The Sahara Lodge in Las Vegas is dwelling to The Tangier Lounge, a vibrant and comfy whiskey lounge that makes a speciality of brown spirits.
It’s an area the place retro meets fashionable, providing greater than 200 brown spirits together with world-class picks of bourbon, scotch, and cognac. Conveniently located close to the foyer, the traditional Vegas lounge is the best spot to kick off your Sin Metropolis excursions at The Sahara. Visitors can anticipate an intimate setting with a properly versed, personable bartender that may love to speak whiskey with anyone prepared to pay attention.
Director of Beverage at Sahara of Las Vegas, Nate Hedlund, feedback on what it takes to maintain a bar program thriving these days.
“In a resort setting, I really feel success depends on consistency. Making certain in case you get an important specialty cocktail on Wednesday, it needs to be made the very same on Friday as a result of that’s what you got here again for. The bartenders must have ardour and integrity and never skip any steps making the drink and imagine within the general program,” he shares.
Hedlund provides some noteworthy recommendation for bartenders trying to up their recreation. “What I’m seeing now are cocktails which might be nice tasting with a concentrate on aesthetics. The garnish holds an necessary position now resulting from individuals desirous to share their experiences on-line. It may be what goes within the drink or what the drink goes in similar to a novel glass, smoke field or full-on presentation. So, bartenders, make your art work into masterpieces!”
So far as the liquid masterpieces served at The Tangier, every concoction on the menu has an aged, or brown, base spirit. The classics part contains drinks starting from the signature Previous Common to its personal tackle Philadelphia Fish Home Punch, one in all George Washington’s favorites!
The specialty cocktail web page is similar type, showcasing drinks like the sunshine refreshing cocktail known as the Kyuri Highball utilizing Suntori Toki Japanese Whisky and lychee syrup. For a tasty dessert sipper, The Prize Fighter is whipped up with Slane Irish Whiskey and Cinnamon Bun Cream.
The property itself and its theme conjures up a number of the specialty drinks on the menu. For example, “The Fall of ’52” commemorates the time the unique Sahara first opened its doorways. There’s additionally “The Caravan of One” which will get served in a reflective glass. As soon as positioned on the saucer, it presents a picture of a camel strolling by the Sahara Desert.
Different drinks draw inspiration from impactful figures, just like the “Self-Made Man,” in ode to the properties’ beloved proprietor Mr. M. “Don however Not Forgotten” is a rum-based tiki drink on the menu that pays homage to Don the Beachcomber, the godfather of tiki cocktail tradition. It signifies the period again within the 60’s when a legendary tiki bar themed restaurant was on the resort’s property.
Caravan of One
Substances:
- 1 1/2 oz Glenmorangie 10-Yr Scotch
- 1 oz Grapefruit Juice
- 3/4 oz St-Germain
- 1/4 oz Sandeman Sherry
- 2 Dashes Grapefruit Bitters
Preparation: Mix elements in a Camel Cup with crushed ice. Stir. Garnish with a dehydrated pineapple.
