We ate some great food in 2012. Even better, we sipped on

Published 8:00 am Thursday, December 13, 2012

Averna at Essex
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Averna at Essex
Averna at Essex
Cane Old Fashioned at Vessel
Chuckanut Manor Signature Bloody Mary
The Honeymoon Cocktail at Terra Plata
A Martini at Capitol Grille, from our steakhouse happy-hour tour
Mezcal at Mezcaleria Oaxaca
A martini from our steakhouse happy-hour tour
Pisco Sour at Essex
Red Madison at Essex
A regrade Manhattan at Restaurant ZoA«
Rumba
Shrimp cocktail at Mezcaleria Oaxaca
Soffio at Altura
Sullivan's pineapple martini from our steakhouse happy-hour tour
Zeus' Wrath, made with rum, cognac, lime, honey, and Greek yogurt at Vessel

We ate some great food in 2012. Even better, we sipped on some beautiful cocktails. Here are the most stunning examples. All photos by Joshua Huston and Kevin P. CaseyPublished on December 13, 2012