Crif Dogs and Please Don’t Tell Come Together for a Classically New York Bottled Cocktail Line

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Ever since Anthony Bourdain spilled the beans about Crif Dogs over a decade ago, the New York institution has been the hippest spot to grab a hot dog. While the East Village haven might not have exactly been a secret, its attached speakeasy Please Don’t Tell was by definition. After Bourdain broke rule #1, it’s become a staple of New York travel guides, but they still manage to ultimately keep a low profile, as they do in an understated collaboration with their beloved front.

Tavern helped Crif Dogs and Please Don’t Tell create a stylish bottle of to-go cocktails from Pernod Ricard, featuring a warm yet muted palette with old-fashioned motifs and typography that give it a classic Manhattan deli look. The design is littered with Easter eggs for the PDT regulars, and the stealth vibe continues in a very innocent bottle that looks not unlike the Dr. Brown’s or Jarritos you’ll see all over the street on a sunny day. Is this permission to take your brunch to-go, so to speak? Hey, I won’t tell if you won’t…