A friendly, minimalist bar, Southern Efficiency offers up some adventurous cocktails and simple charm. Ambiance: **** Decor: ***** Service: **** Cocktails: **** Overall Rating: 4.25 I met Derek Brown months ago when he was doing a pop up at PX in Old Town Alexandria. The drinks were imaginative and he was very gracious, and that was… Read More Whistling Dixie at Southern Efficiency
The perfect bar for a rainy day, B-Side provides some powerful cocktails and warm décor. Ambiance: ****1/2 Decor: ****1/2 Service: **** Cocktails: **** Overall Rating: 4.25 It was a rare Saturday with absolutely nothing to do, so I decided to be productive and get an important errand done, i.e. taste the cocktails at B Side, a… Read More Putting Work in at B Side
Ok, so I need a good, strong, blue-tinged cocktail. Two reasons for this – the first is that I’m exploring the possibility of doing a three cocktail offering at a big social event in two weeks and thought going with a red, white, and blue combo might be fun. Secondly, one of the drinks I… Read More My Baby Blue (and a second go around with Pisco)
It’s become a bit of a tradition on this blog to wear my alcohol ignorance on my sleeve. We’ll, I’ll start this off in the same vein, I have no idea what pisco is. Never heard of it. I checked my go-to answer machine, the old wikipedia, which told me pisco “is a colorless or… Read More A Pisco Kind of Night
I wouldn’t say my home state of New Jersey is know for cocktails….come to think of it, I can’t think of any form of alcohol it’s really known for. Maybe over indulgence. But I believe in smashing stereotypes, so it was with an open mind and mouth that I visited the Garden State last week.… Read More Drinking Through Jersey
So for the past few weeks a lot of my cocktail experimentation has been dedicated towards one, all-consuming goal: the office summer party. Since the party, like many office celebrations, promised to be alcohol soaked, I thought this would be a good chance to 1) share my love of cocktails and 2) show off. I… Read More Playing Bartender
A fun little Capitol Hill outpost, Hanks offers some wonderfully unique and creative drinks and a relaxing atmosphere. Ambiance: **** Decor: **** Service: **** Cocktails: **** Overall Rating: 4 I think it’s important when you get into cocktails that you constantly jump out of your comfort zone. I can’t count how many spirits or cocktails I… Read More Trying New Things at Hanks Oyster Bar
A honey-dipped brunch spot in the heart of Clarendon, Tupelo’s offers a laid back vibe and some nice drinks. Ambiance: ***1/2 Decor: ***1/2 Service: **** Cocktails: ***1/2 Overall Rating: 3.5 Another week, another new restaurant in Clarendon! Tupelo Honey Cafe is a southern chain that delivers what everyone wants out of the south — fried chicken,… Read More Headed South with Tupelo Honey Cafe
Low key evening called for an easy to make cocktail with ingredients on hand. Did some random browsing on imbibemagazine.com (gratuitous plug) and found the Old Maid, a gin-based drink with cucumber that is similar to one of my favorite home-made drinks, the Ocean Side. 2 oz. gin 1 oz. fresh lime juice 3/4 oz.… Read More You Can Bruise Leaves?
Spacious and refined, True Food provides a good setting for happy hours and cocktails that make you feel better about yourself. Ambiance: ***1/2 Decor: **** Cocktails: ***1/2 Service: **** Overall: 4 A cocktail-savvy friend recently recommended the cocktails at True Food Kitchen in the Mosaic neighborhood of Fairfax. I was a little leery – I usually… Read More Some Healthy Drinking at True Food Kitchen
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