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Chapter I: Beach Reads
Our lightest and most effervescent drinks, these are a little like taking a tropical vacation.
NEW! Gone With The Wind $14
We guarantee you’ll give a damn about this bubbly peach concoction.
BRANDY, PEACH, LILLET, HONEY, PROSECCO – 5oz
It’s back! THE MYSTERY AT LILAC INN $14
The real secret is how this drink can be both so striking and so delicious.
EMPRESS 1908 GIN, APEROL, ST GERMAIN ELDERFLOWER, LEMON, SODA – 1.75oz
The rum diary $14
A beachy mash-up of a Pina Colada and a Dark ‘n’ Stormy.
Coconut-infused mount gay & havana club rum, pineapple shrub, ginger beer – 2oz
Beatrice and Virgil $14
Those who carry a knife and a pear (and this tasty cocktail) are never afraid of the dark.
Four Roses Bourbon, Pear, Lemon, Honey-thyme, Soda – 2oz
NEW! JOY IN THE MORNING $14
Exactly what your butler would make you for breakfast (if you had a butler).
VODKA, GINGER, VANILLA, ORANGE, RHUBARB BITTERS, GRAPEFRUIT SODA – 1.5oz
Chapter II: Adventures
Shaken, citrus-y and inventive, these cocktails will take you on a tasty trip!
NEW! AFTER SUCH PLEASURES $15
You may not be able to teach an old dogma new tricks, but this deliciously modern take on an Algonquin begs to differ.
WRITERS’ TEARS IRISH WHISKEY, DRY CURACO, DRY VERMOUTH, PINEAPPLE, LEMON, CARDAMOM BITTERS, MEZCAL SPRITZ – 2oz
NEW! FLUKE $14
If you loved Fool, just wait ’til you try this Christopher Moore inspired refresh of a gin fizz.
GIN, ORANGE, CHOCOLATE CHAI TEA, CREAM, EGG WHITE – 1.5oz
***Contains egg white & dairy***
Everyone brave is forgiven $14
This book, set during the Blitz inspired what may be the most quintessentially English cocktail we’ve ever created.
Earl Grey Infused Gin, Lillet Blanc, Lemon, Lavender – 2oz
It’s back! STILL LIFE WITH WOODPECKER $15
Tastes like a fairytale for nihilists.
STRAWBERRY INFUSED CAZADORES TEQUILA, VANILLA LIQUEUR, LEMON, EGG WHITE, ROOT BEER BITTERS – 2oz
***Contains egg white***
Chapter III: Epics
Stirred and spirit-forward, these sippers combine crowd-pleasing classics with some wild new twists!
NEW! VELVET WAS THE NIGHT $16
El Elvis would approve of this layered, smoky cure for world-weary, shadowy evenings.
MEZCAL, CASSIS, CALVADOS, FINO SHERRY, CHOCOLATE/HAZELNUT AND COFFEE BITTERS, LEMON OIL – 2oz
IT’S BACK! SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE $14
Like a negroni, if it were unstuck in time.
EL DORADO 8 AND WRAY & NEPHEW RUMS, CAMPARI, COCCHI AMERICANO, FINO SHERRY – 2oz
FAHRENHEIT 451 $14
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” Our take on an old-fashioned.
FORTY CREEK COPPER POT WHISKEY, MAPLE SIMPLE SYRUP, ANGOSTURA BITTERS, ORANGE ZEST – 2oz
City on Fire $16
Smoky and complex with a very loooong finish (the book and the drink).
ARDBEG 10 & JOHNNY WALKER BLACK SCOTCH, LOS SIETES MISTERIOS MEZCAL, COINTREAU, BITTERS, SIMPLE SYRUP – 2oz
*A gratuity of 18% will be added to parties of 6 or more.*
Chapter IV: YA (Non-Alcoholic)
Of course grown-ups can read YA novels, and we can all enjoy these booze-free alternatives.
THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET $10
“We are tired of being beautiful”…but this bright and tropical drink sure isn’t!
SEEDLIP GROVE, MANGO JUICE, ELDERFLOWER, RHUBARB BITTERS
THE LIGHTNING THIEF $10
Everybody, even monsters, needs the attention delivered by this herbaceous NA cocktail.
SEEDLIP GARDEN, PEAR JUICE, LEMON, HONEY-THYME SYRUP, WALNUT BITTERS
***Contains walnuts***
DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE $6
A spicy mocktail fit for an angel (or a chimera).
PINEAPPLE-ROSEMARY SHRUB, SIMPLE SYRUP, HELLFIRE BITTERS, SODA
*CONTAINS A TRACE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL DUE TO THE HELLFIRE BITTERS*