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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, Itameshi
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.
We Ask 7 Upstate Bartenders If Non-Alc Cocktails Are Here To Stay. They’re All In. (Just Don’t Call Them Mocktails.)
We ask 7 bartenders if zero-proof cocktails are here to stay. They’re all in.
INTEL: John Wiseman of Curious Elixirs talks about a decade of N/A
INTEL: Curious Elixirs, booze-free, ready-to-drink adaptogenic cocktails crafted by bartenders and made in the Hudson Valley, was one of the first on the market. We asked founder John “J.W.” Wiseman what’s changed in a decade.
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.
ZERO PROOF: TEN I SEE by Keshonn Hatcher
For The Dishing’s DRINK THIS non-alcoholic cocktail series, Keshonn Hatcher serves up a spicy spin on a No-groni.
GUEST SHIFT: Adam Minegar, Hemlock, Catskill
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.