Barman Miguel Aranda “revels in the unexpected, mixing whiskey with powdery Japanese matchatea or adding lemongrass to frothy egg whites for a variant of the Ramos Gin Fizz.” Read more
Essential Cocktail: The Tonka Bean Manhattan, an esoteric riff on the classic, using a hard-to-find South American pod that gives the drink almost unreal vanilla, almond, and spice notes.