Why taste one label, when you can taste five? Flights of spirits—small tasting portions, not shots!—are getting increasingly common in cocktail joints stocking boutique labels.

“There are so many small distilleries putting out great products but not getting the recognition they deserve due to their lack of branding power. We want to educate people to make them understand that small-batch doesn’t mean bad,” says Howard Lo of The Secret Mermaid, which specializes in craft American spirits.

Most good barkeeps agree that if a guest requests an impromptu flight, they will happily accommodate, and places like House of Dandy and The Spiffy Dapper plan to introduce it as a mainstay on their menus.

Find out what other eating, boozing, shopping and travel winds are blowing this way in our May 9 cover story.