PHILADELPHIA — Fair warning: Don't call Philadelphia the "next New York" just because the saloon and restaurant scene here is suddenly smokin' hot. Locals cringe. In fact, for libation lovers, Philly may even be cooler than Gotham, but on a smaller scale.

At the Water Works, the city's first water pumping station, circa 1812, bar maestro Mariaelena Galie makes a mighty tasty Manhattan by infusing super-smooth Knob Creek bourbon with sour cherries for 38 hours before dro ...

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