Exclusive | Martinis are reduced to New York: Welcome to the world of small Ozempic cocktails where a SIP costs $ 10

When entering one of the many cathedrals of New York cocktails, say King Cole or Bemelmans, the textbook, the textbook Martini, is likely to be annoyed in the same way as your great -grandfather wrinkled them.

But if you start to think that “this is a lot of liquor” and “Wow, there is a more creepy whole side”, you are not the only one that moved.

Now the drinkers are aiming for a cocktail reform, in particular, smaller snacks that are suitable for reducing stomachs and health awareness in the post -ozempic world.

“There was a generation that liked Booze very much,” Post Jason Hedges, director of Beverages at LT Hospitality, told the menus at the Kimpton Hotel Eventi in Chelsea.

“They liked their driest Martinis without a vermouth in massive Martini glasses, those you still see in Steakhouses. They liked their three -martinis lunches. This culture has changed. The millennials and, without a doubt, the Z gene want to go down ABV or even none ABV, but they also want quality.”

The Hedges Back Room on the Eventi joins the dozens of bars throughout the city, giving its customers the opportunity to lower small. It is adding a mini cocktail menu (served half -portion) in the coming weeks that will include Lilliputian libations such as Martinis, Daiquiris and Negronis.

“There is a tendency towards moderation,” he said.

But it is not just a fashion for curious sober children: millions of Americans drink less, thanks to the effects of the appetite of the “fat shot.”

From last year, 1 in 8 adults in the United States had used a GLP-1 drug such as Ozempic or Mounjaro, which is now known to reduce alcohol desires. That is, about 15 million sacred and sober citizens, a number that grows rapidly.

Hedges witnessed the impact that the drink drug cannot have first hand, when its morbidly obese uncle won the dagger and stopped the sauce.

“He had about 500 kilos more, and he was a great boozer. Now, we go out and drink a little because he likes the social appearance, but I have seen how this drug can affect someone’s wishes.”

“Ozempic has a safe impact,” added Nikki McCutcheon, lead director of the Tao group, who manages the Fleur Room, a hot place after the hours on the Moxy Hotel in Chelsea.

“As an industry, we are seeing that people eat less, drink less, and maybe do other extra -curricular activities, before leaving for bars and restaurants. It’s undoubtedly a great tendency.”

In the Fleur Room, a mixed mini-drink menu was launched as a Happy Hour attraction for the pre-partisan predinner. At $ 9, the pop, compared to $ 21 for the lime of all force, were so popular that the club is cemented on the menu. Now, Cosmos and Espresso Martinis in micro variants, served on Glasse Instagrammmble, have added.

“There are many office workers and many companies here,” said José María Dondé, a mixologist at Bedford Stone Street in the financial district, which has 10 pocket potions.

“People ask for the Mini Martini, because they try to take it calmly. But in the end they end up drinking four, which is like two full size.”

But Bantam’s drinks are not just about doing the liver well, but also a higher flavor and aesthetics, according to professionals.

“This first SIP is often the best,” said Charlotte Voisey, a Bar Tetto mix and bar consultant, who was named “Bartender of the United Kingdom of the year” and is a great fan of Tiny Tini’s tendency.

“It is that time when you are like” ah, a cold, crunchy and balanced Martini, perfect. “Sometimes it is enough.

At Little Fino, the recent open bar and CAFE in The William Vale de Williamsburg, compact options include “Mole Martinez”, “Vesper de Lemon”, “Dill Turf Club” and “A Solid Dirty Martini”, which is priced at $ 7 to $ 10.

The director of the bar, Daryll Chan, calls them the new “simple shot”: to invest in a magnificent mini glass that makes their drinks too beautiful so as not to publish them.

“I just went down to Mexico [City] To talk hand and have a list of mini Martinis, “said Chan.” There were six and we could have 10 cups without returning -totally crazy. They lend themselves to fun and community. “

Even old -school boozers thank you for a smaller cocktail allowing you to try before buying and a better taste for the menu, said Chan.

And for purists who care about anything followed by the word “tendency”, there is a historical precedent for drinking small and often.

“At first, cocktails were definitely smaller,” said Voisey. “One of the origins of the word cocktail, Flirtier, It means “egg cup”. They were served small. The next time the cocktails were appreciated was the 1950’s, and it was when we started to see Vodka replaced the gin and the Martinis who shook. The glasses became larger, until you reached this 1980’s cliché Steakhouse Martini, which is huge, too big. It is achieved in half and it is too hot. “

But not everyone buys it. Direct -Donohue to Upper East Side, tell about 10pm, and you will find the tastes of the writer Gary Shteyngart armed with a Martini Gras in one hand and a double side loaded with two more on his cover.

“Gary drinks only Big Martini,” he told The Post.