1. Carbonated cosmo
—with vodka and cranberry cordial—at Columbia Room (124 Blagden Alley, NW)
2. Lemon Drop
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—with vodka, honey, lemon, and a sugared rim—at Crazy Aunt Helen’s (713 Eighth St., SE)
3. Them Apples (appletini)
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—with vodka, sour-apple liqueur, apple shrub, and lemon—at Gatsby (1201 Half St., SE)
4. Jell-O shots
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—in flavors such as Ketel 1 martini and tequila sunrise, served with shots of Champagne—at Silver Lyan (900 F St., NW)
5. Dirty martini
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—with tomato gin, basil, olive brine, and mozzarella—at Caruso’s Grocery (1401 Pennsylvania Ave., SE)
6. Espresso martini
—with Armagnac, coffee, and Fernet-Vallet, an apéritif—at Las Gemelas (1280 Fourth St., NE)
This article appears in the October 2021 issue of Washingtonian.