Dirty Blonde: Makers Mark, Dekuyper peach schnapps, lemonade, mint. $10
Escena Martini: Pearl cucumber vodka, Beefeater gin, tonic, lime juice, cucumber garnish. $12
Escena Lounge & Grill, Palm Springs CA
Mmm, a couple of refreshing cocktails on a warm sunny day. You can’t beat that!
Assorted rolls. Complimentary
View of Idyllwild country from Mt. San Jacinto.
Vodka, cranberry juice and a splash of soda. Happy hour $5
Bankers Hill, San Diego CA
This was a cute restaurant in a random location not too far away from our hotel. The service was great and the food was yummy. We caught the end of happy hour so we were able to take advantage of their drink specials, yay!
Random white flowering tree (Malus?) in downtown.
Sobieski vodka, garnished with lime and celery. $10.25 each
Lark Creek Grill, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
These bloody marys were ok, but I don’t think we even finished them. They had a slightly off taste that became unpalatable after a while.
Terminal 2 sculptural artwork.
Bikini Blonde lager (Maui Brewing Co.) and a Rose Kennedy cocktail.
Ace Hotel, Palm Springs CA
Can anything be better than enjoying a drink poolside!? We always joke at work that our lives are SO hard, but I know I have it comparatively good.
I loved the can art for the Bikini Blonde beer!
Ace Hotel pool. I thought the adjustable lounge shades were a nice touch.
Garnished with olives, lemon, lime, and celery. $8
Escena Lounge & Grill, Palm Springs CA
We came here for a late lunch after a morning of shopping and we were surprised how nice it was. It’s just down the road from the PS house, so it was nice to discover a new nearby place to eat and relax. It was super sunny on the patio so this bloody mary was welcomed! It was on the large side and very tasty – score!
Escena Golf Club. With a view like this, you can’t help but eat and enjoy yourself.
Rose Kennedy cocktails (vodka, cranberry, splash of soda). Complimentary
Red Carpet Club, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Yay, flying off for another weekend trip to Palm Springs! It’s great to be able to easily leave The City for warmer weather. It definitely recharges me and calms me down.
July 29, 2013. In the International Terminal lounge before our flight to Paris.
Rose Kennedy (vodka, cranberry, splash of soda) and Sea Breeze (vodka, cranberry, grapefruit) cocktails.
Lookout, San Francisco CA
The Lookout is a pretty decent drinking hangout on a sunny weekend day. Hi Tops down the street can get super packed so Lookout a more relaxed and chill.
Rose Kennedy. September 27, 2015.
Bison Rose: Zubrowka bison grass vodka, cocchi americano, meyer lemon rosemary shrub. $13
AQ Restaurant, San Francisco CA
Ugh! We were SO excited to go to this restaurant and it was a major FAIL! The service was cold and robotic. The only person who asked us about our dinner was the busser when he cleared our entree plates. There was absolutely no joy in this restaurant. These cocktail were ok, but each a little off. I enjoyed the glassware and the stirrer/straw for the bison rose cocktail , but the flavor tasted somehow dull despite the promising ingredients. The old fashioned was the complete opposite where they probably swabbed the entire glass with citrus and pummeled the lemon twist against the sides to produced the overpowering citrus odor emanating from the this cocktail. It made me nauseous. That’s the first time I’ve ever reacted like that to an old fashioned – gross!
Old Fashioned: Eagle rare bourbon, winter bitter, sugar, twist of lemon. $12
Briar Patch: rye, rhubarb, lime orange bitters. $11
Wayfare Tavern, San Francisco CA
Noms! We went to Wayfare Tavern with my roomies and had a fabulous time. The service was amazing and I loved the drinks. Dare I say, I loved them more than the food? It’s true. The drinks are expertly made. Although, you really can’t beat their popovers (more to come about that).
Pomegranate Fizz: vodka, pomegranate, ginger rosemary syrup. $11
Sazerac: rye, herbsaint, peychauds, sugar. $11
Rose Kennedy cocktails and snack mix. Complimentary
Red Carpet Club, Honolulu International Airport (HNL)
Wow, that’s definitely just a splash of cranberry juice in those cocktails! It’s barely pink, lol! Time to get my drink on before flying back to San Francisco.
Bye-bye Hawaii! Unitl next time. 🙂
Sobieski orange vodka, triple sec, lime juice, cranberry juice. $10
Roy’s, Waikoloa HI
We ended up at Roy’s because another restaurant that we wanted to go to was closed. I wasn’t too excited for Roy’s because I’d already been to the San Francisco and Seattle branches, but we were with a group so I didn’t want to make a fuss. Everything was just ok. Our group was pretty vocal and readily drunk so we still had a blast, lol.
Orchid table decoration.
Pololu Valley sign.
Lilikoi Margarita: Invented in 1993, tangy passion fruit with tequila served on the rocks.
Bamboo Restaurant, Hawi HI
This was ok – a little too tart for my liking. It was cute that they’re served in coconut shell glasses though.
Bamboozle Iced Tea: Our version of the Long Island Tea, gin, vodka, dark rum, tequila and triple sec with pineapple and yes, lilikoi, finished with a splash of Coke.
Either this was super weak, or super well-made. It tasted great and went down easily – uh oh, that could be trouble!
Indian wooden statues, Akoni Pule Highway.
Vittle Monster 