In Praise Of Mindful Drinking

June, 2016

As the mindfulness movement has entered the mainstream, so too has mindful drink­ing. "I want a martini, but could you put a little less booze in it?" is becoming a more common customer request, says Tristan Wil- ley, a bartender at the Long Island Bar in Brooklyn, New York. "Also, my sherry stock depletes quickly these days." Sherry and other fortified wines are relatively low in al­cohol by volume, clocking in at 15 to 20 per­cent, compared with gin, which runs around 40 pe...