Session @ Citizen Vinyl

12 Best Cocktail Bars in Asheville, North Carolina | Eater Carolinas

"This cocktail lounge, cafe, vinyl-pressing plant, and record shop is stationed in the grand mezzanine of a three-story Art Moderne building that formerly housed offices and production facilities for the Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper. In 2020, the newspaper scaled back to the second floor, and now, rather than ringing phones and clacking keyboards, the first floor is alive with the sounds of vinyl swaying seamlessly from Dolly Parton to Ella Fitzgerald to Outkast. As for the cocktails: the Amari drinks are the darling of the menu, from the classic negroni to the Bitter Giuseppe to the coconut cold brew Aperol Americano. There’s also rotating and imaginative specials like the pineapple milk punch and bergamot pisco sour that keep the menu fresh, seasonal, and interesting." - Laura Hackett