By Tony King photos by Scott Duncan
It’s late afternoon, and the Sun is taking its time setting in the west. As the last rays of light beam through the skeletal trees lining the R Street Corridor, patrons dine out on the patios of the all-brick former bread factory between 14th and 15th streets. At the corner of 14th and R, groups of friends sit around, sipping cocktails and catching up, while Billie Holiday’s “Rain Or Shine” hovers overhead.
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While The Shady Lady has a treasure trove of great cocktails, these three are considered their most popular:
1. Horses Neck
1.5 oz bourbon
.5 oz ginger of syrup
2 dashes of bitters
Soda water
Lemon peel
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2. Old Fashion:
Muddled sugar
Orange slices
Cherry bitters
Lemon
1.5 oz bourbon
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3. White Linen
1.5 oz gin
.5 oz elderflower liquor
.5 lemon
.5 oz simple syrup
Muddled cucumber
Soda water
Story and photos by Becky Grunewald
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