{"id":2453323,"date":"2020-01-16T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T18:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspens-newest-restaurant-encouraging-to-drink-up-an-arranged-marriage\/"},"modified":"2020-01-16T11:12:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T18:12:00","slug":"aspens-newest-restaurant-encouraging-to-drink-up-an-arranged-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspens-newest-restaurant-encouraging-to-drink-up-an-arranged-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen\u2019s newest restaurant encouraging to drink up an \u2018Arranged Marriage\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"5.7448275862069\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-319229-239\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Libations-atw-011720-21-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Libations-atw-011720-21-2-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\" | \" class=\"h-100\">\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\/2020\/01\/Libations-atw-011720-21-2-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Libations-atw-011720-21-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Libations-atw-011720-21-3-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\" | \" class=\"h-100\">\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\/2020\/01\/Libations-atw-011720-21-3-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Libations-atw-011720-21-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Libations-atw-011720-21-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Carolyn Sackariason\/The Aspen Times | The 'Election Muddler'.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>The &#8216;Election Muddler&#8217;.<\/strong><br \/>Carolyn Sackariason\/The Aspen Times<\/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\/2020\/01\/Libations-atw-011720-21-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"The 'Election Muddler'.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Libations-atw-011720-21-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/Libations-atw-011720-21-1-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Carolyn Sackariason\/The Aspen Times | The 'Arranged Marriage'.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>The &#8216;Arranged Marriage&#8217;.<\/strong><br \/>Carolyn Sackariason\/The Aspen Times<\/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\/2020\/01\/Libations-atw-011720-21-1-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"The 'Arranged Marriage'.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/aspens-newest-restaurant-encouraging-to-drink-up-an-arranged-marriage\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/aspens-newest-restaurant-encouraging-to-drink-up-an-arranged-marriage\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">It\u2019s hard to say whether the names on the drink menu at the newly opened <a id=\"N0x1df9a80N0x1f98a40:N0x1df9a80N0x1d4d220\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duemaniaspen.com\/\">Duemani<\/a> restaurant are more playful than the cocktails themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">It was my first time walking into the coastal Italian restaurant that took over the former Rustique space on Monarch Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">It\u2019s a fresh look and a fresh take on Italian (especially Duemani\u2019s emphasis on seafood), and what we had been accustomed to in the French bistro for almost two decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">But enough about the warm and inviting atmosphere and the delicious food. I went for the booze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Under the vodka heading, two drinks immediately struck me: Election Muddling and Arranged Marriage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">I\u2019ll tackle the first one first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">It\u2019s so fun and tasty with Russian vodka, St. George pear liquor, lemon, agave, and garnished with heirloom tomatoes and a sprig of rosemary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">It\u2019s the perfect vodka drink for winter because it\u2019s hearty and crisp but at the time, sweet and savory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">Like Thanksgiving dinner, joked my friend who joined me for an evening of tasting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">The real winner is the Arranged Marriage, which if you close your eyes you can imagine yourself sipping this cocktail poolside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">It goes down way too easy. You\u2019d never know you are drinking 2 ounces of vodka. That\u2019s because of the pomegranate juice, guava and <a id=\"N0x1df9a80N0x1f98b60:N0x1df9a80N0x1d4d850\" href=\"https:\/\/jackrudycocktailco.com\/products\/classic-tonic-2\">Jack Rudy tonic syrup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">It\u2019s meant to go down that easy, and goes really well with seafood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">\u201cIt goes well with this town because it\u2019s a lot of arrangement,\u201d laughed Duemani bartender Sean Greaves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">The vodka in the cocktail is an intriguing one and a cool story. A new company in Austin, Texas, called <a id=\"N0x1df9a80N0x1f98bc0:N0x1df9a80N0x1d4da90\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drippingspringsvodka.com\/\">Dripping Springs Vodk<\/a>a is behind it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">It\u2019s made with sweet, Midwestern corn and is naturally gluten free. It\u2019s micro distilled in batches in 50-gallon copper pot stills, finished with pure, mineral rich hill country artesian spring water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">I can\u2019t wait to try the Dripping Springs Texas Orange Vodka, which is described on their website as being made with \u201chand-zested Texas oranges then steeped and re-distilled to capture an authentic southwestern orange flavor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">As Greaves pointed out, \u201cmiddle-aged women specifically love vodka drinks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">I\u2019m just glad I still fall in that category. Soon, I will be regulated to just whiskey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">And I\u2019d rather remain a single middle-aged woman than be in an arranged marriage. It sounds like too much work. I\u2019d rather sip it poolside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:csackariason@aspentimes.com\">csackariason@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/aspens-newest-restaurant-encouraging-to-drink-up-an-arranged-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8216;Election Muddler&#8217;.Carolyn Sackariason\/The Aspen Times The &#8216;Arranged Marriage&#8217;.Carolyn Sackariason\/The Aspen Times Show CaptionsHide Captions It\u2019s hard to say whether the names on the drink menu at the newly opened Duemani restaurant are more playful than the cocktails themselves. 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