Tisean Daniels, GM + Managing Partner of Ama Cocina in downtown Albany, talks tacos, tattoos + the tea on cold-brewed tequila.

Adam Minegar, owner of Hemlock in Catskill, talks theater, making the 2025 Esquire best bar list, and opening a craft cocktail bar in a small town upstate.

Where to go for pickle cocktails

Tom Blassman, bartender at Allen Street Pub, talks flair, fencing and crafting cocktails — with a focus on bacon built in.

Kat Dunn, owner of Padrona in Hudson talks hospitality, Cape Cod summers, tiki cocktails and the time-honored tradition of tending bar. Padrona is a cocktail bar in Hudson, N.Y.

Where to go for $10 martinis around Albany, Schenectady, Hudson and Kingston. Part II.

Where to go for $10 martinis around Albany, Saratoga, Troy, Hudson. Part I.

First set alight and then cooled off with aloe and ice, “Sunburn” is an off-menu cocktail at The Hill, in Troy, a rebrand of The Hill at Muza by new owner Jonathan Blanchard.

Spotlight on a Pour: “Midnight Mirage” by bar manager, Nate Gebhard, at Night School in Athens.