Best Bars 2011: Women Behind Bars
Once an old boys’ club, craft cocktailing today is the domain of saucy dames like the seven featured here.
“Rye whiskey simple syrup: great in drinks, great on pancakes.”
Ashley Pugh, MistralKitchen, on essential ingredients
View Slideshow »“It’s about the person sitting there, and finding out what they really love.”
Tara McLaughlin, The Zig Zag Café, on customer service
View Slideshow »“Is it ever okay to hit on a bartender? Sure. Just don’t be upset when you get shot down.”
Kristen Finstad, The Hideout, on trying your luck
View Slideshow »“It’s not as though the theme from Cheers is audible, but there’s definitely a vibe in the room.”
Anna Wallace, The Walrus and the Carpenter, on knowing when you’re in a good bar
View Slideshow »“The ice is super, super dense so it doesn’t melt as fast.”
Anu Apte, Rob Roy, on why the bar uses hand-carved block ice in its famous old fashioneds
View Slideshow »“I have a thing for pirates.”
Marley Tomic-Beard, Golden Beetle, on naming her original cocktail after lady swashbuckler Mary Reed
Go behind the bar with Tomic-Beard in a web-exclusive video.
View Slideshow »“They order gin and tonics with a bunch of limes and I’m like: ‘Have you ever had a gimlet?’ ”
Chelsea Anderson, Sun Liquor, on spreading the good cocktail gospel
Published: March 2011
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