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SPEAK E AßS Y
CARRY A VINTAGE COCKTAIL
By Stacey Newman
THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY, across continents and civilizations, alcohol has been a stimulant for social interactions,
a tonic, a component of ceremonies and a culinary amusement which can be traced to the Neolithic age. Giggle water—as alcohol was called in the 1920s—is the cat’s meow.
Vintage cocktails such as the slender, cool Tom Collins are adorning our bars once more, as is the style and ambience revived by the modern speak- easy. The original speakeasies or blind pigs were surreptitious private bars where those who im- bibed would swill illegal, often locally-distilled spirits during the years of Prohibition.
The speakeasy has been resurrected in North America; and we found two marvelous Canadian establishments that have manifested the energy of the Roaring Twenties in remarkable fashion.
. NOBLE
HALIFAX, NS
Noble is a modern-day speak hidden beneath its sister café, The Middle Spoon—a popular spot in Halifax for desserts and classic cocktails. Started six years ago by Ciaran and Lacey Doherty—o ering mainly desserts
NOBLE HALIFAX, NS
Photo: Scotty Sherin
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