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| - Hands down my favorite place to enjoy a night out in Cleveland. I'll preface this by saying that I'm a beer girl - craft beer, lite beer, college student beer, I don't discriminate and I choose to come here for cocktails instead because they are that good! Society Lounge is not a place for beer; it is a place for cocktails. Strong cocktails, girly cocktails, unique cocktails - all delicious cocktails. Dont be surprised when you ask for a miller lite and get an annoyed look from the bartender. It isn't because the place is stuck up, it's because they love their trade and want to share their specialties with you!
The menu is separated by apertifs, classics, originals, digestifs, and shareables. If you know what you like in a drink, each menu item has symbols next to it to reflect strength, taste (bitter, sweet, balanced etc), type of ice, and type of glass. If this all sounds too complicated and you just want a damn drink already (!), tell the bartender or server what type of liquor and/or cocktails that you usually enjoy and get their recommendation - I've never been lead astray.
My go-to drink is the cucumber gimlet. I don't think it's even on the menu anymore and the bartenders still happily make it for me. Muddled cucumber, gin, simple syrup, lime juice, oh my! It's refreshing and balanced and is exactly what you will want after a long day of work...and I love gin. I don't think I've ever come to Society and NOT gotten this drink, I buy it for my friends who normally drink gin or vodka tonics, I dream about this drink. My point is - try it!!
I like all of their gin drinks if I'm honest, but on to the whiskey and bourbon. A whiskey sour with egg whites is a nice classic - the egg whites just make it frothy and somehow the perfect texture for the flavor. They do a nice classic manhattan and old fashioned, but if looking for something a little different the "maple old fashioned" has maple syrup and a cinnamon and orange flavor and the "hamhattan" has pork infused bourbon and mustard bitters - yum! I've recently been ordering the "smoke & blood" which is a little on the sweeter side with cherry an orange flavors along with your whiskey, just a nice smooth drink.
The champagne drinks are good if the evening calls for champagne. I am told the Moscow mule is the best in the city. The coffee drinks are also delightful. There's truly something for everyone on the menu.
Atmosphere is great, not too loud for date night drinks earlier in the evening but a little louder after 10pm. Live music on Friday and Saturday nights. The bartenders and servers are always on point and the manager is usually there on weekend nights as well. They all want to make the place succeed and it shows. Cheers!
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