52 Weeks of Drinks: Week 4 - Sauced

January 23, 2010

No - we didn’t get sauced, we just went to Sauced - the restaurant.  Come on people -despite the cocktail tasting theme, we are not getting trashed for the cause.  Sauced is the hip new place to be on our side of town - Inman Park on the edge of Cabbagetown.  Brought to you by Ria of Ria’s Bluebird Cafe, this cool little hipster joint has some nifty cocktails, yummy food, and a cozy kitschy vibe.  We had some guest tasters this week - Lea and Ed - Hipsters.  Tar Heels.  Sex Symbols.

Sauced has an excellent selection of premium liquors and beers and all juices are fresh-squeezed.  There are about 5 signature cocktails - and we tried 3 of them.  Lea went with the Delirium Tremons on draft - beer with the potency of a cocktail - that counts?

Ed had the Dixie Cup - 4 rose bourbon, red rock ginger ale, sugar cane syrup, and a lime twist.

Don’t forget our ratings scale is between 1 and 5 Olives.  One Olive = waste of my blogging time;  5 Olives = oh my goodness/yummmmm

Ed’s ratings on the Dixie Cup:

Presentation:  2.5 of 5 olives - it did have a garnish

Taste: 4 of 5 olives - smoooooth

Creativity: 4 of 5 olives

Overall: 3.5 of 5 olives. Ed’s joy is pictured below.

Ashley had the La Rosa - Gran Centenario hibiscus tequila, orange bitters, clementine, agave nectar, pink Himalayan salt rim - served up with the extra on the side in an ice-filled glass.

Ashley’s ratings on the La Rosa:

Presentation:  5 of 5 olives - up, fancy slated rim, orange slice

Taste: 3 of 5 olives- Ashley is not a fan of bitters and could taste the bitters more than the wonderful tequila

Creativity: 5 of 5 olives

Overall: 3.5 of 5 olives

I had the Derby Crash - old tom gin, dolin blanc vermouth, orange bitters, spearmint leaves - also served up with extra on the side.

Alison’s ratings on the Derby Crash:

Presentation:  5 of 5 olives

Taste: 5 of 5 olives - tasty, tasty, tasty.  Refreshing and crisp.  Everyone’s favorite at the table.

Creativity: 4 of 5 olives

Overall: 5 of 5 olives. My favorite cocktail to date. WOW.

Again, we could go on and on about how fabulous the food was…and we will at another date, but to stick with our theme of 52 Weeks of Drinks, we will stop here.  Oh, by the way, we loved our cute waitress, Mel.   She is pictured with us as we enjoy our drinks!

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