This hand made cask of lightly toasted Hungarian oak was selected to age some of Sly's classic Manhattans for the past five weeks. The goal? Making a smooth drink even smoother, "rounding off the edges". We cheated and tasted - it worked very, very well. Debut of the cask-aged Manhattan at Sly's is Repeal Day, Wednesday December 12, 2012. Come join us and celebrate the repeal of the Volstead Act in 1933.
From Mixmistress Mandy at Sly's:
The holiday season is upon us, and while I’m sure that everyone is already being inundated with catalogs and circulars and wish lists and Muzak carols in every store, I wanted to remind you of a lesser-known but still very important holiday, at least to the cocktailians here at Sly’s: December 5th, the anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition.
Being true patriots, we love our freedoms, and the restoration of the freedom to lift a glass with friends and loved ones without fear of jail time (at least, if one quaffs responsibly) bears celebration. To that end, we are pleased to announce that our third Repeal Day celebration will be taking place at Sly’s from opening at 11:30 a.m. to closing on Wednesday, December 5th. As is our tradition, we will be handing out our “speakeasy” menu, which every year features new cocktails conceived by our staff as well as forgotten but fabulous classics that Chris and I dig out of our collection of classic cocktail books. You must be present on the 5th to get your hands on one of these limited menus, and once you have one, you get the distinct privilege of being able to order those “secret” cocktails all year ‘round.
In years past, some cocktails that have been on the speakeasy menu have even made it into our general stable of excellent classics because you lovely people kept ordering them and made them exceptionally popular. Two that come to mind are the Whiskey Cocktail and the Corpse Reviver #2.
A couple of tastes of this year’s secret menu: we will be debuting a barrel-aged Manhattan made with our homemade bitters and delicious Kentucky bourbon and we will be presenting a variety of riffs on one of our best-sellers, the Moscow Mule. The theme for this year, if you will, is exactly that: we’re taking some of our best-loved and most popular cocktails and giving them some special little tweaks with some of our homemade ingredients and favorite liqueurs. Fans of the Vesper might want to try our Goldeneye. Fans of our Lemon Drop might want to try our When Life Gives You Lemons cocktail. I’m not giving any more away, however, in an effort to compel you to come down and get your speakeasy menu and try out a few of our specialties on this Bartender’s Holiday.
Please drink responsibly so that you don’t find yourself in a personal Prohibition. For our friends in Santa Barbara and Ventura, we encourage you to take the Amtrak, as we are only two blocks from the station in Carpinteria and there are multiple arrivals and departures on December 5th. Carpooling is encouraged and designated drivers are widely considered to be the sexiest members of any group. So please consider this to be your formal invitation to come lift a glass with us here at Sly’s in celebration of your right to do so. We’ll see you on December 5th!
Cheers! Mixmistress Mandy
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