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Low Alcohol/No Alcohol — 2941 has Created A Vices & Virtues Cocktail Menu To Start Off The New Decade.  The Menu Features Themed Beverages For All The Imbibers, Those Partaking In Dry January, Those Who Are Changing Up Their Drinking Styles, And For Those Who Prefer Not To Change A Thing.  A Fun And Creative Tribute To All The New Year?s Resolutions, The New Cocktail Menu Was Created By Newly Appointed Bar Manager Nikki Drake.  It Is Featured From January Through March 2020.  Prices Range From $13 To $18 Per Spirited Libation And The Temperance Cocktails Are Priced From $8 To $10.  Beginning In January, Those Feeding Their Vices Can Look Forward To Spirit-forward Cocktails. For Those Going Zero-proof, The Options Are Equally As Flavorful.  They Include The Negroni With Seedlip Spice, Verjus, Vincotto, And House-made Bitters; The18th Amendment With Seedlip Garden, Fever-Tree Indian Tonic, Indonesian Long Pepper, And Fresh Ginger; The Persephone?s Penancewith Orchid Cordial, Pomegranate, Limb, And Bubbles, And The Blood Orange Mule With Bergamot, Blood Orange Shrub, And Ginger Beer.

Roasty & Toasty Cocktails — Blue Duck Lounge And Blue Duck Tavern Have Unveiled A Selection Of Cocktails Perfect For Toasting During The Winter Months.  Six Seasonal Cocktails, One Barrel-aged Libation, One Mocktail, And Two Winters “warmers” Have Been Added To The Menu Just In Time For Cold Snowy Weather.  These New Drinks Are The Creation Of Lead Bartender Cole Burger And Will Be Available Through The End Of February. Cocktails Include The Forbidden Forest With Lapsang Souchong (black Tea)-infused Rye, Saffron Honey, Lemon, And Truffle Cream, Or The Grandma’s House With Virginia Wine, Maryland Apple Brandy, And Island Spices.  Finally, Those Seeking A Non-alcoholic Refreshment Can Opt For Blue Duck Tavern’s Seasonal “mock-tail”, The Pineapple – Passionfruit Julep

Ménage à Trois — Make It A ménage à Trois At Buffalo & Bergen with A Tryst Of Cocktails From Mixologist Gina Chersvani For $30! Choose Your Own Boozy Beverage Adventure With Drinks Like The Fade Into You cocktail With Silencio Mezcal, Espolon Silver, Fresh Lime Juice, And Fresh Carrot Juice, With Coco Lopez or The Love Song with Deadwood Rye, Beet Juice, Lemon Juice, Ginger Juice, Egg White, Cranberry Syrup, and A Dash Of Cherry Bark Vanilla Bitters, Garnished With Edible Lace.

Cherry Blossom Cocktail — This Year’s Cherry Blossom Festival will Formally Kick-off With The Annual Pink Tie Party on March 20, 2020. This Year At The Watergate Hotel and The 2020 Cherry Blossom Festival, The Next Whisky Bar’s Head Bartender And Supervisor, Rachel Sergi, Will Debut Her Award-winning Libation, Philosopher’s Walk. This beautifully Blossomed Beverage Was Selected At This Year’s Pre-party Bartender’s competition For The Cherry Blossom Festival And Will Be Presented As the Official Drink at This Year’s Pink Tie Party. Philosopher’s Walk blazes A New Trail Of Its Own: A Cocktail That Creates A Calming, Yet Simultaneously Sensory Journey Akin To That Of The Iconic Walkway That Follows A Cherry-tree-lined Canal In Kyoto, Japan, From Which It Drew Inspiration.

Cocktails From The House — With International Women’s Day coming Up On Sunday, March 8, Lupo Verde has Created A Cocktail That Pays Homage To Speaker Of The United States House Of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.  Created By The Beverage Team Of Lupo Verde, A Rustic Italian Restaurant Located In The Heart Of The Nation’s Capital, The Nancy Pelosi is Named After This Famous Woman, Showcasing Ingredients That Highlight Certain Aspects Of Her Life.  The Nancy Pelosi Cocktail Incorporates Makers Mark Whiskey, Amaro Nocino Del Molise (a Sticky Dark Brown Liqueur From The Emilia-Romagna Region Of Northern Italy Where Pelosi’s Mother Is From).  The Drink Also Incorporates grapefruit, California Avocado Syrup (to Pay Tribute To The 12th District Of California, Which She Represents), Chantilly Chocolate Bitters And Local Beer (Pelosi Is Known To Enjoy Chocolate And Beer) And Is Garnished With A Mint Leaf And A Chocolate Stick.  You’ll Notice This Cocktail Incorporates Seven Ingredients As Pelosi Is The Youngest Of Seven Children.

Hot Cocktails —Stable owner And Beverage Director Silvan Kraemer Has crafted Hot Cocktails To Warm You Up This Season. The Hot Libations Stay True To The “all Things Swiss” Mantra At Stable, Utilizing Spirits From Switzerland Or Harkening Back To Classic Winter Cocktails Enjoyed In Kraemer’s Native Country. The Hot Boozy Beverage Roster Includes Glühwein ($9), a signature Swiss Hot Spiced Red Wine, Feuerzange ($14) featuring mulled Wine Flambéed With Goldschläger Cinnamon Schnapps  Liqueur And Jägertee ($9) with Spiced Stroh Rum, Hot Water, And Lemon.