When researching the best bars of 2025 or best martinis in America , I tend to drink cocktails on an empty stomach. I’m aware this doesn’t count as a real problem. However, if you’ve ever struggled with trying to enjoy a cocktail before dinner—for me it would be a bone-dry vodka martini—only to sway like Jack Sparrow by the time the salad comes out, here’s a solution: Wait until after dinner to have a drink.

Delayed gratification has wonderful benefits, one of which is properly enjoying a digestif. Such drinks are meant to help with, you guessed it, digestion. Digestivos can take the form of an espresso martini, Sazerac, Negroni, or even just a neat pour of amaro. Amaro, an essential in digestifs, is an Italian herbal liqueur is essentially a craft cocktail in a bottle. You can easily

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