A working library of American whiskey in Adams Morgan — floor-to-ceiling wall, ladders, pressed-tin ceiling, and a staff that pours allocated bottles because somebody wanted to pour them for you.
The wall is the argument. It runs floor to ceiling behind the bar, better than twenty-seven hundred bottles deep, with rolling ladders because decoration does not need ladders; working libraries do.
Assessed by Tiberius Blackstone for the Sterling Standard.
A field assessment in Tiberius Blackstone's editorial voice, from an on-site visit by Al Rem.
Scored on the Sterling Standard; five weighted dimensions: Substance, Stewardship, Match, Reliability, Value.
