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Best Craft Cocktail

Into craft cocktails?

Check out Volume One's Craft of Cocktails special section - with articles and info about the local craft cocktail scene.

 

This year’s Best Craft Cocktail winners showcase the impressive art of mixology. Stealing first and new to this category is the Strawberry Guava Mule at Helix Wine, Craft Bar, & Cafe (1444 Front Porch Place, Altoona). Made with vodka, ginger beer, homemade strawberry puree, guava liqueur, and lime, you’ll feel like it’s five o’clock somewhere. Second, the Roasted Toasted Almond at Infinity Beverages (3460 Mall Drive, Eau Claire), made with Wisconsin cream, locally roasted coffee, and almonds, is sure to make you feel toasty from the inside out. No stranger to this category, the Great Grampa at The Lakely (at The Oxbow Hotel, 516 Galloway St., Eau Claire) continues to be a Valley favorite. Cheers! —Stephanie Nesja