Aww, Thanks Zoe!, you're the first (and only) regular to join my silly blog! You're the best :) Let Dom know I'm working on perfecting "The Lardom", but am handling it with caution- BaconBourbon could very easily take over the world... If yall out there are as Bacon obsessed as we are at Watts, check this out... Bacon Is Good For Me.

Spring Sling

Fresh local strawberries, basil, and rhubarb bitters muddled with Beefeater gin makes the perfect drink to ring in Spring. I came up with this one last summer, right after strawberry season had ended, go figure. I've been waiting a year and am so excited to have this drink finally on the menu! Big thanks to our buddy Jonah Cool for the awesome name, that is so much better than anything I was coming up with!!!

Quito Mojito

So this is the Quito Mojito, inspired by mi mejor amiga Nora. Nora's from Ecuador and grew up with a mango tree in her back yard, one of her exes even nicknamed her "Mango". This drink incorporates the sweetness of mangoes and 10cane rum, with the spiciness of fresh jalapeno, and the cooling effect of cilantro. This drink is a little different from what we typically do at Watts Grocery, priding ourselves on being a seasonal, local Southern restaurant. But as Amy likes to say, quite correctly, that even after 2 years I still have "a unique lack of all things seasonal in my head". But looord, who knows when mangoes are in season?, and come on boss, they are technically from the South.

Hibiscus Margarita

Back by popular demand! We did this guy a couple of years ago and it was just so tasty we had to bring it back! It has Herradura Gold Tequila, Cointreau, and a house made hibiscus tea shaken and served, like all our margaritas, on the rocks- no Oasis Machine on our bar! The depth of flavor from the hibiscus leaves mixed with the roundness of Herradura Gold results in a well balanced, lightly sweet, very delicioso drink. Plus it's my signature color, so when I spill it all over myself I'll just look even better ;)

Love Me or Lychee

I feel safe in saying that my first attempt at infusing vodka for Watts is a success! The Love Me or Lychee (I was listening to Nina Simone's "Love me or Leave Me") is lychee infused vodka shaken and topped with sparkling sake. The vodka has a soft, clean citrus flavor and the sake adds a fun twist. Wanna say thanks to Alaina and Mary Julia for being my guinea pigs for the trial batch, y'all are the best!

New Spring Cocktails

We'll start with my fav new drink! Introducing The Local Buzz! It's Knob Creek bourbon, lemon juice, and yummy local honey shaken and served up. Trust me, sooo delicious. I came up with it this past winter during our little blizzard when I was enjoying a Hot Toddy- and yes Katie, mine are better than yours! I thought "Man, I'm gonna miss these guys come warm weather!" Then the gears started turning, and I was like "Eureka! A cold Hot Toddy?! Do I dare?" Amy wouldn't let me name the drink the "You wish you were Hot Toddy", so thanks to all my regulars who helped me come up with a much more appropriate name, "The Local Buzz".