Sazerac
Rye, Peychaud's, an absinthe rinse, no ice in the glass
The other half of the table
12 drinks, built to the same standard as the food and written by the same kind of person. Spirit-free is not an afterthought here and not an apology: it is designed as its own category, with the same attention to acid, sugar, bitterness and dilution that anything with a bottle behind it gets. Trace alcohol is always declared.
Rye, Peychaud's, an absinthe rinse, no ice in the glass
Two spirits, two fortified wines, two bitters, held together by Benedictine
Gin, citrus, cream, and egg white, shaken until it holds
The New Orleans brunch drink, and the honest answer in a house that can't have a Bloody Mary
Rye or cognac, a raspberry shrub, and soda, built for the patio
A spirit-free chicory amaro, built bitter, built from scratch, genuinely zero alcohol
Fresh ginger, citrus, honey, and soda, built for the new patio
Lime oil pulled into sugar, fresh juice, two drops of salt
Coconut and spiced rum, grenadine, and a Quarter-style shake
Bermuda's black storm cloud in a glass
Dark rum and passion fruit, batched long and jarred to hold
Coconut rum gone quiet under RumChata, a whisper of grenadine for color