Black Powder Tavern’s Secret Garden

This Wayne restaurant gives patrons a taste of spring long before the flowers are blooming.

Photo by Ed Williams.

Sage honey adds an earthy whisper to balance the nip of Bluecoat gin in this perfectly chilled saffron-colored cocktail. Tart touches of lemon and grapefruit juices give this drink a bit of summery citrus to fend off the winter cold. The martini pairs exquisitely with baked cedar-plank salmon and holds its own with New York strip steak. $9.50.

1164 Valley Forge Road, Wayne, (610) 293-9333, www.blackpowdertavern.com.

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