SF Classic Cocktail Tour #27 - Saturday June 23rd (page 20)

See everyone on Saturday

If you arrive early check out:

CASK 17 Third St @ Market
Bourbon & Branch have opened this new wine & spirits shop
2 blocks from our first stop GITANE

BART is your best option Saturday
The Chinese New Year Parade is the same day
The bars should be less crowded

Chief Bartender and I will be there. Probably will check out Cask beforehand as we SHOULD arrive early. Love Bourbon & Branch so can't wait to see what the shop is like. See ya all Saturday.

Stop by Cask if you have the time. I really enjoyed the place.I picked up some items, my regular liquor outlets didn't have.

have fun this round of bars are pretty good, Your lucky rumrunner scouted these places out.

2 cocktail recipes we had on the first bar crawl in Dec. I enjoyed them. I found courtey of small hand foods web site They make the Pineapple gum syrup. enjoy.

Single Village Fix
Thad Vogler, Beretta, San Francisco
1½ oz Del Maguey Minero mezcal
1 oz pineapple gum syrup
¾ oz fresh lime juice
Shake vigorously in mixing tin and strain into chilled coupe

Kokomo
Brooke Arthur, Range, San Francisco

1½ oz Flor de Caña 7 year rum
¾ oz pineapple gum syrup
½ oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz Benedictine
½ oz Madeira
Shake all ingredients vigorously in a mixing tin and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg on top.

Glad you can make it
Take BART to avoid the parade traffic

Did some good research for the Oakland crawl
FLORA, MUA, OZUMO

I can't wait! See ya there!

Kim and I will be there!

Brenda's running a fever so we won't make the crawl this month. Bummer because we were looking forward to the company and the fine cocktails. Be sure to hoist a Manhattan and a Cosmo to our absences.

Man, this was a blast! The Chinese New Year parade made things tricky, but we made it work in the end.

I could not make it across the parade route to get to the first location, so I went directly to the second location (The Clock Bar). The drinks there were very good. The staff was very knowledgeable about their drink menu and the bartender was very friendly. My favorite drink was the Sage Advise.

The third stop was Fish and Farm. I had the Persimmon Flip, which was yummy. We didn't stay here long, but I also had their Fried Chicken dinner. Was pricey but very good.

We then went back to the first stop (Gitane) so I could get in on that action. This was everyone's favorite bar. Our bartender was very nice and took a lot of time to explain the drinks and make recommendations even though it was fairly crowded. My favorite drink there was the Sing Sing.

Another fantastic night on the Paul Crawl! Can't wait for next month's! And thanks to Rumrunner for making this whole thing happen.

~Hanford

#3 may have been the best one yet for drink quality

Fish & Farm had the most surprising one:

"Drunkin Pumpkin" pumpkin liquor, cinnamon vanilla vodka, sweet spiced cream, glass rimmed with graham cracker crust
a great end of the night dessert cocktail

Our friends at NOPA have opened NOPALITA, a small 32 seat Mexican restaurant at Broderick & Oak Streets

COMING SOON........SF CLASSIC COCKTAIL #4 March 7 BOURBON & BRANCH, RYE, CANTEEN
times to be announced soon

you've got a block, Paul. It's Cantina.

Sorry I was out of town last weekend, sounded tasty.

• NEW Date -

SF CLASSIC COCKTAIL TOUR #4 now is MARCH 14 Saturday

BOURBON & BRANCH, RYE, CANTINA
Times to be announced soon

We will try to reserve the Mezzanine at Bourbon & Branch, so an RSVP would help

Some good SF cocktail news.....Thad Volger will open a new cocktail lounge across the street
from Slims Night Club in the old location of 20 Tank Brewery.....should be great!!
Look for it in Oct 2009

Yay! Thanks for the date change, Paul! Consider this my RSVP!

On 2009-02-14 02:01, JenTiki wrote:
Yay! Thanks for the date change, Paul! Consider this my RSVP!

Ditto. And consider this an RSVP for B and I.

I'm looking forward to this one. We love B&B and I've heard great things about Cantina.

It's gonna be a great day to get drunk.
That is also the day for San Francisco's St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Ah hell! Not another parade!

Yessireeee...thanks for the date change...now I can seriously think about doing this. I will check back in on time announcements.

