GETTING
Crafty
Tantalize your palate this summer with craft cocktails
from some of Laguna’s hottest eateries.
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BY KELLY SHANNON | PHOTOS BY JODY TIONGCO
n a place like Laguna Beach, there’s an artist to be found
on every corner. From jewelers and glassworkers to painters and photographers, the local community is far from
experiencing a shortage of creative talent. But what about the
artists who specialize in another medium?
For Laguna’s star mixologists, the bar is a blank canvas, and
craft cocktails are this season’s masterpieces. Fusing fl avors,
bartenders create boundary-pushing beverages that leave
us constantly thirsting for more, and their ingenuity shines as
brightly as their ability to carry a conversation.
Unlike the act of pulling back the tab of a chilled can, the
complexity of concocting handcrafted specialty cocktails is an
art best left to the experts—so, as the sweet smells of summer punctuate the coastal air, let’s sip our way across the city.
Moscow mule at Broadway by Amar Santana
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