BackBar - Booze Culture Distilled

 I recently spent 5 days in NYC and oh my days... what a city it is for boozing!  Here are my top 5 places that more than delivered after being recommended by some industry peeps.

Mayahuel  (6th & 2nd Ave) a great gothic tequila/mezcal tavern in the East Village, try the Loop Tonic

Their was nothing wrong with the old bottle, but Herradura's new bottle design is wicked.  A more contemporary design maintaining the brand and feel seems easy enough,