Bartenders Unearth Vintage Spirits to Add Depth and History to Drink Menus

Drinking spirits is already a transporting experience; global spirits like pisco and cachaça can whisk you to South America, while baijiu offers a taste of China. Now, it’s also possible to travel through time—vintage spirits give bartenders across the country the chance to explore the possibilities in bottles that have been hidden for decades.

“You're drinking history,” says Jamie Boudreau, proprietor of Seattle's ...