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But you can also do Vodka Soda, Vodka Soda, Vodka Soda. From the day that bar opened in 2013, there was a populist tap room on the ground floor, where bartenders pulled pints and sold Scotch eggs, and an elite cocktail parlor on the second floor that served elegant bowls of punch and pre-Prohibition drinks.
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Scott Fitzgerald writing The Great Gatsby and (the 2013 feature) being filmed here, to celebrations, weddings, anniversaries, special moments that people have had and continue to come back for each and every year. Our Bloody Mary is kind of revered here in the city as a top of the best you can find.
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Agave spirits, in their myriad guises, enjoy similar billing, as well as eye-opening gins, vodkas with distinctive character, and a healthy showing of sugar- and grape-based distillates. The palate comes into its own with mineral-rich texture and green botanical notes, ample evidence that vodka can exhibit unique character.
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