Trying not to be a cocktail snob - General Tiki

P paranoid123 Tiki Socialite New York City Joined: Dec 13, 2002 Posts: 379	P paranoid123 Posted posted on Tue, May 4, 2010 10:51 PM On 2010-05-04 21:07, kahalakruzer wrote: Come to California...It's called Don the Beachcomber. And you won't have to pay $7 a drink...you can get them as cheap as $4 (during happy hour at least) :wink: Oh no, I quite agree. I'm a native Californian, so I know drinks are cheaper than Manhattan. I enjoyed going to Tiki Ti for tiki drinks, and my favorite place for having a martini (stirred not shaken and actually using vermouth) was at the Dresden Room. The bartender, Steven, knew me by name and the drink was like $6. But I felt at the time that LA was a little behind in other cities when it came to using better spirits and fresh juices. Four years ago, the only place that I knew you could get that kind of cocktail was Hungry Cat in Hollywood. I think LA has improved a lot lately with bars like Varnish. I did go to Smuggler's Cove for the first time last week, and I enjoyed it a lot! There was no trouble getting in on a Friday, and got a seat at the bar, where the bartender was extremely friendly to us. A pleasant surprise was that I didn't know was that Smuggler's Cove had a happy hour. You can't find that at any "high end" bar in Manhattan! I'm not sure if I can credit NYC with being "ground zero for the cocktail revival", but NYC certainly knows how to use it as an excuse to push the price up.

On 2010-05-04 21:07, kahalakruzer wrote:

Come to California...It's called Don the Beachcomber. And you won't have to pay $7 a drink...you can get them as cheap as $4 (during happy hour at least) :wink:

Oh no, I quite agree. I'm a native Californian, so I know drinks are cheaper than Manhattan. I enjoyed going to Tiki Ti for tiki drinks, and my favorite place for having a martini (stirred not shaken and actually using vermouth) was at the Dresden Room. The bartender, Steven, knew me by name and the drink was like $6. But I felt at the time that LA was a little behind in other cities when it came to using better spirits and fresh juices. Four years ago, the only place that I knew you could get that kind of cocktail was Hungry Cat in Hollywood. I think LA has improved a lot lately with bars like Varnish.

I did go to Smuggler's Cove for the first time last week, and I enjoyed it a lot! There was no trouble getting in on a Friday, and got a seat at the bar, where the bartender was extremely friendly to us. A pleasant surprise was that I didn't know was that Smuggler's Cove had a happy hour. You can't find that at any "high end" bar in Manhattan!

I'm not sure if I can credit NYC with being "ground zero for the cocktail revival", but NYC certainly knows how to use it as an excuse to push the price up.

Post #528082 by paranoid123 on Tue, May 4, 2010 10:51 PM