May The Pours Be With You • May 2021
In honor of the Star Wars sagas, because the phrase “May the 4th be with you” we decided to focus on the movie as the theme. We got a bit carried away and completed 10 total cocktails for this month.
Each one inspired by a Star Wars character, and arranged by the Rebellion and the Empire.
Double sided menu, depending on your mood
Our first 10 cocktail menu
The C3Pisco Sour has a dash or 2 of turmeric powder and some salt. We use a ‘dry shake’ technique to help the egg white to mix in the best (in our opinion). Another popular way to enjoy Pisco Sours is blended with ice.
We created 2 different Saber Sodas. Co-owner Derrick has a birthday that lands in April, as chance would have it he was gifted a set of light up light sabers that we used as a garnish
The Boba Tea Fett was a fun challenge. We experimented with boba tea but found it far too challenging to use at this time. So our Lead Bartender asked the simple question “Would cherries on bottom work?” Which was amazing, because the finished cocktail was a little short, by adding in 12 cherries to the bottom of the mug the whole liquid rose to the brim. We liked the idea of a red to green gradient, so we used a 50/50 mix of coconut milk and cherry juice. Top matcha top provided 2 primary outcomes (1) it allowed for tea which was in the name, and (2) it completed the color we needed to look like Boba Fett himself.
The Princess Lillet cocktail was inspired by the name first. But after a little research we discovered that Carrie Fisher wrote a book called Wishful Drinking. We floated a white rose pedal on top, then expressed orange oils as the garnish to resemble her iconic white gown.
Huge shout out to Beth Singer from Hypnotic Eye Tattoo for creating the Virgin Mary + Princess Leia mash up.
Many have asked where we got all the vintage Star Wars toys. Well, we were fortunate to find a box of random Star Wars toys for sale on Facebook Marketplace. A large amount of our decor has come from Facebook Marketplace. For all of May we set out several toys and let people play with them as they wished, we were fortunate no one stole the figurines.
The idea with our Jaba The Hut Juice was to create something green and goopy like the character itself. To achieve the goop we blended aloe vera and cactus, it was truly goopy.
We had to filter it a few times. After the a few pulse blends with tequila, Midori a melon liqueur, lime juice, salt, and one small amount of mint created a great balance. The garnish was a kiwi fruit, something tart and tasty but which also has a repulsive exterior.