What Minneapolis bartender extraordinaire Nick Kosevich drinks, and where

February 26, 2017 at 1:31AM
Nick Kosevich passed out a "Hecho en Mexico" during a cocktail making class at Lawless Distilling Company. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ ï cgonzalez@startribune.com - January 31, 2017, Minneapolis, MN, Seven years after founding a bitters company in Milwaukee, Bittercube has gained national attention for their products. Nick Kosevich and Marco Zappia are responsible for some of the hottest bar programs. Kosevich and Zappia will be leading a cocktail-making class at Lawless Distilling Company.
Nick Kosevich passed out a Hecho en Mexico during a cocktail-making class at Lawless Distilling Co. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Getting to know Nick Kosevich, bartender extraordinaire and co-founder of Bittercube. We asked about his favorite ...

Thing to drink: Whatever's in my hand.

But seriously: An old-fashioned.

Place to drink: Marvel Bar.

Dive bar: Schooner Tavern.

Thing to drink there: A shot of Jim Beam and a Miller High Life.

Thing to drink at home: Wine. I love pink bubbles. Of all the liquids, that is my favorite to drink. In a mug. While wearing a bathrobe. But I make [wife] Allison cocktails. She really likes the research and development runoff.

TV show: "Cake Boss."

Place to eat: Zen Box Izakaya.

Thing to eat there: The tonkotsu ramen; add sweet corn. I think that's actually the best ramen I've ever had.

Hobby: Building rockets, biking and fishing with my son [12-year-old Owen].

Place to bartend: Lawless [Distilling]. I love the ambience. It's dark and the music is loud and there's no B.S.; there's just a level of freedom.

If you were a drink, what would you be? I think I have multiple personalities. I could be the Happy Birthday drink or I could be a shot of Fernet[-Branca]. I think most people would say I'm amaro [an Italian herbal liqueur] — bitter and slightly sweet.

AMELIA RAYNO

about the writer

about the writer

More from No Section

See More
FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
Melissa Golden/The New York Times

It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.