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Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar

Located on the Terrace Level of Fairmont San Francisco Hotel, the Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar has been around serving decadent libations and Polynesian-fusion cuisine since 1945. They had a 75-foot indoor pool, but they transformed it to a "lagoon" with a floating stage in the middle with a live band. Yes... a floating stage!

While you don't normally think of tikis and whiskey drinks, although not on their menu at the time this was written, they do exist. Ask the bartender and they'll be more than happy to hook you up with something to the likes of a:

London Sour with scotch, orange, lemon, orgeat and simple syrup Port Light with bourbon, lemon juice, passion fruit syrup and grenadine

Or many others.

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Westland Distillery – Seattle

Recently were were in Seattle and had some down time and stumbled, OK the stumbling came after, upon Westland Distillery. Located down a little bit from the Starbucks headquarters and across the street from Emerald City Pet Rescue it's a beautiful urban distillery with attention to detail. Westland specializes in American single malt whiskeys which thoughtfully made. Typically, American single malt whiskeys are trying to go by the Scotch single malt whisky regulations. According to the American Single Malt Commission (ASMC) they are proposing that:

AMERICAN SINGLE MALT MUST BE:

Made from 100% malted barley Distilled at one distillery Mashed, distilled and matured in the US Matured in oak, not exceeding 700L Distilled to no more than 160 proof Bottled at 80 proof or higher

The Cantilever Room, within the distillery is a great place to hang and do a tasting. They offer flights of their whiskeys or cocktails using their whiskeys for tasting, single pours…

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The 5 Spot – Nashville

The 5 Spot is an awesome little music venue located in East Nashville. Known locally for it's great staff, moderately priced drinks and most importantly in Nashville... it's live music! And all is made even better if the Smokey White Devils are playin'!

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Chocolate Sazerac

I don't know which came first, falling in love with New Orleans or the Sazerac. Actually... I think it was at the same time. A Sazerac, to me, is a simple drink that is so easy to mess up but when it's right... Mmmmmm Mmmmm! When I thought about a chocolate one, well... why? Why mess with a perfect drink? Well, it's because we can and it worked out nicely. Don't worry, it's still bone forward, not a sweet martini. One large deviation I made from a traditional Sazerac recipe is that I didn't use the sugar cube, instead, the sweetness comes from switching out Rye Whiskey with Bourbon and Ballotin Chocolate Whiskey. I found that using the sugar cube made it too sweet. So... here's the recipe: Chill an Old-Fashioned or Coupe Cocktail Glass (Your choice depending on how fancy you want to feel) that has been rinsed with Absinthe or Herbsaint. You can also use a dropper at the end of the recipe if you like. In another glass full of ice, pour 2.5 ounces of bourbon and 1 ounce …

Coconut Old Fashioned

One of the best summer pool or beach whiskey drinks we've come across so far. Some people thing of whiskey as more of a winter or fall drink. To them, I say fiddlesticks! This cocktail has become our go-to cocktail for pool time, beach time, or well... It's just hot as hell outside! The first thing we started with was Stillhouse Coconut Whiskey. It comes in a fun bottle (err... tin) and is a white whiskey with coconut flavoring. I know... I know... What they hell are they thinking putting coconut in whiskey but it works, especially in a cocktail! From there, I like to add some good ole bourbon. For the latest batch, we used Knob Creek to give it more bite. Next time, we may play around with the Rye. Next up, some bitters of course! Then we used a Spiced Simple Syrup (Sugar, water, allspice, cinnamon stick) and some Cream of Coconut. What happens next may or may not go against your religious beliefs... Shake with ice. I know! But whiskey/bourbon is supposed to be stirr…

Why Dogs and Whiskey Do NOT Mix

While it's great to enjoy a good whiskey and time with your dog, do NOT share your whiskey with them. Whiskey and all other alcoholic beverages are toxic to dogs and can kill them. While most dogs find the taste of alcohol distasteful, when in sweet drink and other items they may ingest some. Protect your best friend! What do you do if your dog drinks your alcohol? Alcohol is considered mildly toxic to dogs in very small doses, alcohol in foods that dogs like or sweet tasting mixed drinks will, tend to make dogs consume a larger amount if they can. The best move to make if they drink alcohol is to pretend they are a child and keep all alcoholic beverages out of reach and out of nose range of your pup. If ingested, try to induce vomiting and if a lot or high alcohol content was ingested, take to a vet to give fluids. Symptoms of Alcohol poisoning in dogs: Vomiting Disorientation Inebriation Loss of bodily control (ataxia) Diarrhea Hyper salivation Excit…

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