The Alembic

Featuring: Daniel Hyatt.

Had chemistry class in high school been anything like the laboratory behind the bar at Haight Street’s prestigious Alembic, we’re pretty certain we would have paid more attention.  Our professor is bartender Daniel Hyatt, who pushes the boundaries of flavors yet still maintains the classics.

Thirsty for more? The Vice Grip is a blend of Araku coffee rum liqueur, Brachetto d’Acqui wine and porter beer, capped off with a half-inch of foam. Or how about this?  A spicy pineapple “ravioli” suspended in the Mighty Quinn’s mixture of bourbon and dry vermouth.