The wife and I decided to check out the Franklin for drinks. The Franklin is a classy, upscale lobby bar in the classy, upscale Delano. We arrived around 4pm on a Tuesday and all of the seats at the bar were taken. We found seats on one of the couches, which were served by the obligatory attractive cocktail waitresses. Looking over the menu, I was immediately drawn to the Comfortably Numb ($18), a barrel aged cocktail made with Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon, Giffard Vanille de Madagascar, and coffee bean-infused Carpano Antica Vermouth. I was practically licking my chops in anticipation, until our waitress came back a few minutes later and informed me that they were out of it. Really? Major disappointment. I went with my Plan B, the Jefferson Library ($15) made with Jefferson's Reserve Bourbon, lemon juice, maple syrup, Angostura, and Innis & Gunn Scottish Porter. The Jefferson Library fell into the category of "sometimes less is more." There was too much going on in the pilsner glass that it was served, which resulted in the bourbon notes being lost in the mix. While it certainly wasn't a bad cocktail or a poorly made one, it wasn't one where I'd order another and there really wasn't anything else on the cocktail list other than the unavailable Comfortably Numb that appealed to me. The Franklin is what it is, a hotel lobby bar, not a reliable destination for craft cocktails.