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Archive for the ‘Experimental Mixology’ Category

Experimental Mixology – Switchel

April 14th, 2012 BY shawn • No CommentsExperimental Mixology

With the weather warming up and the cherry blossoms going into full bloom, we know Summers coming. With Summer just round the corner, we are preparing for the usual shenanigans that is our annual tiki party. We are perfecting the recipes for the drinks and preparing to put the classic switchel on tap. Switchel is a classic [...]

Experimental Mixology – FEW SPIRITS

April 7th, 2012 BY shawn • No CommentsExperimental Mixology

Tonight we will be hitting one of the rarest spirits outside of Chicago. All this came to me while reading the latest edition of Whisky Magazine, a wonderful article from fellow expat Naren Young caught my attention. It was all about the recent love affair with white whiskey, white dog and “moonshine” and I had [...]

Experimental Mixology – Blackmaker Rootbeer Liqueur

March 24th, 2012 BY shawn • No CommentsExperimental MixologyUncategorized

Experimental Mixology on Saturday’s has been a little on and off as of late due to the multitude of special nights we have been putting on such as National Absinthe Day, St Patrick’s Day and Pisco Sour Day. While we love doing these events, you do miss the fun of creating weird and wonderful cocktails [...]

National Absinthe Day – March 5th

March 3rd, 2012 BY shawn • No CommentsExperimental MixologySpirits

In North America, once a year we celebrate National Absinthe Day. Why? I am not entirely sure but do you really need a reason to imbibe some of the green stuff? I can’t find in any google search why this day is deemed National Absinthe Day but I sure know we are going to take [...]

Experimental Mixology – Amari Xmas to All

December 17th, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsExperimental Mixology

If you have ever sat at the bar and gazed in wonderment at the array of liquor that we have, you may have noticed our large assortment of amari or bitters. We have 3 times the amount of amari as we do vodka and there is a very good reason for that, we love them. We [...]

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NEWEST BARKEEP'S CREATION

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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