GUIDE TO DAY DRINKING

14 Jul 2014 By David Fuhrmann-Lim

Low-alcohol cocktails that won’t put you to bed before the sun goes down.

By Matthew Latkiewicz

PROPER DAYTIME DRINKING requires the intestinal fortitude needed for marathons, not sprints. But it also requires a strategy (plus water and food, and did we say water?). Those rosé refills can land you in that sad, sad place where you nod off earlier than is socially acceptable. “You want to feel buzzed but also refreshed,” says Natasha David, a bartender who worked under Keith McNally and Danny Meyer before opening Nitecap in New York City this year. “You want to go on a friend’s roof and watch the sunset, not pass out in a cab.” That’s easier to avoid now, given the low-alcohol, high-quality liqueurs, vermouths, and sherries coming to market. Below, how to navigate summer parties without getting smashed.

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