Some of the best places around the world to enjoy a delicious cocktail. Photo / Getty Images
What to drink: A Southside — New York's modern version of a mojito.
Where to drink it: Blacktail
The people behind New York's last coolest bar, The Dead Rabbit, have just opened the city's next coolest bar, Blacktail. The bar and its cocktail menu are done in homage to American bars that moved to Cuba in the Prohibition years.
Details: 22 Battery Pl.
We say: Viva Cuba!
What to drink: A martini, of course — it was Neil Armstrong's first drink after he returned from the moon.
Where to drink it: Dukes Bar
Head barman Alessandro Palazzi mixes his martinis so strong that the hotel only allows two per guest in one sitting. Well played, Alessandro!
Details: 35 St James's Pl.
We say: One small step.
What to drink: A highball. Say it quietly around Scottish friends: Japan makes the best single-malt whisky in the world.
Where to drink it: Bar High Five
Rated the 23rd best bar in the world by the discerning judges at Drinks International, Bar High Five is a classic Ginza-style bar worthy of its name.
Details: Efflore Ginza 5 Building., Ginza Chuo-ku.
We say: Hai! Five!
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