Reported fastest-growing guild status needs dated data. An all-New-York beverage policy does not prove every ingredient in every recipe is local: the Sazerac names Peychaud’s bitters. Described preferences are practitioner judgments, not controlled sensory findings.
Don Cazentre, Spirits & Cocktails of Upstate New York: A History (2017). Supplied ebook PDF positions, not print-page numbers.
Rochester’s revival, educational events, cross-business cooperation and Excelsior’s New York focus show community and retail channels shaping regional drinks.
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Cocktail revival and local-ingredient identity
September 29 audit: all 227 main-text pages read, every page visually surveyed and 20 details enlarged. Source remains Partial Source for cropped PDF186 menu and partly illegible embedded fine print. This entry's paraphrase and locator were rechecked; historical corroboration, recipe testing, native-byte and browser verification are separate.
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Evidence
Rochester’s revival, educational events, cross-business cooperation and Excelsior’s New York focus show community and retail channels shaping regional drinks.
Location and context
No access, PDF 207–212; Cocktail revival and local-ingredient identity. Supplied ebook PDF positions, not print pagination. Full analysis 
Annotation
Reported fastest-growing guild status needs dated data. An all-New-York beverage policy does not prove every ingredient in every recipe is local: the Sazerac names Peychaud’s bitters. Described preferences are practitioner judgments, not controlled sensory findings.
Verification checklist
Verified means source fidelity only. Publication claims and practical tests remain separate.