Talk about a tempest in a teapot—Buttermilk & Bourbon’s Alligator Wine cocktail features a tea service presentation complete with liquid nitrogen for a quick chill and a lasting wow factor. “It creates a very dramatic effect of a steaming pot of hot tea,” says general manager Colleen Hagerty, noting that the idea to serve booze out of a teapot was a nod to afterhours “cold tea” service in Boston. But the handpainted teapots and cups adorned with skulls and “poison” are inspired by New Orleans’ voodoo culture, and the off-menu concoction for two or more is available exclusively in the blacklight-adorned Voodoo Lounge. Named for a song by blues singer Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, the cocktail features Woodford Reserve rye, a housemade pomegranate syrup and fresh orange and lime juices. “It’s a fruity, refreshing drink [whose] sweetness is balanced by the spicy robustness of the rye whiskey,” Hagerty says. Pinkies up!
$40 at Buttermilk & Bourbon, 160 Comm. Ave., Boston (617-266-1122) buttermilkbourbon.com
Breaking the Glass
By Sarah Hagman & Meghan Kavanaugh | Photo Credit: Holly Rike | April 7, 2017
Alligator Wine at Buttermilk & Bourbon
Talk about a tempest in a teapot—Buttermilk & Bourbon’s Alligator Wine cocktail features a tea service presentation complete with liquid nitrogen for a quick chill and a lasting wow factor. “It creates a very dramatic effect of a steaming pot of hot tea,” says general manager Colleen Hagerty, noting that the idea to serve booze out of a teapot was a nod to afterhours “cold tea” service in Boston. But the handpainted teapots and cups adorned with skulls and “poison” are inspired by New Orleans’ voodoo culture, and the off-menu concoction for two or more is available exclusively in the blacklight-adorned Voodoo Lounge. Named for a song by blues singer Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, the cocktail features Woodford Reserve rye, a housemade pomegranate syrup and fresh orange and lime juices. “It’s a fruity, refreshing drink [whose] sweetness is balanced by the spicy robustness of the rye whiskey,” Hagerty says. Pinkies up!
$40 at Buttermilk & Bourbon, 160 Comm. Ave., Boston (617-266-1122) buttermilkbourbon.com
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