Obi-wan Negroni. Photo by Colette Collins.The one-MICHELIN-star restaurant from Chef-Partners Ron Hsu and Aaron Phillips, Lazy Betty, launched its beverage program at its new Midtown location. Lazy Betty’s beverage list features inventive specialty and seasonal cocktails, beer, wines by the glass and bottle, wine and spirits flights, dessert wines, zero-proof cocktails and more.
The team also offers wine pairings and zero-proof cocktail pairings specially curated for guests to enjoy alongside the culinary team’s acclaimed tasting menu dishes, and boasts a large bourbon portfolio and rare and allocated spirits, including the Whistle Pig lineup, Pappy Van Winkle, the Clase Azul Collection and more.
Overall, the beverage team seeks spirits, beers and wines from small producers who are thoughtful about sustainability and environmental stewardship. The award-winning wine program features a good selection of fine, hard-to-find wines from classic regions alongside surprising global gems. The team focuses on wines from family-owned wineries that are women- or minority-led and at least practicing organic and/or Biodynamic methods. Highlights of the beverage program include:
Speciality Cocktails
- Try Pronouncing the Gin – Birliburloque Gin, Mizu Shochu, Kalani Coconut, Mint, Lime & Soda
- Widow Maker Widow – Jane Applewood Rye, Manoir de Montreuil Calvados, Pommeau De Normandie, Cidre Reduction, Allspice Decanter Bitter & Smoke
- Attitude Adjustment (Old Fashioned) – Lazy Betty Private Label Bourbon, Demerara Oleo-Saccharum, Angostura Bitters, Orange Bitters & Smoke
- Sleepless in Seattle (Espresso Martini) – Beluga Vodka, Espresso, Manly Spirits Cold Brew, Dow’s 10-year Port & Watershed Nocino
- Blueberry Mule – Amethyst N/A Spirit, Blueberry Shrub, Lime & Ginger
- No-groni – Ish Botanical, Lyre’s Rosso & Lyre’s Orange Aperitif
- Three-pour Billecart-Salmon Champagne Flight
- Featured Rye Flight, including 1-ounce pours of Thomas Handy Sazerac, Michter’s Toasted Barrel, and Barrell
- World Whiskey Flight, with 1-ounce pours of a six-year, a tequila cask and a 15-year shochu whiskey
- Château de Fargues Flight, featuring 1-ounce pours of Sauternes, the legendary sweet wine of Bordeaux – a great after-dinner drink
