, Ben Marquart busts out a beginner’s lesson on absinthe. He decides Le Frappe is a good place to start. “It’s an ...

Drink Recipes University Heights

January 20, 2022

Park & Rec’s loving cup

It’s a Saturday night in University Heights, and groups of friends are pouring into Park & Rec. Busy bartender Alex Rodriguez is slinging cocktails left and right, keeping pace with the crowd as they order ...

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MOTHERSHIP’s Warbird: Captain’s grog

Starlite’s The Stockholm: sweet, sour, and creamy

The Bar at Moniker General’s Guava Clouds, S.A.: a play on the classic margarita

The Cordova Bar’s Passion Fruit Daiquiri: it's the jam

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