What are you drinking this weekend?
What’s the plan for you this weekend? I will be bartending 12 hours today and 7 hours tomorrow, so I will have to wait to get my Maker’s Mark on until Sunday during my fantasy football draft. What about you?
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.
Photos from Kansas City; Royals game & pub crawl
My girlfriend and I hit Kansas City this last weekend for a Royals game and a tour of the Power & Light District. Power & Light is not cool — unless you like bars for an all Abercrombie audience. Not to worry, though, we found some old bars where the locals hang out.
I’ll have more about this trip soon, specifically about how mad I am at Maker’s Mark and their Bourbon Lounge.
Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Flash video.Road trip to Kansas City
My girlfriend and I will be road tripping to Kansas City this weekend. We are hitting a Royals game on Saturday night, followed by clubbing until 3am in the new Power & Light District. Some destinations will be the Maker’s Mark Bourbon Lounge, the Gordon Biersch Brewery, and the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium. There will be plenty of pictures and reviews following our return. If you are interested in following us, I have a wifi camera that automatically uploads pictures to my Friendfeed. Check it out Saturday night.
Cheers! Go Royals!
Photo via emilybaker1216
My favorite shelf at the bar
Here’s a shot from the rye / bourbon shelf at my bar. It’s a thing of beauty.
Left to right we have (ri)1, Knob Creek, Maker’s Mark, Buffalo Trace, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Red Stag, and Wild Turkey.
Maker’s Mark
Maker’s Mark is everywhere, and so it’s weird to read a recent review about the legenday bourbon. But I’m always interested to learn more about Maker’s. You have to admire a small guy who’s made it big in the market. The small-batch, handmade bourbon clocks in at 90 proof and it’s amazing with a few ice cubes or a splash of warm water.
If you don’t have your bar fully stocked with Maker’s, buy some now. There will likely be shortages in the bourbon market. In fact my distributor has said Knob Creek is rationing shipments for the rest of the year. That’s because premium bourbons are gaining popularity, but the distilleries are ill-equipped to respond to demand spikes due to the aging process. Knob Creek is aged 9 years; Maker’s is aged between 4 and 6 years.
For a more detailed review of Maker’s Mark, see Drink Hacker.