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Thank you for joining us! We’d like to think that the drinks inside these pages are pretty fancy, but that doesn’t mean we have to be too serious around here. So whether you’re looking for a creative cocktail, or just a shot and a beer, the only thing we care about is that you get to relax and have a good time. Cheers!

LIGHT + REFRESHING

THE CRIMSON CHIN $18

this is a love note for all of the people brave enough to admit that Cosmos are, in fact, delicious

thyme + caraway-infused vodka, raspberry, lime, black pepper, herbal vermouth, absinthe

champagne glass
PIED PIPER $18

this refreshing Tequila Sour has some bright fruitiness and just a little bit of a savory edge on the finish

reposado tequila, aged rhum agricole, saffron, apricot, ginger, honey, lime, ras el hanout

coupe glass
NERVOUS NELLIE $19

for all you Gin & Tonic drinkers, this refreshing highball has bright and vegetal flavors with a bittersweet cola finish

suze, green plantain, coriander, dry vermouth, amaro di angostura, lime cordial, club soda

highball glass
FOLLOWING ICARUS $19

this Egg White Sour is chock full of herbaceous flavors... like a cloud filled with alpine herbs

navy strength gin, apple brandy, yuzu, lime, sage, vanilla + almond orgeat, peppermint genepy, egg white

champagne glass
BITTER IN MY BONES $20

bitter, strong, earthy, and dry... this wry Amaro Sour has lived a long and cynical life and doesn’t care who knows it

el dorado 12 yr demerara rum, cynar 70, orange curaçao. cardamaro, warming spices, lemon

rocks glass

RICH + FULL

BROOMSTICK ON THE THROTTLE $18

this White Negroni has a cleansing bitterness with some citrus zest for a little extra zing

gin, lime + coconut cordial, spanish white vermouth, grapefruit, thyme, luxardo bitter bianco, absinthe

rocks glass
DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES $21

this wintry Martini is crisp, clean, and floral with the flavors of juicy plums and apples

armonico gin, unaged apple brandy, japanese plum wine, empirical plum spirit, marjoram amaro, becherovka

champagne glass
ALL THE... FALL THINGS... $20

this Old-Fashioned is ready to sit down by the campfire in a flannel shirt with a lil’ beanie

slane irish whiskey, old forester double oaked bourbon, amaro nonino, smoked maple, apple vermouth, verjus blanc

rocks glass
BRING ON THE RAPTURE $19

this Manhattan hits you first with chile pepper spice, then mellows out into maple-y molasses-y smoothness

dickel rye whiskey, meletti amaro, chipotle pepper, bonal quinquina, aged genever, blackstrap rum, habañero

coupe glass
YESSIR, I CAN BOOGIE $19

if tiki is what you need to fulfill your escapist fantasies, we’ve got this Painkiller to anesthetize you

cachaça, jamaican rum, orange, lime, passion fruit, condensed milk, cacao, allspice dram, nutmeg

highball glass

CLASSICS WE LIKE

FREEZER VESPER $18

this one’s neither stirred nor shaken because James Bond doesn’t get to tell us how to drink

hayman’s citrus gin, ketel one vodka, manzanilla sherry nardini acqua di cedro, black lemon bitters

coupe glass
PALOMA $18

who doesn’t like these? monsters... that’s who

blanco tequila, lime, fennel, amaricano bianca, bitteroma rosso, grapefruit soda, rosemary

highball glass
MALTED JUNGLE BIRD $17

this darkly bitter and tropical modern classic has an extra hit of butterscotch sweetness from the malt

blackstrap rum, mulassano bitter, malted pineapple cordial, warming spices, lime, amaro vecchio del capo

rocks glass
STINGER $17

this old-school classic has been updated to drink like a minty Old-Fashioned... strong, smooth, and surprisingly refreshing

rye whiskey, cognac, jamaican rum, creme de menthe, vanilla, fernet branca, amaro nardini, cardamom

rocks glass
BROOKLYN $19

a Manhattan for cocktail nerds... hard-hitting and dryer than our acerbic wit

dickel rye whiskey, lustau dry vermouth, luxardo maraschino liqueur, china china amer

coupe glass

WINE BY THE GLASS

sparkling

GLERA, etc. $16

valdobbiadene prosecco superiore

mongarda veneto, it 2024

bordeaux glass

white

GRÜNER VELTLINER, etc $16

michi’s farm white

michael gindl weinviertel, at nv

bordeaux glass
FRIULANO $20

erba alta

marco sara friuli, fr 2021

bordeaux glass

rosé/skin contact

TOURIGA NACIONAL, etc. (rosé) $15

mariana

rocim alentejano, pt 2024

bordeaux glass
MALVASIA (orange) $18

cerreto

gismondi campania, it 2023

bordeaux glass

red

SANGIOVESE $16

campacci

san donatino toscana, it 2021

bordeaux glass
SYRAH, etc $18

energie

viret rhône, fr 2021

bordeaux glass

BEER (bottles & cans)

MILLER HIGH LIFE $6

4.6% (12 oz)

CIGAR CITY ‘MADURO’ BROWN ALE $7

5.5% (12 oz)

FOAM BREWING ‘DEAD FLOWERS’ IPA $12

5.5% (16 oz)

CHIMAY ‘CINQ CENTS’ BELGIAN TRIPLE $15

8.0% (12 oz)

ANXO ‘PA DRY’ EAST COAST CIDER $9

5.4% (12 oz)

BITBURGER ‘DRIVE’ NON-ALCOHOLIC PILS $8

0.0% (16 oz)

NON-ALCOHOLIC

RESPECTFULLY, NO $15

if you look at these ingredients and think you want this, just get it

three spirit ‘livener’ acai spirit, raspberry, hibiscus, ginger, lime, cayenne

rocks glass
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK $15

this drink has some savory cola vibes... bright acidity balanced out with spiced brown sugar

three spirit ‘nightcap’ mushroom spirit, cinnamon, spiced demerara sugar, balsamic, soda water

highball glass

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!

a.bar
1737 walnut street
philadelphia, pa