Our Drinks
Introduction
The Dead Poet
$19.00
We serve so much of our most popular cocktail that we had to put it on tap! A total of 7 liquors are combined with a splash of sour mix to create a mysterious elixir that tastes like grape soda. The recipe is a secret so please don't ask. You get to keep the glass!
Prologue - Brunch Cocktails
Although mostly enjoyed early in the day, these brunch style cocktails can be served anytime of the day or night.
Espresso Martini
$18.00
Absolut Vanilla Vodka, Perc Coffee Liqueur, Demerara syrup, chocolate bitters, splash of Guinness topped with a trio of coffee beans.
Victor Hugo
$15.00
St. Elder Elderflower Liqueur, muddled mint, champagne over ice with a fresh mint sprig garnish.
A Lemon
$15.00
Limoncello & Champagne
Finnegan's Wake
$15.00
Jameson Black Barrel, hot coffee, demerara sugar cube, whipped cream, creme de menthe
Blood Meridian
$12.00
Misguided Spirits Vodka, celery salt, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper & a touch of Guinness. Garnished with lime, olive, onion and pepperoncini
Chapter I - Whiskey Cocktails
Many a writers enjoyed many a whiskey. Whether it Bourbon, Scotch, Rye or our favorite, Irish, peruse this list of our spins on classic whiskey cocktails along with some of our own creation. Sláinte!
Ginger Man
$16.00
Roe & Co Irish Whiskey, lime juice, ginger beer served in a copper mug over ice with a lime wedge.
Robert Burns
$17.00
Auchentoshan American Oak, Method sweet vermouth, and Orange Bitters
J.D. Salinger
$17.00
Redemption Wheated Bourbon, Peychaud’s bitters, splash of club soda, Demerara syrup. Over ice with an orange peel and drunken cherries.
The Boulevard
$18.00
Knob Creek Rye, Campari, Sweet Vermouth over ice with an orange peel
Gone with the Wind
$18.00
Breckenridge Bourbon, lemon juice, honey simple syrup
Ulysses
$17.00
Jameson Orange, honey bitters, FeverTree Lemon Tonic, ginger liqueur, lemon juice over ice with an orange peel.
Chapter II - Tequila Cocktails
Our tequila cocktails are spicy, smokey, and refreshing. Not unlike the inspiration or works of many romantic authors.
Dante's Inferno
$18.00
Casamigas Jalapeno tequila, fresh lime juice, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, jalapeños, Bittermens Hellfire bitters, chili pepper rim
Don Quixote
$16.00
Verde Amaras Mezcal, fresh lime juice, Fevertree ginger beer served in a copper mug with a lime garnish
To Kill a Mockingbird
$17.00
Mi Campo Blanco tequila, fresh lime juice, ruby red grapefruit juice, club soda, lime garnish.
Chapter III - Gin Cocktails
Traditionally distinguished and refined, our Gin cocktails are a refreshing sampling of color and aromatic flavors.
Dorothy Parker
$18.00
Dorothy Parker Gin, Botanika Angelica elderflower liqueur, mint, simple syrup, Peychaud's Bitters and Grapefruit Juice. Served over Ice with a mint garnish
Gold Bug
$18.00
Still Gin, fresh lemon juice, honey simple syrup. Served up in a chilled martini glass with a dehydrated lemon slice.
Common Sense
$17.00
Bluecoat gin, fresh lime juice, mint, FeverTree Elderflower tonic
Chapter IV - Vodka Cocktails
Like a good Tolstoy novel, vodka drinks are endless, but here are our favorites...
Espresso Martini
$18.00
Absolut Vanilla Vodka, Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur, Demerara syrup, chocolate bitters, splash of Guinness topped with a trio of coffee beans.
Edgar Allan Poe
$17.00
Misguided Spirits Vodka, Chateau Monet Raspberry liqueur, sour mix and a squeeze of fresh lime, shaken with ice and served in a martini glass
Tennessee Williams
$16.00
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka, lemon juice, and water Cocktail. Served Over Ice with a lemon
From Russia with Love
$16.00
Misguided Spirit's vodka, lime juice, FeverTree ginger beer in a copper mug, lime garnish.
