Sips: Bar drinks with bite

When a bar’s cocktail list includes ingredients most of us haven’t heard of—like falernum, orgeat or averna—it’s clear they’ve put some thought into their mixes. The Radio Bar on Government Street not only gets creative; they change up the menu regularly to fit the season. The popular bar’s summer menu featured gin-, rum- and tequila-based drinks with hints of citrus liqueurs and even habańero bitters. While waiting on the fall menu, we couldn’t help but check out the bar’s regular lineup of classics. The Crosley ($8), with Old Overholt rye whiskey, raw ginger syrup and grapefruit bitters, hit the spot with just enough of a ginger kick at the end to keep you on your toes. The rye, a dash of Angostura bitters and soda keep it smooth. And the mixologists at Radio Bar know how to do a lemon peel right, rubbing it along the edge of the glass before dropping it in. It’s all in the details.

—TEXT BY BENJAMIN LEGER ?

PHOTO BY WILLIAM LEONARDS