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"At the upscale Darcy Hotel I can take part in a “Presidential Straw Poll” by choosing between two versions of the same cocktail (the Red Wave with grenadine or the Blue Wave with Curacao) and discreetly submit my vote by marking a ballot and handing it to the bartender; the drink (Ketel One Peach/Orange Vodka, white cranberry juice, lemon juice, simple syrup, sparkling wine) is priced at $11.24 as a nod to the month and year of the election, there are also $1.25 “Presidential Inauguration” shots tonight, and the cocktail returns on October 29 with the winner announced on social media." - Emily Venezky