Drink
Modus
Modern Drinks, Vintage Clinks
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Classy cocktails get a boost when served up in stylish, timeless barware.
by Stephanie Burnette Photography by Rebecca Lehde
APPLIQUÉD, ETCHED OR CUT, CLASSIC BARWARE IS
back and perfectly suited for summer sips. Amy Walcher of UrbanDigs has a picker’s touch when it comes to drinkware. She stocks her home store with sets of glasses and worthy accouterments and thinks the right look is to mix eras. Post-war Tom Collins with mid-century serving pieces? Oh, yes. Filigree rocks glasses with contemporary tableware? Spot on. Fill these cups with inspired cocktails. Chase Orsini-Liberatore, Dive ‘n’ Boar’s superb barman, says modern botanical drinks create a wow moment in a vintage glass. And, remember grandmother’s coupes? The bowl-shaped stems are having a curtain call. Pour a sparkling cocktail into one and prepare to serve your guests pretty.
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1940s floral Tom Collins filled with THE CLAIRE UNDERWOOD, a chartreuse ginger cocktail topped with champagne.
1960s Valencia rocks glass filled with the GREAN MEAN MACHINE, an apple cucumber gin cocktail.
Want it? Find it. ModusShop, pg. 140.
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SUMMER 2016
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