Weather Up
Posted by bellastraniera - 30/03/10 at 05:03 pm If you’re in the neighborhood for The Vanderbilt, it would be a tragic mistake to leave without visiting Weather Up just down the block. Beyond a nondescript white-tiled exterior lies a den for classic cocktails made with small-label bitters, homemade syrups and specialty liquor. Nearly forgotten drinks like the Brandy Alexander find a home at this bar, which has been one of the driving forces behind the pre-Prohibition cocktail trend.
The Bourbon Highball ($9), mixed with lemon, simple syrup and soda, came garnished with candied ginger and had a distinct gingery flavor that tasted just like the sharp spiciness in a can of Vernor’s.
Bitter and sweet were perfectly balanced in the Hearst cocktail ($11) of gin, sweet vermouth, angostura and orange bitters – it’s like a Manhattan made with gin.
Weather Up is also fully equipped with an absinthe drip to make an excellent glass of the green stuff. If this isn’t your first drink of the night, it will probably be your last.
Earlier during the week is the best time to go, before the weekend crowds get here. Either way, it will be hard to pry yourself away from the bar at moody, atmospheric Weather Up.
Weather Up
589 Vanderbilt Avenue, between Bergen and Dean Streets
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
667-466-3938
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