Today's SF Chronicle Bay Area's Top Bartenders
We have tried 3 of them on our tours
Reza at Conduit, Brooke at Range, Marco at the Clock Bar

SF Classic Cocktail Tour #4 Saturday March 14

1. BOURBON & BRANCH 501 Jones @ O'Farrell 5:30pm - 7:15pm
   We will be in the Library Room Ring the buzzer The password is "Books"

2. RYE 688 Geary @ Leavonworth St 7:30- 8:45 pm
   try an "Old Cuban" or a "Basil Gimlet"

3. CANTINA 580 Sutter @ Mason St. 9:00 - 10:30pm
   try a "St Barth's daiquiri

I you happen to be downtown early.......

@ George Krevsky Gallery 77 Geary St 2nd Floor

THE ART OF RICHARD LINDNER Reception Sat March 14 4:30 - 6:30pm
If you don't know who he is, you need to find out, a rare showing of his work

Awesome, awesome!! Hitting up B&B, one of my faves!!
We'll be there fo'sure!

Looking forward to March's crawl! I'll be there for all stops.

let the GOOD TIMES ROLL!

Let the good times roll.

I'll be there for all stops too
except Pittsburg/Bay Point.....urk

Don't forget to get the Bourbon & Branch password for the Library

Consider me a "maybe"

On 2009-03-09 20:26, Rum Runner wrote:
I'll be there for all stops too
except Pittsburg/Bay Point.....urk

Don't forget to get the Bourbon & Branch password for the Library

haha, just remember to stand on the way home on BART ,not sit.

Have fun !

This weeks reading assignment:

"The New Cocktailians by Jonathan Gold LA Weekly March 4

This will get you into the mood for Saturday

One minor change for tonite

Bourbon & Branch times will be 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Library section does not open until 6pm

Here is the link to your homework assignment from the Rum Runner...

The New Cocktailians article

:drink:

Homework on a weekend? What a drag!

Wait a tick, I'm really good at this subject.

Hey, good times last night! All of the places on The Paul Crawl were fantastic! Much thanks to Paul for organizing it, and leading the way. Here's a few pics from Saturday's festivities:

Rye

Cantina

Gitane

Good times! Good times.

Sorry to have missed out on the fun. It looks like a good time. And I really wanted to finally visit Cantina after walking by all those times. Paul, when's the next one?

3 words for the next one Paul: Bars with Food!

But seriously, thanks for arranging another fabulous evening of imbibing! All great bars and mostly good drinks! Seriously though, there needs to be either time between bars to stop for food, or at least one stop on the crawl that has food available onsite. As much as I enjoyed my late night snack with Hanford, I hated having to leave the group to get something to soak up all the booze.

Thanks for coming everyone. Thank You Mai Tai for the photos

Next up is Classic Cocktail #5 OAKLAND We visit 3 in downtown Oakland

All stops will have food, and all are near 19th St BART station

FLORA MUA & OZUMO Times t.b.a. Saturday April 4

Classic Cocktail #5 OAKLAND Saturday April 4

1. FLORA 1900 Telegraph @ 19th St 5:00pm - 6:30pm
   try a Ward 8, Thaddeus Mule, Last Word
   food is American Comfort style

2. PICAN 2295 Broadway @ Grand 6:30 - 8:00pm
   try a Revolver, Soul Kiss(strong!) Kentucky Crusta
   excellent New Orleans cuisine, everything is good

3. 3 Options to choose from: 8:00 - 10:00pm

MUA 2442 Webster @ Broadway (interesting decor, but 3 blocks away from PICAN)
OZUMO 2251 Broadway(right next door to PICAN) contemporary Japanese Bar
LUKA's TAPROOM 2221 Broadway(near PICAN) good cocktail list

All stops near 19th St BART OAKLAND Food at all stops

Alright! Coming back home. Will definitely be there, but will be late. Celebrating my bday that with my family so may be bringing a cousin or two.

Can't make this one. I have a volunteer commitment in the city. :(

I will be there....looking forward to checking out Pican!

See you tonite !!

Can't wait!

I have engagment already , but I am trying to get out of it, if so I'll see you guys around 8 pm.

I haven't been to Pican yet, but the rest I have been to . I go up to Mau on first friday of the month for the art openings. I like this the funkiness of the decore, it an old auto shop.

Have fun !

Looks like at least some of the Gindicate will finally make it to a Paul Crawl.

See you tonight.

We'll see ya there!

Look out for drive-by Mai Tai's and Coco Locos. We'll be keepin' it real in the Nickel Dime.

I can't make it, I'm sick. have 8 or 9 drinks for me!

Will do!!! :D

Well, how much fun was that?!

*thumbs up