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Month: May 2017

Neighborhood Power – Truxton Inn

Lending some more class and power to Bloomingdale, Truxton Inn is a great spot to socialize and skim through some classic cocktails and paperbacks. Ambiance: ****1/2 Decor: ****1/2 Cocktails: **** Service: **** Overall: 4.25 As a fan of McLellan’s Retreat in Dupont, I was excited to hear that the folks behind that darkened haunt were starting a new spot in… Read More Neighborhood Power – Truxton Inn

May 26, 2017 HelloCocktailsLeave a comment

It’s a Grog Party!

This week I’m reviewing Richard Snow’s riveting new history of the Battle of Hampton Roads, which got me in the mood to make up some old school naval cocktails. And you really can’t get more old school or naval than Grog, the first cocktail of the ocean seas! Grog, for those poor souls unitiated in Royal Navy/alcohol… Read More It’s a Grog Party!

May 17, 2017May 26, 2017 HelloCocktailsLeave a comment

Cocktail Chill – Union Drinkery

A wonderfully sedate and honest neighborhood bar, Union Drinkery is a good spot for relaxation and solid drinks. Ambiance: **** Decor: **** Cocktails: **** Service: ****1/2 Overall: 4 Georgia Avenue is growing  on me: eclectic and ramshackle, the area retains a bit of genuine DC character, still untouched by commercial blanding. Oh, and Alfie’s is there.… Read More Cocktail Chill – Union Drinkery

May 6, 2017 HelloCocktailsLeave a comment

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"...an America fervently devoted to the quaint goals of working together and getting along. Of course, this America does exist. It's called Canada." Had a wonderful weekend in one of my favorite cities, Montreal. Among other things, I got to sip custom cocktails at the spectacular @thecloakroombar and attend my first @f1 grand prix - can't wait to return.
"There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one." Visited the splendid @shotodc and enjoyed a "Lychee martini" with gin, sake, lychee, and lime.
"I was delighted to see you again, and forgot for the moment that all happiness is fleeting." So wonderful to see @shinobipaws again after a 2 year hiatus - thanks to @mtdefiance for the opportunityto try their Gin Noveau!
"There was never a moment between us that did not measure the extent of our true connection. To go harder, take more, die first." No trip to NYC would be complete without a visit to the legendary @pdtnyc - thanks to @sambrooks_bar for the amazing hospitality! This is the "Shark" with butter-infused rum, overproof rum, cane syrup, blue curacao, lemon, pineapple, heavy cream, frangelico, and tiki bitters.
"All the things that happened there just couldn't happen. It was all dream stuff. Or was it all real and true and was it that she, Francie, was the dreamer?" Went to a lot of beautiful Brooklyn bars this weekend but the @hoteldelmano really stood out - just a great moody aesthetic that you can get lost in. This is the "99 Roses" with dry gin, orchard pear, ginger, lemon, and rose water.
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