Libations
A FAMILY ALBUM
It’s no secret that we make a lot of cocktails here at Undercroft. We love to share classic cocktails that are time-tested and to introduce you to our new creations. Often, our original cocktails are inspired by a classic. We build upon that classic structure until we have something unique yet still reflects its parent cocktail. Gary “Gaz” Regan, the late titan of the cocktail renaissance, used to call these groupings of drinks with similar characteristics “families.” Please enjoy these classic and original cocktails as you make your way through our family album.
**Undercroft originals
ANCESTRAL COCKTAILS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY-STYLE COCKTAILS. A SPIRIT GENTLY DRESSED WITH SUGAR, BITTERS AND WATER (MOST OFTEN IN ITS ICE FORM).-
Old Fashioned
bourbon, simple syrup, Angustura bitters, orange peel, maraschino cherry
$9
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Undercroft Sazerac
rye whiskey, absinthe wash, Peychaud’s bitters, lemon peel squeeze
$9
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One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer **
Old Forrester Bourbon, Balvenie Double Wood Scotch, IPA hopped syrup, wormwood bitters
$12
SPIRIT-FORWARD
TAKE AN ANCESTRAL COCKTAIL AND ADD VERMOUTH, SHERRY, OR EVEN A LIQUEUR. STIR (DON’T SHAKE) AND MOST OFTEN SERVE “UP,” NOT ON ICE. THESE ARE YOUR HEAVY HITTERS!-
Manhattan
rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, bitters
$9
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Vesper
gin, vodka, lillet blanc
$9
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Vieux Carré
rye whiskey, Benedictine, vermouth, Peychaud and Angostura bitters
$11
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Double Barrel **
High West Double Rye, J. Rieger Café Amaro, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao
$12
SOURS
CITRUS IS THE STAR IN THESE EASY-TO-DRINK COCKTAILS. SOURS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO SUBCATEGORIES: SIMPLE AND COMPLEX. THE SIMPLE SOUR IS SPIRIT, CITRUS, AND SUGAR IN PERFECTLY POISED PROPORTIONS (SOMETIMES AN EGG WHITE FOR BODY). THE COMPLEX SUBSTITUTES THE SUGAR, IN PART OR IN WHOLE, WITH A LIQUEUR OR LIQUEURS.-
Daiquiri
rum, lime, sugar
$9
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Whiskey Sour *
whiskey, lemon, sugar, egg white
$9
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Pisco Sour *
pisco, citrus, sugar, egg white
$9
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Cosmopolitan
vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry, lime
$9
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Side Car
cognac, lemon, and orange liqueur
$10
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Three 'Migos * **
mezcal, madeira, Maraschino liqueur, egg white, lemon, nutmeg
$11
HIGHBALLS, COLLINS, AND FIZZES
HIGHBALLS: A SPIRIT AND A LENGTHENER LIKE CLUB SODA, GINGER ALE OR SODA. THESE SIMPLE HIGHBALLS BECOME COMPLEX WHEN JUICE, LIQUEURS, OR OTHER INGREDIENTS ARE ADDED. COLLINS: A HIGHBALL WITH THE ADDITION OF LEMON AND SUGAR FIZZES: LIKE A COLLINS COCKTAIL BUT SERVED WITHOUT ICE-
The KC Highball **
J. Rieger & Co. Whiskey and your choice of club soda or house-made ginger soda
$10
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The Presbyterian
Scotch whisky and your choice of club soda or house-made ginger soda
$9
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Shift Drink **
Fernet Branca and house-made cola
$10
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Dark & Stormy
dark rum, lime, and ginger beer
$9
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White Port and Tonic
white port and house-made tonic
$10
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Tom, John, Juan or Ron Collins
Choice of gin, whiskey, tequila or rum, lemon, sugar, club soda
$9
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The OG Fizz **
genever, juniper simple syrup, lemon, club soda, no ice
$10
CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS
JUST LIKE IT SOUNDS, A COCKTAIL WITH CHAMPAGNE OR SPARKLING WINE AS ITS BASE OR, OTHERWISE, ADDED ON TOP OF ANOTHER DRINK.-
Classic Champagne Cocktail
sparkling wine, sugar cube, bitters
$9
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French 75
gin, lemon, sugar, prosecco
$9
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Funky Bubbles **
Batavia Arrack, Tiki Bitters, grapefruit cinnamon reduction, prosecco
$11
DUOS/TRIOS
DUOS ARE MADE FROM A BASE SPIRIT AND A MODIFIER LIQUEUR WITH AN OCCASIONAL DASH OF BITTERS. THEY CAN OFTEN BE SWEETER THAN THE SPIRIT-FORWARD DRINKS BUT JUST AS POTENT. TRIOS ARE CREATED BY ADDING CREAM TO A DUO. YES, TRIOS MAKE NICE AFTER DINNER COMPANIONS.-
Rusty Nail
scotch and Drambuie
$9
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Alaska
gin, yellow Chartreuse, orange bitters
$10
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Roxy's Russian **
