Momofuku Ssam Bar (207 2nd Ave) is our favorite (accessible) David Chang joint and we'd been trying to get drinks there for a while. Of course, the rule is you must order food if you want a cocktail before midnight. Finally we were in the hood after midnight so we swung by for a drink. We're happy to report the endeavor was quite a success though worker productivity the following day took a nosedive.
We started with an NCL (tyrconnell single malt irish whiskey, carpano antica and aperol) and the Celery + Nori (nori-infused laird's applejack, celery syrup, celery bitters). Both came in oversize rocks glasses with a giant ice cube. The NCL was rich and delicious - not being Irish whiskey drinkers, we were impressed with the drinks complexity. The Celery + Nori was perfectly adequate but left us a little flat after an intriguing start. Ssam's rendition of the Brooklyn (rittenhouse rye, dolin dry vermouth, maraschino, amer picon) was even better than the NCL. We have no idea where they got amer picon in the U.S. but we're happy to see it. Cocktails are $12 - $13.
We started with an NCL (tyrconnell single malt irish whiskey, carpano antica and aperol) and the Celery + Nori (nori-infused laird's applejack, celery syrup, celery bitters). Both came in oversize rocks glasses with a giant ice cube. The NCL was rich and delicious - not being Irish whiskey drinkers, we were impressed with the drinks complexity. The Celery + Nori was perfectly adequate but left us a little flat after an intriguing start. Ssam's rendition of the Brooklyn (rittenhouse rye, dolin dry vermouth, maraschino, amer picon) was even better than the NCL. We have no idea where they got amer picon in the U.S. but we're happy to see it. Cocktails are $12 - $13.
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