Upon arrival at Castalia de Sfumato, it's clear you're not at some action-packed hipster sports bar. You're in what feels like an upscale New York apothecary. Described as a "sanctuary" for the senses, Castalia de Sfumato is the world's first scented cocktail bar. In the daytime, the space is dedicated to Sfumato's signature craft fragrances made from flowers, herbs, and spices. At night, it transforms into Castalia, a cocktail bar that offers drinks that pair with the scents, using house-made bitters, sodas, and tinctures. You follow your nose to a cocktail called the Quantum Leap, which uses vodka, grapefruit simple syrup, quinine vermouth, and woodsy tinctures, and pairs with their cedar-heavy Survival Instinct fragrance. You feel incredibly sophisticated when your trashy friends text you. Do you ...
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