Sasha Petraske

Sasha Nathan Petraske (March 16, 1973 – August 21, 2015) was the founder of the New York City cocktail bar Milk & Honey.

He opened Milk & Honey, a cocktail bar, in New York City’s Lower East Side in 1999.^[1] He championed the “bartender’s choice” option found on many cocktail menus, the use of jiggers to accurately measure out drinks, and the use of cucumber slices in water glasses.^[2]

Death

In May 2015, Petraske married journalist Georgette Moger. He was found dead at their home in Hudson, New York three months later, on August 21, 2015.^[2]

References

1. Clarke, Paul (August 21, 2015). "Sasha Petraske, 1973-2015". Imbibe Magazine.
2. Simonson, Robert (August 21, 2015). "Sasha Petraske, Bar Owner Who Changed Cocktail Culture, Dies at 42". The New York Times.