Sandra Brigode

Hawaii’s cocktail culture

· The craft cocktail movement is alive and well in Honolulu. ·

My first love is wine, but I do appreciate a gin cocktail every now and then. Particularly before dinner. On a few recent girls’ nights out with my Hawaii wahine, I explored Honolulu’s cocktail menus. I found freshly squeezed local fruit juices, fancy ice, house-made syrups and shrubs, and house-blended bitters. Yauatcha, a contemporary Cantonese…

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