Drink nominated for Spirit Award

DRINK: BEST NEW COCKTAIL BAR… IN THE WORLD?

chef barbara lynch’s drink nominated; drink team travels to 2009 spirit awards this july

June 26, 2009, Boston, MA…Next month, Drink Bar Manager John Gertsen and his team will head down to New Orleans for the third annual Tales of the Cocktail Spirit Awards. Drink, which opened in fall 2008, has been nominated as the “best new cocktail bar in the world” along with Brooklyn’s Clover Club and London’s Quo Vadis. The winner of the award, which recognizes a newly opened cocktail bar displaying creativity and well executed drinks, is selected by the Tales of the Cocktail committee. Dale DeGroff, Claire Smith, and Dave Wondrich are among the committee’s members.

“We are incredibly honored and excited to be one of the three bars nominated and we can’t wait to head down to New Orleans,” said Drink Bar Manager John Gertsen (a 2008 nominee for “mixologist/bartender of the year”). “Tales of the Cocktail is a lot of fun and brings together such an incredible crowd of bartenders, journalists, suppliers, and enthusiasts; we’re really looking forward to it.”

For several years, Tales of the Cocktail has celebrated individuals and establishments that have shown an outstanding talent for advancing the craft of the cocktail and recognized both national and international contributions to the cocktail culture. Three years ago, The Spirit Awards, sponsored by Pernod Ricard, were introduced to Tales of the Cocktail to formally recognize industry leaders and innovators.

The awards will be announced at the Tales of the Cocktail Spirit Awards Dinner on Saturday, July 11^th in New Orleans.

About Drink
A bar entirely dedicated to the craft of the cocktail, Drink blends time-honored techniques and the classic cocktails of the prohibition era with modern innovation and the very best artisanal ingredients. Located in Boston’s Fort Point, the space reflects the rough-elegant industrial feel of the neighborhood and preserves the history of the building. In addition to cocktails, Drink also offers a thoughtful collection of white, red, and sparkling wines, small grower champagnes, and a seasonal selection of beer along with a canapés menu.

Drink
348 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210

617.695.1806

www.drinkfortpoint.com

Derby Party at Drink

WHAT: Don a fabulous hat, pick a favorite, and enjoy the Kentucky Derby, Drink-style. Bartenders will serve up classic Kentucky cocktails, canapés will be passed, and there will be a live broadcast of the race. Tickets for the event are $40 per person and include three cocktails, a vintage cocktail glass, and canapés. Advance purchase of tickets is recommended; reservations may be made by calling Drink (617.695.1806).

WHEN: Saturday, May 2nd; 4 pm – 7 pm
WHERE: Drink, 348 Congress Street in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood
WHY: Like we need an excuse to dress up and drink whiskey...

Drink
348 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
www.drinkfortpoint.com

Sportello and Drink Open House!

Sportello and Drink Open House
Tuesday, February 10th
4:30pm - 7:30 pm

Please join Chef Barbara Lynch and her team at an open house to celebrate the opening of her two new concepts in Fort Point and to thank the community for its continued support and enthusiasm.

Wine will be poured and hors d'oeuvres passed so please stop by to say hello and meet new friends!

Please r.s.v.p. by email to Jamie Nickerson, jnickerson @ sportelloboston.com

348 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
www.sportelloboston.com ~ www.drinkfortpoint.com

Drink in the Globe

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Barbara Lynch's aptly named Fort Point bar highlights the craft of the cocktail perhaps more than any other establishment in town. The concoctions are made with fresh herbs, specialty liqueurs, and hand-chipped ice, and the space feels like a contemporary speak-easy. There's no drink list; all-star mixologists ask what you're in the mood for, then improvise. 348 Congress Street, Boston, 617-695-1806, drinkfortpoint.comhttp://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/01/25/hotspots_and_hangouts/

Drink in NY Times

Barbara Lynch's Drink is featured in the NY Times:

November 23, 2008
Boîte - The Cocktail as Theater
By LIZA WEISSTUCH

Boston

In the science of attention-getting, imprecise though it may be, there are two schools of thought: the flashy (blinking neon lights, plunging necklines, Damien Hirst) and the ferociously minimalistic (an “Open” sign, a string of pearls, Jasper Johns).

Drink, a bar recently opened in Fort Point, a longtime sedate, warehouse-lined area of South Boston, embraces the latter. With expansive ceiling beams, vestiges of the building’s late 19th-century construction, exposed brick walls devoid of televisions or art, a back bar without a single liquor bottle, and not a drink list in the house, guests perched around a meandering white oak bar are left to direct their attention to the cocktails themselves.

The drinks are the night’s high-maintenance stars — but that’s not to be confused with prima donnas. At three distinct but connected horseshoe-shape stations, bartenders lunge, pivot, chisel and thwack mallets (more on that later) while others crack ice cubes, juice citrus halves, and pluck stems and leaves from herb plants clustered on a wide prep table in the center bay.

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