SUMMER BEER & $4 SHOT SPECIALS

Brooklyn Lager Bottles - $6

Sweet Action Cans - $7

Shot Specials "Peach Fuzz" and "Blue Bayou" - $4

Negroni - Bulldog Gin, Vermouth, Campari - Earthy tasting Campari celebrating Earth Day!

Earth Day has been celebrated 22^nd April since the 1970s.  Each decade has brought on different concerns for the fight for a clean environment.

You can find out more here

Cuba Libre - Mount Gay, Coke and a twist of lime - Lift a glass to Cuba’s Independence Day

No one quite knows when this drink was invented – some claim 1898 when the Americans entered Cuba during the Spanish-American war.  Trouble with this is that apparently there was no Coca Cola in Cuba till 1900 so it would have been tricky!  What’s definite is that it originated in Cuba and that it was an institution by the time Cuba achieved freedom from Spain on May 20 1902.

Lower Manhattan - Sweet Vermouth soaked Bing Cherries redefine it all

The original Manhattan is said to have been invented by a Dr Marshall at the Manhattan club in NYC in the early 1870s.  It was concocted on the occasion of a dinner held by Lady Randolph Churchill (Winston’s Mum) in honor of the presidential candidate Samuel.J.Tilden.

Here we put a little twist on it by soaking our Bing Cherries from the Candy Store on Rivington Street in sweet vermout, reclaiming it on the Lower East Side.

Mint Julep - Makers Mark, mint & simple syrup - Official drink of the Kentucky Derby – Happy Racing !



$1000 Mint Julep @ Kentucky Derby

The Mint Julep dates way back to the 18^th Century.  In those days Julep (originating a Persian word) described any drink that was sweet and associated as a ‘vehicle for medicine’ – hmmm – must have another for my health!

These days it’s best known as the official drink of the Kentucky Derby where they apparently serve 120,000 while the races are on!!

We don’t think we’ll be serving quite that many this week! 

We also won’t be featuring the $1000 Mint Julep that they’ve been serving at the Derby since 2006 -  this one’s served in gold-plated cups with silver straws with mint imported from Ireland, spring water ice cubes from the Bavarian Alps and sugar from Australia!

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Rum Punch - Bacardi, lots of exotic fruit and a Barramundi twist

Bacardi Building Havana

In 1830, Facundo Bacardi Masso, a Catalan wine merchant who had migrated to Cuba, discovered that he could refine the somewhat raw rum that was kicking around by filtering it through charcoal to remove impurities and ageing it in oak barrels to ‘smooth’ it out! – Bacardi, an up-market rum, was born.



Bacardi drinks are no longer found in Cuba today as the Bacardi family moved their empire out of Cuba to avoid nationalization. More recently though, this privately owned business has started to make more of a deal of its Cuban heritage – probably as a result of the growing international competition that it’s getting from 'Havana Club' – the increasingly popular Cuban government-owned rum.

Enjoy this lovely rum punch – perfect as the days get longer and warmer!

Spring Fling - Mango Vodka, Apple Pucker, Cranberry Juice - HAPPY SPRING!!

Infused Vodka @ Barramundi

Spring is officially here (20^th March)! - So is Bach’s birthday (21^st March)
Remember when there were none of these flavored Vodkas on the market – Hmm – maybe I’m ageing myself.
Anyway now you can get just about anything.  Infusing liquor yourself though isn’t that difficult and it can be fun – we do it at Barramundi!

Here’s a great intro by our friends at the Spirit -  http://www.thespir.it/articles/how-to-infuse-your-own-cocktails/