COCKTAILS

Speakeasy Classics & Fab Favorites

bee’s knees

kintla peak gin + local honey + lemon + lemon twist

amaretto french 75 spritz

kintla peak gin + lemon + wood’s rose amaretto + seltzer

sidecar

highline rye or kintla peak gin + lemon + flathead sunrise tangerine liq.

old fashioned

highline rye + house simple + orange bitters + lemon peel

casa oro

montequila silver + grapefruit + local honey + lemon

GIN [minor] FIZZ

kintla peak gin + flathead sunrise tangerine liq. + lemon + seltzer

the buck

(aka moscow mule) river rock vodka + lime + ginger

whitefish long island iced tea

(ours is sooo much better than the regular version)

white russian

rock creek vodka + cream + coffee liqueur

bulldog

rock creek vodka + cream + coffee liqueur + coca-cola

painkiller

choose rum with spices or huckleberry reserve + coconut + pineapple + orange + nutmeg

spicy caesar

rock creek veggie infused vodka + clamato + worcestershire + lime + spicy pickled veggies

flower child

choose rock creek hibiscus infused vodka + woods rose amaretto or huckleberry reserve + lavender lemonade

Speakeasy.
Blind Tiger.
Blind Pig.
Green Doors.

Whatever you call them, Speakeasys boomed and poured every fermented spirit they could get their hands on to keep up with thirsty tipplers during Prohibition.

The existence of Speakeasys was an open secret

They were hidden everywhere: in backrooms, basements, attics and shacks — in fact, there were over 100,000 (that we know about) in New York City alone.

Mix it up!

During Prohibition, cocktails surged in popularity as a way to hide the unrefined flavor of homemade hooch and bathtub gin.

The first recorded use of “speakeasy” appeared in a 1823 British slang dictionary

It took 66 more years for the term to cross the pond into print in the United States. In 1889, The Harrisburg Independent, a Pittsburgh-area newspaper, used the word to refer to a saloon operating without a license.

THE ROOT OF EVIL

People in small towns were convinced that alcohol was the root of all their crime. When prohibition went into effect some towns even tried selling their jails thinking they wouldn't need them anymore.

Cruises to nowhere

Eager to find creative ways to socialize in speakeasy fashion, nearly every port city offered a “cruise to nowhere”— or, if you prefer, the very first booze cruises.