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By and Large

Riding Out the Vortex with Giant Cocktails

All this vortexing has got you thinking: “I should probably batten down the hatches and huddle around some giant cocktails tonight. Cocktails made for sharing. And if one of them is served out of a horse head, all the better.” Hey, good thinking. These should work...

ALAMAGOOZLUM AT FAIRSTED KITCHEN

J.P. Morgan Loved This. Just Saying.

You Require: The liquid indulgences of a Gilded Age plutocrat.
You’ll Receive: Something that sounds like a Dr. Seuss character but was really J.P. Morgan’s vice of choice: a mini punch bowl filled with Chartreuse, rum, genever and an egg white. So it’s a great source of lean protein. Well, and rum.

PONIES IN THE SURF AT BRICK & MORTAR

Your Horse Head Runneth Over

You Require: An equestrian-shaped vessel filled with mezcal.
You’ll Receive: A thrift-shop vase in the shape of a mare nuzzling its young. That’s filled with crushed ice and a mix of mezcal, Campari, rum, and pineapple and coconut juices. Whatever this vase was meant for... they made it better.

THE BIG KAHUNA AT EMPIRE

A Very Boozy, Very Smoky Watermelon

You Require: Giant fruit and theatrical ice effects.
You’ll Receive: A hollowed-out watermelon that’s had its juices strained and supplemented with mint and vodka. Oh, and then they fill it with steaming dry ice. So it steams. This is how you build a better watermelon.

LEMON GROG PUNCH AT SHANGHAI SOCIAL CLUB

Here Comes the One with the Fire

You Require: Pyrotechnics and rum diversity.
You’ll Receive: Three kinds of rum sprinkled with nutmeg and blended with lemon and grapefruit juices in a scorpion bowl adorned by hula dancers. And there’s an island of 151 in the middle that they set on fire. Because there’s no reason not to do that.

WHATEVER YOU WANT AT BACKBAR

Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Punch

You Require: Punch. And you’ve got some ideas.
You’ll Receive: Basically anything you want, provided you give 24 hours’ notice. Our suggestion: the American Orange. It’s a glass cauldron filled with rum, cognac and porter served with flaming orange peels. Or anything else involving hard liquor and fire.