Craving dessert but thirsty for an adult beverage (and maybe a jolt of caffeine, too)? The Burger Jointâs 8th Wonder Rocket Fuel Shake utilizes the eponymous breweryâs Vietnamese coffee porter as a base for a drink thatâs thick as a brick and made with your choice of ice cream.
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With so many flavor combinations and specialties on the menu, slow down and consider this: We are simply blessed to live in a city that has such a thing as drive-thru daiquiris. Frio To Go is one of the few spots in town that gives you a cup of slushy goodness like the classic daiquiri of rum, lime, and sugar (sealed tight, of course) while on the way home from the grocery store or work.
Bartenders Give Their Takes on the Drink of Summer 2021
Spritzes, hard coconut water, mezcal margaritas, and more
The Roost s mezcal margarita. Photograph by Nick Farrell.
Bars are officially back, so what’s everyone drinking? Five DC-area bartenders share their thoughts on what everyone will (or should) be sipping this summer.
The (Not Just Aperol) Spritz
“When people think of spritz, they think Italian. We’ve been able to flip those flavors around. We have a cachaca-based spritz-style cocktail with papaya nectar. Adding the touch of some sort of fresh fruit can turn around that flavor. I do think there is this trend that people may have overdone it during the pandemic. People are coming out of that and saying ‘maybe I do want something lighter.’” Serenata Beverage Director AJ Johnson
With swimming off limits at Hamilton Pool, try these spots instead By Craig Huber Texas
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TEXAS Travis County Parks reports that due to an increase in falling rocks attributed to the February deep freeze, no swimming will be permitted at Hamilton Pool for the foreseeable future.
In fact, it’s not anticipated that swimming will be allowed at the iconic location at all this summer, though you can still visit Hamilton Pool Preserve with a reservation.
Fear not, though, because Hamilton Pool is far from the only place to take a dip on a scoring day in Central Texas.