{"id":2447303,"date":"2019-08-08T04:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=310878"},"modified":"2019-08-08T04:15:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T10:15:00","slug":"libations-a-commitment-to-detail-and-creativity-at-marble-bar-aspen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/libations-a-commitment-to-detail-and-creativity-at-marble-bar-aspen\/","title":{"rendered":"Libations: A commitment to detail and creativity at Marble Bar Aspen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.5297157622739\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-310878-166\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/LIbations-atw-080819-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/LIbations-atw-080819-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Samuel Wagner\/Aspen Times Weekly |\" tippler at marble class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;Angel-style\u201d tippler at Marble Bar<\/strong><br \/>Samuel Wagner\/Aspen Times Weekly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/LIbations-atw-080819-2.jpg\" alt tippler at marble><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/LIbations-atw-080819-2-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/LIbations-atw-080819-2-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Samuel Wagner\/Aspen Times Weekly |\" at marble based on tippler recipe consisting lemon simple cucumber but with slice or two vodka-infused jalapeno dash house-made ginger syrup and a sprig of mint class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;Angel-style\u201d tippler at Marble Bar, based on a tippler recipe consisting of cucumber vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup and cucumber juice, but with a slice or two of vodka-infused jalapeno pepper, a dash house-made ginger syrup and a sprig of mint added.<\/strong><br \/>Samuel Wagner\/Aspen Times Weekly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/LIbations-atw-080819-2-1.jpg\" alt at marble based on tippler recipe consisting lemon simple cucumber but with slice or two vodka-infused jalapeno dash house-made ginger syrup and a sprig of mint><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/a-commitment-to-detail-and-creativity-at-marble-bar-aspen\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/a-commitment-to-detail-and-creativity-at-marble-bar-aspen\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">The plan was to only go in for an old-fashioned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Awhile ago, <a id=\"N0x1f49c20N0x1e4d9d0:N0x1f49c20N0x1de2540\" href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/the-midwestern-twist-on-the-old-fashioned-classic\/\">I\u2019d written about the differences between a Wisconsin old-fashioned and the variation served in the rest of the country<\/a>. In that article, I mentioned Marble Bar Aspen, as it had been named as having a quality cocktail outside the Wisconsin style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Since then, there hasn\u2019t been much of a chance for a visit, as the bar temporarily closed for the offseason. This past weekend, opportunity finally struck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">I was not ready for this drinking experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">I was enthusiastically greeted at Marble Bar Aspen by Angel the bartender, who was hard at work pressing ground ginger into a bottle to make his own infused simple syrup. Asking for a special drink to beat the weather this time of year, he immediately went to work on an \u201cAngel-style\u201d tippler, as of yet unnamed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Based on a tippler recipe consisting of cucumber vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup and cucumber juice, Angel explained that he talks to each customer and tries to tailor-make the drink, making sure he never has to create the same thing twice. While Marble Bar has a menu, Angel sees it as a starting point for adaptation, not as holy texts set in stone and passed down from the drinking gods. To this end, he added a slice or two of vodka-infused jalapeno pepper, a dash of his in-process ginger syrup and a sprig of mint on top. The extras gave it a fresh garden smell and lent the appearance of a health-food smoothie in a cocktail glass, perfect for blending in with the workout crowd. It hit the spot, the cucumber flavor was light and balanced with a faint spicy heat throughout making all the difference to the summery drink.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">As he bounced between preparing my cocktail and serving other passersby in the hotel-attached bar (many of whom greeted him by name), Angel showed his passion for drinkmaking. Although he didn\u2019t see himself as a mixologist (the name seemed too stuffy), it was clear his ideas were backed up by years of experience and good taste combined with a people-person who wanted each customer to be treated well and, in a way, a perfectionist, constantly tasting and adjusting his infusions, syrups and cocktails to create something he himself was proud of.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Space keeps me from writing about my entire experience, but suffice to say my trip wasn\u2019t done after just one drink, and I did get my old-fashioned in the end. It was delicious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Bonus: If he\u2019s there, ask Angel for the 4G, and don\u2019t be intimidated when he explains what\u2019s inside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/a-commitment-to-detail-and-creativity-at-marble-bar-aspen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Angel-style\u201d tippler at Marble BarSamuel Wagner\/Aspen Times Weekly &#8220;Angel-style\u201d tippler at Marble Bar, based on a tippler recipe consisting of cucumber vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup and cucumber juice, but with a slice or two of vodka-infused jalapeno pepper, a dash house-made ginger syrup and a sprig of mint added.Samuel Wagner\/Aspen Times Weekly Show CaptionsHide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2447303","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-24 15:58:10","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447303\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}