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October 4, 2022

ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH-STAR COCKTAIL

by PINK LADY As the days get shorter and crisper in New England we love to reach for brown spirits to use in our cocktails. Since bourbon, scotch and rye are always in the spotlight, we’re keeping the focus on applejack, America’s oldest distilled spirit, this month (see page 2...
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A DRINK WITH . . . MICHAEL RAY

by MAIA MERRILL GOSSELIN Bouncer, bartender, bar manager, beverage director . . . if there’s a title to be held in the Massachusetts beverage scene, Michael Ray has likely had it. Long considered one of the city’s most beloved (some would say legendary) bartenders, Michael has graced more than a...
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AS AMERICAN AS APPLEJACK

by KIRSTEN AMANN When I was ten years old my father’s job was transferred from Central New Jersey to Southern New Hampshire. That summer we moved, leaving the congested highways and suburban developments of New Jersey, the only home I’d ever known, for a tiny New Hampshire village that had...
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