Scarlet Letter
$17.00
Ketel One Citrus Vodka, sour cherry cordial, freshly squeezed lemon juice , FeverTree lemon tonic
Chapter V - Rum Cocktails
A Rum cocktail list Hemingway would be proud of, get whisked away to a Caribbean Island if you close your eyes while sipping one of these.
Ernest Hemingway
$18.00
Appleton Rum, Fresh Lime Juice, Simple syrup, Luxardo maraschino liqueur and Grapefruit Juice. Served up with a lime
Pablo Neruda
$16.00
Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, Triple Sec, Lime Juice, Orange Juice and Red Wine. Served over ice
Epilogue - Hot Drinks
Warm up outside or inside with these HOT drinks.
Finnegan's Wake
$15.00
Jameson, hot coffee, demerara sugar cube whipped cream, creme de menthe
Game of Thrones
$15.00
Barking Irons AppleJack, honey, clove spiked lemon, hot water... Winter is coming...
Addendum - Lite Reading
Please peruse these lighter nonalcoholic drinking options.
Mock Mojito
$7.00
Lime juice, simple syrup, muddled mint, club soda. Garnished with a lime.
Mock Mint Mule
$8.00
Mint, lime juice, ginger beer served over ice in a copper mug with a lime garnish.
Shirley Temple
$3.50
Grenadine, sprite, over ice in a pint glass with cherry garnish
Guinness Zero
$8.00/14.9oz
Non Alcoholic Irish Stout
Brooklyn Special Effects
$7.00/12oz
Non-alcoholic amber lager
Chapter I - Draught Beer
Guinness
$9.75/20oz
Dry Irish Stout. 4.2% ABV
Smithwick’s
$9.75/20oz
Irish Amber Ale. 4.5% ABV
Hudson North Standard Cider
$9.00/16oz
Hard Apple Cider. 5.0% ABV
Allagash White
$9.00/16oz
Wheat Ale. 5.2%
Talea Peachberyy Punch Sour
$9.00/12oz
Fruit Sour. 6% ABV
Poet Pils
$9.00/16oz
Pilsner. 4.5% ABV
Von Trapp Kölsch
$9.00/16oz
Kölsch. 5.0% abv
Lawwson’s Lil Sip Of Sunshine
$9.00/16oz
American IPA. 6.2% ABV
Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA
$9.00/16oz
American/West Coast IPA. 7% ABV
Torch & Crown Almost Famous IPA
$9.00/16oz
NEIPA. 6.6% ABV
Yuengling
$9.00/16oz
American Amber Lager. 4.5% ABV
Greenport Black Duck Porter
$9.00/16oz
English Porter. 4.7% ABV
Chapter II - Cans/Bottles
Catskill’s Devil’s Path IPA
$7.00/16oz Can
American IPA. 7.5% ABV
Amstel Light
$7.25/12oz Bottle
Euro Pale Lager; 4.1%
Bitburger Premium Pilsner
$7.25/12oz Bottle
German Pilsner. 4.8% ABV
Miller High Life
$6.25/12oz Bottle
American Pilsner
Corona
$7.25/12oz Bottle
Mexican Lager; 4.6%
Coors Light
$6.25/12oz Bottle
Light Lager; 4.2%
Estrella Damm Daura (gluten free) - Damm
$7.25/12oz Bottle
Gluten Free; 5.4%
Brooklyn Special Effects
$7.25/12oz Can
Non-alcoholic amber lager
Guinness Zero
$8.25/14.9oz Can
Non Alcoholic Irish Stout
White Claw Black Cherry Hard Seltzer
$8.25/12oz Can
Hard Seltzer; 5%
Magners Original Irish Cider
$9.25/19.2oz Bottle
Cider. 4.5% ABV
Estrella Damm
$7.25/12oz bottle
Pilsner. 5.4% ABV
Chapter I - Irish
All pours are 2oz, on the rocks or neat. Manhattan/old fashion +2. Mixers discouraged for whiskey, but are complimentary.
Midleton Very Rare 2023
$34.00
Writer’s Tears
$15.00
Lost Irish
$13.00
Jameson
$13.00
Jameson Black Barrel
$14.00
Jameson Orange
$14.00
Jameson (18 yr)
$24.00
Tullamore Dew
$13.00
Powers
$13.00
Redbreast (12 yr)
$17.00
Roe & Co.
