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GUEST SHIFT: PIA BAZZANI, The Maker Hotel
Pia Bazzoni, F+B Director at The Maker Hotel in Hudson, talks culinary cocktails, growing up in restaurants + crafting cocktails inspired by The Maker’s perfumes.
TASTE: ALIAS — A martini alias for The Maker scent
The Maker Hotel scent collection meets its match in Pia Bazzani’s curated cocktails designed to evoke the same mood.
TASTE: TWILIGHT GARDEN —The Maker Lounge
In The Maker Lounge, Pia Bazzani’s Twilight Garden captures the early signs of spring.
TASTE: MARTINI RAMIRO—When Sherry Met Tequila
At Mirador, head bartender Seth Jones serves the Martini Ramiro, a revelation of sherry, tequila and pickled ginger brine.
IS THIS MELON FLUFF MILK PUNCH THE COOLEST COCKTAIL IN SARATOGA?
Hamlet & Ghost Bar Director Sonia Castellani is known for her culinary, clarified cocktails. Here she combines the fresh fruit of her French childhood with marshmallow fluff + milk tea.
TASTE: KRAKOA — Channeling Utopia at {pretty to think so}
Channeling a Marvel Universe Utopia, Keshonn Hatcher blends Japanese sake with tiki indulgence for a taste of spring.
TASTE: THE GYRO-INSPIRED “GYBSON” MARTINI
Milas bar director Andrew Patterson finds inspiration for this Gibson riff in a lamb gyro.
TASTE: Apricot + almond leads in Sonia Castellani’s subtle SMOKE SHOW
Hamlet & Ghost Bar Director Sonia Castellani takes mezcal in a more subtle direction with almond and apricot.
TASTE: UBE MILK PUNCH — Sonia Castellani
At Hamlet & Ghost, the team leans on kitchen ingredients to coax flavors out of cocktails. Bar Director Sonia Castellani’s hot pink Ube Milk Punch is a clear case of less is more.
TASTE: BREAKFAST COCKTAILS + HAPPY HOUR is a real thing at Little City Luncheonette
Open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., but breakfast cocktails + happy hour is a real thing at the brand new Little City Luncheonette in Albany, N.Y.
ZERO PROOF: Making a LADY MARMALADE with Trinel McDermott, bartender + founder of Synergy 1 Fitness
Bartender, trainer + wellness coach Trinel McDermott (June Farms/McGeary’s) shows us how to craft a bittersweet Lady Marmalade cocktail for The Dishing’s Zero-Proof series.
TASTE: PEARLESCENCE, Itameshi
In Albany’s Warehouse District, Itameshi’s Bar Director Will Hoschek is inspired by rock samphire for a mermaid-inspired Vesper of the sea.
ZERO PROOF: Making a NOGRONI with Trinel McDermott, bartender + founder of Synergy 1 Fitness
Bartender, trainer + wellness coach Trinel McDermott (June Farms/McGeary’s) uses Monday Gin + Sentia Red to craft a N/A No-Groni for The Dishing’s Bartender Series.
ZERO PROOF: SECOND HAND SMOKE by Zach Wolfgramm
Zach Wolfgramm (Kindred, Saratoga) crafts his Second Hand Smoke for The Dishing’s ZERO PROOF cocktail series.
ZERO PROOF: AKA-ONI OBSCURA, Will Hoschek
Will Hoschek (Itameshi, Albany) fires up a non-alc cocktail using kosho, a salt-fermented yuzu and green chile paste, for The Dishing’s ZERO PROOF cocktail series.
ZERO PROOF: DIRTY “MARTINI” by Anton Kinloch, Lone Wolf
Anton Kinloch (Lone Wolf, Kingston) serves us what we want in a non-alc Dirty “Martini” for The Dishing’s ZERO PROOF cocktail series.
ZERO PROOF: Smoke Signals by Kat Dunn, Padrona
Kat Dunn (Padrona, Hudson) brings the heat in ‘Smoke Signals,’ her spicy, Lapsang Souchong tea dupe of a boozier original for The Dishing’s ZERO PROOF cocktail series.
ZERO PROOF: PINK JEANS by Trudy Steier, Savoy Taproom
For The Dishing’s ZERO PROOF cocktail series, Trudy Steier (Savoy Taproom) reworks their signature Pink Jeans.
ZERO PROOF: APPLE WAGON by Tom Blassman, Allen St. Pub
For The Dishing’s ZERO PROOF cocktail series, Tom Blassman (Allen Street Pub) serves up the Apple Wagon, an on-the-wagon apple cider mule.
ZERO PROOF: PERIWINKLE POM by Andrew Patterson, Milas
For The Dishing’s DRINK THIS non-alcoholic cocktail series, Andrew Patterson stirs up an aromatic Periwinkle Pom to make at home.