Josh Barrie at All My Gods: Nuclear daiquiris in a temple of darkness
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Josh Barrie at All My Gods: Nuclear daiquiris in a temple of darkness
Take heed too of a brilliantly executed watermelon marg; the 'Little Italy', made with Carpano (like Campari), Rittenhouse rye and Cynar; as well as picklebacks, various punches and a nitro garibaldi, that canny combination of Campari and 'fluffy' orange juice invented at Dante in New York but in situ at Claridge's until the end of summer. Finish with a frozen Irish coffee for a laugh. Or try the 'martininator', or vodka martini dispenser. Swerve the boozy vending machine filled with hard seltzers and BuzzBallz (bore off, and more calories than a Guinness).
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