The reason I went to Buffalo over the weekend was to get myself some quality craft cocktails for my birthday.
My first stop though was for a quick beer, as I detailed in my last post, but the plan for the evening was very much about craft cocktails. We checked into our hotel and got gussied up for Halloween, then headed first to Savoy for a drink and Vera Pizzeria for dinner.
Savoy’s Beet Around The Busch:
My wife had a non-alcoholic cocktail which the bartender shook up and topped with ginger beer.
The first drink I had at Vera was a cocktail called Dill Breaker:
My second drink at Vera was a cocktail called Vice Admiral:
By the time we got to Vera it was very dark out, and the house lights were low (for Haloween I’m guessing) — and so I brightened the above pictures as best I could. Apologies for all the graininess, but I’m happy I at least got a pic at all for the blog. I easily could’ve left my phone at home and just enjoyed the atmosphere and overall experience.
Our meal was excellent and the staff members at Vera were knowledgable and friendly. I finally got to try Amaro Di Angostura and the bartenders were kind enough to chat with me about their Fernet-Branca on tap!
The two cocktails I had are on Vera’s new Fall 2015 cocktail menu:
The Dill Breaker:
The Vice Admiral:
Frontier Mixology 