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[Summer Survival Guide]

Three deeply satisfying ways to drink the season

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      Since rum is the most inherently tropical spirit, and since the Mirage is the most tropical destination on the Strip, and since summer makes me long for an island destination, I always revisit Rhumbar during the season of sizzle. I like to stick to Polynesian classics like the Zombie ($14), fresh pineapple and lime juices with three different rums and splashes of grenadine, peach brandy and bitters.

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      Venetian’s DB Brasserie transports us to Kentucky in the coolest way possible with the Seattle Slew ($16), a seemingly simple concoction with fun, evolving flavors. Woody, apricot-ish Tatoosh Bourbon is decorated with a brown sugar and mint ice sphere that changes the drink as it slowly melts. If only we could all melt with such delicious grace.

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      My all-time fave summer drink is lemonade, without a doubt. Pot Liquor at Town Square does a great job of boozing it up with the Bad Betty ($10), utilizing Deep Eddy Lemon Flavored Vodka and the barbecue joint’s own fresh, sweet lemonade, plus a little watermelon juice and club soda. It’s pure refreshment, and goes great with a slab of ribs.

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