$13.00
Chapter II - Bourbon
All pours are 2oz, on the rocks or neat. Manhattan/old fashion +2. Mixers discouraged for whiskey, but are complimentary.
Jefferson’s Ocean
$21.00
Weller Antique 107
$19.00
Bulleit Single Malt Bourbon
$16.00
Hudson Bright Lights, Big Bourbon
$19.00
Basil Hayden
$18.00
Buffalo Trace
$16.00
Jim Beam
$13.00
Knob Creek
$14.00
Makers Mark
$14.00
Wild Turkey
$13.00
Redemption Bourbon
$14.00
Bulleit Single Malt Bourbon
$16.00
Bulleit
$15.00
Knob Creek Maple
$14.00
Breckenridge Bourbon
$14.00
Four Roses
$14.00
Legent
$14.00
Chapter III - Scotch
All pours are 2oz, on the rocks or neat. Manhattan/old fashion +2. Mixers discouraged for whiskey, but are complimentary.
Balvenie 12yr Double Wood
$24.00
Glenfiddich 14yr Bourbon Barrel Reserve
$19.00
Oban (14 yr)
$21.00
Macallan (12 yr)
$18.00
Lagavulin (16 yr)
$20.00
Glenlivet (12 yr)
$16.00
Glenlivet 14yr. Cognac Cask Aged
$20.00
Auchentoshan American Oak
$15.00
Laphroaig (10 yr)
$16.00
Johnnie Walker Black
$14.00
Dewars White Label
$13.00
Chapter IV - Rye
All pours are 2oz, on the rocks or neat. Manhattan/old fashion +2. Mixers discouraged for whiskey, but are complimentary.
Basil Hayden Rye
$18.00
Hudson Manhattan Rye
$19.00
Whistle Pig 10yr.
$18.00
Bulleit Rye
$14.00
Jim Beam
$13.00
Knob Creek Rye
$14.00
Jefferson's Rye
$17.00
Chapter VI - Whiskey
All pours are 2oz, on the rocks or neat. Manhattan/old fashion +2. Mixers discouraged for whiskey, but are complimentary.
Jack Daniel's
$13.00
Suntory Toki
$16.00
Chapter VII - Tequila
All pours are doubles, 2oz, on the rocks or neat. Margarita +2
Sauza Tres Generaciones Anejo
$19.00
Casamigos Silver
$17.00
Casamigas Jalapeno Tequila
$17.00
Mi Campo Blanco
$14.00
Mi Campo Reposado
$14.00
Via Mundi
$14.00
Mezcal
Chapter IIX - Vodka
All pours are doubles, 2oz, on the rocks or neat. Martini +2
Tito's
$13.00
Grey Goose
$16.00
Firefly Sweet Tea
$13.00
Misguided Spirit's Vodka
$13.00
Ketel One Citrus
$15.00
Ketel One
$15.00
Absolut Vanilla
$14.00
Chapter IX - Gin
All pours are doubles, 2oz, on the rocks or neat. Martini +2
Bluecoat
$14.00
Dorothy Parker
$14.00
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin
$15.00
Bombay Sapphire
$16.00
Gray Whale Gin
$14.00
Chapter X - Rum
All pours are doubles, 2oz, on the rocks or neat.
Gosling's Black Seal
$14.00
Bacardi Silver
$14.00
Malibu Coconut
$14.00
Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
$14.00
Appleton Estate Rum
$15.00
Misguided Caribbean Queen's Red Sky
$13.00
Chapter I - Red
Campo Viejo Roja
$12.00/Glass
Red Blend
Josh Cabernet Sauvignon
$14.00/Glass
Reserve - Lodi
Oyster Bay Pinot Noir
$15.00/Glass
Chapter II - White
Josh Chardonnay
$12.00/Glass
Chardonnay. 13.0% ABV
Pinot Grigio - Villa Pozzi 2013
$12.00/Glass
Pinot Grigio. 12.5% ABV
Sauvignon Blanc - Josh Cellars 2012
$12.00/Glass
Sauvignon Blanc. 13.5% ABV
J Roget
$12.00/glass
Champagne
Oyster Bay Rose
$12.00/glass
Rose