Cocktail culture in NYC just got elevated.
In a city where lackluster rooftop bars are a dime a dozen, one of the country’s preeminent mixologists — who professed to once serving the late Patrick Swayze “the best Cosmo” he’d ever had — is bringing his award-winning craft to the Big Apple’s most civilized new piece of top-level real estate.
Located on the 39th floor of the year-old Virgin Hotel in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood, The Post got a preview of cocktail king Charles Joly’s the Riff Raff Club, which opened its doors on Thursday — days after the drinksmith served the cast of Hulu’s “The Bear” at the Governors Ball in Los Angeles.
But while Joly and crew are aiming for upper class all the way when it comes to drinks and atmosphere, all are welcome, the elite member of the shakerati explained.
The bar boasts an extensive “Liquid Library” of vintage spirits, some dating back to the early 1900s. That includes a 1947 Cognac Napoléon and 1960s and ’70s-era expressions of Green Chartreuse, all sourced by Joly himself, who has an affinity for throwback booze and vintage glassware, which he will be using at the bar.
