Drinks
Bar Experts in Battleground States Pick Their Election Night Drinks
French 75s are for winners, but losers will need something stronger.
Expert opinions vary on the best drinks for winning—and losing—nights.
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On the evening of Nov. 8, as the US midterm elections wrap up, many Americans will retreat to their preferred drinking dens to celebrate victory or drown disappointment. Beverages of choice will range from Bud Lights to a lineup of very stiff martinis.
Miles Macquarrie, who runs the bar at Atlanta’s acclaimed restaurant Kimball House, notes that customers would tend to “drink what they normally would” during election nights in the past—“only more of it.”