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Archive for November, 2011

Experimental Mixology – Upcoming

November 5th, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsExperimental Mixology

With the leaves turning golden, the mornings and evenings becoming brisker than it’s of course time for the change of menu the way the seasons have. Getting the new menu ready isn’t always easy, what do you keep? What do you lose? With Nate & I working together now for close to 18 months, we [...]

Homage Cocktail Friday – Next Door Lounge

November 4th, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsHomage Cocktail Friday

Homage Cocktail Friday is one of my favorite days, while it is also one of my stressed. The cocktails that sometimes come out of the heads of the bartenders in the bars we homage can really be out there with ingredients, bitters etc. You can sometimes see me running around Market on Yates searching for [...]

Grolsch now on tap

November 3rd, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsBeer

If you haven’t been keeping tabs on the Clive’s beer program than you may be suprised about the latest new/old beer on tap. We had Grolsch on tap from the moment I began at Clive’s and it was always a big seller but things changed. Grolsch went on tap at Brown’s, we had the opportunity [...]

Fine Wine Wednesday – Villacreces “Pruno”

November 2nd, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsFine Wine Wednesday

Villacreces is the essence of the terroir. An estate of unique beauty and outstanding terroir gifted with the presence of the river Duero; 60 hectares surrounded by pines, olive trees and junipers in the so called “Golden Mile” of Ribera de Duero. 91+ Points Wine Advocate “The 2008 Pruno, from the estate’s younger vines, is [...]

Chatelaine – October 2011

November 1st, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsPress

It is sometime surreal when you receive an email from a big national magazine like Chantelaine asking for a recipe or for you to develop something for them. In this case it was a mulled wine recipe, which I fell in love with hot cocktails (especially punch) late last year. Nate bought a crock pot [...]

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Mayahuel Flame

2oz El Jimador Tequila

2/3 oz Ginger Honey Shrubb

1/2 oz Serrano Chilli & Sencha Amaro

25mL Fresh Grapefruit Juice

Shake and dirty strain over an ice globe. Garnish with a grapefruit peel. 

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FINE WINE WEDNESDAY

Every week we delve into bin ends, hard to find vintages and rare styles to bring you something different by the glass. Brought to you by Trialto Wines.

LOCAL 22 & CASK AWAY

Thursday is for beer lovers. Local 22 showcases the best new local large formats coming out of our breweries whilst once a month, we pair with local brewmasters to create a speciality cask for our guests.

MONTHLY HOMAGE COCKTAIL FRIDAY

Our long running Homage Cocktail Friday pays tribute to the bars around the world we admire and respect. We recreate their lists for our guests, it’s like bar hopping around the world.

EXPERIMENTAL SATURDAY

Experimental Saturday is where the bartenders let their hair down, creating off the wall creations with a specific theme in mind.



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