When first-timers take a seat at West Main, they get the same introduction: “we are a nineteenth century-inspired craft cocktail bar; we make all our ingredients in-house so as to provide the most authentic drinking experience possible,” with “authenticity” being the operative word. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
The Gin & Tonic has its origins in India during the nineteenth century, when British soldiers added gin to their tonic water to make it palatable. Tonic water is a carbonated beverage containing quinine, a bitter medication used to treat malaria. We make our tonic water from quinine tincture, gentian
Among many cultural casualties, Coronavirus has wrecked the familiar experience of dining out. Sweaty sidewalk seating, near-empty restaurants, PPE-shrouded staff, limited menus, all are part of our world now—some for the better, but still unfamiliar. While the experience may have changed, the earnestness of your locally-owned restaurants and bars has
honeycomb, bergamot, anise, apple blossomnoilly prat dry vermouth, bénédictine, absinthe, monk bitters An aperitif-style mixed drink, the chrysanthemum is a “lost” classic with hints of honey, vanilla, and wormwood. Created in the twilight of the Golden Age, it survived Prohibition and now enjoys a special place as the go-to option
orange, cinnamon, chocolate, blackberryKentucky bourbon, dubonnet rouge, picon, cointreau An obscure Golden Age cocktail with a murky origin story, the original Sanctuary belonged to a greater group of quinquina-based cocktails prepared with aromatized wine, Dubonnet Rouge. Our version is fortified with bourbon and barrel-aged, imbuing it with flavors of butterscotch, toffee,
end mark (n.): a mark used to signify the end of a transcript. Each week, our talented bar staff is challenged to create a new cocktail–or a riff on an existing classic–which not only follows in the thematic footsteps of the current volume, but also stays true to the mission statement of