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| - To be quite honest, I've walked by Acacia for the past month eagerly waiting for it to open not realizing it was already serving up cocktails. With the boarded wood over windows the outside had done a good job of tricking me into believing it wasn't open. Points in my book already.
As I walked in, the ambience was as I expected for a speakeasy-type establishment. Although the front of the bar was full by the time I arrived at 9:30, the low lights and an intimate setting made me immediately dig the front of the bar. I'm a sucker for these types of places. I was promptly handed a menu from the bar-keep and ordered a delicious cocktail which took about 4-5 minutes to be prepared. Once I was handed my cocktail, my friends and I decided to walk to the back room where were successfully obtained a place to sit.
The back room of this establishment is a complete departure from the front section of the bar. Overhead lighting and white walls combined with a dart board and golf video game threw me for a loop. This space seemed out of place and not in-sync with the front section. Hopefully they will fix this in the near future. Also, since there is a touchtone jukebox you always run the risk of hearing crappy pop music. Personally, I don't really want to hear Kesha while enjoying a nice cocktail (or ever for that matter) but that's just me and I realize its different strokes for different folks.
That being said, I'm here for the drinks and they certainly didn't disappoint! Everyone in my group really enjoyed their beverages. Upon finishing our first round, I decided to check out what they had to offer in the bourbon department. The bourbon list here is orgasmic. Three words: Pappy Van Winkle. Not only did they have the 12 year, 20 year, and the 23 year, they also had Pappy's Family Reserve Rye 13 year! Pappy is pretty much the bees knees of bourbon in my brain and I'm psyched I can finally get a glass of it somewhere in Pittsburgh! I'm excited to return to sample the countless other types of bourbon/scotch/whiskey that they have. Hopefully next time I can grab a seat at the bar so I can strike up a conversation with the bartenders to see how knowledgeable they are.
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