Go on holiday at O'Flaherty's
Drink of the Week
Kris Anderson
Issue date: 10/5/06 Section: Entertainment
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Message to men: Always wanted to drink specialty shots but never been able to at risk of losing your masculinity?
I have the solution for you, and it doesn't include dressing in drag and ordering a cranberry martini.
Gents, take a walk down Santa Clara Street, westward and hang a right on San Pedro Street. Head on into O'Flaherty's Irish Pub, pluck out a nice wad of cash and order up a Mad Hatter.
It's a bird and a plane and a speeding bullet. Kinda. Upon placing the order, the bartender pours Guinness, Chambord Raspberry Liqeuer and cider into a pint glass with a smile.
At $7.50 some may see it as extensive, but for men, it's worth it to hold a pint glass that looks like Guinness and tastes like raspberry apple cider.
"The best part about it?" manager John Goldstein said. "The best part about it is that it makes me able to drink Guinness."
The pub, according to manager John Goldstein, imports about 80 percent of its decor straight from Ireland.
The bar, the cabinets and even the tables, which are actually remodeled singer sewing machines, all came from Ireland, Goldstein said.
In an atmosphere where you are only a stranger but once, Goldstein said the pub provides a very friendly environment for patrons.
"We have an incredible staff that's very friendly," Goldstein said.
He said people greet you when you enter, and after a while, the staff knows what you drink.
The pub features live, traditional Irish music on Tuesdays and Sundays and the pub is usually packed on the weekend, Goldstein said.
Ingredients:
About half a pint of cider.
A shot of Chambord.
About half a pint of Guinness.
I have the solution for you, and it doesn't include dressing in drag and ordering a cranberry martini.
Gents, take a walk down Santa Clara Street, westward and hang a right on San Pedro Street. Head on into O'Flaherty's Irish Pub, pluck out a nice wad of cash and order up a Mad Hatter.
It's a bird and a plane and a speeding bullet. Kinda. Upon placing the order, the bartender pours Guinness, Chambord Raspberry Liqeuer and cider into a pint glass with a smile.
At $7.50 some may see it as extensive, but for men, it's worth it to hold a pint glass that looks like Guinness and tastes like raspberry apple cider.
"The best part about it?" manager John Goldstein said. "The best part about it is that it makes me able to drink Guinness."
The pub, according to manager John Goldstein, imports about 80 percent of its decor straight from Ireland.
The bar, the cabinets and even the tables, which are actually remodeled singer sewing machines, all came from Ireland, Goldstein said.
In an atmosphere where you are only a stranger but once, Goldstein said the pub provides a very friendly environment for patrons.
"We have an incredible staff that's very friendly," Goldstein said.
He said people greet you when you enter, and after a while, the staff knows what you drink.
The pub features live, traditional Irish music on Tuesdays and Sundays and the pub is usually packed on the weekend, Goldstein said.
Ingredients:
About half a pint of cider.
A shot of Chambord.
About half a pint of Guinness.
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