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Northshore October 2025
The Saigon Cigar Club is a gorgeous cocktail. Tropical yet also warming, the mix of bourbon and banana syrup, scented with cardamom and cinnamon, then enhanced with a smoky banana leaf, defies the seasons, making it perfect to sip in high summer or in the depths of winter. So perfect, the drink became an instant classic on the menu at Nightshade Noodle Bar in Lynn. The cocktail is also insanely complicated to make—you need to simmer Thai bananas with a bunch of spices then strain to make a syrup and chill that down ahead of time, and you also need a banana leaf to torch as a garnish. And bourbon, of course. If you have the time, the p
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