On opening night, Old Hickory’s bar was filled to the brim with Christmas classic movies playing in the background and cocktails flowing, served in decorative glasses and specialty garnishes.

The bar even has a collection of old cocktail books, including a reprint of the 1927 “Barflies and Cocktails: 300 Recipes,” by Harry McElhone of Harry’s New York Bar in Paris.

I went to the bar, which has an extensive cocktail menu, and ordered our drinks - a large rose (£7.50) and a pint of lager (£4.95) - and a very friendly member of staff handed me the menu and ...

Pazuniak created the 100-Year-Old Cigar while working at the now-shuttered Counting Room in Brooklyn, and carried it on to his work at Jupiter Disco, a cocktail bar in Brooklyn.

At R/C Queensgate Cinema, cocktails, wine and beer are now offered at the Old Republic Distillery cocktail bar. You can even take your cocktail into the theatre while you enjoy a movie.

Unlike many cocktail towns, Los Angeles is not beholden to any one tradition. It’s a city where you can find jazz clubs, speakeasies, and plenty of aperitivo bars tucked in the same neighborhood ...