Alcohol

Peter Suderman | From the November 2024 issue

One of Washington, D.C.'s best cocktail bars is Silver Lyan, the only U.S. outpost for award-winning British bar maestro Ryan "Mr Lyan" Chetiyawardana's cocktail empire. The bar, which is located inside a subterranean vault in a bank that has been converted into a chic downtown hotel, is renowned for its elaborate techniques, its cleverly referential cocktails—one recent drink was designed to mimic a half-smoke, Washington, D.C.'s signature chili dog—and its themed menus.

Over the summer, the bar unveiled its newest menu, devoted to exploring taboos. On this menu, there are drinks devoted to cannibalism, nipples, unspeakable words,........

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