Grizzly Eve Cocktail

March 20, 2014

Grizzly Eve Cocktail  Sarcastic Cooking

So Mike and I both turned the big 3-0 within a week of each other this year. We had to do it up right. Dinner, drinks, friends, and most importantly a babysitter! This was our second time going out together and leaving Andy at home with family. Most people would be nervous, but most people didn’t have a baby during the three months of snowmagedeon and Polar Vortex bullshit. Pardon my French.

Needless to say, I was happy to be out of the house for the night.

The first spot we hit up was a place that my husband and his friends just happened to discover while I was pregnant and could not drink. Coincidence? Maybe. Or maybe Mike just wanted to keep this cool hip place all to himself because he never is the one to discover cool new things. Just sayin’.

Grizzly Eve Cocktail  Sarcastic Cooking

So this cool hip hipster bar is just so cool that it doesn’t have a sign outside and the door to the bar is hidden amongst a mural painted on the side of the building. I was a little intimidated heading to this place. I mean, I am kind of a nerd in the first place and then throw in the fact that I haven’t been out to a bar to drink in like a year and that makes for one sweaty Stefanie. I can’t help it; when I am nervous, I sweat.

So we walk into this place and it is like we are waiting to see the great and mighty Oz. We had to wait for a hostess to appear from behind a curtain to usher us into the bar. It was kind of creepy, but again, just added to my sweat factor.

The bar itself was very cool and intimate, exactly what I expected. For all the hype, it was actually less hipster/Portlandia-esque than I thought it was going to be.

Oh! So another thing about the bar is that they don’t allow pictures… Which means no phone. Which also means no Instagram! Whhhhaaaa?!?!? I did sneak a few phone checks under the table though because I had to see if I was getting any babysitter updates.

I also managed to write down a few key ingredients to this drink I fell in love with while I was there. The hipster bartenders and servers would probably frown upon my behavior but, I needed to recreate this at home.

Grizzly Eve Cocktail  Sarcastic Cooking

For those of you that aren’t gin drinkers, this is your gateway drink into the wonderful world of gin. It tastes like pink lemonade for some weird reason. Those mad scientist hipsters were on to something.

I am totally going back to this place next mom and dad’s night out! Until then, gin drinks, pajamas, and couch sitting for all!

Grizzly Eve Cocktail

A gin based cocktail that mimics the taste of pink lemonade! It is the perfect cocktail for those who are on the fence about gin.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ Ounces Gin
  • ½ Ounce Campari
  • 1 Tablespoon Orange Marmalade
  • 1 Teaspoon Pineapple Juice
  • Juice of ½ Lemon
  • 1 Teaspoon Simple Syrup
  • A Few Dashes Bitters
  • 4 Ice Cubes

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake for a minute.
  2. Strain out into a fancy cocktail/cordial glass. Serve.

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  • Jennie @themessybakerblog
    March 26, 2014 at 10:41 am

    Wow, what a hardcore bar. No phone? No photos? Wha? I kind of like it, though. I can always use a break from technology and the outside world. Hmm, maybe they’re on to something. Love this cocktail!

  • Francesca
    March 23, 2014 at 3:37 am

    I’m knocking on 30’s door. Feel like I will need a few of those. And a place so cool it doesn’t allow photos? Is that cool or terribly pretentious? Good on you for going home and recreating it in the comfort of your own (non sweaty)home 🙂

    Happy belated to you both.

  • Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe
    March 21, 2014 at 3:14 pm

    I think that not being able to check/post to Instagram might give me a minor heart attack. That is very sad. I think I need a cocktail!

  • Stephie @ EYHO
    March 20, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    Um…no phone? Hay-ell no. Slash…why do they think they’re so cool they can ban pictures? I’m getting upset. I think I need a drink. Probably this one. Definitely this one.

  • Ashley - baker by nature
    March 20, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    This cocktail ———————–> I need it!

  • Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
    March 20, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    Oh silly Stef, don’t you realize? The fact that you’re nerdy and don’t feel comfortable makes you perfectly cool in hipster world. It’s like opposite day in that world. 😛 Anyway I am so happy you were able to get out and celebrate!

    • Stefanie
      March 20, 2014 at 9:36 pm

      You’re right. I played right into their tricky hipster ways!

  • Susan
    March 20, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    What? No pictures? psssh that won’t fly in my world. Loving this cocktail by the way!

    • Stefanie
      March 20, 2014 at 4:21 pm

      I bet you could sneak a pic! But you would so love this place. Their Old Fashioned was amazing!

  • Jane's Adventures in Dinner
    March 20, 2014 at 9:50 am

    I loved my 30’s but let me tell you-the 40’s, just totally awesome! (44 now) Fabulous cocktail.

    • Stefanie
      March 20, 2014 at 4:20 pm

      Yes! I can/can’t wait!!!