Boston becoming world class - in cocktails

We're no longer a boring provincial backwater, at least when it comes to bars, Lauren Clark writes:

... The city's bartenders have been making a name for themselves, not only by helping popularize artisanal cocktails, but also by opening up new bars and networking with their colleagues around the country. Restaurateurs have embraced the idea that a bar is not just a place to wait for a table, but a destination in its own right.

Doing their part, Boston consumers have developed a taste for cocktails made with flavorful base spirits such as gin and whiskey, fresh-squeezed juices and naturally flavored liqueurs, syrups and bitters, some of which are formulated by bartenders themselves. ...