WHAT TO ORDER
Drinks I stand behind.
Cocktails, mules, mocktails. Kevis-rated. The room matters as much as the recipe.
Cocktails
- ★ KEY PICK
Smoked Cherry Old Fashioned
Capital Bar & GrillBlack cherry bitters, applewood smoke, Old Forester 1920. Sit at the bar. Tip Marcus.
River Rocks Manhattan
The PantryRye-forward, vermouth made in-house, Luxardo. Order it stirred. Always stirred.
Mules
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Kevis Mule
Soulfish BistroTito's, ginger beer, pineapple, lime, basil. The house pour. That's the one I'd order.
Spicy Texarkana Mule
South on MainReposado, jalapeño-ginger syrup, lime, mint. Heat with a smile.
Honey Lavender Mule
The Capital HotelLocal honey, lavender, ginger beer, vodka. Twenty years and I still come back to this.
Mocktails
- ★ KEY PICK
Velvet Cherry Sage
Soulfish BistroTart cherry, sage, sparkling water, smoked salt rim. Zero-proof, full-presence.
Garden Cucumber Lavender
Trio'sCucumber, lavender, lemon, tonic. Drinking light. Looking serious.
Spiced Pomegranate Fizz
The PantryPom, cinnamon, cardamom, soda. Good after a heavy plate.