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From Dorm Room Shots to At-Home Aperitifs: Millennials Re-Embrace Pregaming

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After all, inflation’s still up, and baseline adult beverage prices have been climbing since well before 2020 — up 1 percent at restaurants in the year ended December 2023, according to Technomic. Why not stay in for happy hour instead? The aperitif hour is sacrosanct, when you sit down and take a little stock.

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Blood, Bones, and Bitters: Meat Cocktails Are More Than a Novelty

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There, it is an appetite-whetting aperitif made with fresh beef consommé for what became an unexpected exploration of meaty drinking across Japan, a country that’s become an incubator for protein-forward mixology. Taking Stock Today, the Bullshot is the signature drink of the backroom Orchid Bar at The Okura Tokyo.

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