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Each week, we order the same cocktail at two different bars for a friendly head-to-head battle. Go to the bars, taste both drinks and tell us what you like about each by tagging @pghcitypaper on Twitter or Instagram and using #CPBoozeBattles. If you want to be a part of Booze Battles, send an email to food-and-beverage writer Celine Roberts, at celine@pghcitypaper.com.

Eddie V’s

501 Grant Street, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

412-391-1714

Drink: Tokyo gimlet

Ingredients: Aviation gin, TY KU sake, fresh lime, yuzu, cucumber

Our take: Notes of nori are present on the nose, while the cucumber cools and the black pepper adds complexity and zip. Yuzu is refreshing and floral when combined with the sake, which adds floral perfume.

Industry Public House

4305 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA

412-683-1100

Drink: Classic gimlet

Ingredients: Hendrick’s gin, lime, simple syrup, lime wheel

Our take: Classic and clean with a slightly sweet edge, this cocktail is a standard for a reason. Notes of rose and cool cucumber make this drink booze-forward without being bracing.