Drink In the Drama
Some of the most flamboyant cocktails we’ve spotted around town.
Photo by Tim Kennedy
ROMANCING THE STONE
To serve this cocktail at Backbar in Somerville, bartenders light a sprig of rosemary on fire, then pour a mix of scotch, sweet vermouth, and green Chartreuse over the flames tableside.
Photo by Tim Kennedy
MOTHER OF DRAGONS
For this Game of Thrones–inspired drink, mixologists at Baldwin & Sons Trading Co. fill an egglike vessel with a tiki-style punch, whipped up on the fly according to guests’ preferences.
Photo by Tim Kennedy
SCUBA SQUAD
Gaming bar A4cade offers its libations in all manner of over-the-top containers, including a fish bowl, shown here filled with Letherbee gin, Cocchi Americano, chamomile flowers, tarragon, and Q Tonic.
Photo by Tim Kennedy
WHOOPING CRANE
Served in a snail shell and garnished with a chamomile tea foam, this ArtScience Culture Lab & Café creation is a balanced blend of Ron Zacapa solera-aged rum, passionfruit, Aperol, and coconut cream.
