Cocktail at the Radio Room.
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Have you always wanted to check out the fabulous Radio Room night at the Edison downtown but have an aversion to cover charges? I feel ya, that’s why I was ecstatic when Dan Cox of Dan Cox PR offered me a pair of VIP tickets to give away to one of my lucky readers for next week’s Radio Room.
If you’ve never heard of the Radio Room, it’s one night in mixology heaven where once a month the Edison brings over some of the best bartenders from around the country. So you don’t have to trek all the way to New York’s Death & Company to enjoy a cocktail made by mixologist Alex Day or to Portland to get a taste of mixologist Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s creations.
And for next week, guest bartenders will include the Edison’s brand-new Director of Spirits, Joseph Brooke. It’ll probably be one of the rare moments that you’ll be able to get a drink made by him since he’ll undoubtedly have his hands full running the Edison from now on. (Although you will still be able to visit him at Copa d’Oro in Santa Monica til April 1.) Joe will be joined by the highly esteemed Brian Miller of New York’s Death & Company and Erick Castro of San Francisco’s Bourbon & Branch/Rickhouse Bar.
Radio Room Cocktail List ($14 each):
- Gilda (by Brian): Herradura Blanco Tequila, fresh pineapple and lime juices, blended with cinnamon bark syrup.
- High Tea (by Joe): Black tea-infused London Dry Gin, honey, lemon and milk topped with soda.
- Hispaniola (by Brian): Flor de Cana Rum infused with Summer Royale Tea with a splash of lime, a hint of fresh sugar cane and ginger syrup.
- Kentucky Buck (by Erick): Woodford Reserve Bourbon, lemon juice, turbinado simple, strawberry puree and ginger beer.
- Miss Behavin’ (by Brian): 100-proof Laird’s bonded apple brandy with Clear Creek Pear Brandy, citrus sugar and topped with champagne.
- The Porco Rosso (by Joe): High West Rye Whiskey, Aperol, Carpano Antica with bitters and citrus.
- Sancho’s Lady (by Erick): Herradura Blanco Tequila and LeCompte Calvafos with orange juice, lemon, turbinado simple and small hands grenadine.
So the winner of this pair of tickets not only gains free entry (reg. $10/person) to the Edison but THREE DRINK TICKETS (value $14 per drink) per person! AND a reserved table for the evening.
Maan, that’s better than the deal I’m getting which is a media pass and a drink ticket. OK, I’m not really complaining. I promise to be happy for whomever wins.
OK so how do you win these tickets? Just do the following:
- Leave a comment below with your email address (so I can contact you if you win) and your Twitter handle as well as what’s your go-to cocktail after a hard day. There is no right answer, I’m just curious.
- Tweet this: “I need a drink @carolineoncrack! Gimme tix 2 The Edison’s Radio Room! http://bit.ly/c5myF3″
At 1pm PST on Monday the 22nd, I’ll plug your entries into the randomizer, pick out a winner and notify you.
Good luck! Oh, and BTW, if you win, remember to be nice to your bartenders and servers! And I’m not talking just a pretty smile; tip!
I like a nice Wild Turkey and ginger ale after a long day.
twitter.com/lordsandcommons
Gimlet!
@neonspecs
Death & Co’s Gin Southside… I make them at home
http://twitter.com/TaylorSimonson
taylorsimonson@gmail.com
Hello Caroline! I’m @thegirlblogger of course :)
My go to drink at the end of the night is a gin and tonic. Simple and refreshing when I’m relaxing at home.
manhattan or rusty nail are my go-to’s after working in the dungeon…would love to try the kentucky buck – pick me!
Campari & soda with a splash of vodka – fixes everything!
twitter.com/snailmt
fkeezy (twitter)
my fav drink to unwind after work shenanigans= A SHOT! (preferably of vodka but tequila if it was a particularly difficult day)
after a long day nothing beats a belvedere dirty martini with three olives!!
twitter.com/aeroblu
Oooh we are going there for my friend’s birthday and it would be so lovely to buy a round of drinks with this! I’m unofficially training myself for a spot as bartender at a friend’s soon-to-open bar/restaurant and am addicted to reading about the concoctions you admire on here.
Thanks for the posts,
aleesa@aleesaadams.com
Manhattan makes all the days toils melt away every time.
Love the Edison.
I feel thirsty already!
