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Langham Huntington Pasadena Launches Special Cocktail Menu

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Four new drinks at The Langham Huntington Pasadena

Four new drinks at The Langham Huntington Pasadena

The Langham Huntington Pasadena has launched a new special cocktail menu of four new drinks available only at Langham hotels in the United States.

Alex Kratena

Alex Kratena

The cocktails were created by master bartender Alex Kratena. He is the head bartender at The Langham London and has won numerous best bartender awards around the world.I recently visited the Langham Huntington Pasadena to sample the new drinks.

Social Club

Social Club

Alex first made The Social Club, a concoction with vodka, lillet, vetivier, rose water and California citrus. This drink represented the Pasadena location.

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Next came the Back to the Future with talisker, port, sherry, citrus, cacao and raspberry and represented the Chicago Langham. This was my fave for presentation because it featured a smoke element and the rocks surrounding the drink were actually edible chocolate.

making the Back to the Future

making the Back to the Future

The third drink was Skylines with aquavit, fino, citrus, cedarwood and bitters, representing the Boston Langham.

Skyline

Skylines

The last libation was Lady Pink with fino, rhubarb, citrus, agave and bitter orange, representing the Langham in New York.

Lady Pink

Lady Pink

Each specialty cocktail will be available at the participating hotels through the end of the year.  I also sampled some great bites at The Tap Room bar.

tuna tartar

tuna tartar

The Tap Room is the Langham’s bar and lounge and features hand crafted cocktails, a wide variety of wines, premium artisanal beers and upscale bar bites. Guests can choose to sit in front of the fire or overlooking the resort’s beautiful Horseshoe Garden on cozy couches or intimate tables. I started off with a lovely tuna tartar with shallots, chives, paprika oil and parmesan crisps. I also sampled the Kobe sliders with a bacon tomato jam and caramelized onions served on brioche buns.

Kobe sliders

Kobe sliders

Kobe sliders

Kobe sliders

Dessert was the decadent chocolate lava cake with a strawberry St. Germain consomme and raspberry sorbet. Both the cocktails and the bar bites were delicious. Head to the Tap Room at the Langham Huntington Pasadena to sample the great new libations and stay for a bite and enjoy the view. Located at 1401 South Oak Knoll Avenue in Pasadena, reservations at 626.568.3900.

 

 

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