Speakeasy / BarSandusky, Ohio

Artfully Crafting Classic Cocktails

Locally owned and operated, Volstead Bar takes patrons back to the fascinating days of the speakeasy by artfully crafting classic cocktails. Housed in what was the old Dorn Winery and later the Green Door brothel, the Green Door Building is shrouded in Sandusky lore and has seen an array of tenants throughout the years.

Combining these intriguing historical remnants with the speakeasy practices of the aforementioned years, Volstead Bar harkens back to the days of Old Sandusky amidst the New Sandusky renaissance.

Cocktails

Volstead Classic Cocktails

Here are a few choice selections of some of our signature drinks
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Bicentennial

Tanqueray No 10 Gin, Fever-Tree Premium Indian Tonic
Grapefruit, Allspice, Simple Syrup

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Volstead Bar & Speakeasy - Sandusky Ohio

Rusty Nail

Johnnie Walker Red, Drambuie®
A favorite of the renowned Rat Pack, the cocktail is often credited to the Manhattan-based 21 club sometime in the early 1960’s. Before today’s moniker caught on, it shared other titles such as the “Mig-21” and “Knucklehead.”

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Corpse Reviver #2

London Dry Gin, Cointreau, Cocchi Americano, Lemon Juice
Overtly sinister in name, this original hangover cure-all is anything but. Harry Craddock, one of the most famous bartenders in the 20’s and 30’s, credited the Corpse Reviver #2 in his “Savoy Cocktail Book” saying “To be taken before 11 a.m., or whenever steam and energy are needed.”

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Gin Fizz

London Dry Gin, Lemon Juice, Powdered Sugar, Soda Water
The first printed reference to a fizz (spelled “fiz”) is in the 1887 edition of Jerry Thomas’ Bartender’s Guide, which contains six fizz recipes. The Gin Fizz gained so much popularity that bars would employ scrums of bartenders working in teams that would take turns shaking the fizzes.

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