Bar Scrawl

Standard Wormwood Distillery Tasting Room and Bar. 68 34th St. between Second and Third avenues, enter from Industry City Courtyard 5/6. (718) 635–4368, www.standardwormwood.com. 

Standard Wormwood is a regular stop when I visit Industry City. I especially love Wormwood’s agave spirit (they can’t legally call it tequila because it isn’t made in Mexico), which I use in Margaritas, and stir with dry vermouth to make a great tequila martini.

Those of you who have been following me for a while will note some similarities to the last time I drew Standard Wormwood, during the pandemic. I recycled a few elements from the previous version, for the following reasons: 1) My opinions have not changed. 2) I knew that I couldn’t improve on that drawing of a rye bottle, and 3) I was finishing the comic at 1 AM.

Bitter Monk. 68 34th St., Building 6 (Second Floor), between Second and Third Avenues, at Industry City in Sunset Park. (646) 257-1011. www.bittermonk.com. Open Thu-Sun, 3-10 pm.

Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur Tasting Room. 86 34th St. between Second and Third avenues in Sunset Park; at the north end of Industy City Courtyard 5/6. www.barrowsintense.com). Open Sun–Tue, noon-8 pm; Wed–Thu, noon–9 pm; Fri, noon–2 am; Sat, noon–midnight.

This is my second time drawing Barrow’s. The first was during the height of the pandemic, when we couldn’t sit inside. Check out that version here.