New Cocktail Menu at Dino’s Grotto – Kickoff Event Thursday

1914 9th Street, NW

From an email:

“Dino’s Grotto’s Beverage Director Ric Newton is excited to introduce a new menu of classic cocktails made with local spirits. These cocktails will be on the cocktail menu for $10 and are also part of our Happy Hour where all signature cocktails are $8.

To kick the menu off, Dino’s Grotto will have representatives from the distilleries on hand Thursday, March 16 from 7 pm on. We will offer these cocktails at Happy Hour pricing all night {$* per} plus when you order your first District Cocktail, we will send out a complimentary deviled egg with crispy jamon serrano & seasonal crostini.

DIno’s Grotto will donate $1 of each cocktail purchase to Shaw Main Streets, the organization behind so much of what makes Shaw so exciting today!

The cocktails:

Backroom Bourbon Old Fashioned
Backroom bourbon, sugar water, whiskey barrel bitters

Checkerbark Aviation
Checkerbark Gin Luxardo Maraschino, lemon, Creme de Violette

Lyon Daquiri
Lyon Rum, Lime Sugar,Water

Corridor Vodka Martini
Corridor Vodka, Cya Whisper Dry Vermouth, House Orange Bitters

Catoctin Creek Sazarac
Catoctin Creek Rye, Peychauds Whiskey barrel bitters, Sugar, Water, Absinthe rinse.

With Vadouvin Deviled Egg ~ Roasted Garlic & Seasonal Vegetable Crostinis

The Distilleries

Catoctin Creek represented by Chad Robinson @Bibo_Ergo_Sum
Lyon Distilling by Jaime Windon @jaimewindon
District Distilling by Said Haddad @DC_Distilling”