Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Weather Up

9/10
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Weather Up is everything a superlative cocktail bar should be - understated, chic and the bartenders are killer mixologists.

Kitschy but not overly so. Perfect.

I could read this on a Sunday morning with coffee.

The very first time I came here, they were out of vermouth or bitters, so the awesome bartender (Joe) made me a drink I'd never heard of before instead - an Enzoni (gin, Campari, lemon and grape juice). I have to say, it was superb. I have asked for this drink at other bars and they never know what it is.

Enzoni

They have a number of interesting cocktails that change often. However their crowning glory is without a doubt the negroni. All the right elements - the perfect temperature, the right ice, and a bitterness that washes over your mouth without making you wince.

Don't mind my alien hands.

The ice cube takes up about 50% of the glass keeping the drink perfectly cold.
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It doesn't really get much better than Weather Up. Come early in the evening, saddle up to the bar and enjoy a truly exceptional cocktail experience.

Weather Up
159 Duane Street
New York, NY 10013
www.weatherupnyc.com 

2 comments:

  1. The negroni is one of my favorite cocktails. Now go find yourself a good sazerac.

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  2. thanks for the recommendation - i've never had a sazerac, will definitely try that asap!

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