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Cartoon Cocktails: Florodora

The book quoted here is Imbibe, by David Wondrich, who helped me track down the original article for this story! The book just came out in a new edition. Buy a copy here: The drink also inspired this amazing poem, published … Continue reading

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Butter & Scotch

Butter and Scotch. 818 Franklin Ave. between Eastern Parkway and Union Street in Crown Heights. C train or Shuttle to Franklin Ave. (347) 350–8899. www.butterandscotch.com. Open Mon–Thu, 5 pm–midnight; Fri, 5 pm–2 am; Sat, 10 am–2 am; Sun, 10 am–midnight.

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Still Life with Hot Toddy Potential

It’s still hot toddy weather in New York! This print will debut next week at the MoCCA Art Festival in Manhattan! It’ll be for sale here soon!

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Supporting Bar Scrawl

Hi folks! As the comic says, I’m asking for a little help! If you want to support Bar Scrawl, you can do so by clicking through to my Patreon page! It’s like a voluntary subscription service: the comic is always going … Continue reading

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Livingston Manor

Livingston Manor. 42 Hoyt St., between Livingston and Schermerhorn streets in Downtown Brooklyn. A/C/G to Hoyt-Schermerhorn, or 2/3 to Hoyt. (347) 987-3292. www.livingstonmanorbk.com. Open Sun–Thu, 3 pm–2:30 am; Fri, Sat, 3 pm–4 am.

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Manhattan Inn (closed)

Manhattan Inn. 632 Manhattan Ave., between Nassau and Norman aves. G train to Nassau. (718) 383-0885. www.themanhattaninn.com. Now closed. RIP.

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Arrogant Swine

Arrogant Swine. 173 Morgan Ave. at Scholes Street in Bushwick. L train to Morgan Ave. (718) 791–3842. www.arrogantswine.com. Open Tue–Thu, 4 pm–2 am; Fri, 4 pm–4 am; Sat, 11 am–4 am; Sun, 11 am–2 am; Mon, closed. Like this comic? … Continue reading

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Tasting Amaro di Angostura

So last week I was invited to the Clover Club, one of New York’s greatest bars, for a tasting of a new liqueur from Angostura: Amaro di Angostura. Yes, Angostura, the people who make bitters. They’ve also been making rum for … Continue reading

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Midwood Flats

Midwood Flats. 577 Flatbush Ave. at Midwood Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, (718) 484–4466. www.midwo‌odfla‌ts.com. Open Sun–Thu, 5 pm–2 am; Fri, Sat, 5 pm–4 am.   Like this comic? Get a print!  

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Billet and Bellows (closed)

Billet and Bellows. 177 Grand St. between Bedford and Driggs avenues in Williamsburg.  Closed now, with a new bar coming soon (January 2019). Like this comic? Get a print!

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