Lady Liberty
Bourbon, Rosemary simple syrup, lemon juice, orange marmalade, maple syrup, fresh orange juice, 1 egg white.
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.
Here are a few choice selections of some of our signature drinks
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Bourbon, Rosemary simple syrup, lemon juice, orange marmalade, maple syrup, fresh orange juice, 1 egg white.
Absinthe rinse, London Dry Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, Champagne
The drink was created in 1915 at the New York Bar in Paris-later Harry’s New York Bar-by barman Harry MacElhone. The combination was said to have such a kick that it felt like being shelled with the powerful French 75mm field gun, also called a “75 Cocktail”, or “Soixante Quinze” in French.
Hendrick’s Gin, Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic
Cucumber, Lemon, Chamomile Syrup
London Dry Gin, Pineapple Juice, Lime Juice, Cherry Heering, Cointreau, Benedictine, Angostura Bitters, Soda Water
Created at Raffles Hotel in Singapore by a bartender named Ngiam Tong Boon. Visit the hotel today, and you see the safe in which Ngiam locked away his recipe books, as well as the Sling recipe hastily jotted down on a bar chit in 1936 by a hotel visitor who had asked a waiter for it.