Favorite drinks in Hotel Bar
Apr 8, 2010 | 8:13 am
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Depends on location and property for me.
Any Sofitel, if it's warm, makes me order a Pastis, although some US properties don't know what that is!?!
In Scotland it is always some single malt or another, but thew must be obscure Islay for me to be happy.
In Northern Europe it is always some kind of Schnapps or Gin.
Any Sofitel, if it's warm, makes me order a Pastis, although some US properties don't know what that is!?!
In Scotland it is always some single malt or another, but thew must be obscure Islay for me to be happy.
In Northern Europe it is always some kind of Schnapps or Gin.
Apr 8, 2010 | 8:17 am
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I'm a very light drinker (maybe two or three mixed drinks per month), so a basic rum and Diet Coke is fine by me 
Apr 8, 2010 | 8:37 am
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I don't order my at-home favorite, Jack and Coke, in hotel bars because it's too easy for bartenders to short the alcohol. I get martinis, or if I'm not so focused on alcohol intake citrus-vodka and tonics.
Very few hotel bars stock my favorite vodka, Absolut Kurant. If they do I order it neat.
Very few hotel bars stock my favorite vodka, Absolut Kurant. If they do I order it neat.
Apr 8, 2010 | 10:22 am
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Normally I'll just go with a bottle of Corona. However, I got stuck in CLT overnight last December. Was sitting in the hotel bar, and got chatting to the bartender. I used to do some bar work, so we were swapping stories. I gave the bartender some champagne cocktail ideas for their New Years Eve party, and she gave me a few free drinks, including making me one of my favourite drinks, the Lethal: Dark rum, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, sprite.
Apr 8, 2010 | 1:48 pm
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Basil muddled in simple syrup topped with Stoli Strawberry vodka, shaken, and served in a martini glass with a piece of basil for garnish.
This drink has a special place in my heart as it was created at a hotel bar in my honor and named after me.
This drink has a special place in my heart as it was created at a hotel bar in my honor and named after me.
Apr 8, 2010 | 2:10 pm
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In Europe - Vodka & Bitter Lemon
W Hotel Seattle - The "Big Apple"
anywhere else - Mojito, or some sort of fruit-ini
W Hotel Seattle - The "Big Apple"
anywhere else - Mojito, or some sort of fruit-ini
Apr 8, 2010 | 2:23 pm
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Good, but I couldn't handle more than one.
Like missy's back yard. 
Where itsaboutthejourney made a mean batch of mojitos.
Personal hotel favorite: It's Not Your Father's Old Fashioned at AiZia in The Westin Diplomat.
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anywhere else - Mojito, or some sort of fruit-ini
Where itsaboutthejourney made a mean batch of mojitos.Personal hotel favorite: It's Not Your Father's Old Fashioned at AiZia in The Westin Diplomat.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Online Guest Feedback Coordinator
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Apr 8, 2010 | 8:30 pm
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Glenlivet on the rocks pre-dinner or a Baileys on the Rocks after dinner/before bed.
Plus, if somewhere tropical, a good mojito.
Plus, if somewhere tropical, a good mojito.
Apr 8, 2010 | 10:22 pm
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Gin martini at the Dukes hotel in London.
Other hotels usually a malt or a dirty vodka martini.
Gin martini at the Dukes hotel in London.
Other hotels usually a malt or a dirty vodka martini.