Maker’s Mark, I ain’t mad at ya. It’s Jamie Foxx I’m mad at.

I mentioned the other day that I was unhappy with Maker’s Mark after our trip to Kansas City last weekend.  An important part of the trip was to be the Maker’s Mark Bourbon Lounge in the Power & Light District.  Not only am I a huge Maker’s Mark fan, I also sell a lot of it at my bar. And, as you know, I have promoted their product here at Drink Update.

So it was more than a little annoying to be denied entrance to the Bourbon Lounge on Saturday night. We were told there was a private party and that there were, “plenty of other places to get in trouble.”  What?!  Get in trouble?  WTF.  Basically the manager in charge of watching the door was a condescending jerk, and it was pretty easy to assume we were being denied access because of dress code or some other arbitrary reason.  I mean, it was Saturday night in one of Kansas City’s busiest disticts.  How much would you have to spend to shut down a large club with a full kitchen on a Saturday night?  $60,000??  More?

Well after having a great time at the Kansas City local pubs we ventured back to Yankton.  On Monday, I called to find out about this “private party.”  I was still mad that one of my favorite brands had shut us out. But I was wrong…. The nice hostess on the phone apologized a million times and explained that it was, in fact, a private party and that it was the first time the club had ever shut down for that reason.  Apparently Jamie Foxx had a concert across the street at the Sprint Center and the club was closed for Foxx and 400 friends, entourage, Sprint Center employees,  etc.

I still think the manager at the door was a jerk, but….. Really that damn Jamie Foxx was to blame.  Maybe next time, Maker’s.