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"Tucked away in a space that seems almost underground, Banter feels like you’ve just stepped into an English pub, except instead of semi-warm draft beer there are creative craft cocktails. The menu changes seasonally, but current fall offerings include the Rabbit Restore made with 1000 Piers Gin from Washington, North Carolina, lemon, a ginger/turmeric syrup, and hot honey, or the Figgy-Fashioned, a play on an Old Fashioned with fig jam and rhubarb bitters. There’s semi-regular events like Queer Night, and each bartender on duty usually throws a unique cocktail of their own making up on the specials board each night." - Matt Lardie