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Philip Trickey’s Signature Drink: The Midnight Water

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Find Philip Trickey at Purple Cafe and Wine Bar, and Rob Roy on Friday nights. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Find Philip Trickey at Purple Cafe and Wine Bar, and Rob Roy on Friday nights. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Find Philip Trickey at Purple Cafe and Wine Bar, and Rob Roy on Friday nights. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Find Philip Trickey at Purple Cafe and Wine Bar, and Rob Roy on Friday nights. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Trickey begins with two ounces of bourbon and ½ ounce of Averna amaro. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Trickey begins with two ounces of bourbon and ½ ounce of Averna amaro. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Trickey begins with two ounces of bourbon and ½ ounce of Averna amaro. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Trickey begins with two ounces of bourbon and ½ ounce of Averna amaro. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Apparently Andrew Bohrer only interviews bartenders with finger tattoos. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Apparently Andrew Bohrer only interviews bartenders with finger tattoos. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Apparently Andrew Bohrer only interviews bartenders with finger tattoos. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Apparently Andrew Bohrer only interviews bartenders with finger tattoos. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Add ¼ ounce simple syrup. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Add ¼ ounce simple syrup. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Add ¼ ounce simple syrup. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Add ¼ ounce simple syrup. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Stirrage. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Stirrage. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Stirrage. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Stirrage. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Photo: Lucas Anderson
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Photo: Lucas Anderson
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Strain into a cocktail glass. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Strain into a cocktail glass. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Strain into a cocktail glass. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Strain into a cocktail glass. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Orange zest finishes off the midnight water. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Orange zest finishes off the midnight water. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Orange zest finishes off the midnight water. Photo: Lucas Anderson

Orange zest finishes off the midnight water. Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Photo: Lucas Anderson
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Photo: Lucas Anderson

Welcome to local barman-writer Andrew Bohrer’s ongoing series charting the signature concoctions of esteemed local bartenders.
The Drink: The Midnight Water
Made By: Philip Trickey
“Hey Trickey, I’ll take an oat soda and the midnight water,” that’s the kind of thing you might hear from a couple of bartenders after finishing up 12-ho…