Bar TRENCH

"Bar Trench And there’s the cocktails. Utterly unique (e.g., the South Americano, made of Gran Classico, Antica Formula and aged Cachaça) and based on recipes of a bygone era, they are the centerpiece of this teatro de alcohol and are blended using small-batch craft spirits such as Monkey 47 gin and a plethora of handmade bitters. But the real magic comes from the sage barkeeps (which is sort of like calling Einstein a mere “scientist”), whose encyclopedic knowledge of alcohol will keep your ears as entertained as your mouth and mind. But the Bar Trench experience goes way beyond the cocktails. There's also the chocolate-covered anise and coriander seed bar snacks, antique pewter absinthe spoons, a fountain used to serve several varieties of distilled wormwood, and the well-coiffed staffers. Bar Trench is a treat for the taste buds as well as the eyes."

"The sepia-toned atmosphere at Bar Trench—with its wood-and-glass façade exposed brick wall, and substantial library of libation literature—recalls the golden days of cocktail culture. Grab a stool and place yourself into the capable hands of Rogerigo Igarashi Vaz, Trench’s suave and formidably mustachioed Japanese-Brazilian co-owner and head bartender, who mixes a mean Black Manhattan, made with Amaro instead of Vermouth." - Melinda Joe