Trip features and dispatches from the Clipper Routes.
Kentucky Air Mail
Four days through central Kentucky in the week before the Derby.
The bourbon corridor from Louisville to Lexington, and the hotel bars that have been pouring Manhattans since the 1930s. The first published Clipper Route trip feature, reported from the ground in Derby week.
Twelve Clipper Routes. A city directory and a series of dispatches for each.
New York · Washington DCYankee Clipper
Speakeasies, grand hotel bars, and the cocktail culture that started it all.
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Louisville · New Orleans · MiamiSouthern Crescent
Bourbon country, jazz cocktail rooms, and the birthplace of the cocktail.
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Los Angeles · San FranciscoCalifornia Clipper
Craft cocktail rooms, mid-century hotel bars, and the Pacific drinking afternoon.
EXPLORE THE ROUTE
Mexico CitySpirit of Jalisco
Mezcal bars, mole, and the most culturally rich corridor in the Americas.
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LondonRoyal Clipper
Mayfair cocktail trolleys, fireplace-warmed Holborn rooms, and East London late nights.
EXPLORE THE ROUTE
ParisStar of Paris
Hotel bars, Left Bank wine bars, and the cocktail rooms of the Right.
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VeniceItalian Caravelle
Bellinis on Piazza San Marco, Grand Canal terraces, and the cocktail bar Hemingway never quite let go of.
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Tokyo · Hong Kong · SingaporeCathay Clipper
Precision, energy, and the world's finest hotel bars.
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SydneyAntipodes Express
Harbour views, laneway bars, and craft culture at the edge of the world.
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COMING SOONSt. Barths · St. Lucia · AnguillaCaribbean Clipper
Rum bars, beach bars, and the best hotel bars in the Caribbean.
COMING SOONHawaii · Tahiti · Fiji · MaldivesPacific Clipper
Tiki bars, resort cocktails, and island rum from Hawaii to the Maldives.
COMING SOONMonaco · Saint-Tropez · Capri · MallorcaRiviera Clipper
Aperitivo hour on the Mediterranean. Beach bars, rooftop terraces, gin tonics at sunset.