Cocktail bar
Unclaimed profileMace
New York, NY · $$$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
- What should I order?
- Choose one drink around a familiar spice and one around an unfamiliar botanical; the namesake Mace cocktail is a useful reference point.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who value cocktails, spirits, informed service and a venue with a clear point of view.
- When should I go?
- Early evening for the most attentive pace; later for the full energy of the room.
- What should I expect to spend?
- $17–25 per cocktail before tax and gratuity
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- Few bars sustain such a focused botanical identity across changing menus without repeating themselves.
Beverage categories
We only score what a venue sets out to do. Categories a venue doesn't attempt are left unscored rather than penalized.
Cocktails
Mace's cocktails program is strongest in balance, originality and execution, with choices that reinforce the venue's specific style.
Menu strengths
- — Balance
- — Technique
- — Service execution
Standout selections
- — Mace
- — Current spice-led signature
- — Seasonal highball
Pricing observations: $18–28 typical
Spirits
Mace's spirits program is strongest in selection and guidance, with choices that reinforce the venue's specific style.
Menu strengths
- — Backbar focus
- — Producer range
- — Bartender guidance
Standout selections
- — Botanical gin
- — Aged rum
- — Bartender-selected agave spirit
Pricing observations: Premium pours vary
How it sits with the food
The savory menu is most useful with the hotter or more perfumed drinks and allows a deliberate second round.
Inebrious does not score kitchens, food or the restaurant overall. We review the beverage program only.
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