Bitter Delights
The Gist travels all the way to the neighborhood bar to learn about locally grown cocktail bitters.
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Listen to Episode 212 of Slate’s The Gist:
Will a recent Gallup poll be a wake-up call for states like Texas and South Carolina? Today on The Gist, Gallup editor-in-chief Frank Newport explains what political parties could learn from the underlying political leanings in each state. Plus, we visit our neighborhood haunt Hudson Clearwater to delve into the world of cocktail bitters with Peter Thomas Fornatale and Chris Wertz. They’re the authors of Brooklyn Spirits: Craft Distilling and Cocktails from the World’s Hippest Borough. For the Spiel, a public servant with a private server.
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