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The decade saw craft cocktails grow from infancy to maturity in D-FW, led by The Usual in Fort Worth (which just marked its 10 th anniversary) and then scattered, early Dallas pioneers like The Cedars Social, Victor Tangos, Bolsa, Private/Social, Windmill Lounge, Black Swan Saloon and The People’s Last Stand, along with Whiskey Cake in Plano. Meanwhile, La Viuda Negra made Mexican magic with the dazzling Purple Drink, featuring Michoacan rum and butterfly pea flower, and the terrific, raicilla-based El Papazote. Rounding out my year’s faves: At Ruins in Deep Ellum, Peter Novotny’s impressive Sierra Outkast - a nod to tiki’s Navy Grog - blended Oaxacan gin and rum with Swedish aquavit and garnished it with tri-color coconut candy. The Spanish Gin & Tonic at Beverley’s was nothing less than sublime, while in Knox-Henderson, Alex Fletcher’s Inca Knife Fight conquered my palate with coconut Pisco Sour flair. At Five Sixty, the always-crafty James Slater also employed pandan in his Paper Crane, a smooth twist on the classic Paper Plane, while Midnight Rambler’s Chad Solomon medicated his absinthe-laden Seasick Crocodile with poblano juice and Thai chile.Īt Homewood on Oak Lawn, golden beet and orange leapt like dolphins across an sea of gin in Lauren Festa’s Golden Amaranth, while in Plano, there was definitely Something About Rosemary in Whiskey Cake’s nicely balanced drink of the same name. There was seemingly little left under the sun to drive innovation, but surprises flourished nonetheless: At Bourbon and Banter, Hugo Osorio’s Ducktail softened Scotch with sweet citrus while his Liberty Spikes fluttered with coyly bittersweet flavor both (see photo above) were among my favorite drinks of the year.Īt Proper in Fort Worth, so was Lisa Adams’ Pandan Swizzle, which blended the nuttiness of amontillado sherry with the sweetness of its lovely signature herb. On Fitzhugh, La Viuda Negra executed a Thor-like landing with its urban-Mexico-inspired vibe and a lineup of smartly conceived drinks both agave-centric and photogenic, while Eddie Campbell’s Clover Club debuted with swanky swagger above Cedar Springs in Uptown. Palmas in Uptown, downtown’s Te Deseo and The Charles in the Design District Mix masters in 2019, with newcomers like Deep Ellum’s Ebb & Flow, Las The flurry of craft cocktails springing forth from the minds of the metropolis’ My favorites of 2019: At center, Homewood’s Golden Amaranth clockwise from top left, the Inca Knife Fight at Henry’s Majestic Ruins’ Sierra Outkast Bourbon and Banter’s Ducktail Five Sixty’s Paper Crane Proper’s Pandan Swizzle the Liberty Spikes at Bourbon and Banter Midnight Rambler’s Seasick Crocodile and the Spanish Gin & Tonic at Beverley’s.ĭFW, you finally bested me.