Biltong Bar, which is part of Justin Anthony’s hospitality group True Story Brands, announced the launch of their Butcher & Bottle Shop. The pop-up shop from the South African-inspired restaurant and cocktail bar specializing in dry-aged beef jerky will be open on Wednesdays from noon-5pm at Biltong Bar Ponce City Market,.
The pop-up shop is in partnership with Halpern’s Steak and Seafood and offers a variety of the restaurant’s signature house-made biltong (South African beef jerky); a bottled selection of Biltong’s best-selling cocktails; retail items like bottled peri-peri sauce and signature spice rubs; and cases of select cuts of steak, including Cowboy Ribeyes, Prime Strip Steaks and Black Wagyu Filets from Halpern’s. In addition, the Bottle Shop will feature an exclusive list of South African wines and top-shelf pours, including Willett Family Estate 4yr Rye, Jim Beam Distiller’s Masterpiece Bourbon and Reserve de la Familia Extra Anejo Tequila, among others. Bottled cocktails that are currently available to go include favorites from the restaurant’s cocktail menu like:
See You Space Cowboy – bourbon, spiced rum, yuzu, ginger, lime
Celery Sour – gin, pineapple, celery, vanilla, cucumber, lemon, greek yogurt
Mai Tai – aged rums, dry curacao, almond orgeat
True Faith – rye, cognac, punt e mes, madeira, mint tea, apricot amaro
Old Fashioned – small batch bourbon, rye oleo, bitters
Plans for online preordering and curbside delivery are in the works.
