"In Bushwick, 53 AD is a cocktail bar and tasting room from the people behind Empirical Spirits, a distillery whose offerings include perfume-like spirits with names like “The Plum, I Suppose” and “Symphony 6.” For you Roman Empire enthusiasts, 53 AD was the year that Emperor Claudius adopted Nero—considered by historians to be a benchmark first step towards the downfall of Rome. " - will hartman
