Negroni Week Kicks Off Worldwide

Six variations of the cocktail from the annual charity event, including an ice cream float

Any social media fiend who dives down the rabbit hole of trending topics has heard of things like #NationalMartiniDay (19 June) or #InternationalBeerDay (5 August), but Negroni Week is not like the others. While it is presented by the Negroni’s requisite bitter apéritif component, Campari (along with Imbibe magazine), the core of it happens to be charity—and funds raised from sales across all 6,000 participant …

Notes: Bar Culture

Our food and drink editor recalls everything he missed during dry January

Have you ever had a Pickleback? Today, it’s a shot of whiskey (commonly Jameson) followed by a pickle brine chaser. The name of the drink is attributed to a Williamsburg, Brooklyn bar circa 2006 where Old Crow bourbon was used, though some credit a Philly iteration as the first documented, while even fewer claim it made its debut in Texas. Truth be told, it isn’t …