{"id":2443126,"date":"2019-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=304277"},"modified":"2019-04-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T06:00:00","slug":"libations-toros-popular-mercado-drink-offers-solid-surprise-for-snowmass-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/libations-toros-popular-mercado-drink-offers-solid-surprise-for-snowmass-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Libations: Toro\u2019s popular Mercado drink offers solid surprise for Snowmass Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.733137829912\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-304277-323\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/libations-atw-041819-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/libations-atw-041819-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"David Krause\/The Aspen Times Weekly | The Mercado is the most popular drink at Toro Kitchen and Bar in Snowmass Village. The bar, which is inside the Viceroy hotel, offers the jalapeno-infused tequila drink topped with hibiscus rosemary foam.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/libations-atw-041819-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Mercado is the most popular drink at Toro Kitchen and Bar in Snowmass Village. The bar, which is inside the Viceroy hotel, offers the jalapeno-infused tequila drink topped with hibiscus rosemary foam.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>The Mercado is the most popular drink at Toro Kitchen and Bar in Snowmass Village. The bar, which is inside the Viceroy hotel, offers the jalapeno-infused tequila drink topped with hibiscus rosemary foam.<\/strong><br \/>David Krause\/The Aspen Times Weekly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/libations-atw-041819-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/libations-atw-041819-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"David Krause\/The Aspen Times Weekly | The Mercado is the most popular drink at Toro Kitchen and Bar in Snowmass Village. The bar, which is inside the Viceroy hotel, offers the jalapeno-infused tequila drink topped with hibiscus rosemary foam.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/libations-atw-041819-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Mercado is the most popular drink at Toro Kitchen and Bar in Snowmass Village. The bar, which is inside the Viceroy hotel, offers the jalapeno-infused tequila drink topped with hibiscus rosemary foam.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>The Mercado is the most popular drink at Toro Kitchen and Bar in Snowmass Village. The bar, which is inside the Viceroy hotel, offers the jalapeno-infused tequila drink topped with hibiscus rosemary foam.<\/strong><br \/>David Krause\/The Aspen Times Weekly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/libations-atw-041819-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/libations-atw-041819-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"David Krause\/The Aspen Times Weekly | We made a stop at Toro for their Paloma and were surprised by the Mercado. Either way, the drink menu inside Snowmass's Viceroy is solid.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/04\/libations-atw-041819-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"We made a stop at Toro for their Paloma and were surprised by the Mercado. Either way, the drink menu inside Snowmass's Viceroy is solid.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>We made a stop at Toro for their Paloma and were surprised by the Mercado. Either way, the drink menu inside Snowmass&#8217;s Viceroy is solid.<\/strong><br \/>David Krause\/The Aspen Times Weekly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/weekly\/libations-toros-popular-mercado-drink-offers-solid-surprise-for-snowmass-village\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/weekly\/libations-toros-popular-mercado-drink-offers-solid-surprise-for-snowmass-village\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">When you\u2019re over in Snowmass and looking for something different, sometimes it can be hard to look past the offerings at the mall or Base Village.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">A bit intimidating as the first big building you see when you roll uphill near the Wood Bridge but a few steps off Base Village is the Viceroy Snowmass hotel. And inside the lobby to the left is Toro. The kitchen and \u2014 more importantly for our purposes \u2014 the bar are in a warm and open space. The bar is right when you walk in and it has its own character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">With the season winding down this week, my drinking pal and I did a post-work stop after a full day in our offices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">I went into Toro with the idea of checking out their version of the paloma, which some say is Mexico\u2019s most popular drink (sorry, margarita). Toro\u2019s twist on the paloma includes jalapeno-infused tequila and real grapefruit along with some fancy grapefruit soda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">But after perusing the impressive list of classic and signature drinks, I stuck with my grapefruit desire but changed my mind and decided to go with the paloma (I\u2019m sure my affinity for fruity IPA beers had a subconscious influence).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">My drinking pal saw something she\u2019s never seen that pulled her in: hibiscus rosemary foam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Known as the Mercado (Spanish for market), it is Toro\u2019s most popular drink, according to the barkeep. It starts with the same jalapeno-infused tequila as the paloma. The drink gets going with some agave nectar and passion fruit. Two last pieces that top it off: the foam, which if you\u2019re lucky spills over the top of the glass, and a wedge of dried orange, which is reminiscent of a sweet potato chip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Of course, the hibiscus rosemary foam on top is the first flavor you taste. Everything else seeps through that and picks up a spicy, sweet and tart seasoning. It sucked us in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">\u201cAnd you have to try the orange wedge. It\u2019s like a chip,\u201d said my No. 1 barstool partner of more than 27 years. \u201cThis is the best fancy drink I\u2019ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">I trust that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/weekly\/libations-toros-popular-mercado-drink-offers-solid-surprise-for-snowmass-village\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mercado is the most popular drink at Toro Kitchen and Bar in Snowmass Village. The bar, which is inside the Viceroy hotel, offers the jalapeno-infused tequila drink topped with hibiscus rosemary foam.David Krause\/The Aspen Times Weekly The Mercado is the most popular drink at Toro Kitchen and Bar in Snowmass Village. 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