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| - What a tasty little hideaway! It's so secret it doesn't even have signage yet...
I was a little confused as to if i was supposed to go into Union Pig & Chicken or if there was another entrance. I went into Union Pig and noticed a brightly lit hallway and made my way upstairs. Thankfully, it wasn't someone's living room I walked into, but a very clean looking bar.
It was clean in the sense that it was literally, very clean, but also it had a really clean aesthetic. I think you just expect craft cocktail joints to look like a speakeasy in the sense were it's darkly lite and mysterious.This place is bright with tons of natural light coming through the huge windows, light colored wood and a bunch of fun adirondack chairs lined against the wall. It was like a southern style speakeasy, but without no mint juleps!
The bartender was super friendly and definitely knew what he was doing behind the bar. I never claim to be a cocktail expert, but I do enjoy a fancy pants cocktail once in a while! These fancy pants cocktails were divine! In my humble opinion, there are times when I go into these places and I feel like there's just SO MUCH alcohol inside that tiny glass. I want to taste everything equally, I don't need to be falling on my face 20 minutes into happy hour! The cocktails I ordered seemed to be the perfect mix of everything.
I tried the Agnatha & Anni, which was bluecoat, yellow chartreuse, lingonberry and grapefruit. It was exactly what I wanted. Totally refreshing and as I said, the perfect ratio of juice to alcohol.
I honestly thought it couldn't get any better than that drink. But it did! I also tried the Grandeur & Glory and it may have been better than the first, which I don't even know how that could happen! It was Boyd & Blair vodka, cocchi americano, pear & savory. I have no clue what half those things are but they came together beautifully for another refreshing, not too tart, not too sweet cocktail.
Two things to note: They do not serve food from Union Pig upstairs and they don't serve the drinks from Harvard downstairs. They're neighbors that don't play together. I would think you'd want to serve those drinks downstairs or order up some food upstairs, but I'm sure there's a reason behind keeping them seperate.
I'll be back... and probably often!
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