vodka, vanilla chai, cream, star anise, coffee liqueur
$9
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Cardigan **
Blended scotch, Cardamaro, clove simple syrup, lemon, cardamom bitters
$11
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Brandy Alexander (shaken vigorously but not blended)
brandy, brown crème de cacao, cream, nutmeg
$10
FLIPS*
THESE DRINKS USE A WHOLE EGG (NOT JUST THE WHITE) ALONG WITH A BASE SPIRIT, SOME SUGAR, AND A SCRAPING OF NUTMEG.-
Fort Washington Flip*
Applejack, Benedictine, maple syrup, one fresh egg
$11
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I Flip For Blueberries * **
Uncle Val’s Botanical Gin, blueberry spruce demerara syrup, one fresh egg
$11
TROPICAL-STYLE DRINKS
SOMETIMES CALLED TIKI OR EXOTIC DRINKS, THESE DRINKS CONSIST OF ONE OR MORE SPIRITS, ONE OR MORE FRUIT JUICES, SYRUPS, OR LIQUEURS OR ALL OF THE ABOVE!-
Planter's Punch
Jamaican dark rum, lime, sugar, angostura bitters
$10
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Jungle Bird
dark rum, Campari, pineapple, lime
$11
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The Luck Dragon **
3 year and 8 year demerara rums, Cynar, black-eyed pea orgeat, lime
$11
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Tropic Thunder **
cachaça, green chartreuse, lime, pineapple, basil simple syrup, celery bitters
$12
Beer
On Tap-
Bentonville Brewing Co.
Rotating
$6
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Bike Rack
"Slaughter Pen" IPA
$6
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New Province
Fallen Queen Belgian Wit
$5
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Lost 40 Brewing Co.
Rotating
$6
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Lost Forty Brewing Co.
2nd Rodeo Cream Ale
$6
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Black Apple Cider
Rotating
$6
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Wiseacre “Gotta Get Up to Get Down”
Coffee Milk Stout
$5
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Founders Brewing Co.
Solid Gold Lager
$5
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Damm "Daura"
Lager (gf)
$5
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Bell's
Two Hearted Ale
$6
Rosé & sparkling
By the Glass-
La Chapelle Du Seuil Rosé
Provence, France
$10
$30
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Conquilla Sparkling Cava Rosé
Spain
$11
$33
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Bianca Vigna Prosecco Brut
Veneto, Italy
$11
$33
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Tattinger Brut La Française
NV Reims, France
$75
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Pierre Morlet NV Rosé
Champagne, France
$135
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Laurent-Perrier 2007 Tour-Sur-Marne
Champagne, France
$150
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Krug Grand Cuvée NV
Champagne, France
$330
White wine
By the Glass-
St. Supéry Moscato
Napa Valley, CA
$11
$34
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Raptor Ridge Pinot Gris
Willamette Valley, OR
$12
$35
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High Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Lake County, CA
$13
$43
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Marichal Chardonnay
Canelones, Uruguay
$10
$34
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Mira Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
$13
$43
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Anne Amie "Prisme" Pinot Blanc
Willamette, OR
$65
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Calera Viognier
Mt. Harlan, CA
$65
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Burly Chardonnay
Coombsville Napa, CA
$85
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Domaine Trotereau Sancerre
Quincy, France
$55
Red wine
By the Glass-
Block Nine Pinot Noir
St. Helena, CA
$9
$32
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Belle Glos "Clarke & Telephone" Pinot Noir
Santa Lucia Highlands, CA.
$18
$66
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Tercos Malbec
Mendoza, Argentina
$8
$25
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Maquis Carménère
Colchagua Valley, Chile
$13
$36
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Marichal Merlot
Uruguay
$10
$33
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Santa Duc Vielles Vignes
Cotes Du Rhone
$12
$40
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Three Saint's Cabernet Sauvignon
Santa Barbara, CA
$14
$43
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Alexana Pinot Noir Terrioir Series
Willamette Valley, OR
$65
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Duckhorn Merlot
Napa Valley, CA
$72
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Kennan Zinfandel
Napa Valley, CA
$75
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Machete By Orin Swift
CA
$97
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Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, CA
$200