New York

2-6pm Sat, Dec 20th at Astor Center: 399 Lafayette St, at E 4th; 212.674.7501

Abetting your lazy decision to just give alcohol, Astor's hosting a tasting bash of their downstairs liquor store's finest: $15 gets you four hours to sample 18 wines and champagnes (Albarino Amarone, Chateau l'Ermitage de Bel-Air...), plus half a dozen spirits, from Coole Swan Irish Cream, to 1921 Blanco Tequila, to single malts from Tomintoul, named for the Aztec god of...Scotland.

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