Full Moon Party Saturday Night!

Enjoy limbo under the stars, live music from Joe Atti Duo, delicious food, and the mouth watering "Tiki Girl" cocktail with rum, amaretto, and tropical juices!

New To The Golden Lion: (rī)1 Premium Rye Whiskey

(rī)1 is a premium small batch whiskey produced by Beam Global Spirits (Jim Beam, Courvoisier, Maker’s Mark, & Sauza). Bottled at 92 proof, (rī)1 features a light, slightly spicy flavor and a long, luxurious finish. Straight, the nose offers a gentle, peppery nod to its rye heritage. Cut with water, the scents of dried fruit and cinnamon push to the front, providing a rich palate experience. Try it on its own or as the base of the classic Manhattan.

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The Highball

According to legend, American railroad engineers used to raise a ball on a pole if a certain train was running late. "Highball" loosely translates into "a drink in a hurry". What is easier that throwing together Scotch, ice, and water, giving it a quick stir and sipping? Anything less would be a shot or a Scotch on the rocks, ant those aren't cocktails. :-D

Whiskey Highball
1 1/2 oz whiskey
soda water

Fill a highball glass 2/3 up with ice. Pour in whiskey, add soda to balance. Stir and enjoy.


There are some variations and personal preferences to take into account. Tony drinks Scotch highballs but likes it in a "long glass" (Collins glass), only about 2/3 full. So basically, the same amount of club soda in a larger glass.

Want some other highballs? How about a Gin & Tonic? Try an Irish Cooler, which is simply Irish Whiskey and club soda, with a little lemon garnish if you're feeling zippy. A 7&7 is a Seagram's 7 Crown Whisky and 7-Up. A Horse's Neck is a bourbon and ginger ale that is traditionally garnished with an impossibly long spiral-cut lemon peel that reaches from the drink's top down deep to the bottom of the glass. But if you're sitting there trying to have a "drink in a hurry", why the hell are you trying to cut a long lemon twist?

Try an Irish Highball Sunday night at the Lion. Jameson's® and ginger-ale with a regular length lemon twist.

Thanks for reading!

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A New Regular Feature from Zeus News

Featured Cocktails this week are the Magellan Oasis and the Roux Bomb.

The Oasis begins with Magellan Gin. Distinct in coloring and bottle, Magellan is hand-crafted by small batches at the Agneac Distillery in France. 11 botanicals, including cinnamon, nutmeg, and iris (which gives Magellan its unique color) are used during the distillation process to create a complex yet balanced flavor. Magellan is delicious on its own or with a splash of tonic. Friday night at the Lion we will be featuring the Oasis.

Magellan Oasis
1 1/2 oz. Magellan Gin
1/2 ounce blue curacao
Club Soda to balance

Built over ice in a highball glass, then garnished with lemon and a sprig of mint. This bright blue shining pool is as refreshing as it looks.


The Roux Bomb is best described as the "Jager Bomb refined". The base for this drink is Elisir M.P. Roux. A captivating liqueur, it is a unique marriage of hand picked botanicals and carefully selected aromatic herbs and spices from around the world. Included in the ingredients are marjoram, hyssop, coriander, bitter almond, garden balsam, wild angelica, lemon peel, star anise, ginseng and damiana.
Eliser M.P. Roux is wonderful on ice as an apertif or digestif. This Saturday night, try it in a Golden Lion original, the Roux Bomb:

Roux Bomb
1 1/2 oz Eliser M.P. Roux
2 oz Rockstar energy drink

Generally taken at once rather than sipped, the flavorful combination is sure to get you dancing under the stars.