Jaunted

The Still Life With Apples After Cezanne has bourbon, maple syrup gastrique, smoked apple cider foam and a sprig of fresh thyme. The Promissory Note is a nod to our current economic woes, with tequila, dry vermouth, ginger liqueur, honey and a dash of absinthe. If all this is just too much to choose from, you can Take Your Chances and let one of the bartenders do the rest. More conservative (read: boring) drinkers can order from the extensive list of liquors and beers, with a few wines and sakes thrown in.

If you’re not sticking to a liquid diet, you can order off the menu of nibbles with plates like pickled quails eggs, marinated olives with roasted nuts, boar jerky, and goat cheese croquettes. They also host regular special events, like having guest bartenders, mixologists and chefs, as well as theme meals. Hopefully most of them are more palatable than the recent “offal dinner.”

Your bit of cocktail banter for the evening: An alembic is an alchemical apparatus originally invented in the Arabic world to distill liquors—for medicinal purposes of course. Its western descendent is the pot still, otherwise known as a homemade moonshine maker. Alembics are still used to produce cognac and other fortified liquors like brandy.

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· Alembic Bar [Official Site]

[Photo: Bitter Melon]