Drink ThisDrink This: The Spice Queen at Fat Ox
Nikki BuchananNovember 1, 2023
This silky little number is a scotch-based riff on the Old Fashioned.
Drink ThisDrink This: Dreamtime
Nikki BuchananSeptember 1, 2023
The menu at Quartz describes this coral cocktail as “exotic and curative,” which rings true from the first savory, refreshing sip.
Drink ThisLiquid Arizona: PHOENIX magazine’s First Draft Southwest IPA
Craig OuthierSeptember 1, 2023
PHX Beer Co. and PHOENIX partnered on a magazine-branded brew this summer.
Drink ThisSpace Case: Night Owl Pizza & Drinks
Madison RutherfordSeptember 1, 2023
Most bars have one design element that serves as a conversation starter. Night Owl Pizza & Drinks in South Scottsdale has dozens.
Drink ThisSpace Case: Quartz
Madison RutherfordJuly 6, 2023
Quartz’s visual qualities and “vibe” are its primary selling points, but patrons might be surprised the cocktail bar is blessed with both beauty and brains.
Behind Grand Canyon Brewing’s daring decision to brew an IPA with everyone’s favorite Arizona cactus fruit.
Drink ThisDrink This: Summer of Love
Nikki BuchananJuly 6, 2023
Although the summer of 2023 in Downtown Phoenix is a far cry from Haight-Ashbury in 1967, you can order this shareable cocktail at Eden Rooftop Bar and still get high on peace, love and understanding – or liquor, at least.
A visit to Riviera Maya was the inspiration for Diego Pops, an artsy Mexican-inflected eatery that opened in 2014 and has since become a “Scottsdale staple”
How an industrious Valley couple gave Gila County a much-needed beverage boost.
The La Puesta del Sol, concocted at The Rose Garden in Downtown Phoenix, is spicy and sour.
Drink ThisDrink This: Typhoon Lagoon
Nikki BuchananMarch 3, 2023
Name-checking the water theme park at Disney World, this citrus-forward refresher is far more sophisticated than any brilliantly blue, Curacao-tinted cocktail you’ve likely sipped before.
Wright Bar maintains the Biltmore’s illustrious past while remaining forward-thinking.
Drink ThisLiquid Arizona: Suncliffe Gin
Craig OuthierMarch 3, 2023
Arizona-based Suncliffe gin puts a little of the high country in every bottle.
Drink ThisDrink This: Banoffee Pie Martini
Nikki BuchananJanuary 11, 2023
The banoffee, a divinely inspired British dessert whose name is a conflation of its two major ingredients – bananas and toffee – has been transformed into a blissfully boozy martini milkshake at The Parlour Room.
Drink ThisSpace Case: Gypsy Cup
Madison RutherfordJanuary 11, 2023
Happy hour is like recess for adults. What better way to enjoy adult recess than at an adult playground?