Week 6: Brooklyn at Cafe des Amis

Evan Williams 7-year bourbon, Noilly Prat vermouth, Amer Picon, Luxardo maraschino

According the restaurant's menu almost every burough of New York has a cocktail in its name; however, only the Manhattan has remained in the public eye.  The cocktail was much sweeter than I expected, but still delicious.


Note: Despite being such a food centric city, I feel that large pockets of San Francisco still lack good restaurants with full bars.  I'm very excited about Cafe des Amis' opening for this reason, and I am sure other residents in the northern part of the city agree.

Week 2: Peachy Keane at Cyrus Restaurant

Weller Reserve bourbon, fresh peaches, lemon juice, brown sugar-black peppercorn syrup, and egg white

Scott Beattie put Cyrus on the map with his fresh ingredient approach. The bar hasn't skipped a beat with Erika Frey at the helm. Like all drinks I have had at Cyrus, this cocktail was amazing.

Note: Congratulations to Cyrus for being named the best restaurant bar in America by GQ magazine!