Cocktail Culture
Cocktail Culture
Come and Get Your Love
Scarlet Starlet As served at Delmonico Steakhouse in the Venetian, $15
February 9th, 2012
The Scarlet Starlet is a just one of the nine drinks that comprise Delmonico’s unique whiskey cocktail list. Here, Solano takes the edge off a 10-year-old scotch with flavors of vanilla, citrus, hibiscus and strawberry, but the scotch will not be kept down—the final effect is as striking and powerful a statement as a pair of red patent-leather stilettos. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Message on a Bottle
February 9th, 2012
Make a personal gift even more personal with this too-sweet Valentine’s Day gift, which allows you to boldly declare your love using a paint pen on a limited-edition bottle of Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial. Read more »
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Nuthin’ Fancy
A sampling of cocktails at Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ & Beer in Excalibur
February 2nd, 2012
“We take our drinks seriously,” says BarMagic of Las Vegas’ Tobin Ellis, “but never drinking. It should be fun.” The beverage consultant had to strike a very fine balance when creating the cocktail menu for Drive This! Entertainment’s newest bar and restaurant concept. Read more »
Slam ’em!
Bottled, carbonated Alabama Slammers
February 2nd, 2012
It doesn’t get more Southern or quintessentially rock ’n’ roll than the Alabama Slammer. But, in the spirit of reinvention, Ellis has taken a cue from his friend and colleague Jeffrey Morgenthaler of Portland, Ore.’s mixology hot spot, Clyde Common. Read more »
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Postmodern Classic
Liquid Nitrogen Cable Car, As served at Hyde Bellagio, $20
January 26th, 2012
Today, a new operator is enjoying success with a frosty delicacy that capitalizes on seeds sown by Abou-Ganim more than a decade ago. Inspired by the avant-garde culinary techniques of Spanish chef José Andrés, the Liquid Nitrogen Cable Car is a collaboration by Hyde Bellagio barman Jose Zepeda Jr. and SBE Hotel Group vice president Oliver Wharton. Read more »
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Gung Hay Fat Choy
The Firedrake Kiss As served at Fusion Mixology Bar in the Palazzo, $12
January 19th, 2012
Symbolism is big where Chinese New Year is concerned, as are the flavors presented by Palazzo’s award-winning mixologist Wendy Verdel-Hodges in her Chinese New Year cocktail. "The cocktail offers many complex flavors that are sure to tempt the palate," says Verdel-Hodges, who is well known for her ability to transform just about anything edible into a delicious and thought-provoking cocktail. And those complex flavors, they come in waves. "First you taste bitter citrus notes, followed by sweet ginger and ending with a kiss of heat." Read more »
Scene Stirs
Seven reasons to lift up a glass
January 19th, 2012
Last month we told you about Newcastle Brown’s Winter IPA. The latest limited-edition creation, Newcastle Founders’ Ale, is a full-bodied brew with dry, hoppy and roasted flavors, a tribute to the five founding breweries of Newcastle, available through April. Read more »
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An Apple a Day...
Apple Margarita, as served at Lily Bar & Lounge in Bellagio, $20
January 12th, 2012
“I wanted it to be an experience,” says Light Group corporate mixologist Emilio Tiburcio. The doors to Lily Bar & Lounge won’t open till next month, but the Brazilian native has been hard at work creating the new venue’s cocktail menu almost since the project was announced. So what would be more natural to menu genesis than the apple? Read more »
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A New Year, Baby
Tin Pan Alley—As served at Mob Bar, $11
January 5th, 2012
Everything old is new again. So it should come as no surprise that the Sidecar served at downtown's new watering hole, Mob Bar, is a throwback to the original, but with some modern twists. Said to have been created in either Paris or London, and made with brandy (preferably cognac or Armagnac), triple sec and lemon juice, the classic World War I-era cocktail has spurred a fleet of variations, including the Bourbon Sidecar, and has ton of cousins, such as the gin-based Chelsea Sidecar, a.k.a. White Lady. Read more »
Scene Stirs
Seven reasons to lift up a glass … to the New Year!
January 5th, 2012
A new year calls for some new haunts. Now open for your imbibing enjoyment: Mob Bar on Third Street and Ogden Avenue, Public House in the Venetian, Old Homestead in Caesars Palace, Hyde Bellagio, 1 Oak in The Mirage, Lynyrd Skynyrd in Excalibur, Bottles & Burgers in Tivoli Village and Oscar's in the Plaza. Now, who's buying? Read more »
