We kept hearing about this cool space with kickin tunes on Edgewood Avenue for a couple of months – and after going to Top Flr for drinks the week before last, we decided to try out [tag]Sound Table [/tag]this past week.  We went really because we both thought Nate from Top Flr and Sound Table was such a “cutey pa-tootey” which I am sure he enjoys being called.

Nate was working when we showed up to this fabulous spot on Saturday night (at like 6:45pm.)  We knew we would have the bar to ourselves that early.  Nate told us order from Paul, the fine Craftsman of Cocktails at Sound Table (pictured below).  We wanted to taste a couple of Paul’s creations so he suggested The Golden Ticket and the Fourth and Sand.  Paul is also a handsome lad and he was in full swing most of the evening creating new and exciting drinks for his fall menu.  I must tell you we were extremely impressed by the flavors he brought together.

We decided to also try one of Nate’s creations here – the Summer Home in Milledgeville.   This was a toss up for which one was best.  Since I am writing it this week, I’d say The Golden Ticket and the Summer Home in Milledgeville were both delightful.  I’d only drink one Golden Ticket though as it was slightly frothy and sweet.  The Fourth and Sand was lovely and bursting with flavors, but alas, we are going to rate only the Golden Ticket and Summer Home in Milledgeville.

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

I’ll start with The Golden Ticket ($10). Taking more time than usual to make, this very beautiful drink is created slowly and meticulously with Karlson’s Gold Vodka, sugar, vanilla, egg white, and nutmeg.  Can I get a “whop whop?”

Presentation: 3.5 olives – wonderfully presented with nutmeg on top – this white and frothy drink was very pretty.

Creativity: 3 olives -  the ingredients tend to go together on their own without vodka – but the true creativity was in the way it was precisely made.

Taste: 4 olives – absolutely divine and I could have taken it down in one massive sip.

Overall: 3.5 olives – great drink.  I’d probably have it at the end of the night next time as a dessert drink!

The Summer Home in Milledgeville (pictured above being lit) was a potent drink consisting of (are you ready?) Swedish Punch, St. Germain elderflower, Green Chartreuse, Absinthe, lemon, and Peychauds Bitters. ($10)  I mean, really people.  This lovely summer home may haunt you if you drink too many of these things. Alison’s review is below:

Presentation: 3.5 olives – Up with a burnt orange rim…yum yum.

Creativity:  5 olives – Do you know what Swedish Punch even is?  We didn’t until now.  Plus, St. Germain makes me happy.

Taste: 4.5 olives – very different and strange yet not off-putting.  Smooth and complex with all sorts of flavors playing off of each other.  Maybe even good enough to make me want to take a trip to Milledgeville, GA.

Overall: 4 olives – YUMMY Goodness.

Oh, and by the way, the food rocked and the staff were all knowledgeable.  We shall be back even if we don’t feel like we are cool enough to go too often.