ANVIL’S SPRING 2011 COCKTAIL MENU

Spring isn’t really a season in Houston – it just a brief transition. Nevertheless, we are living it up while we can. Below is our current house cocktail menu. I’m very proud of our staff, and I think this is definitely the best menu we’ve put out to date. We kept a couple we couldn’t part with from the last menu, and of course, we will never pull our house cocktail, The Brave, but everything else is new. I’ve got a tendency to only post on this blog when I have a ridiculous amount of information to discuss about a single topic. I don’t know why I don’t just casually post like this anymore. We might just have to fix that – especially if our bartender Alex insists on taking awesome photos of the whole new cocktail menu like the one above. Thanks for the help Alex – you rock! You can view our full menu, including our current featured classics list (there’s a Phil Ward drink on there) at our website here.

RUM SELECTIONS (Definitely Tiki Influenced):

Pete’s Sake – Aged Rum, Peach Brandy, Don’s Spices #2, Lime, Orange
k-38 – White Rum, Mezcal, Lemon, Agave Nectar, Tomatillo, Hopped Grapefruit Bitters
The Ladder of Death – Dark Rum, Aged Rum, Overproof Rum, Lemon, Orange, Pineapple, House Grenadine, Aromatic Bitters

WHISK(E)Y SELECTIONS (For the Diehards):

The Ugly American – Bourbon, Cardamaro, Quina, Orange Bitters
The London Guinea – Scotch, Pimm’s, Lemon, Birch, House Sarsaparilla Bitters
Black Betty – Fenugreek-Infused Rye, Bonal, Italian Bitter, Xocolatl Mole Bitters

GIN SELECTIONS (The Most Diverse Section of the Menu):

The Royal Kris – Gin, Batavia Arrack, Lime, Passion Fruit Syrup, Sriracha, Seltzer
Allenro – Old Tom Gin, Dry Vermouth, Galliano, Orange Flower Water
Maharaja Buck – Cardamom-Infused Gin, Lime, Turmeric, House Tamarin Jam, House Ginger Beer

AGAVE SELECTIONS (Tequila’s Actually in the Minority):

La Soldadera – Sotol, Yellow Chatreuse, Blanc Vermouth, Xocolatl Mole Bitters
Morelos St. – Tequila, Lemon, House Cranberry-Angelica Liqueur, Sage, Tonic
The Brave – Mezcal, Sotol, Averna, Curacao, Aromatic Bitters

OTHER SELECTIONS (By “Other”, We Apparently Mean “Amari”):

Golden Gate Swizzle – Fernet, Falernum, Orgeat, Lemon, Aromatic & Orange Bitters
Bitter Roots – Cynar, Aged Rum, Madeira, Honey, India Pale Ale, Aromatic Bitters

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