With all the high-minded attention these days to which drinks suit which foods, a set of more pressing, fundamental questions about proper pairings gets lost. Does bourbon, vodka or quite possibly grain alcohol go best with a mullet, and what’s the right tonic for a buzz cut?

At the Blind Barber, a Haircut and a Drink-It was to the latter matter that my thoughts turned on a night this week at the Blind Barber, a new establishment in the East Village with a worrisome moniker but an amusing conceit: Every $40 haircut or $30 shave comes with a cocktail (or beer or wine) from an adjacent lounge in back, enabling the patron to do follicular and spiritual maintenance al...

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