Cocktail Menu: Saltbar in San Diego
November 10, 2011
Here is the cocktail menu of Saltbar in San Diego (downstairs from Saltbox, a restaurant in the Kimpton Hotel Palomar), from house mixologist Erin Williams, formerly of Pegu Club.
I like how she divided the menu.
HOUSE
St Lucia Sour 12
chairman’s reserve rum, cointreau noir, egg white, lemon, chai rye bitters, maple flakesBourbon Peach Tower 11
peach tea infused wild turkey 81 bourbon, lemon, honey, egg white, peach bittersMental Ward 10
high west “bourye” bourbon,pomegranate molasses, lime, sugarPimientos Dulces 11
herradura silver tequila, cointreau, lime, yellow bell peppers, cucumberKill Devil 11
la favorit blanc rhum, demarera sugar, green chartreuse, angostura bitters, floating lime lily padEquinox 11
famous grouse blended scotch whisky, yellow chartreuse, spiced syrup, lemon, green apple, pernod, star aniseOff the Beet’en Path 12
saffron infused gin, yuzu, ginger, beet brine, oj, elderflower syrup, angostura bitters, dainzu hibiscus saltMindanao Punch 10
pineapple infused flor de cana silver rum, habanero-lime syrup, lime, chili lime rim, champagne
DRINKING WITH THE STARSVesper 11
beefeater gin, smirnoff vodka, lillet blanc"The Bitch is dead..." Ian Fleming on James Bond in Casino Royale "he ordered one last Vesper, and never drank another"Stinger 11
fernet branca, remy martin 1738, fresh mint"Get me a Stinger, and make it a double!" Bette Midler, BeachesCaucasion 11
makers mark bourbon, kahlua, fresh whipped cream"It's A CAUCASION!" The Dude in the Big Lebowski on how to order white Russians. Here we’ve taken our own twist on a white Russian and used American whisky in lieu of Russian vodkaWhiskey Sour 12
four roses bourbon, lemon, sugar, egg white, peanut butter & jelly garnish"I'm perfectly capable of fixing my own breakfast. As a matter of fact, I had two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and two whisky sours" Tom Ewell ~The Seven Year Itch
TOASTING WITH FRIENDSWhiskey Smash 10
Dale DeGroff…author, “The Essential Cocktail” makers mark bourbon, lemon, sugar, mintMilano 10
Tony Abou Ganim…author“Contemporary Classic Cocktails”campari, cointreau, hanger one buddha hand citrus vodka, oj, egg white, club sodaEarl Grey MarTEAni 11
Audrey Saunders…owner, “The Pegu Club”,NYCearl grey infused tanqueray gin, lemon, egg whiteThe Statesman 12
Erik Castro…bar manager “Rick House” San Fran beefeater 24, rothman & winter pear, green chartreuse, angostura bittersChicago Club #2 11
Seth Laufman …bartender,”SaltBox” San Diegodel magauy vida mezcal, drambuie, velvet falernum, orange bitters, dolin dry vermouth
CLASSICSTreacle 10
matusalem rum, sugar, angostura bitters, apple juiceRattlesnake 9
famous grouse blended scotch whiskey, lemon, pernod, egg whiteSazerac 12
wild turkey rye, herbsaint, sugar, peychaud’s & angostura bittersFrench 75 12
beefeater gin, sugar, lemon, perrier jouet brutQueens Park Swizzle 10
flor de caña silver, simple syrup,peychaud’s bitters, lime, mint
ZERO PROOFCucumber Fizz 7
cucumber, sugar, lemon, club sodaBasil Smash 7
fresh basil, habanero-lime syrup, lime juiceclub sodaBrambleito 7
fresh blackberries, mint, lemon, sugar, club sodaLOW CAL
Aperol Spritz 8
aperol, lemon, white wine, club sodaBlushing Fizz 9
cointreau, hendrick’s gin, strawberries, cucumber, mint, club sodaBlood Orange Vino-jito 10
blood orange juice, cointreau, plymouth gin, white wine, club soda
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