greendrinks
poached pear nectar mixed with smoked the economy by increasing and diversifying
pear-infused vodka with a sweetly charred the energy supply. Barcade is in an old ma-
fl avor. Joe McCanta, a bartender wanted chine shop warehouse converted into an
to give it a smoky taste. He helped create industrial-sized drinking and gaming space
signature drinks for the bar. Counter’s Dir- with over twenty-fi ve classic videogames
tiest Martini is made with basil-infused lining the walls. Eighties classics like Moon
vodka, both organic and greased with olive Patrol, Galaga, Asteroids, and Donkey Kong
juice. For the more adventurous, try the are all playable. There is also a pool table
13-inch cucumber, a drink consisting of a for nightly exercise and competitions. With
cucumber soaked in cilantro infused vodka 20 beer taps running, Barcades’s beer se-
and garnished with red peppers or Tie Me to lection is extensive with uncommon but
the Bedpost, a lavender-rosemary infused delicious brand names like the Climax and
vodka with cranberry the Shakespeare Stout.
nectar. Counter is a There, all the friendly
fun and exploratory
place to take a date.
OUR
and knowledgeable bar-
tenders allow a taste so
If your engagement
FAVORITE
you can fi gure what inte-
leaves early or you resting beers to chose.
need something to GREEN Slender wooden coun-
rev up the evening try
The World’s Most Ex-
COCKTAIL
ters between the games
serve as a place to rest
pensive Organic Mar- your brew.
tini with ingredients The 80s nostalgia
inspired from the
Egyptian Book of the
360º
mixes with sounds of
Miss PacMan and Frog-
Dead. This to-die-for
drink is $665 with iri-
Planetary
ger fatalities. Barcade
has many beers on tap
dium as a main ingre-
Punch
and with the exception of
dient, which is belie-
1 1/4 oz 360 Vodka
Guinness, they all came
ved to have powered
3/4 oz Melon Liqueur
from breweries within
The Arc of the Cove-
1/2 oz Peach Puree or
200 miles of New York
nant. All proceeds
Daiquiri Mix
City. A local favorite is
for The World’s Most 1 oz Orange Juice the complex Brooklyn
Expensive Organic
1 oz Pineapple Juice Weissbock with a slightly
Martini go to Green sweet fi nish, and the
Connection, an eco- Southampton Imperial
conscious charity. At Russian Stout, served in
other bars, inspira- a wine goblet.
tion comes from the deadly past. One of the newest green spots located in
Other eco-friendly New York bars tend to Soho is Greenhouse. Hipsters frequent it as
have different themes. Barcade, located in do big-name movie stars like Colin Farrell,
Brooklyn is an establishment that runs en- Bruce Willis, and Jodie Foster. Greenhouse
tirely on wind power, using no fossil fuel and is renowned for being the most genuine
emitting no greenhouse gases thus helping eco-friendly nightclub in the city. First-time
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