In this Dishing Dish with Stephen Kirschner we discuss Dolly Varden. This cocktail bar & restaurant was actually opened during the recent pandemic and survives on as several NYC restaurants & bars closed down for good. With the eclectic choice in dishes inspired by several cuisines & the varied selection of cocktails, it is not surprising that Dolly Varden has caught on with a growing clientele. This is the final part of 3 with a focus on the cocktails.
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“Creatively inspired by New York City’s Gilded Age through the “Roaring ‘20s” Jazz Age, Dolly Varden serves creative cocktails and elevated menus in Hell’s Kitchen.
The name Dolly Varden has always been a symbol of feisty endurance. Long before influencers, Dolly Varden was a cultural phenomenon inspiring fashion, theater, song, art & commerce conceptually based on the eponymous coquette concocted by Mr. Charles Dickens decades earlier.
As another enduring symbol, Dolly Varden was also the name of the last passenger train locomotive to run up the West Side of Manhattan just blocks away.”
00:00:00- intro
00:07:13- “pomp goes the whimsy”- pomp & whimsy gin, lime, mint, egg white with caramelized sugar or blood orange chip
00:19:34- “dapper dan”- nolets gin, carpano antica, amaro nonino, luxardo marachino & dry vermouth
00:27:46- “get figgy with it”- fig vodka, vanilla, & lemon
00:35:58- “the aristocrat”- four roses bourbon, allspice, & lime
00:42:36- dolly blossom- nolet’s gin, moscato, orange blossom water
00:49:41- scarlet punch- pomp & whimsy gin, malbec, spiced apple cider
00:53:56- “winter solstice”- ketel one vodka, cointreau, pomegranate, cranberry, rooibos tea
00:58:21- “23 skidoo”- vodka, st-germain, peach, & passionfruit
01:00:57- “fall & oats”- bourbon, licor 43, cinnamon, oat milk
01:07:12- “cold fashioned”- johnnie walker black label, averna amaro, stout, cold brew coffee, maple syrup second with bailey’s irish cream foam & dark chocolate
01:13:38- “dizzy with a dame”- cruzan blackstrap rum, cinnamon, vanilla & espresso
01:18:28- “harlem sunset”- lunazul blanco tequila, st-germain, hibiscus & lemon
01:22:20- “lincoln’s last ride”- montelobos mezcal, jalapeño infused cointreau, ginger, agave, lime, cane sugar & aleppo pepper rim
01:29:23- conclusion
Any restaurants in particular or types of cuisine in NYC you would suggest or like Stephen to check out?
What do you think of the cocktail bar with a focus on food concept?
A: Stick to the booze
B: I’ve been to some & like them
C: Good idea, hope more follow
D: Looks good but I prefer them separate
E: ______________
links of the post
- Dolly Varden, NYC| Menu | info
- Stephen’s Instagram
- How to make gin | BBC Good Food
- Breaking down the flavours of Lincoln’s Last Ride | Zagat
- My Cheffin it Up Blog and Instagram that at the time of posting this I am not updating…but that’s the base for the app/business idea i spoke of with Stephen.