:-)
@carisunnie
clover club or gin martini straight up with an olive
we have the same name! thats how i started reading your blog out of all the la blogs out there!!!
Hi Caroline! This is an amazing…thanks for the opportunity! My favorite? Dirty martini. :)
twitter.com/kerio4
I’m partial to a Malibu pineapple–my friends call me “pirate” or “rumhead” because I always seem to go for rum drinks (Mojitos will do the trick as well). I would be so grateful for a chance to try high-end drinks!
Gin and tonic, the first I had in Vegas at 16.
After a long day at my job in radio (see, I’m destined to win those tickets!), I like to unwind with my own version of a Manhattan: Buffalo Trace bourbon and substitute an Oro Blanco rind for orange rind.
oops: @McInuit
I’m drinkin too much craft beer, need some enlightnment about the world of spirits and cutting edge mixed drinks!
I really like a nice single malt scotch at the end of a rough day. Love the Edison, thanks for sponsoring this!
on twitter: @Space_Kitty
Mmmm, anything with tequila + agave nectar
twitter.com/Marina_A_Torres
Kentucky Buck por favor? :)
@hapinachu
Bombay and ginger ale or Captain and diet. thanks!
twitter.com/alig723
I’m a Midori Sour kinda gal.
Twitter: @whatifla
Ooh a contest!
nothing can settle my mind after a long day like Makers on the rocks.
@davidneudorfer
Twitter: @PinkFoodie10
Favorite drink after a hard day: Flaming Mandarin
A Hot Toddy if it’s cold out, otherwise a vodka and soda with a lime!
v_jacqui_v@yahoo.com
Twitter: @vjacquiv
My go-to cocktail after a long hard day is Patron Silver on the rocks with 4 lime slices. Makes me feel better every time.
Twitter – @T_Sooz
Go to cocktail is a Nuts & Berries if I’m fiending for something sweet; but a Vodka 7 is my usual.
twitter @omgbren | @somuchpretty
wild turkey with jack and amaretto.
@markolivas
email: kerrisorensen@gmail.com
twitter: @kerrisorensen
star cocktail: bonded applejack, carpano antica vermouth, peychaud’s bitters, simple syrup..YUM.
Drink choice: vodka martini (dirty) or vodka/rocks/3 limes
Twitter: @bousdeuce
Really loving good ol’ fashioned Rusty Nails lately.
@totnla
(entering to win this for a lucky volunteer committee member)
Nothing beats a glass of Johnny Walker Black on the rocks.
http://www.twitter.com/jonnyumansky
ooooh me! me! me me me!
Gin and fresh squeezed grapefruit juice.
@cube_la
I love to drink a lemon-lime mojito because it’s fruity and refreshing!
My go-to…. ketel greyhound. 2 or 3 if possible.
Apparently I can’t follow directions. Try again. My go-to drink…. ketel greyhound.
@closettherapy
:)
I’m a scotch girl: 21 years old, and straight up please!
Twitter: @pfont
I prefer to end the week with a stoli/diet. To some that may sound gross but it hits the spot for me.
Twitter handle: shainLA
Thanks!
twitter @alicialoring
I go for any citrusy vodka mixer (mango/mandarin & soda, or with cointreau & juice) or a classic sidecar.
My go to cocktail is a T&T. Tanqueray and Tonic. yumm.
twitter: @trinhc
Favorite cocktail: Rye old-fashioned. Preferably from Seven Grand.
@baldeaglej0nes
Twitter: jasminegoesto11
I can always go for some 43 with a bit of milk!
Sweet Tea Vodka and Lemonade!
@ashley_reich
Twitter: @teramichelle
Lemon drops are my drink of choice.
I’m a big fan a a Maker’s Mark Manhattan, straight up because sometimes you don’t want your drink to taste like candy.
@AdamGeorge4
I’ll second the sweet tea vodka/lemonade.
And maybe a dirty vodka martini with extra olives.
@indiecounsel
HI EVRYBODY!
blood, sugar, sex magic :)
@olivejina
My drink would have to be a glass of Havana Club rum (Anejo 7 Anos), that I smuggled into the country from Mexico–it’s a product of Cuba and therefore unavailable in the U.S. Unfortunately, since I only brought a few bottles back, I can’t drink this nearly as often as I would like.
Twitter: @trimthemark